The Archive · 1938

Morning Cards

Nicholl (out 354 Ricketts (ow) 452 Nicholl (home) 344 Ricketts (home) 35 43

In the afternoon round, Nicholl, with a perfect 3 at the first hole increased his lead to 9. Ricketts won the second with a 4 and the third went to Nicholl in a 3, Rickets being over the green and under a tree with his tee shot.

The fourth was halved in 5 as was the fifth, both players. taking three putts. The sixth went to Ricketts in an indifferent 4, Nicholl missing a putt of three yards, The seventh found Nicholl in the dip short of the green and Ricketts in the bunker beyond he green. Nicholl duffed his approach but laid his third three feet rom the pin only to miss the putt, leaving him 7 up.

The eighth went to Ricketts in 5, Nicholl again missing a very short utt, Neither tee shot at the ninth was good but Nichols found the green, Ricketts being below on the left. Nicholl got his 3 and Ricketts missed his. The tenth went to Nicholl in 3 where neither player was on the green from the tee. Nicholl was dormy eight

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