Evening star., 1953-07-06
Ben Hogan Shoots 10
As Bobby Locke Has
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Of the round to within seven
feet Of the cup. His putt for a /
birdie just missed, and he took
a four.
On the 235-yard 14th, Hogan's
tee shot 10 feet short Of the
green and behind q mound. He
pitched nicely but failed to hole
a seven-foot putt.
Says Rain Helped.
Ben had to work for his par 5
at the 551-yard 18th. He hit a
long drive. but his second wood
shot landed in a fairway bunker.
His recovery landed on the left
Of the creek in high rough. Then
he fired a wedge shot to within
foot Of the cup.
Hogan's beautiful 6-iron shot
at the 174-yard 18th wound up
10 feet from the hole. His putt
rolled two inches by. He took
a 3.
The grim Texan played safe
for the 528-yard 18th to avoid a
brook. His drive and his second
shot both stayed well away from
it and he got down in two puts
for a par S. Hogan's approach
to the green was a little too
strong on the 371-yard 18th. He
was on easily in two and his 10
foot putt hung on the edge. He
took a par 4.
After the round, a smiling
Hogan said:
1T felt pretty good, out there.
The rain last night opened up
the ground a bit, making it
easier to play second shots"
Locke Sinks Long Ones.
Locke putted magnificently
during his record = smashing
round. He sank a 20-footer on
the third hole, and eight-footer
on the 10th. a 12-footer on the
18th and another 20-footer on
the 18th.
Two other British players, Dai
Rees and John S. Anderson, had
low scores among the early fin
ishers. Each fired a 70 on the
shorter Burnside course. j. B.
Ado of La Boulie, France, had
37-34-71 at Burnside.
The 100 low shooters play 18
holes Wednesday and Thursday
on the championship course. and
the field will be cut to so for the
36-hole final round Friday. The
championship is decided over 72
! holes of medal play, and qualify
ing scores do not count in the
overall total.
Stranahan Gets Eagle.
After the overnight rain, the
early starters went out in bright
sunshine. Stranahan played
beautiful tee and iron shots on
the last nine holes. A rising wind
didn't disturb him.
He got a birdie on the short
18th and an eagle 3 on the 473-
yard 14th. He also birdied the
tough 503-yard 18th hole. Here
he had the advantage of having
the wind behind him. A brook
which meanders across this hole
held no terrorS for Stranahan.
Mangrum had most of his
troubles on the first nine. He
three-putted for a on the Sec
ond, but on the next hole he
got a birdie 3 by hitting a beau
tiful second shot to within five
feet of the pin and sinking the
putt.
At the fourth, Mangrum took
a 2-over par 6. His pitch shot
landed on a hydrant cover and
he had to lift off. On the sixth
hole he carded a Lover par 6
i by 0unkering his third shot.
Missed 15-Incher.
He was putting for a birdie
on the short 10Th, but missed a
15-incher and had to settle for
a par.
Tony Longo, Mount Vernon,
N. Y, came in with a 43-39-82
and Glen PEBBLES of Tampa, Fla,
had a 39-39-78. Both played
the championship course.
Before Hogan teed off, he
showed signs of jumpiness from
all the clamor. Thousands of
fans have been following him
around the course, and many
pitched tents on nearby fields.
Some even spent last night
sleeping among the dunes along
side the North Sea.
While practicing on a nearby
course Saturday, Hogan got into
an argument with photographers
and stalked off after they per-
sisted in trying to take his pic
ture. Then he admitted that he
gets a little cross waiting for a
big tournament. He also said he
never saw a flrSt-rate competitor
who didn't experience the same
edginess.
'The championship will 60 to
the man who plays the steady,
long-hitting game" Hogan pre-
dicted.
Hogan has an idea who his
main competitors will be. He
especially likes the chances of ,
Roberto De Vicenzo of Argen-
tina. Rees. Mangrum and Locke |
are other Hogan choices to be
among the front runners when
the final So holes are played.
Other stars in the field include |
Flory Van Donck of Belgium, |
Fred Daily of Ireland. Hugo |
Grappasoni of Italy, Hassan
Hassanei Of Egypt and Peter
Thompson of Australia. |