The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-13
Lost PlayOf Last Year

man golfer. entering tournaments
with the provision that he take any
prize money he might win. Later
he associated with the clothing
store as salesman and instructor at
the practice net.
Last year in the Indiana open.
Heinlein made a flying finish at
Speedway course to tie Guy Paul
sen of TT. Wayne at the end of the
regulation seventy-tWo holes. In
the thirty-six-hole playoff. Paulsen
scored a 81 and new course record
to win.
This year at Evansville Bill en-
tered play as one of the fayOrites.
In the first round Thursday he
broke par with a 70 and 70,
thirty total of AS. but he
was one stroke behind Ralph Stone
house.
Friday morning Heinlein looked
his best. He tailed a 81, six under
par, for a new course record.
StOney Catches Bill
Although StonehouSe scored a sub
par round of y. he was four strokes
behind when the final eighteen
cen holes began. Realizing he must
fire subpar golf to win or tie, Ralph
did that very thing
Heinlein went into that last round
feeling he could fire par and win.
But he made two mistakes. Three
puts on the eleventh green and one
bad tee shot on the last hole, sent
him into a deadlock at 287.
When the playof opened Satur-
day. Heinlein started right out to
gain the laurels he allowed to filter
away Friday. A rousing forty-foot
putt on the first hole gave him q
birdie and seemingly unnerved
StonehouSe to the extent that he
three putted. missing one from less
than three feet
a ten-fOOt putt for another birdie
on No gave Heinlein a three
stroke lead. He had barely missed
putt for birdie on the second
hole.
StonehouSe was short of the green
on the fifth hole and needed three
more 10 get in so he went down
four strokes. but gained one of them.
back on the next green. a tricky
one that baffled Bill and made him
thTee-putt.
ParS on the next two holes by
both players took them to the half
way mark IN the same position.
Heinlein holding a three stroke lead
with a sub-par So. while StonehouSe
had 80. two over perfect figures.
The Coffin course pro then began
an uphill drive and succeeded in
reducing the margin to one stroke.
A pair of missed puts from less
than two feet cost him the title.
Heinleln missed the green on the
tenth hole. a 178-yard test. and
needed an extra shot to get on and
two 10 get down. He attempted TO
regain the lost ground or the next
hole and failed.
Strain Begins TO Tell
The leader missed the green on
the twelfth hole. but Clipped on
and nearly holed out and was down
IN par +. StonehOuSe faltered and
was again three strokes behind.
Heinlein three putted on the next
green 10 lose a stroke. but held on
at the next as they each scored par
IS. StonehOuSe reduced the lead 10
one stroke again when he dropped
IN a five-foot putt for birdie 8 on
No. Is They duplicated the per-
Torrance on the next hole, each
taking a five, one over par.
StOnehOuSe was short on the
next hole with his approach shot
and went over par with a 5. Helm
lein had chance to pick up shot.
but three-putted after Ralph had
Clipped up and hit the hole only TO
miss the remaining putt OF two feet.
Heinlein'S tee shot on the last hole
showed was pulled 10 the left into
the rough. A great shot out took
him 10 the green and he was down
IN TWO FOR a par 1. StonehouSe hit
the bank in front Of the green. /
Clipped up well, but saw his
chances go when Heinleins ap-
proach putt stopped dead to the
cup.
Stonehouse. who won the Miami
open last winter and has annexed
other titles. saw another
state open title fit away from him.