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RUFUS STEWARTS
GREAT GOLF
Remarkable Victory Despite
III-health
Rufus Stewart, the Kooyonga pro- <*>
fessional, in spite of being a doubtful
starter almost up to the time of play,
gave one of the most courageous and
inspiring performances of his career
when, at Seaton on Saturday, against
the best of this States amateur and
professional golfers, he won the Close
championship of South Australia by
three strokes from P. Thompson, pro
fessional of Mount Osmond. Stewart
was recovering from ill-health during
the week, and was obviously unable to
ait the ball for any distance.
Behind the announcement of
Stewart's win there lies a remarkable
story of skill, courage, and determina
tion in the face of adversity. Stewart,
at the height of his golfing career, and
after he had represented Australia in
the British open championship of
1931. returned from the gruelling four
months' tour and suffered a protracted
Ulness. from which he has never fully i
recovered. Po r months he was in hos
pital, and for mouths longer confined
to his bed in his cottage within sight
of the links at Kooyonga.
The nature of his iUness. a rheumatic
troupe and a disease of the joints,
kept him helpless. At last, with the
aiaofsticks. he was able to hobble out
on to the course where he heid so many
records.
_ o ? utJ rhei? ?* *as seen from his first
pathetic efforts, and later his relapses,
that he had lost much of the terrific
noting power which had pained him
the reputation of being the longest
driver m the Southern Hemisphere,
Sff 6 Jjrere many among his friends 1
*5? sh?£k their heads and whispered
among themselves that Rufus Stewart
as a so.fer. was "finished "
tsr^J 1* the ?nd of the 1932 season.
worM of Australia by running A H
Srw??? professional at Grange* ro|
ti£? %? St- Okes of the State profes-
SS?L^Si aminonshiP- and immediately
via^r^/0111^ away with that
toe at m^T* ?!P e r wiib 291 <fc"3ud
str^fox: SU 161"^ four rounds—five
strokes better than the 296 that had
lust previously, won the open.
Accuracy Beats Length
Sa^rday Calwaf irf f tewarts lo^ Game on
wlih"'l. ffl. ?W' MtMafc?n (Myers) third
i,Sir,f ' Ryi?fll and C. L. Winsrr tied as the
nxed. L. g. Toms and Ross Sawcrs arrateurs
gf Pro^io^anlwPnn^of Tli'h&Si
U,T?n f??i U?' of tte day's p!ns' was "ndoubtedlv
ob? S H^h?do'c manner in ?"??'<* Rufus Stewart
obtained his amaant results. Startin-. more
SetJng 5 Z^^l %SS$ ar&H& ?S;
uacomfortable over the e=r!vho':.s! He skied
bis drive at the first and played * ful ?bb
ber two to the but secured hi* 4 4'
WMdf 0011! r?"1 j wes Pin-h>Eh with two
rth Se old^a^^ldTu^es^^, '!*?:
?i^T r Mame distance in a driv?. a brassy.
Ominous SUrt
After this ominous start he managed to
scramble par figures out of the n-xt .?=<?? ho!"s I
J5 ISS -Urn^ F ut at Ihe fo"nn- which he
plcyed >n the afternoon with a drive and a I
mashie-ntolick. he needed a full number four
for his second. At the fifth two woods left
him still short, snd he relied on e.t accuric
chip at the sixth lir found it an effort'to
reach the green with p. drive and a spoon
At this stage, and .-iflcr playins tiic short
Hole, his stiffness cased, and hp br^an 10
lengthen out. a littip. although all day his
long game lacked force. He manaped U>
reach the long ninth in two woods ?.nd a
number six. and -was out in an extraordinariU
gallant 39. Bymill. probably concerned about
his partner, also started weakly, and took
40 to reach the turn.
Over the second nine holes Stewart played
brilliantly to be home in 35. lie holed a
long one at the tenth for 3. hut took 5 jit
both the fourteenth and firte?mh through
faulty seconds. He tecurcd his 4at the long
woods. His mornins holes read—
Out—4 6 5 4 4 4 3 4 5—39.
