BRITISH OPEN GOLF TITLE
268 ENTRANTS FOR PLAY NEXT MONTH ALLISS EXCLUDED THROUGH OWN OVERSIGHT LONDON, June 20. There are 268 entrants for the British open golf championship to be played at the Princes course. Sandwich, on July 4, of which number 130 can qualify. A maximum of 40 is eligible for the final, which will be played over 36 holes on July 8 - . .... A notable absentee is Percy Alliss, who mistakenly believed that he had lodged his entry and discovered his oversight after the closing of entries. , , The Americans who have entered include Gene Sarazen, Lawson Little, V. Ghezzi, Page, and Hufty, and the South Africans, Bobby Locke and S. Brews. Veterans Sandy Herd and James Braid, who are respectively 70 and 68 years of age, are again competing. The Australians competing are Nettlefold, Hattersley, McKay, and Ryan. __________
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22434, 22 June 1938, Page 9
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