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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST I 1937.

FIVE AMERICANS HEAD GOLF OPEN

MANY FINE FEATS IN LAST

QUALIFYING ROUND

took a

KIRKWOOD'S RECORD 67 TAXI ended zidrive and

AT BURNSIDE

2102

CAMERA

At the 172

Out

spoon shot to the green and rammed fire a pult of 10-yards for a 3.

in $2, he ame-back in 37 strokes

SCOTS AMATEURS GREAT GAME TE SHUTE DOSES HIS WAY

(By GEORGE GREENWOOD)

KOST

Carnoustie, July 7.-

erica's

match-play champion, had an unfor- tunate experience at Burnside. Fol- lowing a wonderful start with “bir-

seventh holes, where iron shots fin-

AMERICANS have completely dominated the play in the Open Champion-die 3's at each of the sixth and ship, the qualifying rounds of which were concluded here to day. They shed inches from the hole, Shute occupy the five leading positions. Unless there is one of the most amaz-lost his way at the eighte ing collapses in the history of the game I am afraid that the championship Because of the diagonal setting of trophy, like the Ryder Cup, will cross the Atlantic.

the tee he drove on to the adjoining Carnoustie course out of bounds and finished in the famous "Spec-

It fell to a Scottish amateur, Alistair McLeod, a tall, well-built young man, and one of four tacles" bunker. Obviously upset, well-known golfing brothers from the Glasgow district, to lead the British contingent along with Shute took 7 for the hole. Out in Max Faulkner, a 20-year-old assistant at Sonming.

McLeod shared fifth place in the list, a notable achievement when it is realised that he is play- ing against the world's experts. Equally noteworthy is the performance of Faulkner, who has finished a stroke ahead of all themembers of the British Ryder Cup team, among them Henry Cotton, still one of the favourites, and Alfred Padgham, holder of the title.

Cotton is the best of the pro- minent home players, though one stroke ahead of him are W H Smithers, a former caddy at Sunningdale and now an assis- tant there, W. Hancock, aged 23, private professional to a mem ber of the Ashridge Club Herts,

87, he came back in 33 for a round of 75 and a total of 146.

DUDLEY'S TWO-MISTAKES Dudley was yet another American He re- to show consistent form. turned another score of 72 for a total of 144, and made only two mis- Starting with a string offs, he takes, bad drives to the 10th and came to grief at the fearsome long 12th finding bunkers and costing sixth, where, hooking his drive him 10 strokes. Two yard putts against the boundary fence, he in the first nine holes

es were the only could only chip out sideways. That long ones he holed.

cost him 2 6, but he more than Dudley's partner, Marcel Dalle- made up for it with a "birdie" 3 at magne, the French champion, again the next and a 2 at the short eighth, rashed. Within sight of the club- where his mashie shot finished by house yesterday he was four under

he hole side. 4.

4's with two to play and finished

S. Stenhouse, a Yorkshireman, Byron Nelson, winner of the Mas- of Hornsea, near Hull, and P. J. ters Tournament, both on their first Mahon, the Royal Dublin profes-visit to this country, made it per- Out în 35, he needed the strict par with an 8 and a 5 To-day, on the sional.

fectly plain what we have to expect figures 3.4.4 which only the Carnoustie course he needed two 4's Horton Smith, of Chicago, a tall when the championship proper be-tigers" obtain, for the last three for a 70, but took a 7 at the 17th young man and a keen student of gins to-morrow.

holes to tie with the new record of and then a 5 to finish in 74 for the game, both as regards theory Snead returned a 70 on the Medal 69. McLeod's spoon shot at the total of 147

COLTON ERRATIC AT START and practice, headed the field with course for a total of 142 -are- 16th broke unluckily, and he could two remarkable scores each of 69.markably consistent effort He do no better than a 4.

Cotton was again, content merely for a total of 138 three strokes reached the turn in 36, taking only McLeod is the type of player we to qualify safely, perhaps the most -in front of Gene Sarazen.

