Britain Regains Amateur Golf Championship

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Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1043A
Date Released
2 Jun 1949
Date submitted
30 May 1949
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5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Amateur Golf Championship. DESCRIPTION: At Portmarnock, McCready defeats Stranahan and Turnesa, to become the new Amateur Golf Champion. SHOTLIST: KS. GV golf course. GV followers walking across course. Stranahan misses a putt, giving McCready the game. Preceded by Stranahan & McCready walking across course. Turnesa & McCready out of club house into camera. Turnesa drives - SCU. McCready drives - SCU. LS Turnesa driving. LS McCready driving & ball lands within 3 yards of hole. Turnesa holes a fifteen yard putt. McCready misses 3 yard putt. GV followers across course out of camera. McCready holes a putt to win championship. Crowd swarm round him. McCready receives Cup. CU McCready & Cup.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Portmarnock
Card file number
52044
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
177
Story extras:
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'Britain Regains Amateur Golf Championship', British Movietone News Issue No. 1043A, 2 Jun 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15767 (Accessed 26 Jan 2026)