BRILLIANT GOLF

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19023, 25 May 1936, Page 7

BRILLIANT GOLF

FERRIER'S FINE VICTORY SILVER TASSIE TOURNAMENT LOWEST SCORE ON RECORD (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Pross Assn.J LONDON, May 23. The entries in the. Silver Tassie golf tournament at Gleneagles have been unequalled for years for size and classes This tournament, is regarded as a useful pipo-opeticr to the amateur championship at St. Andrews. .1. Fernet', New South Wales, was one of the ISO entrants,; among whom is the holder. Sweeney, the South African, Loelcie, and other stars. Ferrier gave a magnificent performance in the first round over the King's course, bis figures out being 5. 5,4, 5,3; 4. 4. 2,5, and in 4. 3. 4. 5. 3, 5. 4. 3. 4. He tied for leading place with the multimillionaire, Caplain Francis, of Dundee. Kenneth Mcchan and Locke putted poorly. Ferrier's second round on the Queen's course in the afternoon was 68. giving him an aggregate of- 140. which won for him the Silver Tassie. Ferrier played faultlessly* his iron shots dropping round the pin, but at the eighteenth he took three putts which; prevented him tying with the amateur record of 67. Hi's figures out were 4, 2, 4. 4, 5. 5. 5. 3. 4. and in, 4. 4. 4. 4. 3. 3, 4 3, 5. Ferrier's aggregate, is the lowest with which the Silver Tassie was ever won. the nearest- being Cyril Tolley's 141 in Locke and Rweenev finished with 149. ft. S. Walker. Scottish champion. (3 and 71.. and O. A. Mill, of Sandy Lodge, 74 and 70. were Ferrier's. nearest opponents. Mcchan scored 72 and 75. Sweeney 79 and 70. Locke 78 and 71. Francis was not in the first 11. Ferrier is regarded as one of the likely winners of the open champi&nsliip.