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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22889, 25 May 1936, Page 10

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SILVER TASSIE TOURNAMENT FINE PERFORMANCE BY FERRIER LONDON, May 23. (Received May 24, at 0.30 p.m.) Entries for the Silver Tassie tournament at Glcneaglcs were unequalled for years for size and class. It is regarded as a useful pipe-opener for the Amateur Championship at St. Andrew's. Ferrier was one of 130 entrants, among whom were the holder of the Tassie, Sweeney, of South Africa, Locke, and other stars. Ferrier gave a magnificent performance, his first round over the King's course figures heing: Out—s. 5,4, , r >, ,'), 4,4, 2, g. i n _4, 3,4, 5 } 3,5, 4,3, 4. He tied for the leading place with the multimillionaire, Captain Francis, of Dundee. Kenneth Machan and Locke putted poorly. Ferrier's second round on the Queen's course in the afternoon was 08. giving an aggregate nf 140, which won for him the Silver Tassie. He played faultlessly, his iron shots dropping round the pin, but at the eighteenth he took three putts, which prevented him from tying with the amateur record of 07. His afternoon figures wore: —Out — 4,2, 4,4, 3,5, 0,3, 4; in—4, 4,4, 4,3, 3,4, 3, '). Ferrier's aggregate is the lowest with which the Tassie has ever been won, the nearest being Cyril Toiler's 141 in 102."">. Locke and Sweeney finished with 140 each. LONDON, May 23. (Received May 24, at 9 p.m.) R. S. Walter, the Scottish champion, with rounds of 73 and 71, and G. A. Hill, of Sandy Lodge, with 74 and 70, wore Ferrier's nearest opponents. Median took 72 and 75, Sweeney 70 and 70, and Locke 78 and 71. Francis was not in the first 11. Ferrier is regarded as one of the likely winners of the Open Championship.