Word: heather
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Shinnecock Hills, L. I., combatants struggled up sandy hills, hacked in the heather, maligned the strong sea winds as they played off the annual invitation tournament of the National Links of America. Curious galleries followed the play of England's Walker Cup team, five members of which were in evidence. As no U. S. players of championship calibre had entered, it was not sur prising that four of the Britons filled the semi-final match play-brackets...
...Manhattan, faintly groggy after sailing through a North Atlantic hurricane, displaying sprigs of heather in their buttonholes, the ten British golfers that will challenge the U. S. for possession of the Walker Cup, brought themselves and their links-gear ashore, set off for practice at Garden City, L. I., where the International Matches are to be played Sept. 12 and 13. Their ponderous leader, Cyril Tolley, "siege gun of British golf," French Open Champion and onetime (1920) British Amateur Champion, declared that they might be a stronger team had they with them E. W. E. Holderness (British Amateur Champion...
...quivering heather bolls...
...think we all just pulled together," freshman attacker Heather Hussey said. "It came from everyone individually...