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' THE IRISH OPEN 'Australian Press Associat.on—United SetT'.ce. (Received 30th May, 2 p.m.) : , • . * ■ . LONDON, 20th May. The Irish open golf championship is being played in the \Boyal ..County Down course; Nawcastle. ' In the; first round, Ernest Whitecombc did 08, Abe Mitchell, Leu Holland; T. 11. Cotton, J. O'Neill, and H. C. Jolly 73, Compstou 75, Rufus Stewart 80. . Stewart, the South Australian professional, is making his first appearance in Ireland. With his inseparable friend, Brown, ho was spellbound when, ho first saw tho glorious surroundings. He played a practice reund before breakfast. lii the first round of tho championship ho played magnificent drives and second shots, but took three putts on eight' greens, and never had luck enough to sink a'; first putt. He went out in 41, and back in 39. He had only one bad hole, the /twolftb, where ho pnlled his drive into a bunker. This was responsible for his only G.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 126, 30 May 1928, Page 11
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155GOLF- Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 126, 30 May 1928, Page 11
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