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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 151, 27 June 1936, Page 9

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OPEN GOLF TITLE. Australian Qualifies With Two Strokes to Spare. COX AND ADAMS LEAD FIELD. United Press Association. —Copyright. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, June 26. Sixty-three players, with aggregates of 156 and under for the first two rounds, qualified for the third and fourth rounds of the British open golf championship on Saturday, at Hoylake. Ferrier struck all sorts of trouble on the outward journey of the second round, being out of bounds, in blinkers, and once he struck a woman spectator. He missed several putts by fractions. Nevertheless, he was out in 38: 5, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4. His homeward journey was a story of missed putts. His 30 was made up: 4, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4. Burton's bad wooden-club shots cost him three strokes in the middle of the round, otherwise he would easily haveX led the field. The ability of Francis, his colossal driving and deadly putting enabled him to give a fine display. Padgham had a fine outward run, but an adventurous homeward journey, including six at the twelfth and hitting a spectator at the fourteenth. Then he staged a "grandstand" finish, 4, 4, 4, 3.

Cotton turned in 34 going out. The only interruption to his mechanical accuracy was the finding of a bunker at the second hole. He dropped strokes at the tenth, . eleventh and seventeenth owing to hooked tee shots. J. Adams, the Scottish international, started badly, hooking several drive's, but from the third onwards he played grandly. The wind rose during the afternoon, and late starters were affected, including McLean and Sa.razen. McLean met disaster at the sixth hole, where he took eight. He was out in 42 and home in 36, despite sixes at the 'fourteenth and fifteenth. W. Cox, the burly Ryder Cup player, made a brilliant start with 3, 5, 3, 3, 4; but he was out of bounds at the sixth, taking six. Later he often visited the rough. Dallemagne, the longest hitter in the championship, lived up to his reputation, but was troubled by the wind at the last four holes. Sarazen went out in 37 and returned in 38. He was also troubled by the high wind. Second round scores and aggregates:— Cox, 74—144; Adams, 73—144. Burton, 71 —145; Padgham (runnerup 1935), 72—145; Francis, 72—145; Cotton (1934 champion), 72 —145; Dallemagne, 72—145.. Alliss, 72—146; Gadd, 72—146. Sutton, 72—147. Good, 73—148; Locke, 73—148; Smithers, 73 —148; Davies, 76 —148; Rees, 71 —148; Sarazen, 75—148. R. A. Whitcombe, 77 —149; Boomer, 75—149; Turner, 74—149; C. A. Whitcombe, 76 —149. McLean, 78—150; Lacey, 74—150. Ball, 77—151. Thomson (amateur champion), 70— 152; Perry (titls-liolder), 7f—152; Saubaber, 78—152; Jarman, 77—152; Coggin, 78 —152. King, 74 —153; Denny, 76—153. Ferrier, 74 —154; Field, 79—154; Compson, 77—154; Dailey, 77—154. Roberts, 78—155. Havers, 78—156; Woollam, 81—156: Hodson, 74 —156. Bond, 77 —157. Thomas, 81 —158. Gaudin, 82—160. Donaldson, 83—161. Hirigoyen, 83 —162; Ezar, 79 —162; Tolley, 81—162. Bentlev (English amateur champion), 83—163. E. E. Whitcombe, 87—166.