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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25246, 26 July 1947, Page 2

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BRITISH PROFESSIONAL TOURNEY RECORD SCORE IN SECOND ROUND (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, July 24. There were two new leaders at the end of the second round of the North British Rubber Company’s professional golf tournament at Starbeck. They are Charlie Ward and Dick Burton, with an aggregate of 135. Ward had a second round of 66, establishing a new course record. Burton and E. Green later equalled this feat. Von Nida, with another 68, retains his position in third place. The leading scores are:—Ward, 69, 66 135; Burton, 69, 66—135: von Nida, 68, 68 —136; Green, 72, 6&—138; Horne, 70, 68— 138; Dai Rees, 69, 69—138; Jowle, 70, 69 139; Fallon, 67, -74—141; Perry, 73, 68— 141; Adams, 70, 72—142; R. A. Whitcombe, 72, 70—142; King, 70, 72—142; Jarman, 74, 68—142; Shankland, 73, 71—144; van Donck, 73, 72—145; Haliburton, 75, 71—146. Thirty-five players, with aggregates of 146 or better, qualified for the final two rounds to-morrow. Eric Green, who scored 66 in the second round of the tournament, was out in 29. This is the lowest score in any first-class British professional event. The astonishing thing was that he did not get a two. He covered the first nine holes in the following figures: 5,3, 3,3, 3,3, 3,4, 3, compared with par, 4, 4. 3,4, 3,4, 4,4, 3. He had a single putt on five greens.