DAILY MAIL TOURNEY

Chronicle (Levin), 26 May 1947, Page 7

DAILY MAIL TOURNEY

Press Assn

DAI BEES WINS WITH 279 AGGREGATE

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LQNDON, .May 23. Two small men — D^i Bees, of Wales, and Von Nida, of Australia — dominated the battle of golfing giants in the Daily Mail's tournament. -flBhe.Irish champion Daly contributed -fowa'rds making the closing stages thrillin^ and' uncertain. Rees, who has been "knoeking at the door ' ' - in recent big golf events, started the finai routid uT.th only one strike: ad vgntage over Von Nida. A coupl'e 'of good. eaffy putts set thi Welshm'an ; r-ight ;on- his; feet to - oio.' th out.ward; in,)iar 35. Rees -niade th> tournamefit winning slfot at the 225 vard fif toepth. . with a fuil Spoon into a eross-wind,;that janded two yards pas.t i the pin.' He ram'me'd" down his putt. ■' . The spectators, who wildly cheereo. Bees, were scarcely less appreciative ot Von Nida's brave laat round of 69, be 'caUse he must have been fully aware oi what he had to do. ' Nine holes from home. Daly "burne iip the course" in a strong eifort. ti oatch the leaders. With an outwar. iialf in 33 he picked up two strokes oi. Kees, but had a five at the thirtepnti ind with it went his chance. ■ The third round scores are: — Reu. 72— -211, Branch 72—211, Von Nid 71—212, Sutton 75—214, J. Adam 72—214, F. Daly 71 — 2.14, Cotton 73216. ' Final round: Rees 68 — 279, Von Nid. '19—281, Daly 69—283, Branch 75—281 Cotton 72 — 288.