Show Illinois Pro Sets Pace For Golfers By BILL BONI AUGUSTA Ga April 5 UP The R-The The i most amazing thing about any amazing round of golf goIt is that invariably invariably invariably in in- variably it could have been even more amazing An example is the 64 which Lloyd Mangrum year old assistant professional from Oak Park Ill III shot at the Augusta National Golf club yesterday in the frist roun round of the masters' masters tournament One of Best Not only was it eight strokes better than par for this handsome true test course but bul it was one of the lowest scores ever recorded for any single round in a U. U S. S cham- cham c cham am- am It also broke the Augusta Augusta Augusta Au Au- gusta course record of 66 held jointly by Gene and Byron Nelson On the bare essentials It consisted consisted consisted con con- of nine birdies eight pars and one bogey Beyond I that it In Included Included included in- in 32 shots hit perfectly to the greens and never off the fairways It also included d five birdie putts ranging in length from 6 to 25 feet Since that 64 gave Mangrum a three-stroke three lead over Jimmy Demaret Demaret Demaret De De- De- De maret and his nine back-nine 30 it would seem it was a satisfactory round Yet Mangrum could look back with disappointment on those three putts he needed to get down from 25 feet on the tenth hole the footer eight-footer for a deuce that he missed on the sixteenth and the putt for an eagle 3 on the eighth hole that hit the back of the cup Boiling that all down the 64 could have been a 61 with a break or two either way Breaks Both Ways Its It's always that way with these rounds But Mangrum in contrast contrast contrast con- con to most other pros admitted quite frankly that with a break or two the other ether way it also might have been a 70 Im Tm still thinking about some of those putts he conceded If If Id I'd hit them just a bit easier they would have stopped short of the cup If Id I'd hit them just just- justa a bit harder they would have gone over it Back of Demaret in a tie for third were Open Champion Byron Nelson winner here in 1937 and Harry Cooper with Lawson Little and Craig Wood had while under par included Dick Metz Henry Picard Sam Snead Tommy Armour and Willie Goggin Bobby Jones the old master master mas mas- ter had a 79 Nothing Sensational Lloyd Mangrum has been scoring consistently for some time but had done nothing that was exposed to intense publicity until yester yesterdays yesterday's ays ay's round Admittedly though he is one of the comers Also he is another of the Texas crop that includes Byron Nelson Ben Hogan Ralph Guldahl the defending champion in this masters and Demaret Further he heis heis heis is a lad who in his own quiet and convincing way is sure hes he's going places One of or the most accurate of or the youngsters he heis Is particularly proud of his Iron play and of his irons likes best his No 7 and his No 2 That No 7 was a handy weapon yesterday for four times it put him himon himon himon on the green in position for birdies |