BRILLIANT PINAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19029, 1 June 1936, Page 5

BRILLIANT PINAL

BRITISH GOLF T!TL£ GREAT FINISHING SHOT FERRIER LOSES FORM: HANDICAP OF WEATHER (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United' Press Assn.) (Reed. June 1, 11a.m.) LONDON, May 'Si. The Associated Press, in a special message, says that H. Thomson won the golf championship title with;tho greatest finishing shot ever knowA in any championship throughout • vtlio world—a mashie. niblick "of'l2oyds. finishing Gin. from the hole. • . , His opponent, the Australian, »hail no hope of a response to this magnificent achievement, for even a half was useless. ... ■

Ferrier created golfing Mstory by, a series of gallant fights. His bril-. liauce on the greens, which was'notablo in all his matches and even yesterday morning, became somewEat dulled in tho afternoon. > The short eighth (was a tragedy for him when he putted three times, once missing an eight-inch and becoming two down, after which he did not recover.;''. ; .1.,.',';, 1.

, Perrier was. unfortunate -in'tho morning when he led ;by three. He encountered a difficult cross-wind which Thomson understood ■befterj resulting in the Australian 1 losing.'threo successive holes. ■ ' .

The golfing . correspondent of the: Observer attributes Ferrier's' loss of three holes when in a commanding position, to a hailstorm damping his fir©,' numbing bis fingers and ..eliminating hia magical touch iii putting.' The Glasgow Herald, in an; editorial, says Australia is building-up?.-first-rate players.;" When Imperial! Airways have abolished the Commonwealth's cx-treme..- remoteness ■; 'expect Australians in -squads,"oilier paper adds. :' /■ ■■■■ ,'■■:,'. ~"' "... I.i '