AUSTRALIAN OPEN TOURNEY STARTS
(Received 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, September 9.
Five players shared the lead today at the end of the. first round of the Australian open golf championship, which is being played on the Australian Club’s links at Kensington. But for an unfortunate occurrence, Nettlefold, Tasmanian champion, would have led the field outright. He played the wrong ball to the first green and was penalised two strokes. He had a stroke round of 71. , The Leaders.
The leaders at the end of the round were:
McKay, Rae, Crook, Rufus, Stewart, and F. Bolger, 72... ... Nettlefold,. G. Naisralth, von Nida and Bourke 73. ■ v '‘
Boorer, Booth* Bradshaw, W. Campbell, Petterson, Walker, H. Williams, Wishart, and Harvey, 74. r l '.:’ Others included Ferrier, C. Gray, land E. Cremin, 75; W. Holder, 76; Whitton, Keane and Richardson,' 77; Hattersley, W. Bolger and Ward (New Zealand), 79; Godby XNew Zealand)- 97. ' ■' Ward’s Short Game Awry.
Ward played excellent tee shots, but early was astray with his approaches, making several visits to bunkers. Lhter he missed half a dozen short putts, but generally he played , very sound golf. ■ : ■ Godby started with eight at a par four hole, and after that played completeiy without confidence,-being frequently in the rough. Also, he took three putts on ia number of greens. Ferrier disappointed, being erratic with his irons,
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Northern Advocate, 10 September 1937, Page 4
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