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but did not qualify. Later in the summer he won the Cruden Bay
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were the leading professionals, two strokes behind. Prentice had less success in 1914 finishing 4th in the
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who played in the early 20th century. Prentice moved to South Africa and 1905 and won the
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Prentice emigrated to South Africa in 1905. He was a regular competitor in the
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Insurance Company. While in Scotland he played golf at
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