Golf Tops

On a Yonkers, N. Y. cow pasture owned by John Reid, the golf course for the oldest country club in the U. S. with a continuous existence was laid out in 1888, and named after Scotland's famed St. Andrews. Owner Reid was its first president, and his youngster son Archie was soon permitted to join St. Andrews as a junior member. Archibald M. Reid played in eight U. S. amateur golf championships between 1901 and 1913, twice reaching the third round.

Now tall, handsome and 53, he is a member of the odd-lot brokerage firm of Jacquelin & De Coppet. Last week he was designated to become the top man of golf --to become president of the U. S. Golf Association, taking office next January 8.

Other top golfers were also chosen last week. At Pinehurst, N. C. professional golfers took to the courses to compete for the Mid-South championship. In a pro-pro best ball tournament, the teams of Mike Turnesa & Tony Manero, and Horton Smith & Jimmy Thompson tied for first with 132's.

In the Mid-South open championship two youngsters fought it out on the third and final day: Dutch Harrison, Mississippi open champion after four years of tournament play, and Henry Clay Poe, 22, one-time Duke University golfer who had just turned pro. At the end of the outward nine holes Youngster Poe led Harrison, 37 to 39. Square at the 15th, Harrison was one stroke behind at the 16th. But the pressure was too much for Youngster Poe. On the par four 18th he hooked his drive and came off with a five. Harrison shot a birdie three, winning $250 first money, 75 to 76.

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