Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-21
PEA LEADERS

the triumph to get into the
field. This was a year after he
won his first, the 1861 Mill
waukee Open.
Champion has a chance to
become the second foreigner to
win the PGA. Player was the
first invited guest to win at
Philadelphia last July.
Holes 4O-FOOt Shot
Champion limited strongly
that something was up on the
first hole when he hit his
second shot over the green and
then Clipped into the cup from
40 feet away for an eagle three.
Then he looked as II he
wouldn't be able to take ad-
vantage of his fast start when
he missed two six-foot birdie
puts on the second and third
holes.
He holed a six-foot birdie at
the par-5 fifth, dropped a 20
footer at the sixth when he
was only trying to lag up close
to the hole and sank a five
footer at the ninth to make
the turn in 81.
He had a chance to turn in
80 but slid his 25-foot putt five
feet past the hole on No. 8.
He holed 1t for the par.
1.-THE green was much faster
than thought" Champion said
wiping perspiration from his
head, face, arms and hands.
ScrambIes For q S
The turning point, as he
called it, of his round. came
at the 18th, a 543-yard paris
with a fairway that wanders
through short-growing trees
and makes a right turn to the
green.
Bruce drove into the rough
and had to play an eight iron
out. He hit completely across
the fairway and was blocked
from a normal approach by
trees.
He tried to punch a seven
iron under the limos, but the
ball rolled over. Then he
Clipped 8 feet past the hole
and made the putt for a par.
The next four holes were I'M
eventful but the 18th wasn't.
II hit a tremendous drive"
Champion said, "35 yards short
of the green" The 18th is a
341-yard hole.
He hit a wedge that stopped
inches from the hole. He
holed another birdie from 10
feet on the 18th to come back
in "a, one under par for this
side.
Dow Needs Only rs Puts
Finsterwald's round can be
summed up quite easily - Is
puts and a chip-in eagle. His
shortest birdie putt was from
6 feet on No. / after his sec
ond shot landed in a bunker.
He made a 20-footer at the
eighth, a 10-footer at the 10th.
another from 40 feet a the 18th
and q 15-footer at the 18th. He
had nine one-putt greens.
Dow eagled the fourth with
a wedge shot from 40 yards
out.
Perhaps the biggest putt he
made all day was an 8-footer
at the l4th. He drove into
the rough and then missed the
green to the left. Attempting
to chip on, he fluffed his shot
and moved the ball only about
Is feet. He got it on with
his fourth, 8 feet away and
holed it for a DOGGY S.
1T was taypical round for
me-" Nicklaus said when he
finished. Get it close to the
hole, but never get it in"
Jack had four brides. but
missed from 6 feet at the sixth.
from 8 feet at the 10th and
from about 10 feet at the 18th.
He also missed a 6-foot shot at
a par 3 at the 10th and took his
third consecutive DOGGY there.
Nicklaus added that he is
greatly surprised at the scores.
II thought there would be
10 guys grouped below $50
when this thing finished, but
1t doesn't look like 1t now.
II Nicklaus intends to be one
Of those below $50 he'll need
So tomorrow. He's looking even
lower than that.
II said when 1t started that
I though 275 would win. I'll
have to shoot 81 to make IT,"