Show ck Burke Cracks ecord With 64 in Texas Meet Tex Feb 20 I SI Burke Jr of White WhiteN to E N Y of a newcomer major j I golf competition Monday was es established established established es- es as a real threat to the veterans with his record t 26 winning winning winning win win- ning card in the Rio Grande open tournament ine year old Burke clicked Burke clicked with a under six-under-par 65 Sunday finishing with a brillant brilant eagle on the long hole to edge Skip Alexander of Knoxville Tenn out of first money moneY moncy 2000 Burkes Burke's 65 65 coupled with previous previous ous scores of 66 67 and 66 earned him the title and the new 72 holc course record The previous mark marl of was set in 1941 by Henry Picard The second-place second Alexander with i was trailed i in third by Henry Ransom of St. St Andrews Ill and Fred Haas Jr of New Orleans who sho were tied for the spot with totals of Ransom and Max fax Evans Detroit Detroit De De- troit both set single round course records Sunday each had an eight- eight under-par under 63 Ralph Bloomquist Glendale Cal also cracked a record by shooting a 29 on the he back nine two under the old mark Cary Gary last years year's Rio Grande winner finished in a tie for place with three other competitors The tournament leaders Jack Burke Jr Plains N. N Y Yf 67 66 67 66 Skip Alexander K Knoxville n o 0 x v I ill I 1 e e. e Tenn 69 67 69 67 Henry Ransom St. St Andrews Ill 70 66 70 66 Fred Haas Jr K New ew Orleans 67 66 67 66 Jim Ferrier San Francisco 70 68 67 67 Day Dav Douglas Newark Del 68 69 66 69 66 Glenn Teal Memphis Tenn 70 70 66 70 66 Ralph Bloomquist G Glendale 1 e end n d a ale 1 e Cal 71 68 71 68 George Livingston N. N J. J 67 70 67 70 67 Jim Briar Cliff N N. Y 70 69 70 69 Clayton Heafner C Charlotte h a r I lot o t t e e. e N. N C. C 69 68 69 68 Jay Herbert Great Neck L. L I. I 71 66 71 66 7 Edward Furgol Furgo Royal Oak Mich ticho 70 69 70 69 Lawson Little Monterey Cal 72 68 72 68 The Leaders Jack Burke Jr 64 o Skip Alexander 26 Henry Ransom 67 OOOO Fred Haas Jr I Jim Ferrier 69 i Dave e Dou Douglas las I Glenn Teal Ralph Blomquist George Georce Jim Clayton Heafner 2 1 Jay Hebert Pete Cooper Z Ed Furgol Lawson Little Jimmie Demaret George Fazio John Barnum John Palmer Cary Gary Dick Shoemaker |