AMPOL GOLF TOURNEY
OLIVER SCORES 67 IN FIRST ROUND
(Rec. 10 p.m.) SYDNEY, October 22. The American golfer, Ed (“Porky") Oliver, scored a fine 67 in the first round of the Ampol tournament at the Lake* course today and gained a lead of five strokes over his nearest rivals. In difficult conditions Oliver equalled the record established in 1948 by Eric Cremin. who today returned an 80. The American hit some tremendous drives, including a drive and a
•No. 5 iron to the 541-yard fifteenth green and a drive and No. 6 iron to the 480-yard eighteenth hole. Oliver is followed bv another American. Jimmy Dcmaret, and the Australian open champion, Norman von Nida, both on 72. ’Hten come K. Nagle, on 73, Lloyd Mangrum (America), O. Pick worth. L. Boorer (74), K. Pix. W. McWi Ilium. C. Degroot, L. Nicholls (75), and P. Thomson. D. Cullen. H. Hattersley. T. Bolger. J. Adams (Britain), and B. Warren (78). The fourth American, J. Turnesa, returned a 79.
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Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26869, 23 October 1952, Page 9
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