The Archive · 1937

BRITISH WOMEN'S GOLF

London, June 11.

Brilliant young Miss Jessie Anderson, who has been knocking at the championship door for several years, to-day won the British, Women's 'Open' Goll Championship from Miss Doris Park by the sweeping margin of six up and four to 'S-hole final over course, Ayrshire, Sam Snead, 24-year-old player }{rom_ White Sulphur Springs, "who was one of the sensations of the winter tournaments, © took second place with an aggregate of 283, followed by Bobby Cruickshank, Scottish-born golfer from Richmond, Virginia, with 285, Harry Cooper. Funner-tip last year, finished fourth with 286, Ed. Dudley with with 237, And Al Broseh, of Farming Dsle, New York, sixth with 238, It was a great day for Scottish golf. Miss Anderson was born in Perth and her opponent hailed from that famous centre of golf for these last 400 years, 'Mussleburgh, In the semi-finals Miss 'Anderson eliminated Mrs, MeNalr, of 'Sunningdale, by 4 and 2 and Miss Parks beat' Miss Corlett, of Royal Lytham, by 3 and 2—Speclal and Johnny Goodman, former amateur champion, finished' eighth with a score of 290 to be the highest placed amateur.

'Jimmy Thomson, who smashed all records yesterday' with 60 in the second round, crashed badly to-day finish low down, The leading scores were: ann coset. a ete Enlarged Wembley to

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