Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-25
GOLF GOSSIP
ey STEVEN ARMSTRONG.

a IL mas DCCu 6d1us 1O1o W do FOhC vi liz
most extraordinary, il not indeed the
most astonishing year in the history
of the game OF goif. Startling victor
les by two young amateurs in two
important professional events. and
had IL not been for an unfortunate z
at the first hole in the fourth round,
DIR. Gillies in the French might have
provided a third such victory.
Two other young amateurs carried on
championship honors, Lord Charles
Hope in the French, and g. F. Turpin
in the Canadian, and we sent young
representative to the British who did
himself and us much honor even
though he did not win. The two
names mentioned with Heinrich
Schmidt, Frances 0uimet, and Two
Wilton Tin Australia) stand out
in bold challenge TO the older anna
tours. Trayers alone in America and
Hilton in the British, uphold the
standard Of veteran amateur golf.
II said they bid the amateurs be.
ware, and by dint of their remarkable
success they win be treated with
much respect by the professionals al
%, In fntfrs sif they keep up their
present standard of golf. Among the
professionals we find familiar names
I'm nearly every case except in the
American and Scottish. In the French
and Belgian the names, though al
ready famous the world over, never
bore the title of champion before.
Duncan Beats Braid.
Duncan att last came into his own
In the former and by his great VIC
tory over Braid In the News on the
World, beating him on his own course
at Walton Heath, this being the first
time Braid ever lost match there.
Tom Ball also won distinction he has
long been worthy of, by capturing the
Belgian. McDermott was never west.
ern champion before, but 1t is not
astonishing to find his name, some
where on such a list. Marling in the
Scottish is practically the only new
conner among the professionals. Mo
ran is the only one of the three Irish
title holders to retain his, position.
But barring ouimet.s, success the
greatest victory of all was, that which
made the great triumvirate AL
square, once more, with five years
each to their credit.
What of ladies' golf during the
year? Once more a British cham
pion carries off the Cox cup from the
states. Another British champion
wins the Canadian through 1t being
opened for the first time. Though
British champion had hold it for the
three years previous to 1913, she was
eligible by reason of residence in the
~ thing
which possibly ever happened to golf
for women on this side of the Allan
tic wa the visit paid by the three
great British players and bonafide
international match which took place
at the National, when the British,
augmented by four Canadians, defeat
ed the pick Of American women play
ers by one point Mrs. Barlow, Miss
Hyde, Miss Harvey, Miss Cheesbor-
.ough and Miss Osgood have all won
before, but the British, Canadian,
French, Irish, Scottish, Metropolitan
and Pacific Northwest all went to
newcomers.
Duncan and Ray Climbing.
Nineteen hundred and eleven was
the year for golfers already famous:
1912, the honors were divided be-
tween veterans and brilliant Young
sters; but 1913 in amateur and Ia
dies golf belongs almost entirely to
the younger players. These were not
winners by chance, for they have
fully upheld their find standard
throughout the season. The profess
sional old guard still holds its own,
but Duncan and Ray are climbing
higher and higher and it is now a
case of asking how long will the
Triumvirate be able to withstand
their attacks.
Therefore my review finished l
shall hazard a guess for the coming
season, that the three outstanding
names of 1914 will be Hilton, Miss
Ravenscroft and George Duncan,
among the British players, and Trav-
ers, Miss Hollins, and McDermott
among those of the American golfers.
Forecasting is an amusing business
and one naturally not to be taken
seriously; but these players in my es-
timation are more likely to uphold
the standard of the game they are
capable of than any other three of
either nationality. We shall see what
we shall see. ii.