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Ted Richards

For the tenth time, and the sixth time in eight years, a Californian won at the West Seattle Municipal Golf Course, Seattle, Wash. This became a certainty when Ted Richards, Jr., 30, of Santa Monica, entered the final with a fellow-Los Angelean, Irving A. Cooper, of Long Beach.

Richards played level-par golf for 36 holes and was 1 up when the holes ran out. His victory was the seventh by a Los Angelean. He later went to the quarter-final round of the Amateur while Cooper went to the round of 16.

A young Jacksonville, Fla. team won the team trophy by a stroke over Montebello, Calif. Honolulu would have tied for second had it not been for an inadvertent error on the score card of one of the Hawaiians which called for his automatic disqualification. Bogan was beaten in the fourth round and subsequently turned professional.

 
Championship Facts

Amateur Public Links

PAR AND YARDAGE – Jimmie Austin/OU Golf Club will play at 7,289 yards and a par of 35-36—71. Holes 1-9 will play at 3,582 yards and par 35. Holes 10-18 will play at 3,707 yards and par 36.

ARCHITECT – Jimmie Austin/OU Golf Club was designed by Perry Maxwell and opened in 1951. A course renovation by Bob Cupp was completed in 1996.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY:
Monday and Tuesday, July 13-14 – Stroke-play qualifying, 18 holes (field reduced to the lowest 64 players, who advance to match play).

Wednesday, July 15 — First round, match play (18 holes)

Thursday, July 16 — Second round, match play (18 holes), Third round, match play (18 holes)

Friday, July 17 — Quarterfinals, match play (18 holes), Semifinals, match play (18 holes)

Saturday, July 18 — Final, match play (36 holes)

ADMISSION – Admission is free. Tickets are not needed for this USGA championship and spectators are encouraged to attend.

COURSE SETUP – The USGA Course Rating® for the APL championship at Jimmie Austin/OU Golf Club is 75.5 and the USGA Slope Rating® is 130.

Tees, approaches and collars, height of grass – just below 0.5 inch
Fairways, height of grass – 0.5 inch
Putting greens, height of grass – 0.120 inch with a speed of 11 feet on USGA Stimpmeter
Primary Rough – 2.5 inches
Intermediate Rough – 1.5 inches (6-foot width)

 

 
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