GOLF IN BRITAIN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21998, 6 July 1933, Page 7

GOLF IN BRITAIN

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP THE QUALIFYING ROUNDS. LONDON, July 4. The best score in the qualifying rounds of the Open Golf Championship was made by W. Nolan, of Port Marnock, who returned a card for 36 holes of 138, including a ’ new record for the old St. Andrews course. The fast conditions of the turf worried many of the 280 competitors, 117 of whom, with scores of 158 or under, qualified for the championship, including Horton Smith 142, Burke 146, Compston and Kirkwood 147, Duncan, Sarazen, Padgham, and Dutra 148, Hagen 149, Dunlap, Robson, and Diegel 150, Cotton, D. Riley 151, E. Whitcombe, C. Whitcombe, Jolly, M'Lean, and Spark 152, Runyan and Mitchell 153, Ross, Somerville, Hodson, R. Whitcombe, Davies, and Easterbrook 154, Perry, Havers, and Herd 155, Craigwood 156, Tolley 158. Those who did not qualify included Alliss, Lacey, Bourn, de Forest, and Walker (New Zealand), whose score was 163. NOLAN’S UNCANNY ACCURACY. LONDON, July 5. (Received July 5, at 8.30 p.m.) The golf championship proper, of 72 holes, will start with the American Ryder Cup team intact. Nolan’s 67 included two at the eleventh, the world’s hardest short hole, which is surrounded by bunkers, with a sloping green. He putted throughout with uncanny accuracy and was never off the fairway. " The 65-year-old Sandy Herd was the oldest qualifier. Braid, the only other veteran competing, returned 168. Sarazen never exerted himself, and asked, “Why waste fireworks now?” An average of fours is expected to be good enough to win, SECOND ROUND SENSATION. LONDON, July 4. (Received July 5, at 5.5 p.m.) The sensation of the second round was provided by Lacey, who destroyed bis card when he reached the sixteenth hole. The links were hard baked, the greens were fast, and the heat was terrific. After a succession of fives and sixes Lacey disgustedly picked up the ball from a huge bunker. Alliss also had a disastrous round. All the Americans qualified for the competition proper.