Evening star., 1935-04-08
SARAzEN LEADING
WOOD IN PLAY-0FF
Shoots n, Stroke Under
Par, While Rival Loses
Control.
By the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AUGUSTA. Ga. April Scene
Sarazen, former American and British
open champion. shot sub-par golf to-
day to take a four-stroke lead over
Craig Wood of Deal, N. j., on the
first round Of their 36-hole play-off
for top money of $500 in the Au-
gusta National Golf Clubs invitation
tournament. Sarazen carded II,
one under par. while Wood lost con-
troll on the incoming nine and scored
ats.
The two professional rivals were
deadlocked yesterday at the end Of
the regulation n holes, with scores
Of 2S2 each, Sarazen overhauling Wood
with the aid of double eagle"-a
deuce on the par five fifteenth-in one
of the greatest finishes Of his career.
Wood Wins First.
Both were on the 400-yard first
hole with o drive and pitch. Sarazen
carding q S to Woods regulation 4.
On the 350-yard third, Wood barely
missed q 20-f0oter for o birdie after
Sarazen overplayed the green with his
approach and then chipped back
within Is inches Of the cup. Both
had As. They had regulation is on
the 1s0-yard fourth.
Wood overshot the nth green with
q long iron shot, but pitched feet
from the cup and got q par L. Sara
zen was l8 feet from the pin with
his second and two-putted.
Wood took the lead again with .
; on the l85-yard six.
Sarazen pulled up even again by
running down a 20-foot putt for a
birdie 3 on the 340-yard seventh.
Both sliced their tee shots into the
rough on the long. uphill eighth, and
took fives by avoiding further risks.
Wood outdrove Sarazen by 40 yards
on the 420-yard ninth but half -smoth-
cred his second and landed In q trap
In front OF the green. He played out
9 feet beyond the cup but rolled the
putt down for q fine after Sarazen
two-putted from IS feet.
Par-Out .......... 454 343 454-36
Sarazen-Out ...... 544 344 354-36
Wood-Out ........ 454 343 454-36
Sarazen Goes Into Lead.
SaraSen got the putting range and
took the lead for the first time on the
incoming nine. Gene canned q 10
footer for . birdie on the yard
tenth hole, while Wood was lucky TO
chip close enough for q par.
Both missed the 415-yard eleventh
green with their approach shots.
Sarazen pitched on and sank a 6-foot-
er for a four and Wood lost another
stroke by taking two puts from is
feet for q five.
Sarazen picked up another stroke on
the short twelfth, where it's essential
to carry a creek and avoid a steep
bank guarding the rear of the green.
Wood hooked into the creek twice
on the troublesome thirteenth. He
dropped out for the penalty on each
occasion and saved q six only by
pitching within 3 feet of the pin.
Sarazen, IN the rough OF the tee,
played the hole safely for q par five
and assumed q four stroke lead.
They carded orthodox fours on
number IA
Playing the 485-yard fifteenth
where he got his spectacular double
eagle" deuce yesterday. Sarazen drove
into the rough. played short of the
creek in front of the green and took
q five. Wood carried the water hazard
with a spoon shot, but dubbed his chip
shot from the bank and scrambled to
get his five with two puts from IL
feet.
Both got regulation threes on the
145-yard sixteenth.
Both flirted with the cup, Wood from
Is feet and Sarazen from 30, on the
seventeenth, but took fours. They
were both down in regulation fours
on the eighteenth.
Par-In ....... 443 545 344-36-72
Sarazen-In.... 343 545 344+35-71
Wood-In ...... 454 645 344-39-75