Play-Off In U.K. Golf
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON. An almost unknown British golfer and an Australian on bls first overseas tour on Saturday, fought a sudden-death playoff tn tbe Spalding *4OOO golf tournament at Blackpool. Victory and first prise of *730 went to 28-year-old J. Cocking, of Yorkshire. He and the Westeon Australian. S. Peach, had uad after 73 holes with aggregates of 273. At the first holo of the playoff—the 540-yard fifteenth— Cocking hit a wonderful second shot on to tbe green for a winning birdie four agalnat Peacb's five.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31363, 8 May 1967, Page 18
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