BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 242, 9 July 1938, Page 11

BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Tolley Has Brilliant Round

BAD PLAY PUTS COTTON FAR BEHIND

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. LONDON, July 7. The second round of the British open golf championship was played to-day. The weather was overcast, with a strong wind against which most of the holes had to be played. The best round of the day was C. J. Tolley's 68, which equals the amateur record for the course. Royal St. George’s, on which the play is taking place, is at present 6728 yards in length.

The following 37 qualified for the final two rounds, which will be played to-morrow: —

Scores of 149 and over failed to qualify. All the Australians were eliminated. Hattersley was the best of them with an aggregate of 150. The failure of Bruen, of Ireland, was the result of 80 to-day for a total of 150.

Sharing twenty-fifth place witli five others, Cotton’s chance of retaining the championship is very remote. He admits that he played badly and is too far behind to catch the leaders.

J. J. Busson . 71 69 140 R. Burton . 71 69 140 A. J. Cox . 70 70 140 Gadd . 71 70 141 Adams . 70 71 141 R. A. Whitcombe . . 71 71 142 French • i & 71 143 Dallemagne ..... . 70 74 144 Black 'Y v i 144 Tolley • I l 68 145 Locke . 73 yv 145 Dailey . 73 72 145 Fallon . 70 75 145 Rees . 73 4 145 Perry . 71 74 145 ' Pemberton . 74 146 Brews . 76 70 146 Shankland . 74 4 2 .146 Lacey . 74 I 146 McLean . 72 74 146 Pennink . 74 72 146 Padgham . 74 72 146 C. A. Whitcombe . . 71 146 Haliburton ... 74 146 Cotton . 74 73 147 Bulloch . 73 74 147 Mahon , 73 74 147 King . 74 73 147 E. It Whitcombe .. . 70 77 147 Sutton . 72 75 147 Kenyon . 77 71 148 Storey 77 71 148 Beck . 76 72 148 ■Hector Thomson ... . 77 71 148 Hastings , 74 74 148 Ballingall 76 72 148 Greenhalgh ...... 75 73 148