GOLF.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20091, 21 November 1930, Page 17

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NOTES OF THE DAY. (Jiy « Flagstick.") The seventh and final round of the competition for the Captain's Trophy was played at Shirley on Saturday, when I'. C. Harris, rocejving two strokes from It. S. lieadol, cntne through us the last survivor of a field of 128 pla.vcra, Hud established his to holtj this much-coveted trophy till next year. The standard of play was thoroughly worthy of the occasion, both boing two up on hottey for the first nine holes, Ileadel, who had been twice stymied, having taken 38 strokes and Harris 30. The second stymie occurred at the seventh hole, where both players hud a tomnorury lapse from tlioir usual form. Harris needed four strokes to reach the green, but lay dead with Ills fifth; Ucadcj'a fourth was also within easy holing distil nee, but completely stymied. A measure would almost certainly have shown that the balls were within six inches of each other, but not noticing this Uendel tried to loft over the obstruction, failed, and the liolo was halved in six Harris played Terra Nova well for n win 4-6, and squared the match, but at Crosswavs Boudel holed in 2-3 and stood one up at the turn. Having the benefit of his second stroke at the tenth, Harris maintained his position by a half in 5-4. squared the match with a win, 4-5, at O'Uorka's, and continued with a sequenca of holes in par figures that gavo him lour more wins in succession, and the match 4 np and 3. With their rounds completed their cards read:— P. C. Harris. Out: 5, 1, 3, 5, 5, 4, 8, 4, 3—3tt In: o. 4, i. 3, 4, 3, 6, 5, 4—38 77 R. S Beadel. Out: 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 6, 0. 3—38 In - 4. 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4—40 78 The line display of given by both players in the finish must have been gratifying to the donor of the trophy, M. H. Godby.

In thi' SO-hole flnnl of the U.S.A ladies' championship, played on the t north ooursne of the Los Angeles Country Club, on October 18th, Miss Glenna Collott, of New York, scored her fifth win for the title, mid the third in succession. heating Miss Virginia V'nn Wie, of Chicago, by 6 up and 5 to play. The course, which is described as "sharply trapped," is 6670 yards long, so that to match the par (ladies'.) score of 81, is no slight acbinvoment, but Miss Collott played in such brilliant fashion that her score tor the thirty-one holos played was six under par tier card showed 40 strokes over the first nine holes, and up to that point .Miss Van Wie had pressed her hard, taking the lead momentarily with a brilliant two at the 175-yard fourth hole, but losing the fifth nntl the eighth, where the title-holdor secured her first birdie. On the homeward journey the champion turned on some veritable "fireworks," holing in less than par figures at six out of tho nine holes, including an eagle 4 at the 530-ynrd fourteenth. Sh<« fini«b»il t.hn morning; round with a lead ot Jive holes on Miss Van Wio, who had rt score equalling par for tho hist nine holes, with birdie fours nt the thirteenth (430 ynrds) and tho sixteenth (140 yards). Going out in tho i.iternoon the Chicago girl tried gamnly to get on terniri with the leader, ond winning two out of the first three holes, stood three down after twentythree holes hod been plaved. U}> to this point, Miss Van Wie's putting line} manv times compensated' for lack o| straight ness throuch. the preen, but new it began to be uncertain, and at the turn she was again five down. The following description of tho final boles is from tho New York "Herald-Tri-bune" •- —

"Miss Collett strengthened her lead to 6 up on the twenty-eighth, taking a birdie 4 to her opponent's par. She sliced the first and was in the rou.iih with her second, while Miss Van Wie vas on the edge of the green in 2. Then tho champion chipped nicely five feet past the pin and holed her putt. Still unable to make her putter behave, the Chicago girl took three shots on the green for a 5. Fighting gamely, Miss Van Wie matched the champion's birdie 3 on the twenty-ninth. Jtoth were short to the green and chipped dead to the pin, each getting ■down in one putt. Miss Van Wie rallied again on the thirtieth, getting a par 4 against the champion's bogey 5. Miss Collett hooked her brnssie into the gallery after both had broken even on good drives down the middle. Miss Van Wie's spoon was twenty feet to the right of the pin. The champion plaved her third from beneath a tree and overran the holo by thirty feet. She missed a long putt by an inch. The Chicagoan whs down in two putts and took the hole. Miss Collett took a birdie 4 to win at the thirty-first. She was straight down the middle with her drive. Miss Van Wie sliced ir.to the rough. The champion _ topped her second, tho ball dribbling seventy-five feet. She pitched the third ton feet past the pin and holed the putt. The challenger missed a twelve-foot putt for a half."

