New-York tribune., 1922-06-18

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In q field Of this sort " is Impossible
to pick any winner in advance. but II
is at least interesting TO try TO dope out
the situation and see where the main
strength lies.
In the first place. il is my belief that
Sandwich is ono Of the finest courses
in the world FOR such a test. ! s,y this
because L. calls for a great variety o.
strokes. q pitch and run ft this hole.
a high pitch at this one. with the golfer
always called upon 10 use good judg-
ment or get into trouble
Something About Sandwich
Going out. Sandwich has three one
shot holes. varying in length from l7j
10 235 yards. These arc among the
holrs that are highly important in
medal play. where the difference be-
tween a and q may be only q yard
o.. two 90 the right or left.
The frst short hole. 235 yards long.
is known az the Sahara. where one
must get a long. straight carr Tho
other two are from iG5 20 i1j yards.
calling for firm. accurate iron play.
Tho battle begins with a fine two
shot hole. the second being n good iron
or 2 long brassie, depending on the
wind
There is no rest. then. on the out
ward stretch. and when one comes 10
the ninth he faces the famous "Cor-
sets" so called from the boarded bun
kers that stretch across the fairwny
for The first and second shots.
The sixteenth is the only short hole,
coming IN. calling for an iron TO
wcll-tfapped green.
The last six holes bring on a heart
breaking finish. They are all fine two
shottors. where the ball must be placed
and well nit 20 leave any chance for a
good shot home. At these holes long.
straight shots will count with rolling
grounds 20 be worked over. and both
distance and direction needed to reach
the green in .. The seventeenth and
eighteenth are around 40 yards. fine
finishing holes.
The first nine are more upon the
tricky side. with fine chances for scnr-
inc II one gets going right. Il was here
that MacFarlanc made his 81. against
Chick Evans. going out. and this with
g. The second nine calls for hard. accu-
rate hitting, with few chances 10 pick
up an mistakes made earlier in the
round II is a course which calls for
varied golf fine test, subject 10 high
cross winds that don't make things any
easier.
The Championship Field
VINO are the main leaders that
Hutchison, Hagen and / will have to
watch?
Mitchell and Ray will be especially
dangerous here. and 80 will Duncan
and Kirkwood
Sandwich will suit the two former
players because II rewards power from
the tee: it will also suit the two lat
ter. because il rewards versatile golf.
IF we were sure Of getting by these
four. would feel much better about
our chances. although Havers must al
ways be figured IN. now that experience
has come 70 the aid Of his skill.
Ted Ray has been playing unusually
fine golf al season, and Mitchell has
only lately come upon his best game.
This will be in Mitchells favor. for
before this he has reached the top
some two weeks before the British open.
20 be caught slipping az the wrong
moment. It is a great thing TO be just
coming on 70 your game as a cham
pionship starts.
Il is hardly necessary TO say that
the American contingent is keyed up
20 a high point. Jock wants 20 hold the
title he won a year ago az 81 An
drews. he wants 20 prove that victory
was no mere fash. Hagen and are
just as keen, because II is the one big
open championship we have yet 10 win.
IL took me twelve years 20 win the
United States open. Now the British
open Is my goal, and I'll never be sat
ished until / win. Hagen feels the
same way about ~. He is playing good
golf and will be a factor.
The odds against us are about pa
20 II mean against all three. We
have Ray, Mitchell. Duncan. Kirkwood
and Havers % be counted on definitely
as strong opponents. We must also
figure on such fine golfers as Ocken-
den, Compston. Herd. Massey and 9th
ers having their chances. II it is windy
or rainy. Taylor will have a grand
chance, despite his ffty-ihrce years.
lie is still the finest player in a high
wilma that golf has TO show.
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