The Washington times., 1932-06-07
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The course record at Princes
Sandwich, was broken again this
afternoon by Eric McCruvie
Scotch professional who carded
a 33-36-69 in the second quail
flying round of the British Open
Championship for a total OF IA
Macdonald Smith, the first OF
the outstanding American com
petitors to complete the qualify
ing rounds, carded a 73 at st
Georges for the second 18, giving
him total of 146.
Tommy Armour, the American
defending champion, shot a mag
nificent II over Princes course
to equal Mac Smiths 146. He
was out in So and back in 35,
clipping four strokes off his mark
for the first round.
Crisp Iron Shots
Macdonald Smiths card:
Out. .... As 4 5 3-35
In....... As 445 5 4 4-3S-7S-14t
Armour's card:
Out. zee. 54 4-36
In. ...... 4 3 3 4-36-71-14t
Tommy's iron shots were as
crisp as ever and he had only
two putting lapses-at the first
and sixteenth greens, where he
missed three-footers, but several
long puts compensated.
The American drov- prodig
iously. At the seventh the bal
travelled a full $40 yards from
the tee. to the amazement of the
spectators.
Gene Sarazen turned in a 76
Only a fair card in comparison
with many of the British aspi
rants. for a 36-hole total of 149
His card:
Out zee. 44445 SO 4-S7
Playing superb golf, Alfred R
Bradbeer, hitherto obscure young
British professional from Somer
set, easily maintained his lead by
oarding a II for the low total
of 141.
Bradbeer Leads With 141
Bradbeer negotiated Royal st
Georges course yesterday in 10
under par, to lead the pack at
the end of the first round. To.
day, he went around Princes
course, in II. equalling the rec,
ord set in 1922 by Jock Hutchin.
son. Scotch professional.
Earlier in the day r. A. Whit.
combe of Britain had broken
Hutchinson's record with bril-
liant 10. Coupled with his 76
for yesterday, this put Whit
combe 5 strokes behind Bradbeer.
James Adams. of Englan d
equalled Hutchinson's course rec.
ord for Princes with a II for a
total Of lat. He wa. out in "a
and back in 81.
c. A. Whitcombe, a brother of
the record-breaker, carded a a.
38-72 at Princes for a total of
151.
James Braid and Harry Var
don, the famous old-timers with
out whom the open would be in
complete, went out of the run
ming today. Braid took an 80
for a total of 166, while Vardon
had an 80 for a total of 1865.
Douglas Grant, former Califor-
MIA champion, who has lived in
England for many years, scored
70, one over par, for the Royal
st. Georges course today for a
36-hole total of 152. Ross Thomp-
son, Of Uniontown, Pa, shot a
78 for a total of 1853.
Arthur Aavers, who had a II
yesterday, took 36-41-77 today
for total of 148. Abe Mitchell
carded a nice 36-37-73 for a
total of 146. Don Curtis of
Britain equalled McRuvie's new
record over Princes with another
SO for a total of 145.
First American Casualty
Frank Sweeney, American un-
dergraduate at oxford, was the
first American casualty. With an
IS for the first round, he ran into
dl1tlcultleS at the start of his
second and tore up his card.
Robert Sweeney, another of the
American Oxford undergrads, was
out in 36 and back in 40 for a
36-hole total of ISL.
Other results:
sgd Easterbrook, England, 149; Henry
Cotton. England, 1854: Rex Hartley, of
Britain, 157; Paul Azbill, United States,
16S; T. Miyamoto, Japan. 1852: Jim
Duncan, England. 147: Bert Hodson,
England, 1853; Tom Green, England,
4S; Percy Allis, England. 1853; John
De Forest, English amateur champion,
ISL; Archie Compston, Scotland, 14s.
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