San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-29

his tee shot eight feet TO the right of
the green. Hagen's pretty iron drive
stopped six feet beyond the cup. Mehl-
horn rolled TO within two feet of the
pin Hagen won the hole when he
sunk his putt for two, Mehlhorn
taking three. Hagen, one stroke up.
Number five. 49, yards. par five:
Hagen drove powerfully 500 down the
middle. Mchlhorn found a tree to the
right between his ball and the hole
hut sent a low second shot hole high.
1t rolled into trap to the right of
the green. Hagen's second was on
the right edge of the green. Mehlhorn
was two feet short of the cup and
Walter two feet past it. Hagen missed
putt for four. Melhorn missed
by inches and played five. Hagen
missed another short one and finally
got down with the six, squaring the
match again.
Number six. 36j yards. par four:
Mehlhorn sliced over into the eighth
fairway. Hagen made another beauti-
full straight drive fully 2T5 yards. Bill
was short of the green TO the right
and Hagen 10 the left. Hagen was
three feet from the hole and MehlhOrn
pitched to foot's distance. sinking
his fourth. Hagen trimmed the cup
and took a five, putting Bill one up
in strokes.
Number seven, 49, yards. par three :
Mehlhorn's drive was six feet from the
flag. Hagen's was 20 feet away.
Hagen puttCd to within couple of
feet and holed his third. MchlhOrns
first putt jumped the cup and hung on
the far edge, giving him a halved
three.
Hagen Dubs One.
Number eight. J1j yards. par five:
Mehlhorn was in the clear to the left
with his drive Hagen winged a tree
limb to the right and stopped in a
bad lie. Hagen's second also brushed
a branch and was deflected 10 the
right of the fairway. Mehlhorn landed
nearby. Hagen dubbed his third one
short of the forward trap. the only
shot outside of some puts that was
poorly played during the round.
Mehlhorn's third was half dozen feet
from the pin. Hagen's fourth slid four
feet past. Mehlhorn missed a putt and
took five. Hagen hUlcd a five. Mehl-
horn still one up.
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The drives were on the green. CQuidis-
tant from the hole. Bill had a more
difficult lie on the undulating green.
Hagen's wigglcd a foot beyond. while
the ShrcvPUOrtpr' over-ran the hole
after a wide curve on a slight slope.
Both we're down in three.
Number ten. 365 yards. par four
Both drives were TO the left and well
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to six feet of the cup. and MclhOrn
duplicated this from slightly closer
range. Hagen hOled out for three.
while Mehlhorn needed four. which
squared the match.
Cheer When Walter Misses.
Number eleven. 302 yards. par four ::
Hagen announced his intention Of
shooting for the green over the pro
iecting fence corner. but didn't keep
his promise and wound up fully 30
feet TO the left of the green. Mchlhorn
took the short cut over the trees and
arrived so yards closer. Walter chip
ped to within two feet of his oh
jrctive and Mchlhorn rolled into posi-
ton for Il four-foOt putt. which he
holed out for three. Hagen missed his
shorter putt and took four. while the
crowd. very much pro- Mehlhorn. cheer
ed. and Bill Furlong. with his little
megaphonc. trying TO keep order. suf-
fercd untold asonieS to think that any
San Antonian would thus smash golf
ethics. Hagen grinned and said moth
ing.
Number twelve. 4SJ yards. par five {:
Both drives were beauties. to the left
MehlhOrn took an iron and barely
cleared the road with his second.
Hagen elected to bust it across the
river with a brasSie. The ball was
well-hit and cleared the water but
hit the far bank and rolled back into
the stream. The misfortune wasn't
discovered until arrival at the waters
brink. When he made the shot. sew
eral young girls rushed un and patted
Hagen on the back. causing his rel
face TO turn purple by way Of blush.
Mehlhorn went over on his third. short
Of the green. Hagen. losing stroke,
dropped his ball on the near bank and