The 10th was halved in a poor but both players got good fours the 11th. At the 12th, each took 3 to Feuch the green and Pettitt won the hele tu 5 by laying his opponent a }deed, stymie when two feet from the pin. "The champion tried to loft his Bali into the hole but just missed. Mfateh all square.
Pettitt won the 18th and 14th without being asked to putt. Although 2 down and 4 to go, Ricketts' position was not precarious. for the 19th and Y7th are holes within his reach in but out of Peltitt's. "He nullified his jedvantage in length by futing his tee shot of the 18th. the ball. just finishing over the creek: Pottit's férive, in the meantime. was nicely Jdown the middle of the fairway and the hole' was halved in At the 16th, Pettitt's tee shot war below the green on the left, while Ricketts had again pushed out tee shot far to the right of the green, He played a nice run-up to within yerd and a half of the pin." Pettitt Then taid a beautiful high niblick two yards from the pin and sunk his putt for a 3. Ricketts replied by Eangtng his ball into the hole without hesitation. Ricketts down.
Pettitt had a long tee shot dows the middle of the fairway but Ricketts was '50 yards head. The former in a great effort to reach the green in 2 {ook is brassie from a close lie and pulled the ball out-of-bounds, "Hi third shot finished in the bunker in the middle of the fairway 60. yards from the green. Ricketts took his No. 4 iron for his second and again [rushed out the shot. He was lucky miss the bunker and had to play his third shot with one foot inthe Hunker. He played it beautifully and Petlitt had just missed his Hicketts had no diteulty in winning the hole
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