GOLF
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
OPENING SCORES
iUnited Press Association.—Pv E'ectric Telegraph.—Copyright.)
LONDON, June 7
There were HO with scores of 157 and under who qualified for the, open golf champion hip. They include Bradbeer 70—71 (leader), E. Mcßuvie 75 69, Curtis 76—63', It. Vv hitcoinbe 75 70, MacHonald Smith 73—73, Mitcjiu'-] 73—73, Armour 75—71, Duncan 74—73, W. Hartley 73 74, Padgkam 72—76, iHavera 71-—76, Compston 71— 78. S'a wizen 73—76, Enstei'brook 75—74, Dallemagne 72—78, Dobson 72—78, Twine 75—<o, Ray 73—78, Michael Scott 73 80, Robson 79—74, Cotton 76—78.
It was a perfect windless day and evab'ed amazing golf. Despite the expectation that Sandwich, which is th longest championship course, would tax competitors’ hitting power.;, the record was twice smashed R. Whitcombe.being,the first, returning 70, compared with bogey 79. Half an hour later Eric Mcßuvie, aged 22, a Scottish amateur, who .won the Irish championship, returned 69, which Don Curtis, a i'ong hitting Bournemouth professional, almost immediately equalled. Neverth?-. less Bradbeer with a fault!® & .seventyone. continued to lead. Mcßuvie'-’ is regarded as a most impressive record breaking performance. In soundness and in accuracy he was almost perfection. Ho pfayed .straight donii L ; - middle from the tee and only required the iron for second 'shots. His longest putt was 8 yards. Sarazen says lie has not seen a player of such promise at his age.
LONDON, June 8. The quality of the golf championship play is shown by the fact that twenty-seven players finished between 141 and 130. Those to qualify include eighteen' amateurs. Though the chief American challengers A'lnour, Sarazen and Mac-Domikl-Smitli qualified comfortably, tlie day’s play raised the British hopes of regaining the championship.
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