GOLF “WORLD” TITLE

Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27733, 10 August 1955, Page 6

GOLF “WORLD” TITLE

PETER THOMSON TO COMPETE (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 10 p.m.) CHICAGO. August 8. Peter Thomson, the British open champion, from Melbourne, and 106 other top professionals, will compete for the “world championship” of golf at the Tam o’ Shanter Club on Thursday. The prize is worth 50,000 dollars, a guaranteed expenses-paid programme of 55 exhibition matches at 1000 dollars each, and an option to play 50 more. The prize for second place is 10,000 dollars, and there are rewards down to 100 dollars for the seventy-second man in the 72-hole tournament. Doug. Ford, who won the “All-Ameri-can” tournament, in which Thomson was seventh, yesterday, will try to become the first double winner of that championship and the "world” contest since 1948, when Lloyd Mangrum achieved the honour. Mangrum then set a course record of 63, and 10,000 dollars awaits the golfer who can better it. The 72-hole record at Tam o’ Shanter is 269. set by Byron Nelson in 1945. Thomson’s score in the “all-American” was 284. Ford’s was 277. Mon and women amateurs, and women professional golfers, will compete in separate divisions of the “world” tournament. The big prize for the woman professional winner is 5000 dollars. LINCOLN CLUB.—Sealed hole: D. Morrish, 46. 13—33: K. Styles. 52. 15—37; D. Ross, 54. 15—39. AKAROA CLUB The draw for the Banks Peninsula men s championships, to be played on Saturday, is ag follows: 8.30 a.m.: M. Simes, D. Gillespie, H. Dawson, and P. Bayley. 8.35: G. Rilev, R. Stoddart, H. Narbey, E. Henderson. 8.40: A. Jackson, G. Turrell, T. Longdin, D. Gardiner. 8.45: E. Cairns. D. Mason. R. Gardiner, G. Stoddart. 8.50: E. Guy, W Macartney, H. Hamilton, R. Mason. 8.55: C. Smith. E. Davison, J. McNabb, J. Lee. 9 a.m.: C. Hall, W. Kortegast. E. Weir, K. Parkinson. 9.5: A. Manson, N. Withcll. S. Kay. I- Humphreys. 9.10: F. Riley, F. Carter, D. Everett. R. Blatchford. 9.15: A. Gardiner, A. Reid. A. Grey, B. Parkinson. 9.20: J. Prendergast. R. Barclay, p. De Pass. 9.25: F. Templeton, D. Hunt. K. Brown. No post entries. —Advt.