Evening star., 1955-06-11
Golfers From Abroad
Dominating Tourney
US. Team Ahead
But Van Donck Is
Individual Star
BY MERRELL wHITTLEsEY


Washington. the so-called
World Capital, is playing perfect
| host to 1.-THE golf greats of 25
Iother countries. Not since Eng
lands Teo Ray won the National
Open in 1920 have foreign golf-
Iers so dominated a tournament
as they have in the International
tgolf championships at Colum-
bin Country Club.
Not since that 1920 Open, the
Ryder Cup matches, the more
resent Canada Cup matches or
the World Championship at Tam
Io'| Shanter have visitors played
|g9lf to the extent of their
Isub-par shooting this week.
True, the United States is the
team leader going into the third
lrounG today. but PGA Champion
Chick Harbert and Ed Furgol.
the National Open titliSt, have
only stroke lead over Belgium
and Argentina, and Harbert is
three strokes back of the indi-
yidual leader.
The course was quagmire for
today's round and play was de-
layed a half hour. The 'im-
bedded ball" rule was invoked
because of the condition of the
course.
Van D0nck Top Star
The outstanding star of the
tournament at the halfway mark
is a 42-year- -old Belgian, Flory
van Donck. who added a 66 yes
terday to his 10 of the first round
for 1856. That's three strokes
better than Harbert with 70-69
and Roberto DeVicenzo, the Ar
Igentine with a similar total.
Lew Worsham, the greatest
golfer Washington ever has pro-
duced. was a visitor yesterday.
and Lew knows his way around
in international golf. He's won
the National Open and the
World title at Tam O'Shanter,
and has been on Ryder Cup
teams.
Worsham confirmed what the
scoreboard already shows. that
Van Donck can win the Inter
national Cup here and could lead
his team to the Canada Cup,
which would net him $3.50.
Don't underestimate that guy"
Lew said, Hes a mighty fine
player. He has all the shots
and confidence to go with them.
He can play"
Par Takes Beating
The visitors gave Columbia's
par a shellacking yesterday. Van
Donck and Ireland's happy-go-
lucky Harry Bradshaw had 66s;
Carl Poulsen of Denmark and
Mario Gonzales of Brazil. 67s.
and FTiedel Schmaderer of Ger
many a So, the latter with even
IS on the last six holes and a
81 on the back nine.
The course record still is 66
over a par 70 layout that has
been host to the National Open,
the National Celebrity and many
sectional and State champion
ships and national tournament
qualifying rounds. Jack Isaacs
had the first 66 in the Maryland
Open of 1850, and Bradshaw and
Van Donck tied it yesterday.
Chandler Harper had 67-67 Mon
day in National Open qualifying.
the 36-hole record.
Harbert with 1000 and Furgol
with 1910 hold the team lead
with 282, but Harbert's SO was on
the phenomenal side yesterday.
and the question is how long he
can keep missing green's and one
putting for pars and brides.
Argentina has DeVicenzo at
70-69 and Tony Cerda 74-70 for
283. which ties it with Belgium.
Van Donck has 70-66 and Ar
thur de Vulder. 74-73.
Australia, Ireland Next
Australia and Ireland are next
at 285, with Peter Thomson,
never noted for his consistency,
slipping from 81 to IA for Aus
tralia. kel Nagle. who with
Thomson won the Canada Cup
last year, has a pair of 72s. Brad
shaw, with 1896, has company
in his Irish teammate Fred DAILY
at 1872. Scotland is in the
running with 1856.
Bradshaw, who looks less like
a pro golfer than anybody in the
field. is third in the individual
scoring with his 74-66, tied with
Mario Gonzales of Brazil with
1857. Thomson trails with l4l.
Van Donck, who was disap-
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