LEEDS GOLF TOURNEY

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 148, 8 June 1935, Page 2

LEEDS GOLF TOURNEY

Cotton Does Three Twos MATCH PLAY RESULTS By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright LONDON, June 7. Match play in the Leeds professional golf tournament resulted as follows: First Bound. Compston defeated Jolly, 4 and 3. Jones defeated Robertson, 4 and 3. Jarman defeated Taylor, 4 and 3. Allis defeated Padgham at the 19th. Easterbrook defeated de La Torre, one up. Busson defeated E. Whitcombs at the 19th. Second Bound. B. Whiteombe defeated Jones, one up. Green defeated Branch, 3 and 2. Cotton defeated Compston, 3 and S Cox (Saffron Walden) defeated Jarman, one up. Alliss defeated Ward, one up. Davies defeated Denny, 5 and 4. Eaeterbrook defeated Cox (Addington), 3 and 2. Busson defeated Burton, one up.

Cotton played the greatest golf of his career against Compston. He was one down going to the seventh and saw his opponent sink a twenty-foot putt for two. Cotton was only a few inches nearer the hole, but despite the tense situation also holed his putt. He did the next six in 17, including two more two's.

Padgham and Alliss had a terrific battle. Padgham holed his first six in 21, becoming three up. Alliss replied with three three’s, squaring at the turn and becoming two up at the sixteenth. Padgham squared at the eighteenth, but was bunkered at the nineteenth. PITTSBURGH TOURNEY New Pro. Leads First Round NEW YORK. June 7. A message from Pittsburgh says that Alvin Krueger, a Beloit (Wisconsin) professional who hitherto has been unknown in important tournaments, took the lead on the first day of the national open golf championship on the difficult Oakmount Club course, recording 71, one under par. Roland McKenzie took 72, HortonSmith was among several 73’s; Arfnour took 74. Laffoon and Dutra 75, Wood 76 and Hagan 77.