GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
THE BRITISH OPEN TITLE SAM SNEAD SUCCESSFUL LONDON, 'July 5. The American, Sam Snead, won the British Open Golf Championship with a total of 290. A strong wind to-day for the third and fourth rounds made golf difficult, and the scores were considerably higher than for the first two rounds. Snead started the final round unimpressively. He had a 6 at the fifth, and reached the turn in 40. but he was given plenty of scope by his rivals’ gradual downfall, and ended the round steadily.
Snead. Pulla, and Rees were leading with 215 at the end of the third roui.d Both Bulla and Rees crashed in the final round, taking 79 and 80 respectively. Locke ruined his remaining chances by -aking five s’s for the last six holes. The leader at the end of 36 holes, Cotion, did not produce his earlier form, and finished with a final round of 79. The scores in the last two rounds and to'ais were:—
Snead (U.S.A.) .. 74 75 — 290 Bulla (U.S.A.) 72 79 — 294 Locke (S. Africa) .. 75 76 — 294 Von Nida (Aust.) .. 74 75 — 295 Rees 73 80 — 295 Cotton 76 79 — 295 Ward 73 76 — 295 Kirkwood (U.S.A.) 78 74 — 296 Little (U.S.A.) 72 74 — 299 Shankland .. .. 77 75 — 304
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26198, 8 July 1946, Page 5
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