The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-16
GOLF CHAMPIONS FIND: TOUGH
SHEDDING IN SOUTHERN PLAY
Hutchison, Barnes and Hagen Not Meeting
With Usual Success Sarazen Shows Form.

vania champion. and a number of
other leaders.
Yet this was what Gene Sarazen.
of Pittsburgh, accomplished in the
recent Southern open championship
tournament at New Orleans
1t will be recalled it was this
same Gene who handed Jock Hutch
ison the worst beating he ever re-
ceived in the Professional Golfers
Association championship last year
at Inwood. Long Island. This year
he started" right with a vengeance
when he scampered home eight
strokes ahead of his nearest COM
petito-. Leo Diegcl.
The last named lost the top
honors because of poor putting,
while Cyril Walker, after finishing
the first days play in second place.
fell off on,the following dayl This
program Is becoming a regular part
Of Walkers itinerary. for time
after time he has led the field in the
car ly going. only to fall by the
wayside late!.
Plenty of Coin Distributed.
Sarazen received $1,000 as first
prize. with Degel taking $3.50 as
second money, Walker was
handed $500 for third and Hutchi-
son $3.50 as his share. The tourna-
ment was the first Southern open
championship to be held and will
hereafter be a permanent fixture.
In addition to topping the field at
New Orleans. Ssrazen was only, a
stroke behind George Kerrigan in
the Florida championship at Jack
sonville last Saturday.
Incidentally. most Of the leading
crown wearers of golf, who have
been drifting around the South for
the past few weeks, found the 60
ing not so good. 80 -
You might think that with Jim
Barnes. Jock Hutchison and Walter
Hagen in the lists. comparative out
siders would have their troubles
picking up even an occasional small
portion of change. r-,.-.
But at Houston. In the big 5000
Texas championship, Bob Mcdonald
was the main collector, with Barnes
and Hutch we'll behind. Then Sara
zen romped far away from the title
holders in the New Orleans affair.
In the Florida championship.
Walter Hagen was the favorite
picked to break up the show. But
there were a lot of people between
Walter and first place. George Ker-
rigan. who. COPIED the hohrs, led the
p. e. A. crown wearer by no less
than eleven strokes.
In other years, Hagen, Barnes
and Hutch have romped along
through the South, collecting most
of the glory and a corresponding
amount of coin of the realm. Are
the champs slipping?
Mcleod Not In Form.
Freddie Mcleod has hardly reached
his normal gait in the few tourna-
ments he has participated in thus
far. His best showing was made
at Orniond Beach, Monday when he
took fourth hnEcrs in the College
Arms open, ei::ht strokes behind Wal
tsr Hagen. the wt,rer. . .- Do So.
The big test; will come in about
two weeks at Pinehurst, where
Barnes, Hagen. Hutchison,7 Mcleod
and the rest are entered in the North
and South open against one of the
greatest fields that has ever met
in the Carolina resort. .-4
Here the champs will have chance
to get back some of their lost lau-
rels. but they will be forced to show
faster golf than they have exhib-
tied in recent tournaments. for with
such golfers as Sarazen,. Diegel,
Walker. Brady. Kerrigan and others
around, the pace will not be any
too slow
This campaign il no place for the
Big Three" cf American golf to
be slipping, with Duncan, Mitchell.
Taylor and Herd .coming over for
crack at our open crown. 1t may
be, that Barnes and Hutch are bit
faded after their 10000 mile jaunt
and need good res. before regain
ing their top form
As all three expect to leave soon
for another British invasion. they
hry Us wen have Ito old arm chair
retiS immediately after ne Pine.
hurst carnival comes to AN end.