GOLF IN BRITAIN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 July 1938, Page 8

GOLF IN BRITAIN

SECOND ROUND OF OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AUSTRALIANS ELIMINATED. TOLLEY EQUALS COURSE RECORD By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. (Recd This Day, 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, July 7. In the British open golf championship, second round, and aggregate the scores were: —J. J. Busson, 69/140; R. Burton, 69/140; A. J. Coxi 70/140; Gadd, 70/141; Adams, 71/141: R. A. Whitcombe, 71/142; French, 71/143; Dallemagne, 74/144; Black, 72/144; Tolley, 68/145; Locke, 72/145; Dailey, 72/145; Fallon, 75/145; Rees, 72/145; Perry, 74/145; Pemberton, 72/146; Brews, 70/146: Shankland, 72/146; Lacey, 72/146: McLean, 74/146; Pennink, 72/146; Padgham, 72/146; C. A. Whitcombe, 75/146; Haliburton, 74/146; Cotton, 73/147; Bulloch, 74/147; Mahon, 74/147; King, 73/147; E. R. Whitcombe, 77/147; Sutton, 75/147; Kenyon, 71/148; Storey, 71/148; Beck, 72/148; Hastings, 74/148; Ballingall, 72/148; Greenhalgh, 73/148. Thirty-seven players qualified ■ fot the final two rounds tomorrow. Scores bf 149 and over' failed to qualify. All the Australians were eliminated. Hattersley was best with 150. Bruen failed today, with 80, for a total of 15S The weather today was overcast with a strong wind and most of the holes were played against the wind. Tolley’s 68 equals the amateur course record. The length of the course is 6728 yards. COTTON FAILS REMOTE CHANCE OF KEEPING CHAMPIONSHIP ’ (Recd This Day, 1.15 p.m.) LONDON, July 8. Sharing twenty-fifth place with five others, Cotton’s chance of retaining the championship is very remote. He admits that he played badly, and was too far behind to catch the leaders. The most surprising failure was that of Bruen, who despite his recent brilliance failed to qualify.