Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
Bolt Captures Openby4St Strokes
Crushinq ChaIIengers With 283
Cary Player
Is RunneruP,
Boros Third
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
star stan Writer

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TULSA. June IA. - Tommy
Bolt. the former bad man OF
the fairways, displayed no
more emotion than gritting his
teeth today as he won the Ma
tional open golf championship
at sun drenched Southern
Hills. perhaps the toughest
course ever to be host to the
championship.
The jut-jawed native of this
State. an adopted Texan. LED
from bell to bell and had thun-
der in his clubs but not in his
heart as he posted a 7l-71-6s-
70 for a total of 283, several
strokes under the predicted
winning score. 1t was three
over par. but nobody conSlo-
cred 10 as the true par for the
course.
One-Man Show
The 58th Open champion
ship was a one-man show BY
Bolt, a Snowman who might
have studied under Cecil B.
deMille. One of the great
front runners in golf, he tied
for the lead at 10 holes, led BY
a shot at SO, by 4 at lunch time
today, and by 4 at the finish.
when, he received an ovation
from the crowd of 10000.
The strutting Bolt had q
half-stagger in his step at the
finish in the 100-degree heat,
but when he stepped up to q
golf shot he was the master
of the situation. His Shotmak-
ing was superb. his response to
pressure was magnificent. ana
the fellow who has smashed
many a stick never lost his
poise.
Bolt won the $4,000 top
money by -four strokes over
South Africa's Gary Player.
whose second-place finish was
best for a foreigner since Ted
Ray won in 1920. The 22-year-
Iold Player finished 1911 for
287, but today he never was q
contender for anything better
\ than second place. Players
! score earned him $4,000.
In third place was Julius
Boros of Southern Pines. N. c.,
r who had 72-71 for 289 and
$4,000.
I'd Littler Makes Bid
~ Gene Littler came out OF
~ nowhere this morning with a
&c brilliant Ct, the best round OF
the tournament. but he started
nc nc the afternoon with two flves
~ and scared to a 76 for 200 and
a. fourth place.
l. One by one, the others fell
out of the running on the
he 6.907-yard layout. Ben Hogan
nd Frank Stranahan, Charley Coz
res and Labron Harris, all withir
nd shooting distance this morning
" fell by the wayside.
al Hogan, nursing an achini
MS wrist. fired 75-71 and wound vi
at 294 with Stranahan, VIII,
he finished 75-75. Harris shot tw'
nd IT'S for 300 and Coe had 1871
ext for 295.
nd Rosburg, BurkemO Gain
ne Bob Rosburg came from on
~ ~ of the pack with 72-70 an
LoI wound up tied for fifth at 20
, , with Walter Burkemo, VIII
his closed 70-72. Don January ha
r-2 hot SO this morning and tie
Dick Metz at 1893.
The heat was so intense ths
two veterans, Jimmy Demart
and Freddie Haas, withdre
after bad morning rounds.
Bolt, whose zone piece
swing, as the pros term it, ma
be second in smoothness on
to Sam Snead's, climaxed
years in pro golf with his grea
os+ est victory. one that never w
cor be forgotten.
ca The gallery fell in wi
uses Toms new thinking, The
ny were no cries of Throw II
gan; when he missed a shot. l
'liai stead. there was new respe
Cne for Tommy. Occasionally hi
.Ves give it the AL Jolson when
an was in the rough, extendi
EE his hands in a pleading ma
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