ARMOUR’S GOLF TITLE

Taranaki Daily News, 8 June 1931, Page 9

ARMOUR’S GOLF TITLE

JURADO’S UNLUCKY FINISH

SCOTCHMAN PLAYS PERFECTLY.

AUSTRALIAN LONG WAY BACK. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright London, June 5. The open golf championship was won by Armour, with a score of 296. Juiado was second with 29'7. The Australian, Stewart, who took 315, was a long way behind the leaders. Other scores were: — Alliss and Sarazen, 298. ,/ MacDonald-Smith and Farrell, 299. Churio and Davies, 300. Lacey, 301. Havers and Cotton, 302. Mitchell, Horton-Smith. Gcnta and Williamson, 303. Dallemagnc, R. Whitcombe, Oke and Hunter, 304. Boomer and Robson, 306. Holland and E. Whitcombe, 307. Hodson, Twine and Kirkwood, 308. Compston and C. Whitcombe. 309. Duncan, 312. Easterbrook, 313. Gadd, 317. 'Rex Hartley, 321. Stewart, with two others, 315. Forty-six had lower aggregates. Armour is Scottish born. He was victorious after one of the. most thrilling finals. The championship was played in a difficult wind and he was the most beautiful golfer in the field. In the presence of 20,000 people he exploited his gifts of very straight hitting, hard driving and brilliant iron play. He also holed long putts. Cotton, the British hope, cracked early. . Alliss once heartened his British supporters, but two disastrous holes spoiled a splendid round. Jurado, whom the Prince of V\ ales followed, fought nobly, but had the cup dashed from his lips when he seemed to be winning. With two holes to go he mysteriously fluffed his tee shot into a brook. He was also bunkered, leaving him wanting a fopr to ti.. Amidst the tensest excitement, despite an excellent approach, the ball swerved past the brink of the hole. ( Jolly has resigned from the Ryder Cup team owing to his loss of form. Havers replaces him and Bert Hodson has been invited to fill the last place. HERBERT JOLLY’S ARRIVAL. THE ROEHAMPTON CUP. (From Our Own Correspondent). London, April 16.

The first prize of the golf season has fallen to Herbert Jolly, who, in a field which comprised seventy of the leading professionals, won the Roeliampton Cup. The event is decided in three days. First there is a qualifying competition by stroke play, and then the sixteen men who return the lowest scores play off bv eighteen holes matches. Jolly s opponent in the final was Charles Whitcombe, the professional champion who is to captain the British team against the Americans this summer’ in the'- Ryder Cup match, and he won on the last -neon, where he holed a seven yards putt. “ During the eighteen holes Whitcombe was stymied three times, and on each occasion he lost the hole. Needless to say, opponents of the stymie once more roundly condemned it, but I think Whitcombe would admit that he xvas laxgely responsible for his own troubles. That is to say, he would not have been stymied on any occasion if he had not left himself further from the hole in putting than lie should have done. Roeliampton is a curious course. It measures over 6000 yards, but as many as seven of the holes can be reached front the tee, so that it lends itself to exceplionally low scoring. Indeed, in the preliminary test 70 was frequently broken, the winner, a young player named Perry, who was an assistant to James Braid, returning two remarkable rounds of 68 each. Jolly is a Channel Islander who has been situated in London for several years, and he has achieved notable successes, including a victory over Walter Ha. nr en in the final of the Leeds tournament, But he has not been consistent, and hii putting has been responsible for this. He once told me: ‘‘As a youth I could hole anything on the greens at home, though they were very rough and uneven. Biit after I became a professional, and 1 had to get the putts down, they became exceedingly difficult. Then, when I missed, I .worried, and tried first one style and then another.” But at last he has ceased to experiment. During the nast winter he has practised daily in one style, ami he believes that he is now experiencing the benefit. Ho certainly putted very well against Whitcombe. His win should ensure him a place in the Ryder Cup team.