Word: golfs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...cuppy, sandy lies; kept it out of the briars and birchwoods along the boundaries; evaded the gullies near the clubhouse; holed his putts on the bleached, worm-ridden greens. Against him played strapping André Gobert, onetime French Davis Cup (tennis) player. André is a newcomer to golf, stiff of wrist, mathematical with his backswing, monstrously strong at long shots; but he needs his gracious, white- toothed smile for such opponents as Monsieur Vagliano. The latter vanquished André, 6 and 4 in 36 holes, became French Amateur Champion. U. S. contestants who reached the third round...
Thousand Guineas. Down the spacious, windy fairways of Gleneagles, Scotland, perhaps the grandest golf course in the world, professionals from far and wide beat their balls as they qualified to play for the annual bag of a thousand guineas ($5,000). Vivacious Aubrey Boomer of St. Cloud, France, led them all with a record 69, until swart Abe Mitchell passed him with a pair of 70's for the two rounds. Joe Kirkwood, sole U. S. entrant, was lucky to qualify with 153, the first 80 strokes of which were somewhat impeded by a family of ducks that paraded...
Canadian Champion. Americans crossed the border stalking the Canadian Amateur Golf title. They soon collapsed. Max R. Marston, crinkly-haired 1923 U. S. Amateur Champion, was let down at the 38th hole by C. Ross Somerville of the London (Ont.) Hunt Club. George H. ("Porky") Flynn of Pittsburgh, a familiar young figure on Long Island links, passed away before Don Carrick of Toronto in the next round, 2 down. Carrick and Somerville were the finalists, the former spurting steadily ahead...
...still retains a woman's prerogative to change her mind, thought U.S. golf enthusiasts who have long wanted to see her play. Besides, her stern decision makes no reference to informal matches. She might, hoped many, come over some day with her ex-Brritish Amateur Champion brother, Roger, and have a friendly world's brother-sister championship with the Chicago Cummingses, ex-National Champion Edith and ex-Intercollegiate Champion Dexter...
...Such golf as Lamprecht...