14 putts. His only mistake was at shall badly need in next year's Walk-sensible thing to do, as there is no Horton Smith is now playing so the second, where he found the er Cup match against America, object in straining for spectacular well and with such abounding confi-Braid bunker with his drive and which is to be played in this country.scores when they are wiped out to- dence that he is an obvious danger took 5...

BROKE WRIST IN CAR SMASH night. Horton Smith repeated his 69 He did not begin impressively, to British hopes. And so are Sar- We have no player who hits the azen, Hagen, Snead, and Nelson, all ball as far as Snead, and to-day hejover the championship course with and at the end of the first seven members of the American interna-gave ample proof of his exceptional the same score at Burnside, to lead holes was three over 4's. A hooked capabilities. He was driving huge the field by three clear shots. It is long second to the sixth and a push-

tional team.

- HAGEN ASTONISHES » distances, and if he ever missed the a long time since he broke his led drive at the seventh each cost

ROUND

A five-yard

Hagen, the most magnetic figure greens with his seconds, his run-up wrist in a motor-car accident that him a stroke. But this erratic golf in world-golf has, at the age of 45 shots were so accurate that he had this tall, sparsely built American was not to continue.. and complaining that he is too old,* no difficulty in obtaining the par has played with such magnificent putt for a 2 at the eighth signalled astonished everybody. He shared figures.

consistency.

the recovery. third place, only four strokes be- NELSON HEADS FOR RECORD:

Two rounds, each below 70 on Out in 37 a much lower score hind his colleague, Horton Smith. It

"tiger" courses, trapped in the fier-than had at first appeared likely would be idle to rule out Hagen Nelson, following close behind cest manner, represent super golf he holed another five-yarder for when compiling a short list of pro- Snead, was out in 33 and appeared Horton Smith's own play was es "birdie" 3 at the 10th, a hole at bable champions.

likely to set up a new record for the pecially noteworthy, and his driv- which the players are always glad Joe Kirkwood, the trick-golfer course I have rarely seen a playing, with a curtailed half-swing, was to record a 4 because of the winding had, as he himself admitted, aler reel off par figures with such ef- the acme of accuracy.

burn short of the green. A pushed "crazy" round of 67, the best score fortless ease. He might well have of the day which established a re- been three strokes fewer cord for the Burnside course.--

NOT MANY TO SPARE

Out in 33, he started back with a drive into a bunker at the 12th cost great 3 at the 10th, and then follow him a stroke, but thereafter he hit After two good 4's at the 10th and led four 4's, one of them at the short his long shots in his Best manner. 11th, this wonderful spell was brok-14th, where he was over the platean LONG GAME AT All the Ryder Cup players of both en Even în first-class golf one green with his tee shot.

| Padgham, the holder, countries qualified, although neither shot poorly played can have a dis Against a strong wind he could first nine holes very Padgham nor Burton had many turbing influence.

not get home at the long 15th, while and took 39. His putt strokes to spare. Although the two As he told me, he m judged the at the

s and Amuch great veterans, James Braid and distance of has

drive the burn. He Alec Herd, failed to pass the elim-12th and played

finish the

ooked irons inating rounds, Edward Bay scram-a No. 1 iron. -

ninth cost hím

bled into the last place.

had five B's

a bunker and

Ernest Kenyon, the Beaconsfield round was recorded

professional, made no return. He SCOTTE AMATEUR'S TINE

was concerned in an unfortunate in- cident in which he discovered at the end of the sixth hole, that he had inadvertently played wrong ball without anyone Without hesitation

drew from the championship

PAD'S:

Snead, Tafted

FORM

SCORE

Hard on the heels, of Americans came an

tair E. McLeod

McLeod, a

ability, has won the Eden

ment at St. Andrews for the two years. He foll round of 73 at Bir

ear's truly magnif onship, Apionship

wisely played short

tablished

one of

DROP

Just when his position was really serious Padgham pulled himself to- It gether and, hitting the ball conf..

dently, came home in the excellent

round of 74, w

which every putt, banged. back of the hole, dropped in.

But there

exception. Kirk

was putting 16th but

gave him a total of 158, # long way down the list.

A long drive, 160

Whie

old characteristic fashion for birdie"