Evening star., 1932-06-10
SARAZEN BREAKS
RECORD TO TAKE
BRITISH OPEN CROWN

BRITISH OPEN CROWN
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his final round. even his irons failing
him and his 800 cut him away from the
leaders.
First prize in the British open Is
fl00, about $3.50 at the current rate Of
exchange and not enough even to pay
Sarazen's steamer fare, but the prestige
that goes with the title probably will
mean at least $50,000 to the American
professional.
Havers finished with 76 and 72-
hole total Of 289 leaving Macdonald
Smith alone in second place.
Charles Whitcombe had 292, Percy
Allis, 292, and w. H. Davies, 293. those
being the three closet to the pace
makers at the end Of the third round.
Plays Sober Round.
SaraZen had no great good fortune on
his third round, no spectacular play.
just round Of good golf with oc-
casional slips such as bad mashie-
niblick shot at the fourth, which cost
him a S.
Starting with a par and then q
birdie, Gene hit the hole from 10 yards
at the third for 2, but the ball didn't
drop. Then came his bad shot at the
fourth. At this hole he overran the
green about 80 yards. He stepped up
to the ball and apparently thought the
shot was too easy for he missed the
fTn
Gene sank a 5-yarder for a birdie 3
at the seventh. At thc eighth he hit
the flag with No. ron, then sank
2-yarder for an eagle He got his
par at the ninth to turn in 49,
Starts Home With A.
Sarazen started home with three Is.
although he was putting for IS at both
the eleventh and twelfth holes At the
latter his first effort from 8 yards
trimmed the cup.
At the thirteenth he needed 5 after
he had overplayed his second. Clipped
back too strong and then missed hole
able putt He got his par 3 at the short
fourteenth, but three puts from three
yards cost him S at the fifteenth.
He sank a five-yarder for birdie 3
at the sixteenth. He couldn't reach the
green in two at the long seventeenth,
but Clipped well. and for the fifth time
in the round his first putt Tipped the
cup. He had an easy at the
eighteenth
With confidence in every stride and
victory in every grin. Sarazen started
his final round 4-4-3.
Beats Bad Shot.
He played easily to get his par on
the first and, despite a f1ubbed mashie
skot to the second green, took birdie 3,
almost ho.ing chip shot from short
Tough.
He was we'll on the third green with
his tee shot and just missed a birdie,
holing out for a par 3.
Sarazen got his par at the fourth.
He pulled his tee shct at the fifth and
an uncertain approach cost him 4
one over par. The sixth he played in
par 4.
He drove with a brassie at the sew
enth, tried to play the hole too carefully.
and wound up taking S, again one over
par
Gene made up for this lapse at the
next hole. however. canning an 6-yard
putt for an eagle 3. repeating his per-
fcrmance on the same hole in the third
round.
He just Tipped the cup with his first
putt at the ninth and had to be con-
tent with par 4.
Reaches Bunker With Second.
Another pulled tee shot at the tenth
found the rough and he was in a
bunker with his second. to take 5 strokes
for the hole and again go ! over par.
He again pulled his tee shot at the
eleventh. but recovered nicely to ge.
his par 4.
The Prince of Wales joined Sarazen's
gallery at the fourteenth and saw Gene
hole a 5-yard putt for birdie 2. Sara
zen was l over fours through the six
teenth.
His brassie shot at the seventeenth
finished 25 yards short Of the green.
He pitched up to within 8 yards Of the
hole and just Tipped the cup, finally
tapping it in from an inch away for
his par 5.
He got a fine drive down corridor
of humans at the eighteenth hole and
sent his second yards from the cup.
Putting safely, he first rolled his ball
up close. then tapped 1t in for birdie
4 and his "A.
There it is. let them shoot at 1t"
he said. as he pushed his way through
the crowd.
Other Final Scores.
Other final scores were:
{. Denotes amateurs
Ted Ray, Great Britain, 75-77-SO-
1911
Herbert Jolly, Great Britain, 75-74-
8O-75-304
'H. G. Bentley, Great Britain, 75-
78-79-74-306.
Lionel Mum, Great Britain, 3o3.
Arthur Lacey, Great Britain, 73-73-
7l-76-2e3
Abe Mitchell, Great Britain. TIL
75-72-295.
Robert Sweeney, United States, 7S-
74-77-78-307.
Fred Taggart, Great Britain, ISL
75-77-306
Lister Hartley, Great Britain, 10
73-80-73-302.
Walter Pursey, United States, 76-
75-73-79-303.
Henry Cotton. Great Britain 74-72-
77-72-295.
Don Curtis, Great Britain, 74-7s-
78-76-306.
Marcel Phillipon, France, Tiff
80-78-312.
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