GOLF IN WIND

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 177, 27 June 1936, Page 7

GOLF IN WIND

SIXTY-THREE QUALIFY. FERRIER STRIKES TROUBLE. COTTON RETAINS FORM. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received June 27, 10.45 a.m. LONDON, June 26. The second championship round in the British open golf championship was played to-day. Sixty-three with scores of 156 and under qualified for the final two rounds. The weather was again glorious, favouring low scoring. Early arrivals at Hoylake saw the Hindcnburg pass overhead on its return from the United States. Ferrier faced a desperate task when lie started out with Coggin this morning with 83 players with scores of 80 or better, 72 of whom are 79 or under and 59 78 or under. Consequently the Australian needed to get in the low seventies in order to qualify for the final rounds. Ferrier struck all sorts of trouble on the outward journey, being out of bounds in bunkers, and once iio struck a lady spectator. He missed several putts i>v fractions. Nevertheless, he was out in 38—5 4 5 3 4 4 4 5 4. His homeward journey was a story of missed putts, his 36 being made up as follows :43435544 4. Burton’s had wooden club shots cost him three shots in the middle of the round, otherwise he would easily have led the field. Francis’s ability in colossal driving and deadly putting enabled him to make a fine display. Padgham had a line outward run, but an adventurous homeward run, including a six at the 12th, and hitting a spectator at the 14th. He then made a grandstand finish 4 4 4 3. Cotton turned in 34. The only interruption to his mechanical accuracy was in finding the bunker at the second. He dropped strokes at the 10th, 11th, and 17th owing to hooked tee shots. Adams, the Scottish international, started badly, hooking several drives, but from the third onwards he played grandly. A wind rose during the afternoon and the late starters affected included McLean and Sarazen. McLean met with disaster at the sixth, where he took eight. He was out in 42 and in in 36, despite 6’s at the 14th and 15th. Cox made a brilliant start with 3 5 3 3 4, but was out of bounds at the sixth, taking a six. Later he Diten visited the rough. Dallcmagne, the longest hitter m the championship, lived up to his reputation, but was troubled by the wind over the last four holes. Sarazen was out in 37 and in in 38. Ho was also troubled by the high wind.

DETAILED SCORES. The following are the first and second round scores, and tlie aggregate:—

Cox Adams Burton Padgham Francis .. 70-74—144 . 71—73—144 .. 74—71—145 . 73—72 —145 . 73-72—145 Cotton .... . 73—72—145 Dellainagno . 73-72—145 Smithcrs . 72—73-145 Gadd ... ... •• . 73—72-145 Alliss . 74_72—146 Sutton •• ;■ 75—72—147 Good . 75—73—148 Locke . 75—73—148 Davies . 72—76—148 Bees . 77—71—148 Sarazen . 73—75-148 B. A. Whitcombs .. . 72—77—149 Boomer . 74—75—149 Turner . 75—74-149 C. A. Whitcombe .. . 73—76—149 McLean . 72—78—150 Lacey Ball . 76-74—150 . 74-77—151 Thomson . 76—76—152 Perry . 76—76—152 Saubaber .• 74—78—152 Jar wan . 75-77—152 Coggin . 74—78—152 King . 79—74—153 Denny ... . 77—76—153 Fcirrier . SCJ—74 —154 Field 75—79—154 f'oinpson Dailey . 77—77—154 . 77—77—154 Boberts . 77—78-155 Havers . 78—78—156 Woollam . 75—81—156 Bond . 80—77—157 Hodson . 84-74—158 Thomas . 77—81—158 Gaudin . 78—82—160 Donaldson . 78—83—161 Hirigoyen . 79-83—162 Ezar . 83—79—162 Tollev . 81—81—162 Bentley •• . 80 83—163 E. E. Whitcombe .. 79-87—166