Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-27


ONLY in women's golf is CSr"a
Britain still in the lead, and America
soon will even matters on this score,
for there are now a number or very
promising young woman golfers IN
this country.
The American amateurs as a class,
as they have proved over f1ve-year
stretch, are far superior to the
Britons. And the American protes-
misunderstanding particularly to the
home breds-are quite the equal. IL
not the superior, as class to the Ior-
eign.born golfers and those residing
in Great Britain.
Not the Main Reason.
Great Britain has had ample oppor-
tunity since the war to recoup many
of It's losses. That Britons do not take
their golf seriously enough els not
really worth considering as good
reason for any shift in superiority.
That MANY of the best players in
Great Britain have migrated to this
country might explain matters If this
were really the case. But let US ex-
anime this statement.
., In the first place. in the recent Brit
'ish open championship the winner,
Bobby Jones, is an American, home
bred, as we'll as an amateur. The
three players finishing next to Jones,
AL Watrous, Bill Mehlhorn and Wal
ter Hagen, are all American home
bred golfers.
In the American open champion
ship, at Columbus, the winner was
Bobby Jones. The next six players in
line are all American homebreds-
Joe Turnesa, Leo Diegel, Johnny Far
2rell, Bill Mehlhorn, Gene Sarazen and
Walter Hagen. And both Dan Will
Hams and Willie Klein, who finished
among the first -, are homebreds, so
that of the first IL In, the American
open championship are American
born golfers.
Alec Smith, Macdonald Smith, Fred.
die Mcleod and others, to be sure,
were great golfers when they came
to this country a number or years
ago, and they have won their spurs
here.
Jim Barnes, one OF the greatest
golfers in history, who has been repre-
senting America for many years, and
Jock Hutchinson, also an American
citizen and a great golfer, were born
in England and Scotland, respectively,
but both came to this country at an
early age and really developed their
game here The same might be SAID
of Willie MacFarlane.
Where this country and its golfers,
old and young, have benefited most
through the invasion of foreigners has
been in the knowledge of the game
these men have brought with them
and not in any representation they
gave the United States in tournament
play. ,2oz
To be more explicit, foreign goters
that is, the better class OF protes-
sionals-have shown a more protouno
knowledge of golf, in the matter or
instruction as well as in shopkeeplng
and in club-making, than the Amerl'
can professionals.
However, the best of our profes-
sionals-fellows like Farrell, Sarazen,
Turnesa, Hagen, Diegel, Mehlhorn,
Mike Brady and several others-can
discuss golf from every angle with
any expert, amateur or professional;
dan teach intelligently and make clubs
as we'll as play first-class golf.
One Way to Decide.
One way of determining superiority
in this respect would be to have an
all-around competition for profession
als-this contest to include teaching,
club-nlaking, shopkeeping and playing.
A straight out and out competition
foursomes and singles--between teams
composed of say homebred profession.
ais and foreign-born pros now in the
country and the amateurs would be
an interesting struggle. In the opin-
ion of this correspondent it would
result in favor of the homebred pro-
faeSionalS