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54THEROYALBURGESSGOLFINGSOCIETYOFEDINBURGH
Hutchinson,theultimatewinner,whowasinlater
yearstodashthehopesofotherBurgessaspirants
forthehonour.GregorM`Gregor,alreadyreferred
to,1wasinthelasteightin1887atHoylake,butlost
thetiewithMr.Hutchinson,whoagainprovedthe
ultimatewinner.
T.T.Gray,aprominentBurgessplayerandgold
medallist,defeatedLeslieBalfour-Melvilleinthe1894
ChampionshipatHoylake,butwasbeatenbythatgreat
player,JohnBall,Junior.Fouryearslaterheand
A.M.Ross,playingfortheScottishLiberalGolfing
Society,wontheEveningTimesTrophyinastrongfield
atBarnton.
TheguestofhonourattheAnnualDinnerofthe
Societyon3rdMarchz9z8wasthewell-knowngolfer,
W.B.Torrance,whohasplayedsincei9i9under
thecoloursoftheEdinburghBurgessGolfingSociety
intournaments,championships,andinternationalen-
counters,andhasworthilyuphelditsbesttraditions.
AthomehehaswontheGoldMedaloftheSociety
onsixoccasionsandtheAutumnGoldMedalnine
times.Amongotherachievementshehasrepresented
Scotlandininternationalcontestsfromigzzto1930,
hasplayedforBritainintheWalkerCup,haswonthe
St.George'sVaseatSandwich,theSilverTassie,and
EveningTimesTrophy,withG.SeymourNoon,apart
frommedalsatSt.AndrewsandinEastLothian.
Mr.TorrancetiedwithT.P.PerkinsasfirstBritish
amateurwithascoreof300intheBritishOpen
Championship(atSt.Andrewsin1927)wonbyR.T.
Jones,andhasfrequentlytakenahighplaceinthat
majorcompetition.
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Chronicle of the Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh, 1735-1935
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