THE BRITISH OPEN
GOLF IN THICK MIST 109 Players Have Qualified COTTON AND BURTON LEAD (By Telegraph-Press. issu.-CimyrigbM (Received 2(k 12.20 j> m ) LtINDON, June 23. One hundred and nine players with aggregates of 153 and better over tftb two rounds qualified for match play In the British open golf championship, which is being competed for at Edinburgh. This number includes all the Americans. Cotton and Burton, with scores of 111, led the field. The golfers, iu the morning it ere handicapped by mist which reduced the visibility to 50 yards. Cotton suffered as a result of this, and drove into the tough in the first seven holes. Nevertheless, he went out iu 33. Picard was unlortunate the previous night in finishing in a mist, and it wae also misty when he went out again thia morning. This resulted in his being almost eliminated. Lawson-Little sated himself with a two at the 13th, and although he played well when the weather had improved. he drove erratically. Mitchell, playing in the worst conditions, had a marvellous 71, Ist 2nd
Those who did not qualify include: Rav, 73, 82, 155; Hartley, 71, 85, 156; Herd. 80, 78. 158: Garnett, 82, SO, 162$ Braid, 81, 83, 164.
T. 11. Cutton . . Hd. 71 Hd. 11. 70 111 H. Burton (Hootun) 70 71 Hl Macdonald Smith U.S.A. Gti 76 112 J. J. Busson 71 71 112 C. Whiteombe 71 72 113 A. J. Lacey 70 71 114 Thomson (Ireland) 70 71 111 H. Whiteombe 71 74 115 1>. Allis 70 4 O 145 Holland 73 73 116 Cox (Addington) —- — 146 J. Kirkwood 7*7 74 146 A. Boomer (France) 74 4 w 116 King 71 72 116 W. JI. Davies 71 76 147 S. F. Brews 71 76 147 P. Mahon 70 117 C. Sayner 68 80 148 W G. Oke 71 77 148 J. Ezar 73 75 118 C. S. Denny 73 75 its A. 11. Padgham 71 77 148 A. Mitchell 77 71 148 A. Compston 73 76 149 A. Dai lev 75 74 119 E. W. Jannan 76 73 119 W. Nolan 76 73 119 McLean — — 150 E. Kenyon 71 79 15) E II. Whitcoinbe ?-• 79 151 B Hodson (Holland) ... 73 78 151 151 Havers —- —- Picard (U.S.) 77 74 151 Lawson-Little 78 74 152 Duncan 71 78 152
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 163, 26 June 1935, Page 5
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