El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-24
Golfer Always Victor
GeneraIship A Winning Factor

VVTERE we able TO so master golf
w that we would become mere ma
chimes, playing each shot per-
fectly, there would be no need Of gen
eralship- But every dub and cham
pi0n knows with almost equal cost
that the human element, the thinking
cap. spells success or failure in many
instances. according 10 the decision
we make. This, I contend, IS what
relieves golf not only OF monOtOny but
mighty near the top as a sport
Two fellows were playing the other
day One was one up coming to the
18th and was weak off the tee. The
other. with much better drive on
this one-shotler. also feu short The
first one fen just short OF the green.
a Few inches, on his approach. The
second went about seven feet beyond
was Too Far to Be Good.
The man who was enc up failed 20
use good generalship in this case. as
he tried TO hole long approach putt
with the. usual result Of running far
beyond leaving himself a nasty six
footer to tie the hole. This he missed.
Here was case where q bit OF judg-
ment, little thinking, would have
won him match he lost on the extra
hole.
Holding the lead. he should
have putted HIS third dead to the
plms as ID was plain his opponent
was sure OF q fourf that his own
chance for a three was Elim. But.
instead OF playing sure he tried
TO cilneh the match with m all
but Impossible shot putt Of
3O-oud feet from off the green.
NOW and then such shots are
made but usually the score shows
Travis accomplished such
It was this same sort OF play that
COST Allke braQy the open title LAST
season Mike tried to hole a long
putt when Hagen was dead TO the
pin 1t cost him the loss Of two
strokes Instead Of One-the margin
OF victory in that historic playofL
BAN Sometimes Lost.
II was Naroon playing in an Eng
lish championship who was first TO
note that most tee shots imbedded
themselves in the soft fairways. due
TO recent rains. In some cases SO soft
was me turf that balls were actually
lost no lies were sure. Councillors
came M TO their balls 70 find them
coated with heaps OF mud or lying
paQly IN me sogElneEs. So Nardun
began bordering. He noted that the
rough TO either side OF the fafrwavs
had been beaten down by the heavy
rains and would afforI a splendid
tee for bail played 10 them. Where
doing an sorts OF odd stunts of the
zee win 1eW exceptions ne drove ]
into the rough where Invariably he
found q good lie. Before the others
realized what he was ab0ut Vardon
had too great q lead TO be headed.
There "a uttIe doubt that play
ers OF the type OF jerry TrarerE.
who lacked accuracy with the
wood and had to often set Il aside
for the Irons tins DenaIIziuE
themselves many yards, won their
high position in the Eolf world By
clear th1nklnE- The title play NJ
Garden City In 1913 gave evidence T
Of keen gencralshin. Jerry hnd ]
2 hard time Qualifying. as he cot I
into all sorts Of difficulties on The
short 18TH but in the plnyoff next
day he proved his superiority on
the very ursr hole, one that was
rWoshotters trapped by n terri
bic pit IN front. Jerry watched
many play this hole before his
1urn.
Many we're dead TO the pin on their
ieconds5 others, trying to emulate