CENTENARY GOLF TOURNAMENT

Evening Star, Issue 21881, 19 November 1934, Page 4

CENTENARY GOLF TOURNAMENT

THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY THOMPSON Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright MELBOURNE, November IS. With a brilliant third round of 69 and a final of 72. Thompson, the U.S.A. professional, with an aggregate of 283, won in a dashing manner the centenary open golf championship, receiving £I,OOO as first prize. When be holed the last putt of 10ft he turned a somersault on the green to show his delight. A gallery of 0,000 followed the play. As expected, all the U.S.A. players took leading places, though Naismith, the Victorian" professional, played excellent golf to finish fourth. Steadiness characterised his play, the only lapses being three putts at each of the seventeenth and eighteenth. With thirty-six holes to play 68 out of the original 130 entrants set out, all eyes, being oh Thompson, Cooper, Sarazen, Diegel, and Ezar. Cooper, who was level with Thompson at the end of Friday’s play, lost his position through poor putting at several holes, including a painful miss of a three-footer. His long game was excellent throughout. Inferior putting also caused Sarazen’S downfall. Ezar kept pace with the leaders until he began missing putts, and was caught by bunkers. Missing seven simple putts in the first round, LafFoon wrecked bis chances when an iron tee shot went into a bunker at the thirteenth. He hurled his club to the- ground, breaking it. Diegel had bad luck throughout the day, especially on the greens, when many ten-footers were just missed. The only New Zealanders who qualified for the final were Shaw and Watt. Both kept long figures, Shaw’s score being 152—159—311, and Watt’s 155 172—327. The New Zealanders who did not qualify on Friday" were Douglas 83—76—149, Lambic S2-T-79—161, and Shelley 93—85—178. . The leading scores were:—

First Tw 0 , i'- • Days Final Tl. Thonn isoii (U.S.A.) ... 1-12 141 283 Diecel . (U.S.A.) ... ... 144 145 289 Sarazcn (U.S.A.). ... 143 147 290 Xaisniith (Victoria) ... 146 144 290 Cooper (U.S.A.) ... ... 142 149 291 Laffodii (U.S.A.) ... 14,4 148 292 M'Lean (England) ... 146 148 294 Craig Wood (U.S;A; ) 146 150 296 Ezar (U.S.A.) .... ... 143 153 296 Kirlnv ood (U.S.A.) ... 14!) 149 298 M‘Mahon (S. Aust.) ... 150 149 299 Richardson (X.S.W. ) 146 153 299 Rvmil 1 ... ... 149 151 300 Kelly (X.S.W.) ... ... 148 152 300 Shuto (U.S.A.) ... ... 151 151 302