Word: puttering
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...strain joggled putters in the final match, and neither woman could tap the small white ball unerringly into the small round hole. Mrs. .Pressler, far longer off the tee, less erring with her putter, led throughout to win the title...
...Travis putting had long been a byword before Mr. Travis won abroad. Then it became an international portent. The British Golf Association passed a rule against centre-shafted clubs like the "Schenectady"* putter Mr. Travis had used with such deadly effect...
Beginning at the fifth hole of their first round, Golfer Gunn went stark, staring golf-mad, made six birdies, used only nine putts on seven consecutive holes-putts varying between 35 and 12 feet-sunk with a borrowed putter. His score for the first 18 holes was 69, breaking the course record by two strokes. After that it was only a matter of time before Mr. Gunn won match and championship...
Both Clark and Guarnaccia are also athletes, and men who have been active in the class. Clark in his Freshman year was a four sport man and Guarnaccia is a star football player and shot putter...
...short putt between himself and victory. The gallery politely turned to stone as Cruickshank commenced to aim. Not a sound was heard as Cruickshank continued to aim. Long, noiseless seconds passed while Cruickshank aimed some more. It was to be an important, lucrative putt. As Cruickshank drew back his putter, a horrid dissonance shattered the atmosphere. From the branches of a nearby tree came thick words: "What do you know about machinery?" It was the voice of Will Mehlhorn, another contestant who had finished (out of the money), perched himself on a lofty limb, there to watch the play...