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CARNOUSTIE RECORD TWICE BEATEN

HORTON SMITH AND BOOMER

ROUND IN 69

AMERICAN CHALLENGER WELL PLACED IN FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND

(By George Greenwood)

Carnoustie, July 6.

THE American players gave a taste of both their qualities and their de- termination when the first of the two qualifying rounds for the Bri-

tish Open Championship was played here to day.

The details of his score were:

Out: 553445134–35.

In: 443344344–333 It was not long before Boomer's record of 69 for the championship course was equalled Horton Smith, a member of the American team,

though he did not play in the match not do himself justice, was

because of a feeling tha

TWO COURSES WERE USED, THE CHAMPIONSHIP, MEASURING 6,887 YARDS, AND BURNSIDE, AN EXTREMELY SUBTLE LINKS, CONTAINING ONLY FEWER THAN ON THE OTHER BUT THE BARRY BURN PLAYS PORTANT PART ON BOTH COURSES. THERE IS A SMALLER STREAM WITH THE EN moment GAGING NAME OF JOCKIES BURN, BUT BY COMPARISON IT PLAYS ONLY AN INSIGNI- FICANT PART.

might

the

man to do the trick.

“JOPLIN GHOST” BUNKERS 150 Horton Smith has suddenly found EXTREMELY IMhis form and at a most opportune

Known in the States as the “Joplin The record of 71 made by T.D. Armour in the championship here six years ago was broken by and sparse, lean figure, Horton Ghost," because of his great height two players. Horton Smith, of America, and Aubrey Boomer, of France, each of whom had a Smith was in one of his irresistible 69. The exact best score on the championship course was 71 by Densmore Shute, another Ameri- and happiest of moods, rapping the can, who is a strong-tip for the title, S. Stenhouse, a young Yorkshireman from Hornsea, near ball into the hole from all manner Hull, and W. H. Green, a tall strapping fellow from Tyneside.

A stroke behind are two Lon- don golfers, Alfred Perry, of Leatherhead, champion two years ago, and Max Faulknery of Son- ning. Then come David Rees, hero of the Ryder Cup match, and Henry Picard, of America, each with 73. Ralph Guldahl, the U.S. champion, who dreams of completing the double, is 74.

Though it is supposed to be the. easier course, nobody broke 70 at Burnside. The best score was 70 by three men, Gene Sarazen, who has been backed to win a large sum of money, Patrick Mahon, the well- known Royal Dublin golfer, and Edward Whitcombe, the 24-year-old assistant to his father at Bourne- mouth.

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Walter Hagen, although he had previously played only four holes in practice, declaring himself to be "fed up with the course, in charac- teristic fashion, ambled round in 71

BESTET SCORE

was

The best amateur score achieved by Bobby Locke, the young South African champion, who equalled Hagen's return, while John Langley, the young Walker Cap player, was one stroke worse. Dud- ley and Manero, two Americans, and Auguste Boyer, the little French player, were also 72.

Henry Cotton, favourite for the title, and Marcel Dallemagne, the French champion, were each 73, the latter collapsing at the end when he seemed almost certain to estab

ord for the course. Hel okes for the last two Cotton's display of good and bad

Padgham, holder of the title, was again out of luck and finished well down the list with 78. Both he and Percy

Horton Smith, & above, one “America's best known pro match-play golfers, ly featured in the 1 round of the British Championship.

who was 77, have of the famous band

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round to-morrow. Island golfers, who has long.

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incur Paris, lopped off a couple of

Boome

69 was the

of distances. He was four under fours at the short eighth, where he sometimes finishing within holing holed from five yards. distance.

Suddenly disaster overtook him, The foundation of Boomer's re- for at the ninth, where there is a cord score was a great outward half black and ominous fir wood on the of 36, compiled against a strong left flank, in an attempt to avoid westerly wind. To come back in the wood the American sliced into 33 with the wind behind was not a the rough, and though getting well very difficult task, though the shots out, he fumbled about and finally had to be steered clear of danger.missed a putt of two feet for

Boomer's only regret is that his five. 69 does not count for the champion- ship proper, to-morrow his score is wiped out and he starts all over again

STARTED WITH TWO 5'S

OUT IN 34 DESPITE A S

Despite this wholly unnecessary 16, he reached the turn in 34-two strokes better than Boomer Com- ing home Horton Smith played A couple of a's was not an aus sterling golf until he came to the picions start, more particularly as last two holes, the grave of many a puit of two feet was missed at a hope.

the second hole. A birdie" 3 at For safety he took an iron from the third, where a No. 4 iron finish- the 17th tee, and was then left with ed six feet from the hole, set him a long and treacherous second shot going. A 5 at the fiendishly trap-into a bottle-necked opening to the ped sixth, where two full wooden green. A brassie shot, slightly push- club shots and a mashe were reed, fortunately skipped, the greedy- quired to reach the green, was all looking bunkers, but there was little that any man could reasonably ex-hope for anything better than 25. pect

Playing a bold approach shot over

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A No. 3 iron shot to the holeside the burn at the 18th, Horton Smith seventh gave Boomer another was left with a putt as long "birdie” 3, and he collected an a cricket-pitch for a 3 to beat the "eagle" S at the 12th, where a rak new record. Running 10ft past, he ing No. 2 iron shot finished two feet holed the return without the slight- from the pin.

est hesitation for a 4

His solitary visit to a bunker

GREAT LENGTH PUTTS Putts of this length have no ter- was at the 15th, where he was for- tunate to find a good lie on hard, hole with the same ease and facility rors for these Americans. They wet sand Boomer got well out,as when striking 2 match and, putting an iron shot close to the hole, got the par 4 after all. Horton Smith as he walked off the Another good score wasted,” said

The last three holes the night mare of every golfer held no ter- rors for Boomer At the 16th, playe down wind, he put a iron nine feet from the flag and lippe

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