The Washington times., 1932-06-06
TOM ARMOUR
SCORES 75
FORROUND

take the lead in the qualltylng
round of the British Open golf
championship.
Arthur Havers. British golfer,
carded a 34-37-71, to equal Jock
HutchinSon's professional record
for the Princes course, made in
the 1922 championship.
Macdonald Smith, veteran n
American pro, carded a 73 over
Princes. Percy Allis, veteran
Britain player, had a 76. while
Ted Ray had a 73. His card:
Out. As 3 s 3 4 4 4-3s
In...... s 4 4 4-37-73
Smiths 36 for the first nine
might easily have been less with
little better luck. For on three
separate occasions long puts
Tipped the cup. He hooked his
tee-shots at the fourteenth and
eighteenth holes, but on both oc-
casionS made beautiful recoveries,
then sinking eight and nine-foot
puts respectively for AS.
FIawIeSs Putting
Ernest w. H. Kenyon, of
Britain, joined the low scores
with a one-over-par 70 on St.
Georges.
Mitchell Cards 73
Frank Sweeney, brother of
Robert, went out in al and back
in As for an 86. Abe Mitchell.
veteran British pro, took 34-39
for a 73.
E. w. Jarman, of Cheshire,
youngSter whose achievements
hitherto have been purely local,
startled the galleries by carding
70 over st. Georges.
H. A. Easterbrook, of England,
took 37-42-79, while Henry Cot
ton, veteran Briton, had 38-40-78.
At Princes, E. w. A. Kenyon,
Irish open champion, carded a
pair. of perfect 36's for a 72. Fred
Taggart also polled a 70 with a
37-35.
Stuart Scheftel. American play
ing from a British club, carded
39-41-80.
japanese Scores 79
Bert Hodson, of England. had
4O-42-82. Tom Green, of Britain,
Joined the pacemakers with a "a
38-72. H. Tomekichi Miyamoto,
Japanese champion, carded 4O-39
70. A. J. Lacey, Of England,
took 37-39-76.
Paul Azbill, an American play
ing from Sunningdale Club, Eng
land. carded 45-40-85.
Gene Sarazen, American pro,
also counted 70, going out in 81
and back in 36. His faultless put
ting and perfect control of the
ball against a high wind on the
fairways kept his score down. He
took only 33 puts for the 18 holes.
Sarazen's card:
Sarazen was out in 81 and back
in SO. His faultless putting and
perfect control of the ball against
high wind on the fairways kept
his score down. He took only
33 puts for the 18 holes. Sara
zen'S card:
Armour Shoots IS
Tommy Armour, defending
champion, shot rs. Armour
played over Royal st. Georges.
while Sarazen and the other two
leaders negotiated Princes.
Tommy played virtually flaw
less golf, featured by brilliant
putting. His worst mistake was
at the fifteenth, where he took
two shots to extricate the ball
from rough grass at the edge of
the green. His card:
Out ......... "a IS 3 4--3s
In .......... "A 4 5 2 3 Stills
Robert Sweeney. young Ameri-
can undergraduate at oxford.
also carded a rs at St. Georges,
going out in 80 and coming back
in 36.
Out. $500 ass 4-87
Walter Pursey. entered from
the Inglewood Club, Seattle, was
troubled by the wind which blew
in from the sea. He dubbed four
of his drives and negotiated the
round in 40-41-81. Tom Dobson,
former Scottish amateur cham
pion, and ,Malcel Dallemagne, of
France, carded 72 apiece.
Equal Amateur Record
Dallemagne carded two perfect
36's for his splendid round. Dob
son was out in 35 and back in 81.
Both Dallemagne and Dobson
equalled the amateur record for
the course, held by Rex Hartly.
British Walker Cup star.
Ernest Whitcombe, another
Walker Cup player, took 43-41-
"a for his first round play. A. T.
Torrance. of Britain. had a
38-40-78.
Crane Shoots SO
Joshua Crane, of Brookline.
Mass, a yearly entry. was the
first of the IL American entrants
to complete the first 18 holes of
qualifying play. He was out in
43 and back in 46 for a total
of 80.
Fred Robson, of the Addington
Club, England, was the first to
break eighty with 40-39-79,