COTTON CHAMPION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 154, 2 July 1934, Page 8

COTTON CHAMPION

BRITISH OPEN GOLF AGGREGATE RECORD SARAZEN EQUALLED (By Ttlcgrajh—Pre l * Association —Copyright) LONDON, June 20. Cotton won the British open golf championship with a total of 283, equalling Sarazen’s record. Cotton’s third and fourth rounds were 72 and 79. Brews (South Africa) was second., with 71, 288. and Padgham (Britain) third, with 74, 290. Further remarkable goff was witnessed at Sandwich, where Henry Cotton won the open golf championship by a substantia! margin. During the course of five days’ play he first lowered the course record during the qualifying round with 66, and after returning a card of 67 in the first round, reduced his own record in the second round with 65, the aggregate for 36 holes having never been equalled on a championship course. A strong wind was blowing to-day, but in the third round Cotton was 72 and in the fourth 79.

Cotton, who is at present engaged as professional at Waterloo Club (Belgium), is the first Englishman to win the championship since 1923. A high wind made conditions much more difficult at Sandwich. Cotton had not the same luck in the draw as in the earlier rounds, when he was one of ihe earliest players. Enormous wellbehaved crowds followed his play. Cotton began after half an hour’s steady practice with every club. He showed no sign of worrying about the harder conditions. It soon became apparent that Kirkwood, who was playing ahead of Cotton, was going to be a strong challenger, as he holed the first six in 3 under 4’s, and finished the first nine in 34 to Cotton’s 35. Shute, the holder, made a poor show, and put himself out of the running with an %■'. Third Round Scoring Low. Third round scores in the British open championship were:—Nolan 75. Hodson 74, Allis 71, all aggregating 219; Macdonald Smith 72, 220; E. R. Whitcombe 73, McCulloch 75, Green 14. all 222; Shute 80, 223; Burton 72, B. Gadd 80, both 224; Weston 77. R. A. Whitcombe 74, Sigardia 74, all 225; Padgham 75, 216; Brews 70, 217; Ward 72, 219; Twine 75, 223; Jully 76, Perry 74, both 226; Kirkwood 71. 214; Davies 73, 217; Dallemagne 71, 215; Whitcombe 74 217; Sarazen 74, 222; McLean 69, 222 Fourth round totals and aggregates include the following:—Dallemagne 77. 292; Kirkwood 78. 292; Macdonald Smith 72, 292; Hodson 76. 295; < . Whitcombe 76, 295: E. Whitcombe 74. 296; Allis 77, 296; Twine 71. 297; Burtor. 74. 298; Davies 82, 299; iDaili v 7'. 300; McLean 78, 2 "); R. Whitcombe 75, • ; Shut< 78 1; Nolan 83, 102; Bert. Gadd 78. .’■oj; Sarazen 8'). I’.'ij; Weston 77. -002; Perry 77, . Adams 79. 303; Taggart 77, 305; McCulloch 83, 30; Easterbrook 77, >' ! s; Joliy 8", 306; Seymour 75. 306; Laidlaw 75 Denny 80, 308; Lister Hartley 78, 308; Burton S 3. 308; George Gadd 82. 309; Storey 82, 311; Robson 80, 311. Cotton Delighted Cotton stated in an inter view: ‘J am delighted to be the first British winner after eleven years. I am sure it will give golf in Britain the fillip it badly needed. It will show the Americans they cannot come and have the champicmsiiip for the takng.”