The New York herald., 1922-09-29
CRUIKSHANK SETS
NEW GOLF RECORD
Negotiates Belle Meade Course
in 66 in Southern Title
Tournament.
BIZ the Associated Press.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Sept. 2S. - Bob
Cruikshank of the Shackamaxon Coun-
try Club, Westheld, N. j., shattered al
records for the Belle Meade course with
a &C in his first qualifying round in the
Southern open championship meet this
afternoon.
The stocky little Scot shot 33 for the
par 81 outward trip and came home In
33. par the inward nine being 81. Cruik-
shank's card included three brides and
ar e4tle. His card:
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The course is $3.50 yards in length,
the par for which Is II. The outward
nine is s,o23 yards. with par 81, and the
inward half S,S07 yards, par 81.
Following Cruikshanlk were Emmett
French and Abe Mitchell. with 6s's. who
were trailed by Joe KirKwoos, Australian
champion, and Walter Hagen. the Brit
lsh open title holder, with SOS. John
Farrell of Quaker Ridge, n. ", and
Jim Barnes of Pelham, N. Y, scored 70
each.
George Z. Duncan, Jock Hutchison
and Bob Macdonald turned in cards OF
II, while John Golden of Tuxedo, n. y,
and Bob PEBBLES of Louisville had ~.
Six finished in 73 strokes. six with ~
and a total Of fifty-five had less than so.
Hutchison's Record Broken.
Cruikshank's score Of sc broke the
record set eighteen months ago by Jock
Hutchison in an exhibition match. the
little Scot shot past all obstacles. pick
ing off four brides and an eagle on the
round, and played sound par golf on the
rest of the holes with the exception OF
No. /, where he took b. Here MS
drive was straight down the fairway,
but he sliced his second and took TWO
puts after reaching the green on ne
third on the 21o yard second ne
reached the green with his iron anu
took tws~putts and clipped off par 4
on No. 8.
ON No. Cruikshank sliced his drive
into a long bunker in front of the sew
enteenth tee, but he came out Ike a
sandstorm and rammed down beautifui
putt for a birdie 8. Pars followed on
five. six. seven and eight, but at the
ninth he Clipped to the pin and SANK
birdie 4 after a short second.
Another birdie dropped on NO, l0. MOI
satisfied with the smaller game, how
ever Cruikshank shot his drive into tne
"bowr' on the fifteenth, placing It eight
inches from the cup, and went down toI
an eagle 2, and he finished the rouno
with a slashing drive on the eighteenth.
,laced his brassie within easy approach
ing distance. Clipped on and dropped
birdie for sc.
Abe Mitchell Starts Well.
Abe Mitchell started his round to-day
as though he would sweep everything
before him. negotiating the outward nine
In a remarkable 81. but he weakened or
the homeward trip and required thirty
seven strokes, blowing his chances fof
a record On the outward ninssMitchel
missed the cup by inches for 80.
Emmett French, following close be
hind Mitchell had $50 one under par
going out and returned in 35 for IS.
Walter Hagen had a great chance to
finish with Sc. but shot II away on the
last few holes He went through six
| teen with four brides and an eagle
tucked under his belt. but there thu
British champion could do no better
than par 5, going out to the rough t.
the green on his third and using tn
regulation two puts. Heading home
ward on the eighteenth he had another
chance for 4 and 6S. but as one yester
day. this hole jinxed him. His drive
was I'm the rough to the right and hi'
iron out was short and stlll In the rough
| Then he overshot the green coming out
taking three more strokes for a 6 an'
| 50.
Joe Kirkwood. the Australian. PLACED
himself well up among the leaders by
repeating his card of SO, made I'm th'
pro-amateur event yesterday.