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hit only one bad shot when he
was five over par.
His Akron second to the first
green was hit just like he wanted
it. but it skidded over the green
and he took five.
Venture hit a drive into the
teeth of the wind on the 300
yard, par-3 fourth. hole most
of the contestants failed to reach
from the tee. But just as he
struck the ball there was a lull,
and the ball carried so feet over
the green for another DOGGY.
Pine Gone Interferes
On the seventh his perfect
drive came to rest against a pine
cone. He studied the ball sew
eral minutes, discovered he could
not move the cone without Suf-
fering a penalty for moving the
ball, and he hit cone and all The
ball skidded into a trap and he
took five.
Ken three-putted for the first
time in As holes on the ninth.
The wind was blowing so hard
he had to brace himself to stand
up, and he missed a short one.
That left him out in 40, the
feared 10th and 18th holes up
coming, and the cheers from the
Middleton gallery in the rear
a disturbing influence.
Ventura pounded a tee shot 40
yards past Jack Burke, his play
ing partner, on 10 and pared
the hole. On the 18th he could
have been close in two with a
good bounce, but the ball bounced
poorly and he then hit his only
I bad shot, chip II feet past the
cup.
Three Straight Brides
After pairing IL. Ken knew
he needed a birdie on the par
five 18th. although the par-fiveS
were playing so tough today the
boys weren't getting home in two
shots.
But he Clipped within 6 feet
lof the cup, studied the putt
longer than any of his others.
and made it. Then he made a
great birdie on the l4th. curving
his 7-iron shot within 6 feet of
the cup. and dropping the putt.
On the long 18th he played safe
lof the water in two and Clipped
within s feet and made it.
Three straight brides left
Ventura only two over, but the
wind tricked him again on the
18th and he was over in two and
took five. On the 18th he was
trapped in two but rammed
home a l0-footer.
A year ago tonight Middlecoff
led Hogan by four strokes, but
now he trails a young fellow
who with a good round tomorrow
can become the first amateur TO
win a major title since Johnny
Goodman won the National
Open in 1889 in Chicago.
Ventura had six one-putt
green's today and one three-putt
while Mlddlecoff had seven and
three-putt. But Cary made
two l5-footers for pars on the
font nine as he was catching
up.
PrOtege of Nelson
Venture. a protege Of Byran
Nelson for four years. las a head
for golf for his "a years. He
thinks out every shot, knows why
and where he wants the ball 70
go. and why it did or didn't He
knows playing in the wind like
a Scot, this youngster whose
grandparents came from Italy.
He's IN this tournament by
courtesy of the Masters cham
pions. who voted him in under
a new method Of qualification
and he's probably going TO beat
all of them.
i The stories of how some OF
the prospective chailengers faded
were CHASTITY. After seven holes
today Shelley Mayfeld was only
three strokes back Of Ventura al
their respective places on the
course. and Shelley played a
/ second within arms length Of
the 9th green. and was staring
, at a birdie.
But Mayfield Clipped short
putted past and missed cominl
: back for a six. and then started
the back nine 6-6-4-6. or 81,
over par. He finished with an 81
for 222.
Bolt. irked like Middlecof be
cause of a third straight lat,
starting time, was off to a 5-5-
beginning and floundered to 70
Cooper and Ford, tied for thirt
at the halfway point. fought thu
wind for their II and rs.
Middleton emphasized tn
fact that Ford. the man who bea
: him in the PEA finals last year
started almost four hours earlier
However. Ford got the worst o
the gusty wind which had begun
? to subside little when the othe
} leaders went out.
t Bob Rosbure. in the top L
after two rounds, had three
| over-par 6 on the fourth ant
finished with an 81 for 225
: Burke had to one-putt fiv
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