The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-27
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on the tail-end of the Thursday
starting list, and who were forced
to call their matches at various
points between the ninth and eight
eenth holes on account of darkness,
gathered at the clubhouse at Z a. m.
today and, with their scorers, fin
ished their first eighteen holes.
AS darkness came. Thursday Of
ficials of the Western Association
gathered hurriedly and devised this
scheme to complete the first round.
They also set up the starting time
for today from $40 to a. m. and
hoped to get all of the. entry list
in with thirty-six holes of quail
flying golf by nightfall today.
Three of the country's famed
players, Charles Evans. Joe Turnesa,
and AL Watrous, victims of the
large entry list putted out on the
eighteenth green Thursday evening
when it was impossible for them to
see their drives. They were forced
to depend on the gallery for guild
ance.
OF the players that finished Thurs
day Gene Sarazen, former National
Open and Pro champion, was low
medalist, with a SO, 1t might be
declared brilliant, because only one
score was near it. p. o. Hart, dark
horse from Marietta, Ohio, shot a
70.
Macdonald Smith, defending cham
pion, did nothing to attact the at
tention of the large galleries and
had a rs. Walter Hagen, rs. and
Joe Turnesa, National Open run
nerup this years. and Chick Evans,
famed amateur had the same score
1t was the opinion of the officials
Of the Western Association that
something must he done before next
year TO take care of the conditions
that have grown about the crown
ing of the western open champ.
AS long as it is an open every one
must be allowed to enter IL their
home course handicap is below 5, at
this time. Either the handicap will
be lowered, or else the entry list will
undergo a divisional qualifying weed
ing, such as is held in various cen
tiers. for the national open.
1t is pointed out that in such a
qualifying round i'm this State half
the entries would have been elimi.
mated before the final play started
II the qualifying scores were S5.
With scores grazing the board as
high as 100, and under the handicap
of high winds, and huge field one
of the noteworthy features of the
Thursday play was the showing
made by the six Nelson brothers,
five of whom finished in the
seventies. All are Indiana golf club
pros. Chester had rs, Wally, 49,;
Dick, 10; Erwin, rs; Chick. II, and
Lee, 50.
Laurie Ayton, Chicago, F. S. Gal.
lett, Milwaukee, Wis, had IFS for
third place, and from there on the
who won the California open, and
the $4,000 prize that went with it
had "a.
J. M. Simpson, Terre Haute. the
Indiana State Amateur champ. had
an 81, and Eddie thinner, Indian
apolis Country Club City champion,
rs.
John Lehman. Purdue University
student, Gary. Ind, runner-up in
the State amateur had rs. Leonard
Schmutte, the State Open cham
pion, shot 80. He holds the official
course record of IS.
Wagers that some player VIII
break the course record. We're still
to be had although the scores Of
Thursday would indicate that the
going was not very easy.
Sarazen, who had all kinds of
trouble in the practice rounds. that
is, as he told it, played steadily,
after a day of rest Wednesday.