GOLF: Open Golf Championship opens in a gale (1938)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit R A Whitcombe wins Open Golf Championship in a gale. Henry Cotton, holder, finishes third. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Whitcombe Wins Open ENGLAND: Sandwich: Gen. & long views of wrecked marquees. Semi view wreckage. Pan of golf clubs. Gen. view people on course. Semi view James . Back view crowd watching drive. Back view R.A. Whitcombe driving. Gen. view crowd around green. Gen. view Whitcombe chips onto green. Semi view Whitcombe studying line of putt. Long view Whitcombe putting & holing out. Semi view Adams putting & holing out. Semi view scoreboard. Semi view Cotton drives. Semi view Cotton putting & misses. Semi view Cotton putting & holes out. Pan from cameramen to presentation of cup. Semi CU Whitcombe talks. Crowd shot. CU Cotton talks. Natural Sound. Whitcombe expresses thanks on behalf of the Whit