The Washington times., 1931-06-03
FARRELL WITH r. LEADS u S. PROS IN BRITISH GOLF OPEN
MAC SMITH
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CARNOUSTTE, Scotland, JUNE
S.-Johnny Farrell, young Quaker
Ridge, N. Y. professional, blaZeC
the way for the nine American
competitors in the British oper
championship play today ovel
the first 18 holes of play. Far
rell had a card of 70.
Gene Sarazen. with a "a, fol
lowed just two strokes behinc
Farrell. and Macdonald Smith
Who copped medal honors in the
qualifying rounds. was three
strokes further back with IS
Tommy Armouor scored 73.
Manero Cracks
Horton Smith carded a II, anC
Tony Manero turned in an in
flamed 80. Tony found plenty
of trouble on this temperamenta.
course and his card was studded
with IS and IS.
Farrell, Sarazen and the two
Smiths played almost cOpy-bOOk
golf. although Horton Smith
had some trouble gauging the
wind during the first few holes
of play, and Mac Smith ap-
peared unsteady as a bundle of
nerves until he reached the
seventh.
Farrell and Sarazen were the
perSonification of steadinesS.
Gene licked off three is in row,
then 3; two more Is, two IS
and another 4, for 80 to the turn.
He found some trouble coming
home when he sliced his drive
from the twelfth tee and followed
this by putting his spoon second
into a bunker.
Farrell took only IA puts for
the first nine holes and sinking
o 12-yarde.' at the second and a
a0-yarder at the seventh. His
driving was the essence Of &C.
euracy.
Unsteady and nervous, Mac
Smith seemed to confirm the pre-
dictions of the experts that he
had burned himself up in the
qualifying rounds, when he
started out today.
Farrell took the first three
holes in straight par 4s. On the
fourth a long drive opened up the
green and he was safely on with
his iron second. He downed r.
yard putt for his first birdie.
Drives Straight
Johnny's drives were as straight
as rifle shots and his putter
worked as if it had good eye in
its head. Fours and IS were
licked off in almost monotonous
regularity to the turn.
The tenth and eleventh were.
.cOpybOOk golf. At the twelfth a
badly sliced drive gave him a
lie well to the right of the
bOttle-neck through the traps
and hilIOckS which are feature
of this hole. Farrell. attempted
to drive over the distractions
with spoon shot. But the ball
found a bunker.
A mashie shot took him out
safely, but he was short of the
green. Nevertheless. he made the
play with his putter, and overran
the hole by two yards. He carded
o. 6 here.
The short thirteenth he negoti-
ated in a regulation 8. On the
fourteenth Farrell purposely
played, his second shot safely,
stopping short of the "spectacles"
bunkers which guard the green
He Clipped over with his third
and was safely on. Two puts
made it S.
On the 18th he was short with
his second wood shot and needed
a short maShie to get on. He
was playing directly into the
face of the wind. Two puts
gave him another S.
His drive from the 10th tee
found a bunker. He Clipped
out with his niblick, with
plenty of backSpin on the ball.
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for q par 3.
Another 5 followed on the 18th
when Farrell missed a 12-inch
putt. On the 18th he played his
braSsie second purposely short
of the two bunkerS which guard
the, green. He pitched on and
downed a ten-yard putt for a
par 4.
Cotton Ties Farrell
The wind bothered Horton
Smith considerably. in addition
to which the Joplin lad was in
clined to be erratic at times on
his own responsibility. His put
ter was working just fairly we'll.
Henry Cotton, star British per-
former, tied FarrellS score of 70.
Cotton took the first nine in
straight Is. Coming home he
juggled his Is, SIS, and IS in such
a manner as to average As. His
card:
Cotton's card
out..,......, 444444 4-36
Mac Smiths card
Out....... a 4 6 80
In.......... 4 2 A F-36-75
Cotton played steady, accurate
golf throughout the round. He
caught a birdie 4 on the long