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Show Dudley Shatters Par, Records In Brilliant Sacramento Play SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Jan. 2S (UP) Golf experts thumbed their record books today trying to find a performance that might match that of the vetersn Ed Dudley, Georgia and Pennsylvania pro, who shattered par by IS strokes in winning the $3000 Sscrsmento it meant 8350 for him. Others in th money were Horton Smith. 2M; Harold McSpaden, the 1S35 winner, 288: Henry Picard, 288: Byron Nelson, 287; Johnny Revolts, 289;Paul Runyan. 28S; John Bulla. Leonard Dodson, Sam Snead. Ralph Guldahi and Mark Fry. 2iU Emory Zimmerman and Marvin Stabl. 292: Earl . Fry, Neil Christian, Lloyd Mangrum. Jimmy Thomson and Zell Eaton, 294. ( Because of hi spectacular stroking, strok-ing, Dudley ia natural favorite to win the Baa Francisco 89O0O national na-tional open tourney, which begins with qualifying rounds' Thursday. open tournament here. There were two lower scores credited cred-ited in competitive play, one to Lawson Little in th Canadian open last year and the other to "Wild Bill" Mehlhorn in a Texas svent ten years back, but each was on a short course. j The Sacramento course, where Dudley turned back par with such vengeance, spreads over 8800 yards. Dudley spread-eagled the field, beating Lighthorae Harry Cooper, the runner-up, by ten strokes and leaving soma of golfdom'a other stellar lights far in th ruck. Hi core waa 271 and Cooper's 282. Th victory put 8750 into Dudley's pocket to bring his California winter win-ter winnings to 892.1. Cooper took 8475 for second piers to bring his winter total to 13185. Jimmy Hinea of Long Island got himself his first Important money of the California season by placing third with a 285. 1 1 |