Home—3 4 3 4 5 5 3 4 4—35. Tola! 74
In the afternoon the winner plavcd
superbly to reach tiie I urn in 34. In strong |
contrast to Urc morning round he played me
first with a drive and a raashic. and was
on the edge of the second green in spite of
a strong sou'-^tstcriy breeze, which arose—
in two woods. Over the final holes he
retained his par figures brai-ely 10 the four
teenth. At that hole he scrambled out with
a 4. in spite of a bkied drive and a bras<y
second over the trcc-s. At the fifleenlb he
played his only really faulty afternoon hole.
Again he skied his drive, and then half
topped his second. He managed to reach
the green with his next, and then failed
again with three putts— 6. RymiU played
this hole with a drive and an iron. He
reached the eighteenth in a drive and a
number four, and touched the cup for liis
70. securing a magnificent fighting 71. His
afternoon card read:—
Out—4 4 43 4 43 4 4^-34.
Home— i 4 3 4 4 6 3 5 4—37. Total 71.
Professionals Play Well
Thompson and McMahon bo*n lived up to
expectations with two fine rouads o: '1 in
the moroim^. Thcinpson's ioug game was
exceptionally good, and his morning card con
tained a niagniflcrnL home-run of 34. seven
fours and two threes. McMaho'i had a chance
of breaking 70 in the morning ai.d u-as on
U.e eighteenth in 2. In putting for the ho>
he lipped the cup lor a 69. mi^ed :hv return
came back to Dunlap Cup form witli a zrcal
72 in the morning, out laded an ay badly in
Of the amateurs. W. S. Itymill was easily
the most impressive. He has never hi: '.he
ball better and his l^r.g gam.? v.*as a pleasure
:s watch all day. He starts.! wer.Kly in the
morning, but. once settled down. p:ivc a fin
ished display. V.'inscr finished weakly v.ith a
S at ihe lriteeuth. and 3, 5. 5. to Rymills
3. 4. 4. Winser bed many fine holes, but his
£ume was not as impressive as his cards in
dicated. B. D. Crook. Glcne:g. lived up to
expectations with two consis'eni rounds oi 77
ar.d 78, but the State champion. W. D. Acfe
iand Hor-nau. after v. leading amateur card
of 75 in the morning, ran up ?n unconvincing
81 in the aiternoon. He snared bis mormnE
honors with N. R. Ncumaun, Murray Bridge.
Fu]l lsco!-cs rwere!—
Rufus Stewart 74. 71—145.
F Thompson. 71, '?' —l43.
F. W. McMahon. 7i. 78—119.
W. S. RymiU. 76, 74—150.
C. L. Winter. 7C. 74-150.
W. Harvey. 72. 79— llil.
A. H. Tco?ood. 76. 77 —153.
K. D. Crook. 77. 78—155.
W. U. Ackland Herman. 75. £I—l5U.
G. A. Lcndon. 7G. 81—157.
F. E. Barrill. 79, 81 —160.
L. G. Toms. 7"(. 34—161: Ross Saacri. Eo.
76—162; jM. R. Neumann. 75. 37--:G2: j. I.lc-
Uachlan. 77. BG—IG3: A. P. McLachlan. 84.
79—163: B. H. Svritt. 79. 24--lA2: 11. F.
Wright. 7<i. 56—164: C. W. An-l^rion. 31. S4
—165: F. R. Fox 34. 84—163: X- P. Sixers.
85. 83—168: H. J. Mills. 80, 89—169; B. F-
Moore, 89. 81—170; Normau Darlinc. Sl'. £9
—171: B. B. Hor.e. 37, 86—173: E. J. Ivy. 3-i. |
59—173: F. V. Mi^rs. 84. 91—175; D. S. j
Moody, 87. 89—176.
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