The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
INDIANS SHAKE 'JINX AND DOWN SAINTS
J Local Pros
Tie for State
Golf LaurelS
HeinIein and StonehouSe in
18-HoIe PIayoff for
Open Crown.
BY DICK MILLER
Times staff Writer.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. IA
playof for the 1884 Indiana open
golf championship was staged here
today over Helfrich municipal course
between lanky Bill Heinlein, 3d.
year-old Indianapolis business man
golfer, and Ralph Stonehouse, pro
at Coffin municipal course in the
capital city.
Deadlocked at the end of the
regulation seventy-two-hole tOurna-
ment late yesterday with scores of
287, these two sterling linksnen en-
gagged in the eighteen-hole playoff
this afternoon in an effort to de-
termine Guy Paulsen's successor.
PaulSen, who halls from TT. Wayne
and twice has held the title, re-
fused to go down without a desper-
ate battle. Although eight strokes
behind at times during the final
thirty-six holes, he fired sub-par
rounds of 10 and SO to slash the
total to 288, a stroke behind the two
leaders.
Some of the greatest golf ever
played in an open championship was
dished out by the pros and amateurs
in the tournament windup.
Sets Course Record
Trailing by one stroke at the end
of thirty-siX holes, young Heinlein
blazed his way into the lead Of the
field with a course record of 81 on
the third eighteen holes. This put
him in front by four strokes. Ralph
Stonehouse, leader at the thirty-six-
hole mark, turned in a sub-par p,
only to find himself four shots be-
hind Heinlein at fifty-four holes.
Amateur honOrs for the open
championship went to little Bud
Pettigrew of Pendleton, who finished
with Dol. Pettigrew was state high
school champion last year. He edged
out Jack Taulman, another young
high school star from Columbus, by
one stroke yesterday. Johnny Simp-
son of Washington, Ind, only anna
teur to ever win both the open and
amateur championships, tied with
Phil Talbot for third place among
the simon pures with 304.
Going into the final round four
shots behind, StonehouSe realized he
must get brides to win. He started
out with four pars, dropped in a
SiX-foOt putt for a birdie and one
the same length for another on the
ninth hole. He went out in 35, two
under par.
Leader Three-P Puts
A siX-foot putt gave him another
birdie on No. IL. He missed several
opportunities for brides on the re-
naming holes. He finished with II
and a 287 before Heinlein had COM
pleted nine holes of the final round.
While this was going on Lanky
Bill three-putted on two greens after
scoring two brides and finished the
first nine in even par 81, which al
lowed Stonehouse to pick up two
strokes at the siXty-three-hole
mark.
Heinlein three-putted on No. II,
where StonehOuse had birdied.
All Bill needed was par in to win
by one stroke. 1t looked cinch as
he clicked off five in row.
Heinlein had not missed tee shot
all day, but he did on No. Is and
was forced to waste a shot playing
out of the woods. He had to work
hard for a five and tie.
Paulsen blazed a trail of IS out,
getting two brides and seven pars.
Two more brides on the second nine
further cut down the lead held by
Stonehouse and Heinlein.
A birdie on either of the last three
holes would have given him a tie,
but he played them in even par.