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thingofanhistoricshot.Iwasamongstthe
rocks,andfromthereplayedafirmleft-handed
shottothegreen,backeditupbyholinga
four-yarddown-hillputt,andVardonmissing
atwo-yardputtonthesideofthehill,I
wonaholewhichlookedlikeacertainloss.
Over36holesatNorthBerwick,aneutral
course,Vardon,athiszenith,wasdormyand
finishedtwouponme,anditwasbyputting
Iheldhim.
InthesecondhalfatGantonItooklittle
interest.Nogreatstakematchingolfhad
everbeenplayedpriortothattimebeyond
thesoundofthesea.Gantonwasamoderate
Englishinlandlinks,andlocalknowledge
wasinvaluable.Ionlytookafewdays
practiceforthefinalsection,and,developing
ahookinmydriving,Ilost.Thepassingof
ayear,fromthetimeIissuedmychallenge
untilthematchwasplayed,madeagreat
difference,asIwasmuchabsorbedinbusiness
activities;buttheopinionheldastomyplay
byleadersofgolfinScotlandwasshownseven
yearslaterwhen,beforetheInternational
Foursomechallengewasissuedonbehalfof
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