Final Scores: 1933 NSW Open

JIM FERRIER claimed the first of his four NSW Open Close Championships at The Lakes in October, 1933.

At only 18 years old, and to the delight of the crowds, Ferrier did the almost unthinkable by breaking the course record twice on an exciting final day, swooping from five shots back.

After opening with consecutive rounds of 77, the brilliant Manly youngster followed up his magnificent third round of 69 with a slashing afternoon final round of 68, helping him to victory over the defending champion, VS Richardson.

The Sydney Sun on the day reported Ferrier’s exploits, especially his morning round, as “superb and practically faultless.”

It wasn’t all over though, and the excitement came thick and fast over the final 18 holes.

Challengers included the inaugural champion, Charlie Gray, who carded a final round 70, while (William) Bill Bolger went out in four-under 32 to heap the pressure early. Sadly bogeys on the back nine saw him come unstuck, and his final round two-under 70 not enough.

Ferrier held his nerve to claim victory despite a couple of loose shots coming home with enough of a buffer in the end to cruise to a four-shot win.

The young Championship was growing in popularity, and Ferrier’s exploits captivated the crowd who had made the trek out to the newly crafted Lakes layout at Kingsford.

Pos	Player	Club/ Rep	R1	R2	R3	R4	Tot	+/-
1	Jim Ferrier	Manly	77	77	69	68	291	3
2	VS Richardson		75	74	71	75	295	7
3	W Bolger		80	75	72	70	297	9
4	C Gray		74	76	78	70	298	10
5	T Heard		78	75	72	75	300	12
6	AN Waterson		78	75	74	74	301	13
7	DG Soutar		75	74	79	75	303	15
	AW East		78	75	78	72	303	15
	F Eyre		77	75	75	76	303	15
10	LM Kelly		79	80	73	72	304	16
	W McKenzie		74	80	77	73	304	16
	J Petterson		72	79	73	80	304	16
13	PF Hughes		78	78	69	80	305	17
14	T Bourke		78	72	77	80	307	19
15	WJ Clarke		80	80	76	72	308	20
16	W Campbell		81	76	75	77	309	21
	AC Howard		78	77	78	76	309	21
	FWG Bell		81	76	78	74	309	21
19	TE Howard		77	79	76	78	310	22
	JH Cohen		78	81	75	76	310	22
21	A Thompson		81	75	78	78	312	24
	EL Apperly		80	74	78	80	312	24
	F Popplewell		76	77	80	79	312	24
24	WH Hattersley		83	75	76	79	313	25
25	K Clarke		83	79	76	78	316	28
	CH Fawcett		78	78	81	79	316	28
27	C Booth		82	78	80	77	317	29
	A downs		77	79	78	83	317	29
29	G Thompson		78	77	80	83	318	30
	PS Jones Jnr		80	76	84	78	318	30
31	W Thompson		83	80	78	78	319	31
32	CC Ruwald		87	75	78	80	320	32
	RP Davidson		78	83	81	78	320	32
34	W Ginman		81	79	81	80	321	33
	JH Craig		76	83	85	77	321	33
	H Morrison		80	85	77	79	321	33
37	C Campbell		83	79	84	76	322	34
	FG Murdoch		81	80	83	78	322	34
39	JD Spence		86	81	81	75	323	35
40	V James		85	81	73	85	324	36
	TS Mackay		85	81	94	74	334	46
42	JH Campbell		85	81	79	80	325	37
43	C Glancey		85	80	77	84	326	38
44	AH Wilson		84	78	83	82	327	39
45	W Corry		79	86	83	81	329	41
	AC Black		82	80	85	82	329	41
	LT Stuart		90	84	80	75	329	41
	W Longworth		82	87	80	80	329	41
49	WR Dobson		81	82	81	86	330	42
50	AE Andrews		82	83	81	85	331	43
	J Bassett		82	85	83	81	331	43
	AV Miller		80	85	86	80	331	43
53	JM Banks		81	84	87	81	333	45
54	R Wilson		82	86	82	84	334	46
55	NJ Bassingthwaighte		86	87	81	81	335	47
56	L Saxby		87	82	85	82	336	48
	C Robinson		77	93	81	85	336	48
	AN Brown		83	88	82	83	336	48
59	JHB Brown		86	87	81	84	338	50
60	G Capel		87	84	81	87	339	51
	OD Meares		84	86	86	83	339	51
62	R Clark		86	79	86	93	344	56
	M Lawson		89	85	81	89	344	56
	S Thomas		89	87	86	82	344	56
65	H Mullard		84	88	87	86	345	57
66	W Morton		92	81	91	83	347	59
	G Carter		83	90	84	90	347	59
68	A Marshall		87	90	82	89	348	60
69	AN Yuille		87	87	94	93	361	73
70	SG Robins		85	85	93	93	356	68
71	R Baxter		96	93	87	88	364	76

Final Scores: 1933 NSW Open

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