The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-15
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Diihfnh pos won the 1923
British open golf Championship from
a field Of S. British and foreign
stars. who competed here over ~
holes Thursday and today.
The Britisher's score OF 2s5 was
the lowest turned in. He shot three
perfect rounds, finishing with a re
championship. under unfayorable
weather conditions.
Walter Hagen. last years cham.
pion. was one stroke behind Hayers
c. A. Whiteombe. youthful British
pro. who was but one stroke behind
Havcrs AT the end OF the third
round. with 220. blew up completely
on his final round. took an SO. and
finished far behind. with 502. Whit.
combc had an excellent chance 10
win the title when he set out this
afternoon. as HayerB had taken a
rs and a ~. which would have Civ.
en- the youngster the championship.
Inclement weather and driving
wind, which swept the course.
helped rob whitcombe OF victory.
The final standing OF the leading
contestants was:
/. Arthur Havers. Britain--73. 70.
10, 1885.
2. Walter Hagen. United States
76. II. ~. 1895.
3. Macdonald Smith. United States
$50. 70. GO. 75-2s7.
4. Joe Kirkwood, United states-72.
10. 90. 1898.
8. T. r. Fernie. Britain-75. rs.
~. $500.
Hagen's total for the four rounds
that made up the championship play
was 2a6, his rs championship being
one too many 10 permit him to tie
Arthur Havers, who had 2s5.
Hagen started the day right: he
was one under par going out on
this mornings round. Coming home.
he took a six on the 420-yard 10th
and found a bunker on the 18th.
a % making him "a for the round,
the American getting his iron shots
away in magnificent style and put
ting with DEADLY accuracy.
The championship furnished an
uphill fight all the way for the
who met the test game.
Is. He had started disastrously In
the first qualifying round Monday.
taking an So. On Tuesday he was
a little better, a n just ietting him
slip into the ranks OF the qualifiers
without a stroke TO spare.
When play started yesterday.
Hagen, followed by tho largest OF
the galleries that swarmcd over the
course, was again an improvement
over his previous form. but stili
WAS far from the perfect golf OF
which he was capable. He took a
rs in the morning and was headed
by half dozen players.
On Thursday afternoon. however.
Hagen turned In magnificent IL.
This put him in second place.
This morning Hagen fell back
stroke. requiring ~ for the third
round.
In the afternoon. with Hayers
home in 2s5. which Walter could
beat by shooting par round. he
looked winner. But a high wind
came up. sweeping over the course.
a severe handicap to the
tltleholder as he started home on
hts fourth round
This proved too great a handi-
cap for the American, who took IS
for his final round.
OF the five others from the Unit
ed States, including in that number
Joe Kirkwood. the Australian. the
best show was that of Macdonald
Smith OF California. Smith started
poorly with an SO for his Thursday
morning round: he came back with
n par IS that put him among the
leaders.
First Oft this morning, Smith
smashed 10 smithereens the record
of the old course, established Mon
day by Whitcombe. turning in a 60.
The Californians friends hoped he
might yet prove the dark horse
they had predicted him to be. but
this afternoon Smith required 75.
with the creditable aggre.
gate OF 2s7.
Joe KirlSwood was as erratic as
ever: he started with 70. one UNI
der par: In the afternoon he took
10. This morning the Australian
Smiths feat Of going
around In 50. but in the afternoon
he was again off his game, shooting
n Is for total of EOS.
Johnny Farrell, New York, had 70,
20. 10, 70, for an aggregate of 900.
George Aulbach of Boston. was a
disappointment. At the end OF
play, he was last, with
the exception of one man, who re.
tired. The Bostonian turned in a
rs this morning, but his score So,
80, 20, so for 329 was not of cham.
pionship caliber.
II, r. Fernie finished with total
of 800, taking a rs on the last
round.
George Duncan shot a 70 for
total OF 20a.
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