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2&1 in the final. The match was level after 33 holes but Duncan missed a short putt at the 34th and went out-of-bounds at the 35th to give Kyle victory.
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573:"Scot wins amateur golf title"
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261:. Edith died in 1959 aged 52.
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448:CUT = missed the half-way cut
202:team in 1938, 1947 and 1951.
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601:. 14 May 1951. p. 6.
655:Sportspeople from Hawick
277:The Amateur Championship
270:this list is incomplete
198:and was in the British
192:Alexander Thompson Kyle
41:Alexander Thompson Kyle
553:"Historic day of golf"
640:Scottish male golfers
391:The Open Championship
235:In 1939 Kyle won the
168:The Open Championship
313:Amateur Championship
237:Amateur Championship
232:after nine defeats.
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96:Sporting nationality
31:Personal information
283:Major championships
598:The Glasgow Herald
578:The Glasgow Herald
558:The Glasgow Herald
538:The Glasgow Herald
446:NT = No tournament
443: Did not play
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343:Tournament
328:Tony Duncan
241:Tony Duncan
634:Categories
483:References
465:Walker Cup
304:Runner-up
250:, beating
230:Walker Cup
200:Walker Cup
67:, Scotland
54:1907-04-16
497:The Times
317:2 & 1
226:Fred Haas
172:T20: 1939
158:U.S. Open
132:(wins: 1)
90:, England
84:Harrogate
37:Full name
25:Alex Kyle
288:Wins (1)
109:Scotland
459:Amateur
215:Peebles
125:Amateur
619:28 May
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429:T34
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309:1939
295:Year
248:1951
73:Died
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183:Won
162:DNP
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