Word: holes
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...morning of the finals, Glenna Collett took fours on every hole of the first nine, except on the eighth where she only had to hit her ball twice. Thus she broke a woman's record for St. Andrew's. By lunch time Golfer Collett was two up. But Miss Wethered, after a lunch of salad and cold chicken, had not lost her confident one-sided smile. Her drives were long, her irons had sting. Miss Collett suddenly became nervous, uncertain. Calmly Joyce Wethered advanced to lead. It was on the 15th that she definitely stopped the last Collett...
...British professionals last week to play in the Yorkshire Evening News 1,000 guineas ($5,000) tournament. Again, Walter Hagen lost to George Duncan. Leo Diegel won a nickname, "Eagle-Diegel." Joe Turnesa won the 1,000 guineas from sad-faced Herbert Jolly of England by holing a chip shot for an eagle 3 at the 37th hole. Other spectacular moments...
...match unique in the annals of competitive golf will begin today when the Harvard golf team holds a 36 hole meet with the University of Oregon...
...match each team will have "old man par" as an opponent and the result between this encounter will determine the outcome. That is, the Harvard number one player will play against the Oregon number one man only indirectly since their efforts will be directed against the par of each hole on their own course. A player will receive one point for a par, two points for a birdie (one under par), and three points for an eagle (two under par). At the end of the match the player having the greatest number of points will win the match against...
...Muirfield followed him throughout the tournament. His swing is jerky, the face of his club twists sharply at the moment of impact. He lunges at the ball, moves his feet. When he putts, his forearms are parallel to the ground, the shaft perpendicular, the left elbow pointing to the hole, the hands within breathing distance of his stomach in a posture as of prayer. Few tyros try to copy his style, though perhaps it will suit at his new club in Aqua Caliente ("Hot Water"), Mexico...