Word: troon
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...played on Scottish links before and some had not. But all nine, including non-playing Captain Ouimet. tuned up for the international matches by competing-along with 200 others from all over the world-in the 52nd annual British Amateur championship, played last week on the Seaside links at Troon...
...British Isles the week before. Others fancied were: Defending Champion Robert Sweeny, American-born Londoner who is famed for the elegance of his Ascots as well as the elegance of his swing; Scot Hector Thomson who won the title in 1936 and holds the course record at Troon; John Stevenson, a local sensation who knew every clump of gorse on the course. Boy Bruen had passed up the Amateur to save his energy for the Walker Cup matches...
...accomplished his first noteworthy feat by beating Johnny Goodman who had just beaten Bobby Jones, in the U.S. Amateur. Last year he won the British Amateur at Prestwick, after the most one-sided final in the tournament's history when, against a frightened Troon carpenter named Wallace, he played 23 holes without losing one. When three months later he won the U.S. Amateur as well, it made Little easily the outstanding amateur golfer in the world. Built like a halfback. 5 ft., 11 in. and 175 lb., Little is famed for his prodigiously long drives. This winter...
...Jimmy, only a few hours after she has professed her love for him. This round-robbin reaches a climax at her coming out party when she runs off with the capricious Jimmy after she learns that Chris has gone on a tour to Europe. He is returned by Troon, a Scotch butler admirably portrayed by Nigel Bruce and only after more rigmarole is the inevitable happy ending reached...
Jack McLean of Hayston: the Open Amateur Golf Championship of Ireland for the second time in a row; 3 & 2, in the 36-hole final against Eric Fiddian of Troon, who amazed the gallery by making two holes in one; at Newcastle, County Down...