New-York tribune., 1922-04-02

free-swinging husky, VINO was at til
O'Hara gave a marvellous exhibition
Of straightaway golf the whole day
IN the face Of a strong gale in winning
the championship; Doyle. who played
around with O'Hara. was all over the
course. But his ability TO make phe
0omenal recoveries enabled him to tie
or third money.
O'Hara's victory was exceedingly
popular because of his loss of won
derful round yesterday. 1t was gen
orally felt that the playing of the
Richmond County player combined
With his score on the first round would
Just about have clinched the title. But
the rain intervered and there was
nothing else to do in all fairness but
meant that the diminutive Pat had TO
go out and win the championship all
over again. His total for ffty-fou
holes was 220. which was four below the
figure Of Clarence Hackney, who finished
second.
Clarence Hackney Is Second
Clarence Hackney continued his
steady gait in the round and landed
second in the money. For a time it
looked as if Pat Doyle would run sec
ond. Doyle scored in spite Of frequent
visits to the tall timbers and the va
rious traps along the route. The gal
cry got nearly as many thrills seeing
him emerge from trouble as it did in
watching O'Hara putt. Joe Kirkwood.
ike O'Hara, lacks power. But you will
generally find the Australian plugging
steadily along the main line. AS the
saying goes, he may not be brilliant,
out he surely is steady.
Jim Barnes made n sOipn1iI come
back in the last round and landed fifth
money. Barnes did not play UP to his
usual standard in the first two rounds.
lie declared himself he was not hitting
MS shots. Nevertheless he was able to
grab "a on the last eighteen holes.
O'Hara Overhauls Jock Hutchison
With Jock Hutchison leading him
by three strokes it did not seem likely
that . OHara or any of the others would
overtake the flying Scotchman. Things
iooked even worse for Pat this morn
ing. A heavy gale held sway over the
course and sent many q shot that was
headed for the green into the woods
Or the tufty grass that forms the rough
hero.
O'Hara had all he could do to keep
from being blown away himself let
alone TO control his shots. He weighs
not more than 125 pounds. but what he
iacks in power is Offset by his ex-
qusite, fine, short game. O'flara had
no chance to compete at their style
with Barnes, Hutchison, Hackney and
the other long driving fellows.
But he did have his putter and his
head with him, and he used both ex-
cellently throughout the last two
rounds. Whenever Pat was in trouble
he did not get fustercd and make futile
attempts to do the impossible. He al
ways sized up the situation, played out
for position. aiming all the while to
get within reach of the green without
Wasting too many shots. Pat well knew
that, once he could take his putter in
hand, getting into the hole would be
quite simple,
Putting Wizardry Decides Issue
O'Hara is putting wizard and it
Tas his skill with that weapon which
vas largely responsible for his vic
tory to-day. His approaches from any
where up to 100 yards away were
deadly accurate. And his touch on
these sand green's WAS thing of
beauty and effectiveness. Neverthe-
less had he got down one half of the
puts that trimmed the cup on the
afternoon round Pat would have been
around in the sixties.
As stated the slender Irishman had
no chance to get discouraged from the
Tee against the wind here to day. Bot
Pat had every kind of shot in his
bad. And whenever it was necessary
he hooked or he sliced, taking every
advantage Of the wind, just as yachts
man does.
One example is sufficient to show how
craftily and how thoughtfully Pat per
formed. On the thirteenth hole in the
a q IN h LII, Ea ~
lowed too much. for the wind with the
result the ball carried into the knotted
grass that lines the left side of the
fa,rwsy 1t was that same hole which
had pretty nearly ruined Walter Hagen
in the morning. he being in the same
place and taking for the hole.
Although Pat was in the lead ne
could afford to waste no shots,
with several others crowding on mis-
heels. So, after surveying the lay Of
the land, he took his mashie nblick
and made sure of getting back on to
tho fairway. Then he deftly ran his
approach shot up to the green and from
distance of some fifteen feet dropped
his putt easily and firmly.
Overcomes Hutchison in Morning
Before winning O'Hara had first to
overtake Hutchison. He did that in the
utoIiiilS WIN Hne TOunQ or 10, Whlio
Jock was taking 7s. Hutchison. like
many Of the others. had considerable
trouble negotiating the greens More
over, the Chicagoan's back-spin shot
was not working so we'll to-day, and
that left him considerably more work
to do around the green's.
When the last round began Hutchi-
son and O'Hara were tied for the lead
with a score of 14S each. Clarence
Hackney was just behind, while Pat
Doyle. Joe Kirkwood, Harmon, Hagen,
Hampton, Barnes and Brady were all
within reach of the slender Pat. Thus
1t was anybody's tournament.
HUtchison got off to q bad start, TAX
ing two 6s on the first two holes. With
This he killed his chances at the very
outset. All of the others found trouble
along the way. Only the wiry Pat, far
less powerful than any of the others,
was able to hold TO the main line con
sistently. And Pat romped homo an
easy winner in the following manner:
MORNING
q oar ......s .,... : Z 3 80 s-3s-,s
AFTERNOON
N 2p' IS : / = Z s-3s s-3;~7,
Freddy Mcleod, who is probably the
best putter among the professionals
with the exception Of O'Hara, fell down
n ,serably on the green's. His putter
-orsoo,, him en+irelv and he did we'll