The Archive · 1938

First Eighteen Holes

St. Andrews, June 4.

The sky was overcast, there was a drizzle and a slight wind was blowing when play for the Walker Cup was resumeü here today. The players carried towels. The positions at the 18th hole were:

(America) was three up Hector Thomson (Great Britain) was six up against Johnny Goodman (America).

Leonard Crawley (Great Britain) was four up against Johnny Fischer Charles Stowe (Great Britain) was one up against Charles Kocsis (America)

Marvin Ward (America) was nine up against Pennink (Great Britain).

Raymond Billows (America) was one against Owing (Great Britain)

Gordon Peters (Great Britain! was three up against Reynolds Smith (America).

A. T. Kyle (Great Britain) was one wp against Fred Haas (America).

"Thomson, with a card of 68, equalled the course recofd'held by Bobby Jones.

Ward went round in 67, beating the amateur record set by Bobby Jones and equalling the professional record set by Willie Nolan.

The individual cards were:

3 Yates v. Bruen Yates 444443334434554453 Bruen - 443454334344564454

At ihe second, Bruen got out magnificently from a bunker. At the fourth Bruen missed an 8-yard putt, and also missed holes he could have putted at the 12th and 13th. Bruen out drove Yates, who was deadly in approaching. The American took three to putt from 12 yards at the 17h, but hbled'a 5-yard shot at the 18th.

Thomson v Goodman, elman (4410443541401 4544 olson 454444334434334444

Thomson's brilliancy. especially with ihe irons, held the crowd spell-

Peters' drive in the fifth knocked the pipe out of a spectator's mouth.

Haas 33345544454

Kyle with his re-was amazing coveries from erratic tee-shots, and was splendid in approaching, though he missed a one-ard putt at the 18th,—Reuter.

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