New-York tribune., 1922-06-24
Hagen, american, Wins
British Open Golf Cup
Thrilling Finish, With Dun.
can Coming Strong; Ties
Barnes for I'd; Gallery
Prays for Players in Vain
By Arthur s. Draper
'p,ciai Cabi, 10 Tn, Tribuas

Copyright, 1922, New York Tribune Inc.
SANDWICH, England, June "a
There could be no more thrilling finish
than that Of the 1922 British open golf
championship over 81. Georges course,
which was won to-day by Walter Hagen
with a grand total Of 800. Barnes and
Duncan, one stroke behind, were tied
for second, with Hutehison fourth. only
two strokes behind his successor.
Hagen finished when Barnes was at
the ninth in his last round and coming
home. Long Jim" knew he had 10 do
~ 70 tie with his compstriot
Even fous for the dhicult inward
journey would give him ~. and when
hc had reached the eighteenth tee he
had kept his task. There he drove
down the center and had a fairly good
lie for his second. but his brassie had
bit Of a slice and finished hole high
in the rough. His chip out was over
strcng and the ball came to rest on the
far side of the green with still a
chance for four.
Everybody held his breath, but the
ball stopped rolling two feet short OF
the hole, and thus the vision Of a tic
between the two Americans faded
away.
With the Americans holding first,
second and third places the great gal
lery gathered around the last green
grew deeply despondent as one after
another OF the British possibilities
drew in. Taylor, the old war horse,
was the first Of the champions 10 crack
under the afternoon pace, though he
stayed in the running long time.
Then Vardon faded out Of the picture.
But just about this time rumors
| came floating in that Duncan was going
like a house afre. And certainly he
was. For. out in 81. he came TO the
long seventeenth 4 under fours, and
here he got his 4.
Another four on the last hole would
put him into a tie with Hagen and.
incidentally. give him the wonderful
record Of 6s on windy gusty day
at Sandwich.
His drive left nothing 10 be de-
sired. His second-brsssie--fell TO the
left Of the green, whence a ehip-out
didn't appear over-diffieult. One OF
the markers begged the huge crowd 10
get down on It's knees and pray. They
obeyed the first injunction and prob
ably the second. But Duncan, who un-
questionably was feeling the strain.
made a rather feeble putt and found
himself with a twenty-foot putt for
his four. He couldn't mako II, and so
the cup takes its second trip TO Amer
ica.
- La - n lei y
and his 60 will be remembered by
truly gallant effort. Hagen won the
championship by his putting If ever n
man did. lie played 20 schedule. and
with his wonderfui temperament he
never lost confidence in his ability 70
/ lift the cup-not even after taking 70
this morning.
Showers and Mud on Course
For in the afternoon he came right
back and reeled of his fours and thrces
as IL golf were the easiest possible Of
games Every putt. however simple.
he studied carefully from front, behind
and 10 the left. And his pains were
we'll rewarded. as he is the first Amer
ican-born golfer 20 win the most
coveted cup In the golfng world.
II was a most cxacting day for all
the players Showers were sweeping
across the course at intervals, and the
wind remained high practically the
whole day long. Barnes has good cause
10 remember the third hole az Sand
wich, for there he lost the chance Of
being the duo champion OF the United
States and Great Britain.
The third is short hole with p
/ IN mi ta
tee. Playing a low, boring shot into
cross wind, he misjudged the height
of the mound by inches. The ball
struck the side and rolled back into a
deep footprint in the sand. II was
an almost impossible lie and his sec
ond just scrambled out into more
sand at the top Of the hill. His third
was short Of the green; his fourth
was on and two puts gave him six
instead Of a comparatively easy three.
II be could have cut OF these three
strokes he would have finished in 10
for a grand total Of 29S.
The American title-holder played
through both days without fortune
favoring him once. Frequently mag
nifcent drives would come 20 rest in
some little cup or else awkward sloping
lies, where IL was next TO impossible
to get the proper stance. Still he took
the breaks as they came and offered no
complaint.
Hutchison's Work Brilliant
Jock Hutchison's morning round
was exceeded only by the 73 Of c. A.
Whitcombe, a young golfer from the
Marlborough Club, Hutehison's msshie
play was absolutely deadly and he sank
puts from all parts Of the green. But
this afternoon his short game fell of
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