Slice Of Luck

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30803, 15 July 1965, Page 17

Slice Of Luck

(N'Z. Press Association —Copyright)

PARIS, July 14.

The Spanish golfer, Raymond Sota, scored a fantastic albatross two at a parfive hole during a record-breaking round of 62 in the French Open championship at Saint Nom la Breteche yesterday.

Sota’s score broke by three strokes the record of 65 set in the first round on Monday by the young South African, Cobie Legrange. His 62 was 11 under par for the 6684-yard course. With a 69 in the first round, Sota led at the half-way mark by one stroke from Legrange who added a 67 to his 65. Sharing third place, on 136, are Peter Thomson, the new British Open champion, and John Hayes, of South Africa. Thomson followed a 66 w T ith a 70 and Hayes had a 69 yesterday. At the sixteenth green a small group of spectators was ■watching with a notable lack

• of excitement the trio ahead t of Sota putt when Sebastion - Miguel, also of Spain, decided - to wave Sota to play his sec- ! ond shot. • He did this not because he thought Sota would reach the , green on the 556-yard hole, : but to ensure that he was : not disturbed by the sound . of a ball dropping short. Sota was forced to aim at ■ the hole quite blind, because I the party ahead of him did . not replace the flag. i After the shot the ball i came on, maintaining its pace well as it breasted the slope . and ran into the hole—giving ; Sota the hole in two and an : albatross.