The sun., 1919-06-13
HAGEN TRIUMPHS
IN GOLF PLAY0FF
Wins National Open Cham
pionship by Defeating Brady
by One Stroke.
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Finish-Charge Victor
Violates Rules.
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ter C. Hagen OF Oakland Hills. Detroit.
to-day reasserted himself as premier
golfer of the United States. He did 30
by-defeating Michael J. Brady Of the
Oakley Club In the playoff of yesterdays
tie. winning, n to rs.
Hagen won by the narrowest margin
possible. The bare figures hardly begin
to tell the tale of just how terrific the
struggle was. There was excitement a
plenty for the 5000 or so golf enthu-
sasts who journeyed out TO watch the
contest.
Contrary to yesterdays story It was
Brady who came scurrying up from be-
hind In a game uphill fight to get to the
fore. And II he failed, as indeed he did,
II was only after an effort that threw
his supporters into a frenzy of excite
ment and the Hagenites almost into q
panic
1t had been freely predicted through
out the tournament that Brady would
blow when some contender began to put
the pressure on him. Believers OF such
had their inning yesterday when he took
an so for his last round of the seventy
two holes Of play.
To-day when Brady began to skid
about on the first nine holes this same
crowd began to repeat the prediction Of
Brady debacle. But they were wrong
as snali De SHOWN.
The Oakley golfer got away to q lead
on the first, kicked 1t Off and even fell
behind on the second and then drew even
on the fourth. But at the turn he was
three strokes behind the sturdy De-
troiter. and promptly aggravated his case
by losing another at the tenth.
ITS all over but the shouting"
"Just a question of how much Hagen will
beat him now" These and similar re-
p I'D oil ct
timents OF the gallery. But digging in
gamely Brady began to change the tone
of things radically from there out.
Hagen Gets Into the Rough.
Getting back to the start. Hagen sliced
TO the rough on the first and had hard
shot to reach the green on his second
hut did. Brady was we'll on. and It
looked like an even start in 10 until
Hagen missed a short putt and took s.
Brady gummed the next badly. He
hooked far into the rough from the tee
and just Clipped out on his second. His
third was short. feeble attempt. and
he got a 6. Hagen. on in 2, got T.
Both played the third. getting on with
seconds and holing in As. But Hagen
was erratic on the fourth and lost his
margin of one stroke.
He sliced into high grass from the
AcCs hto was nag hi6tl, Uut JuSt OH the
green to the right In 2. He Clipped a
nashie too strongly and ran over into a
trap. His out left him thirty feet away
and he got 6. Brady's second overran
the green, but he Clipped back and holed
"a.
The fifth yielded no advantage, with
two 5s. At the sixth Hagen grabbed a
lead OF .. His pitch from the tee stopped
yard from the cup. He got his 2
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Tor 2. overran and missed coming back,
;aking 4.
Brady Drops One TO Hagen.
After both had scored As on the sew
enth and eighth Brady dropped another
To Hagen on the ninth. He hooked his
drive to trap and fell short on the sec
ond. He had to take s, against
Hagen's 4, and was 3 behind for the turn.
Hagen was out in Ss to Brady's Al
On the tenth neither got on with his
second. Their approaches left them
nearly equidistant some fifteen feet
away. Hagen got his second down. but
Brady missed and took a 6. against a g.
Then began the brace in Brady's play
He followed a nice drive at the eleventh
with fine brassie to the green. fine
twenty foot putt helped him to a birdie
5. against Hagen's 4.
Both planted their seconds on at the
twelfth. Hagen was away and ran UT
nice one. But Brady continued his
deadly putting. running down twenty.
five foot effort for another bird 3. Thi,
cut Hagens lead to 2.
On the thirteenth both were on from
the tee. but far short Hagen's ap
proach left him a nine foot test. will
Brady about yard nearer. Hager
missed. With fine opportunity to picl
up another stroke Brady missed by
inches only.
But he resumed his brilliant putting
on the fourteenth. Both were on will
their thirds and again Brady holed ar
attempt from twenty feet away for hi,
third "birdie'' in four consecutive holes
Hagen then led by single stroke.
Brady's stock Drops.
Brady's stock dropped on the fifteenth
when he hooked a mighty wallop from tn,
tee into high grass and then oversize
the green on his second. But his thirC
settled some nine feet from the cup anC
he holed his 4. Hagen. nicely on in 2
took two puts.
Hagen fattened his lead on the six
tenth with against Brady's s
Mikes second found trap to the RICH
of the green. He was on In and bare
ly missed fourteen foot putt for his 4
Hagen. on in 2, took two puts for 4
Brady passed up a nice opening OF
the seventeenth tee. Hagen sliced hi
drive over into the edge OF the woods
With the gate open Brady proceeded u
hook his drive to the rough.
The Oakley pro made a heavy swip
TO get out OF the rough and played owe
the green. Hagen found his ball Amos
buried in soft ground and a tough out
look ahead. He dug in with his niblicl
and ran across the green into trap
Both Clipped on with their thirds an,
Brady picked up one OF Hagen's tw,
stroke lead by sinking nine foot putt
while Hagen missed.
One stroke behind, with one hole 4
play. Brady drove far up the eighteenth
falrway. Hagen, anxious to get every
thing possible from the tee, swung GU
of balance and topped his tee shot. Blu
he was favored with bit of good luck
With a lucky bound the ball cleared
six foot brook, some eighty or nlaet,
yards from the tee, and left a very fai
brassie lie.
Hagen. nothing daunted. tore into tn
ball and 1t stopped Just few feet shor
OF the green. Brady's iron shot Ief
him Just inside Hagen. The latte
Clipped to within two feet of the cur
and Brady again got inside him. Bu
Hagen sank his 4. halving the hole an,
maintaining his advantage of one stroll,
Their cards follow:
Hagen
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