On May 26th 1951 at Royal Porthcawl, Dick Chapman achieved a long-awaited breakthrough by capturing the British Amateur Championship at the 15th attempt. It made him the only player in history to capture the US, Canadian and British amateur titles. In 1947, he lost in the final to compatriot Willie Turnesa at Carnoustie and in 1950 at St Andrews, he was crushed 8 and 6 by another American, Frank Stranahan. Chapman was 49 when he won the Italian Amateur Open title in 1960.

TEASER: A player's ball is lodged in a tree branch beyond the reach of a club. The player swings at a lower part of the branch with a club for the purpose of dislodging the ball, and the ball falls to the ground. Has the player made a stroke?

ANSWER: No, because the player did not strike at the ball. The player incurred a one-stroke penalty under Rule 18-2a (Ball at Rest Moved by Player) and must replace the ball. Since the spot where the ball lay is unreachable and the ball therefore cannot be replaced, the player must proceed under the unplayable ball rule, incurring an additional penalty stroke.