Evening star., 1962-05-22
BY ROBERT SOMMERS
Star Staff Writer

Old gaffers like Roger Pea
cock rarely commit themselves
to play SO holes of golf in one
day. And when they go AZ holes
and beat somebody nearly 30
years younger like Perky Cul-
linane of Brooke Manor, they
can rightfully feel they've ac-
complished something.
This is what Peacock had to
do yesterday in the area Ma
tional Open qualifier at Wood
mont. The Falls Road pro tied
Cullinane, Clarence Doser of
the Washingtonian Country
Club and Del Beman of the
University Of Maryland course
at 149 after the regulation 36
holes.
They went into a playoff that
lasted six extra holes for Pea
cock and Cullinane. Beman and
Doser, the former pro at Wood
mont, pared the first extra
hole to nail down two of the
three places at stake.
Gets Birdie on Sixth
Peacock and Cullinane halved
the first five with neither play-
ing very respectfully. They were
four over par at that stage.
But on the par five sixth which
measures 500 yards, Peacock,
once one of the Washington
areas best amateurs, laid a
short iron shot three feet from
the hole and made his birdie
putt after Cullinane missed a
l5-footer.
He Joined iron-man Ralph
Bogart of Chevy Chase, the
medalist with 145-one over
par at the 7,O56-yard par
36-36-72 course - Charlie y
BasSler of Indian Spring, Frank
Cronin of the University of
Maryland, Harold Harwood of
Columbia. Doser and Beman in
the sectional qualifier at Manor
June S for places in the Open
at Oakmont June 14-16.
At So years of age. Peacock
can't remember the last time
he played SO holes. He believes
it was in 1856 when he quail
fled for the PGA. He said yes
terday he never has tried to
make the Open before.
He also said he did not plan
to play the full 36 holes.
Just Keeps Going
"I figured I'd go 18 and then
let Ronnie Jamison (his play
ing partner yesterday play
the last round with somebody
else. I only entered to builc
up the field and get us some
more places.
But when we came off the
, 18th in the morning. we went
right over to the first and teec
off again. We had something
to eat at the 18th hole"
Roger shot II in the frs
round, a not very inspiring
score and not one calculates
to make him feel good enough
to continue. After starting tn
second round he figured he't
! go nine more and then quit.
! But he made the turn in 3
j and again kept on going. Thel
! he really started to play. H
was two under par after ST.
on the incoming nine and thel
made an error that almost cos
him a place. On the par fivl
18th he hooked his tee sho
out of bounds and took dou
BILE bogey seven.
Both Miss Puts
II just fell asleep" Peacocl
! said as he removed elastic band
, ages from a pair of gimp,
knees. II hadn't hooked sho
all day. If anything they werI
going just a hair to the right
I hit it a little hard and i
went out"
When it came time for thI
playoff, Peacock pulled tht
bandages up around his knee
| again and trudged to the firs
O.: tee an obviously tired man. H
5 looked like he was through OF
: the first hole when his approach
j from the right rough went vel
over the green. But Cullinant
! let him out of the bag with 4;
! timid putt that just grazed thu
edge of the hole from three feet
They pared the next anc
then Peacock missed a short
par putt on the third thai
! would have ended the match
! Again on the fourth Cullinant
missed sinkable putt. Perky
! got a big break on the fifth
! when his long iron approach
which was headed well beyond