The Washington times., 1931-06-01
MAC SMITH
SCORES 70
To LEAD

CARNOUSTIC, Scotland, June
Macdonald Smith, the popu-
lar favorite to win the British
Open golf championship this
year, burned up the Barry course
for a low 70. Out in an average
of even As, Smith came home like
the gale in which he was play
ing, in "a. His card:
Out ..... 1888 4-Ss
In ....... "a 4 1 4-S4-7O
Henry Cotton, brilliant young
Britisher, turned in "A and
Harry Vardon had an "a. which
may put him out of the running.
George Duncan, rs; Mark Sey-
mour, 70.
Places among those qualifying
for play in the British open golf
championship seemed assured to-
day to most of the American
contenders at the end of the first
round of qualifying play.
Fighting through a combina-
ton of driving rain and a howl,
ing gale which made for the
worst possible golfing conditions,
all Of the leading American con-
tenders turned in cards in the
middle seventies, which appeared
to assure them of qualifying.
1t was a day to try the hearts
OF the Stoutest golfers. With the
falrWays dripping and water.
logged, and the green's half
flooded, the rough, clustering
wind furnishing a still further
handicap to already well-nigh
unplayable conditions. Indeed.
for a time there was some
thought of postponing the tour.
nament because of the weather.
something that has not happened
since 1910.
Tony Manero carded II on the
Barry course which furnished
considerably easier going than
on the CarnOustie course, where
the other half of qualifying
play was staged.
Other American cOntenders in
the running were Joe KirkWood,
II; Horton Smith, rs; Joe Tur-
mesa, rs; Willie Hunter, IT; Gene
Sarazen, IS; Johnny Farrell, IS.
Joe Kirkwood, playing the Car
noustie course, turned in a card
OF II for today's round, Kirkwood
played an easy, steady game
throughout. except at the ninth
where, his drive from the tee
found a bunker. His mashie,nib-
ilck took him safely out, but he
thrlce-putted on the green for
swollen 6. His card:
Out
kirkwood.... 444544 $50
kirkwood.... 445S S453 5-sS--7
COmpstOn Is Steady
Archie Compston, young British
star, turned in a brilliant y for
his round on the Barry course.
His card:
Out
compston.... 44444
Compston.... 4445 4444 4-37-72
Compston played an incom.
parably steady, machine-like
game throughout, but his 70 on
the Barry Course could not com.
pare with the 72 which r. A.
Wh1tcombe, British professional.
burned in over the more difficult
Carnoustie Course, which estab-
hsned a new course record. The
previous record Of "a was estab
llshed by Macdonald Smith.
Other scores over the Car
nOuStie course today we're:
Jose JuradO, Argentine, 7S;
JOnniS de PaOlO, California, SO:
Tom Green, II; w. Nolan, rs;
w. Large, IS; and over the
Barry course: Joshua Crane,
IS; Marcus ChuriO, 70; John
de Forest. ~; Lister Hartley,
IS; Stewart Burns, 76; Bert
HOdSOn, IS.
Joe Turnesa, who scored rs.
showed the dripping gallery some
brilliant golf, but on the whole
lacked steadiness. He drove his
ball out of bounds on the sew
enth and took a terrible 7 on the
hole. But when he reached the
turn Turnesa began to find him
self. Despite the sloppy fair
ways and the water logged greens
he negotiated the first five holes
coming home in straight par,
and followed this with two
brides in a row. The second,
on the sixteenth, he negotiated
by holing out a 15-yard putt.
Another par 4 on the seventeenth
and another birdie 4 on the lone
home" hole gave him a 35-76.