Evening star., 1937-12-26
HANGS UP RECORD
WITH CARD OF 267
Five Brides and Eagle in
Stretch Climax Great
36-H0Ie Exhibition.
BY LARRY ROLLINS,
Associated Press Shorts Writer.

Il
M Snead of White Sulphur
V Springs, w. Va, blazed down
4 the home stretch today with
last nine 30. five below par, to win
the $4,000 Miami Open with a tourna-
ment record score of 267
That 80 gave Snead his second 66
OF the day, 72-hole score 13 under
par. top money of $500 and 5-stroke
margin over his nearest rivals, Horton
Smith of Chicago and Ralph Guldahl,
National Open champion.
Smith and Guldahl equaled the
former tournament record of 272, set
by Willie Klein of Miami Beach in
1896 and each collected $3.50.
1t was the second consecutive VIC
tory for Snead, who won the Nassau
Open last Monday after finishing
fourth in the $4,000 Miami Biltmore
Open the week before. He won $3.50
in each of those events.
The Miami Open narrowed to
three-man battle this morning when
Stanley Horne of Ottawa dropped
from the lead with a 2-over-par To-
while Snead and Smith were cracking
out 66s and Guldahl was carding 81.
Leaders Shoot 36S.
At THE 54-hole stage, Snead led
Smith and Guldahl by one stroke,
and so it remained through the first
afternoon nine, on which all three
shot 36s. Then Snead, one of COLTS
longest drivers. turned on the steam.
Smith and Guldahl came in with
last round 70's while Horne reassem-
bled his game we'll enough for a SO
and fourth-place money of 5000 at
274
The West Virginia slugger, with an
opening SO and 81 yesterday, never
was worse than under par on
9-hole stretch.
A penalty stroke on the l7th
hole, where Snead sent his tee shot
Into canal, made the score even
more amazing He took a bogey
five there by missing an 8-foot putt
after fine third shot. but brides
and an eagle gave him his under
par for the 9-hole stretch.
Snead started the final nine with
five straight threes-2 brides, 2
pars and an eagle. He birdied the
10th with 7-foot putt. pared the
18th after his drive hit a spec
tator and bounded to the green and
pitched stiff to the pin for another
birdie on No. 12 On the 460-yard
18th Snead sent his 5-iron Sec
ond shot within 18 inches of the
cup and dropped the putt for an
eagle.
d. c. Players Fare Poorly.
HE GOT his par on the 14th
by chipping within two inches
Of the can and collected another
, birdie on the 540-yard 18th with
an 8-foot putt. He needed a 12-foot
putt for his par on the short 18th
and then for the first time he fall
tered. He had chance to pull out
a par even after pushing his drive
into the canal, but his putt was inches
short
Winner of the Bing Crosby open in
California and the st. Paul open be-
fore the winter schedule began, Snead
has earned S10,24373 this year as
compared with s14.13869 by Harry
Cooper and s10,s6658 by Henry
Picard. Sam finished second to Gull
dahl in the last National Open.
Pat Sawyer of Birmingham Mich,
who shot a finishing 81, tied with
Denny Shute. P. G. A. champion, for
fifth place and collected $11250 each.
Johnny Revolta of Evanston, ILL.,,
winner Of the $4,000 first prize in Jhe
Biltmore open, collected $5667 today
as he tied with Harold McSpaden Of
Winchester. Mass, and Frank Moore
Of Mamaroneck, N. Y, for seventh
place at 279.
Earl Christensen. Miami police
man, was the low amateur with a r.
hole 28l. six strokes ahead of Paul
Leslie of Baton Rouge, La, former
Western amateur champion
Leo Walper and Witty Cox. WASH
ington. D. c., entries, finished far
down the list. Walper tackled rounds
Of 10 and 73 to a previous total of
146 for 289. Cox, Kenwood pro-
fessional, registered 14e for the first
36 holes and then withdrew
= Snead's cards today
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