The New York herald., 1922-06-20
Lou Scores as Players
Qualify for Open Title.

SANDWICH. England, June ~ (ASso-
ciated Press) Jock Hutchlson, the
British open golf champion. to-day led
the field in the first eighteen holes of
the thirty-sIx hole qualifying round of
the tournament in which he is defend
ing his title. Playing over the Princes
course Hutchison turned in a card of II
strokes for the eighteen holes-32 out
and 3s home.
Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood went
around in 10. while Jim Barnes required
on So. These all played Princes. Ed
ward Van Week of Garden City made
- 80 on Royal st. George.
Aubrey Boomer OF the st. Cloud Club,
Paris, played a brilliant round In ~.
Hutchison's score OF to-day ranks as
the professional record for the course.
His card was as follows:
In .~.......... ~ 81 az IS ESs-71
Hutchison missed yard putt on the
sixteenth green. His driving to-day was
good. Frequently he was putting for a
three on long holes.
boomers Fine Round.
Boomer played brilliantly for his ~.
His only bad hole was the fourteenth.
where he required six. His card fol-
lows;
out .......... 43443s3 4-s5 :.
Tho final eighteen holes of the quail
Tying rounds will be played tomorrow.
Only the eighty players returning the
lowest scores for the thlrty-six holes of
qualifying will start in the seventy-two
holes OF the championship proper. to be
contested over the Royal st. Georges
course Thursday and Friday.
Barnes. American open champion.
playing on the Princes course. was out
In 3s, but required a. coming back. His
SO must be bettered In the final eighteen
holes by many strokes or he Is likely
not TO qualify for the championship,
which will bo contested Thursday and
Friday.
Barnes started shalily. After playing
two holes he lapsed into poor golf. miss
ing several easy puts. At the twelfth
he had a bad stance for his second shot
and drove the ball into cowshed. He
lifted II without penalty. but losing tho
distance.
was 20 hook his shots badly. He missed
a spoon shot for his second hole on the
honeward journey and was too strong
for his approach; thus the hole cost him
as.
Hagen ut His Best.
Hagen had most successful round
IN returning. n card OF 75 for the
Princes course He went out In 81
taking the first six holes In fours and
playing superb golf He was able 10
do the homeward trip IN 3s despite his
lack OF luck with several long puts.
Hagen had two magnificent wooden
club shots to the seventeenth which car
ried we'll on 20 the green. This hole
measures sac yards. The experts con-
slider his chances are very promising II
he maintains the form he displayed
to-day.
Edward Van Week OF the Garden
City (Long Isiand) Golf Club had a
total Of 90--42 out and 4s home. lie
WAS under flve at only flve holes. but
ala the sixteenth In three. He playel
the Royal So. Georges course.
other scores made were:
Princes course-Captain Carter. "a
Arnaud Massey OF France. rs; w. I.
Hunter, so: George Duncan. former
British open champion, 81 Abe Mitchell.
~: Arthur Havens. 76 Tom Walton
~ Ted Ray. 81 J. H. Taylor. so.
Royal 81. Georges coursc--Roger
wethered oxford. 70: A. J. Miles. 7s
william Watt, 10; Alexander Herd. 76 /;
James Braid, 70; Harry vardon, 20 !;
Cyril Tolksy. ".