The New York herald., 1921-02-19
HUTCHINSON LOWERS
OWN GOLF RECORD
American P. G. A. Champion
Also Wins Own Prize by Fine
Play at st. Andrews.
By KERR n. PETRIE.

When professionals from this side OF
the Atlantic can go to old st. Andrews
and proceed to knock holes in the record
OF that venerable links in the dead of
winter. when conditions are anything
but at their best. as Jock Hutchison,
holder OF the Western open and p. @. A.
championships has been doing IL Is an
unmistakable sign that golf in the
United States is very much on the up
grade The Glen View expert went
abroad about two months ago and while
for a spell the frozen condition of some
parts of the 81. Andrews course kept
his record smashing tendencies in check
Jock found his opportunity early in the
new year when the frost had come out of
the ground at the coaxing OF the North
Sea winds.
Then Jock clipped the record a stroke
or so. Later on he presented a prize to
the st. Andrews Golf Club. OF which, he
is member. and In the play which fol-
lowed he lowered the course mark one
notch further. Hutchison had a good
plus marking. but nevertheless he led the
field and won his own prize. which, OF
course. nc promptly turned over to the
player who came second.
II is seldom that favorite wins in
golf championship. Nevertheless there
are Few In St Andrews who do not think
that John Fowler Hutchison, one time
st. Andrews caddie. now a citizen and
champion of the United States. Is not
right In line TO be the next British open
title holder.
Not all golfers have experienced the
thrill of holing out from the tee. yet the
feat is more liable to be accomplished
by the player of to-day. who has the
rubber core with which to annihllate
distance. than II was in the days OF the
old hard CUTIE ball. Some players have
half dozen holes IN one TO their credit {:
few have a dozen or more. But when
a man scored his "ace" in the days
when Ocobo was king OF the golf ball
world Il was something TO talk about.
G. ~. Lansing OF Niagara Falls. ~. Y.
tells how away back about the year 1898
he earned the badge of distinction while
playing at the Albany Country Club.
He and his partner were playing n hole
OF 1853 yards. known as the mouse
trap" and with double carry over deep
water flled bitches. A party ahead,
consisting of four men and four cad
dies, had turned a moment after leaving &
the green 10 watch the next drive, as
was often done. because a ball could
get into trouble at this hole Mr. Lam
sing drove with his brassle. hitting n
hard ball against a wind blowing slight
~ from the right. The ball took a line
about ten feet to the left OF tho hole
and. slicinS little. II curved gently into
tho wind TO the right and appeared to
/ the player and his partner 10 como
/ right down in line with the pin.
| At once shout went up from the
four men and caddies, who began wav-
/ ing their arms and called back TITS In
the hole" waiting until Mr.. LANSING
and his yartner had come up. the party
in front told how the ball had struck
| the tin iagpin marker and then seemed
/ 10 follow the rod like a stroke OF light.
ming. going Into the hole and stayns
/ there.
Mr.. Lansing at the time was credited
with holding tho American record a.
the only man who had holed out with
out touching the graEs anyw here be
tween tee and cup. sc tho time twi
other players had performed the feat
both OF them In England.