Evening star., 1953-07-06
Ben Two Under Par
For First Nine Holes;
Mangrum Shoots Is
BY the Assoeiefed Press

NA1t4N0OO4 IL, 0CotIdL1u, July
6.-Ben Hogan, the United
States Open and Masters cham.
pion, shot a 70. one under unoffi-
cial par. in the first qualifying
round for the British Open golf
championship today at Carnou-
sites Burnside links.
Playing before jammed gall
lery of about 5000 persons,
Hogan fired 80, two under par.
on the outgoing nine holes. then
needed 38 on the second nine.
Meanwhile, Bobby Locke Of
South Africa, the defending
champion. set a new course rec
ord at Burnside with 33-32-65.
Great putting did the job for
Locke, a three-time titleholder.
The previous record of 66 was
made in the 1930s by Joe Kirk
wood, ST., the American trick
shot artist.
Qualify on Two Courses.
The 173 golfers competing are
qualifying on two courses-the
7,200-yard links where the cham
pionship play starts Wednesday,
and the 6,391-yard Burnside lay
out.
Frank Stranahan, Toledo,
Ohio, amateur, was one of the
early finishers and turned in a
sparkling 37-36-73 over the
championship course. where the
unofficial par is 70. There Is no
official par here due to the
changing weather and wind con-
ditions.
Lloyd Mangrum of Los An
geles. one of Hogan's chief rivals
in his first try for the British
Open, shot a wind-blown 78 over
the championship course. Man.
grum. playing with a local golfer
who had a 80. didn't appear to
be extending himself as he went
out in 40 and came back in 38.
Ben Starts with Birdie.
Hogan got a birdie 3 on the
first hole, but had to settle for a
S on the 469-yard para second
when he took a long chip from
the edge of the rough and missed
his approach putt by a foot.
On the 181-yard third hole,
his tee shot landed 80 feet from
the pin. He missed his approach
putt by six inches, and was down
for a par 3.
The Texan hit a tremendous
280-yard drive on the 528-yard
fourth, ran his second shot
across the green to the apron.
and pitched to within eight feet
of the pin. He sank his putt for
birdie 4.
AS news of his round circu-
lated, Hogan's gallery doubled
from 5000 to 5000.
He got a par 3 on the fifth
and sank a 3-foot putt for q
par 4 on the next hole.
A 250-yard downwind drive
left him a 110-yard approach on
the seventh hole. He approached
within feet of the pin and was
down for birdie 3. On the 40
yard eighth hole, a chip-and-
run shot stopped 10 feet short.
Hogan got his par 4 with a curv-
ing downhill putt. n
Misses by Inches.
His tee shot on the 167-yard
ninth landed on the green Is
feet to the side of the pin. Ben
missed this approach putt by 3
inches. but sank his second for a
par 3.
On the 339-yard 10th hole,
Hogan uncorked a 250-yard Grive
that drifted into the rough on
the right. He pitched to the
green and got down in 2 more
from IA feet.
Ben went one over par on the
381-yard eleventh. His drive
wound up in deep rough on the
left. He recovered we'll with an
8-iron and was just short of the
green. He rolled his next shot
up with putter. but misjudged
by six feet and his putt coming
back hung on the lip.
A beautiful drive and approach
put Hogan 80 feet from the cup
and the 385-yard 18th. He two
putted for a four.
On the 430-yard 18th, Hogan
hammered out a 260-yard drive.
Then he hit one of his best irons
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