New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
penCllampion
Misses Grown
On Final Hole
Detroit Wizard Falters on
Four-Foot Putt and Fin
ishes i'm Tie for Second
Bv RAY Mccarthy

pfNEHURST. N. c.. March 30-Lit-
j. Freddie Mcleod, of the Washington
m. C.0 Country Club, is the winner of
NE 1920 North and South open golf
Championship tournament. While Nc
r.od looked on from an upper window
sf the clubhouse this afternoon, Wal
hr Hagen, national open title holder
sn3 man OF iron nerve and of supreme
confidence, faitered in his last stand
and missed . four foot putt. He took
: on the eighteenth, par 4 hole,
and thereby lost his chance to get a
tie With Mcleod for top honors. Nc
Ieods score for the 72-hole competi-
don was 2s3: Hagen's, 2s4.
Clarence Hackney, of the Atlantic
CITY Country Club. who was. tied with
Emmett French for fourth and fifth
places yesterday, finished in tie with
Hagen.
Alex Ross was fourth with EOS, and
Tom Boyd. Of the Fox Hills Club, fifth
v;th 2s9. Barnes, Brady and the
nthers finished with scores over 500.
II was an ideal day for golf, and in
%he afternoon one of the largest crowds
that has attended match here this
season was on hand to watch the play.
II was reported this morning that
HAGEN was out to do or die, that he
intended to waste no shots and was 60
ING to cut down the field as quickly
a. uossible. We. therefore, elected to
cast our lot with the national title
holder and to follow him in hopes of
seeing the sensational.
Makes Uphill Fight
Even though he lost, Hagen didn't
disappoint. Despite McLeod's victory,
Hagen's brilliant uphill struggle from
10 o'clock until 4:30, when he just
fsiied. was the best thing shown in the
meet and is the subject of all the chat
ter here tonight.
A better round has yet to be played
than that contributed by Hagen this
morning. He finished at 10, and it
might truthfully be said that he was
deservig Of a 6S, but for three ex-
esedingly close misses Of long puts.
AT the competitor Of the morning
round only Mcleod and Hackney
headed Hagen. All the others-Barnes,
Teller, French, O'Loughlin, Gordon,
Ross, Mclean and McNamara-who
finished in front of Hagen yesterday,
had been passed by the Detroit star
MeLeod's card for the forenoon was
72, Hackneys was "a and Barnes had
Is. Mcleod still remained four strokes
to the good and Hackney two. while
Barnes started on the final stretch one
stroke behind the man everybody was
betting on to be the winner.
Of those most confident the cham
pion would overtake Mcleod and Hack
ney was Hagen himself. Said he to
Paddy Doyle, who was his opponent in
to-day's play: well, Paddy, We'll have
to 60 and get those fellows this after
noon."
Mcleod Plays Steady Game
Mcleod was one of the first to get
started, In the morning a large gal
lsry erooped after the little fellow and
saw him play steady, consistent golf
to bag To- His play in the afternoon
round was much the same for rs.
he made few sensational shots, but. on
the other hand, managed to keep out Of
difficulty all the way and landed home
with. 2a3 for total. Everybody knew
Hagen would have to travel some to
get inside this mark, and by the time
he had started home nearly everybody
on. the grounds was trailing the open
champion.
Hagen began the afternoon round by
playing the first hole in par figure
On the second he went this one better
by holing putt ten feet off the green
fora birdie 8. On the next hole he
sunk tifteen-foot putt for another
par score. Going along in this manner
he soon got within reach of Mcleod,
and going to the seventh tee was but
one stroke behind the leader.
At this juncture prospects appeared
bright for the favorite But it was
eyer thus that when everything looks
brightest Old Man Gloom spills the
beens. He began to snap at Hagens
heels at the seventh Walter missed a
long putt by d whisker and had to be
content with s.
After a beautiful drive on the eighth