Thursday, May 21, 2009

The way they were: Britain's best boy golfers of 1962

Many thanks to Royal Aberdeen Golf Club member Bill Hogg for supplying two images from 1962 when he captained the Scotland boys' team that included Finlay Morris (scroll down a few days to read the article about how he was killed tragically at a young age) and also, alongwith Finlay, played for Great Britain against the Continent of Europe in one of the early Jacques Leglise matches.
Pictured above is the British boys team. Bill Lockie has been able to help by naming some of the boys that Bill Hogg could not remember. We're still short of two in the British boys' team. If you can help with their names, E-mail the information to Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Back row (left to right): Cameron Penman (Lenzie), Finlay Morris (Cawder), "unknown," Brian Barnes (Millfield College), David Black (Clydebank).
Front row: "unknown," Bill Hogg (Royal Aberdeen), Clive Clark (captain of the England boys team that year, later to become Walker Cup and Ryder Cup player), John Campbell (Glasgow University), Peter Townsend (also a Walker Cup-Ryder Cup player-to-be).

Above is the Scotland team who played England in the 1962 boys' international.
Back row
(left to right): Ian Gray, Billy Lockie (Troon), David Webster (recently retired as pro at Lundin Golf Club), Hugh McCorquodale, James Thomson (Troon).
Front row: Finlay Morris (Cawder), John Campbell (Glasgow University), Bill Hogg (Royal Aberdeen), capt., Cameron Penman (Lenzie), David Black (Clydebank).
+Click on the images to enlarge them.

E-mail from Bill Lockie:
Just read the letter from Bill Hogg, and completely endorse the views expressed regards Finlay Morris. He was head and shoulders above the rest of us in both striking and overall game.

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