GOLFING.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1929, Page 6

GOLFING.

CHAMPION GOLFERS

United Press Association. —By Electrio Telegraph.—Copyright.)

LONDON, May S

The general offensive opened at Mitirfield, for everyone recognised that the first round of the championship proper wa.s an Anglo-American contest. The end of the day showed the Americans were formidable challengers, with twelve representatives in the first two dozen. Still the Britishers were not outclassed. Alliss, who has been in Berlin for some years, broke Diegel’s record with a wonderful sixty-nine, tic feature of which was brilliant iron play.

The morning opened perfectly. ?• light breeze presaging good figures, ilitchell was an early starter and played-magnificently, with no sign ol the nervousness that characterised him at the recent championships. He went out in thirty-three and would have comfortably broken seventy if he had been a trifle luckier with putts that stopped at the lips ol at least I holes.

Most of the Americans went out knowing Mitchell’s figure, with the determination to heat it. Bolton and ( ompslnn left themselves leeway to make up. The latter players worn 'civ unlnc.y as they luid to play through a heavy thunder shower, the only had weather off the whole day. Comps ton had a bad adventure, taking three to get out ol a deep hunker. BRILLIANT i'LAY. LONDON, May 8. In the golf contest, Hagen, partner-: ing Cotton, put up a brave poiTonhance. He said: “ With rain streaming down my hack. I am satisfied with thy seventy-live.” The storm seemed to ginger hini up,'ns,' after it, he came hack with a meritorious 30. Duncan had a seven at the fifteenth. In playing out from a hunker the hall jumped back and struck him on the. arm, involving a penalty. Tolley played his typical game'. Tte occasionally was magnificent, and was never monotonous. Lie brought ofi some amazing recoveries from trouble. The critics express tho opinion that there never have been so many players capable of sustaining brilliance for four rounds in any previous open championship. A GOLF RECORD. LONDON, May 9. Hagen went round in sixty-seven, a c»urse record.