Comparing the yardages and par of the Los Angeles course with those of courses morfl familiar to us. it must be borne in mind that even in October there would probably be a long run on shots through the green, though the puttine-greens and approaches heavily watered, would favour a pitch shot. The vardases with the par in brackets are: "500 (5). 430 Co), 350 (4>. 175 C 3). 450 (5), Ol—out 8295 yards; 400 (5), 225 (4), 350 (4). 430 (5). 530 C 6), 175 (3), 440 <~>) 380 <»), 445 (s)—in 3375 yards. Total, 6670 yard«. Tlio cards read: MOT?VINO ROUND. Miss Collett. Out: 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4,-40 In: 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5-36 76 Miss Van Wie. Out: 5, 5, 5, 2, 6, 4, 4, 6. 4—41 In: -5, 4, 5, 4, 6. 4, 4, o, 5—42 S3 Miss Collett, 5 up. AFTERNOON ROUND. Miss Collett. Out; 5, 5, 5, 3, 6, 4, 4, 5, 4—41 In: 4, 3, 5, 4 Miss Van Wie. Out: 4, 5, 4, 3, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4—41 In: 5, 3, 4, 5 Miss Collett 6 up and 5 to play. The English ladies' (close) championship, which was decided this year on the Aldeburgh links, Suffolk, was robbed of some of its interest bv the absence—owing to a sprain—of" Miss Diana Fishwick, the youthful holder of the British title. The field was nevertheless a strong one, and though the winner, Miss E"ld Wilson, had an easy victory in the final, her eolf was at time® pntchv and in her semifinal with Miss Sylvin Bailey a very little would have been needed to turn the senje against her. In the final Miss Wilson had her opponent, Mrs Porter, of Wentworth, "two down at th** turn, and after a homeward run in 37 strokes, 7 down. The afternoon round was not of long duration, Miss Wilson winning 12 up and 11 to play.

The runoer-up had reached tho final mainly by her consistently good putting, h«r lost victim having been the promising young Miss Audrey Holmes, ii pupil of Charlos Whitcombe. Critics present at the mating wore much impressed by the promise shown by another youthful player. Miss \N anda Morgan, whose swing appeared to bear a close similarity to that of Bobby Jones. In a recent number of "Golf Illustrated," E. M. Cockell describes Her thus;—"ln physique she is something Ui<j counterpart of JoneSt and her swing is possessed of a similar astonishing width for such a comparatively small person, her club sweeps a remarkable arc, and more arresting still like Jones, tlm wide arc is maintained with her irons. Miss Morgan is a beautiful little golfer from the tee shot to the putt," It was Miss Morgan who eliminated Mis* Molly Gourlay after some fine golf, which ended at the nineteenth, and she suffered on two occasions by stymies when she suffered, defeat by Miss Wilson 3 and 2. Incidentally, the last-named, herself, is nob yet 21.

For the second time Charles Whitcombe and T. H. Cotton were the finalists in the "Naws of the World' £lO-10 tournament, which is virtually tlio professional championship (matchplny'i of Enclnnd. The final stage is reached after a series of eliminating rounds in a northern and a southern group, and is then decided by match play over the chosen course. In the semi-final round, C. Whitcombe had heaten Abe Mitchell 4 up and 8. and Cotton had disposed of S. Eastorbrook Wv a narrow margin. The golf i" the final was always excellent, and fl t times superb. Whit combe's first halt was three under par. and he had Cotton fighting hard even to hold his own, but the latter from being 8 down at the 12th, plaved some wonderful golf to reduce the lead to 2 down at the 19th, then to one down at the 27th. At the 30th Cotton became again 2 down, when a lump of P 1 !'" on his ball caused him to be woefully short in his approach; soon aft« ' weak second lost him the 82nd. Whitcombe 3 up and four to play. After a half at the next hole, Whitcombe was dormy. and a great 3 at the 3ith gave him the hole and the mate" 4 and 2, The two have met on sever® 1 occasions in important fixtures, nna alwavs with the same result, but a Whitcombe is in his 35th year ano Ootton in his 24th the spell is OU q, to be broken some day. For the * holes olnved at Oxhev, the winner wa four under fours, and Cotton even fours. The latter is perhaps the mos promising of the vounper pr«f"s<'' or i n « as E, M. Cockell savs.. "We watching a great champion in tne making,"

Ay ON DALE LADIES* CLUB. Two mad*! roun<?,» for the J Vh » it A he plavnd during the week-end. T..Q.U--tionß will apply. Player* «p*y eboo»e their partners.