Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-07-08 | Page 9 | Shute Wins British Open Cup

HUTE rt WINS BRITISH OPEN 0 P PEN EN ENC C. C CU CUP CUTh U p J rJ r. r Ml iNNY DEFEATS WOOD IN TITLE PLAYOFF t ladelphia Pro Triumphs b by y Five Strokes at St. St i Five Andrews I. I ANDREWS Scotland land July 8 H. H Densmore Shute 28 year old rican professional from Philadel today captured the British open championship beating his co coun un lan ian Craig Wood of Deal N. N J. J ri i America all hole 36 playoff ut ute led from the first hole to last and defeated Wood by five es with a fine exhibition of all all- nd ad shot shot making c e new champion shot the double doubled d din in 75 74 75 74 only three strokes par par for the 36 holes Dod od and Shute finished the regula 72 holes yesterday tied at one one of the most exciting finishes IC ic e history of the tournament ute tite succeeded to the title won year ear by another American Gene ne zen who failed by only one onee e e to tie tic the leaders This is to the theL L i successive year the thc classic ly 1 of ot British golf goIt has gone to a of the United States ute ule was was' much too consistent t with irons and much too steady nd ad the greens for Wood who ped four strokes at the outset sixes on the first two holes and andr andt L r t was able to overcome that han han- He was never closer than two es behind and trailed by three threele ie te end of the morning round od Jod three three putted putted three greens on outgoing nine of the afternoon left him six shots behind and a aless aless aless less prospect His par golf goIt over ast nine trimmed only one shot Shutes Shute's mar margin in OF PROFESSIONAL ute the time onetime West Virginia eur star son of a golf gol LI 11 1 and long pr prominent in Ohio be be- shifting his headquarters to Phil Phil- hias hia's suburbs gained his first nfl nal championship honors after steadiest kind of play all week didn't have much to spare in qualifying rounds with a total 6 only two shots inside the limit urn limo it as soon as the scores scores began to tot t he played par to a standstill Ln my shot four successive successive rounds the old course in 73 even and he was only three strokes I perfect figures for two more ds cis today under the severest prese pres pres- e ebig big gallery galler gave him a ovation He waved his cap as Shute ran over to embrace and the new champion One of the theto theto theto to shake his hand was old An Kirkcaldy year old St Sl An An- rs 75 professional who said Laid Well WeB J laddie NEW CHAMPION S i r ruxi 4 4 4 Fw F w th DENSMORE SHUTE