Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-01
COPIED
PAIR OF GOLF
CROWNS
Won U. S. Open Cup
Held British Open;
Hagen Beats Pros;
Mrs. Horn Won
BY BRIAN BELL

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Bobby Jones, young veteran OF
championship golf, finished the 1927
season with two titles in thrse ma
jor competitions, as he did in 1926
They were not the same crowns.
for he surrendered his lease on the
open championship Of the United
States to again take possession %
the Amateur cup, while he stood PAP
on the British Open.
Tommy Armour, Washington pro-
fessional, succeeded the Atlant-
wizard as Open Champion Of the
United States and won his second
title OF the. year by taking the Ca
madam Open. The Silent Scots VIC
tory in the United States Open
came 76 to 10 in a play-off with
Harry Cooper Of Los Angeles. after
a tie at 301 in the regular 70 hole
medal play.
The National Women's champion
ship went west of the Mississippi
river for the first time when Mrs.
Miriam Burns Horn carried il 20
Of New Jersey was the other ~finaiist,
losing to Mrs. Horn five up and four
to play.
Hagen Gets Fourth Straight
Walter Hagen threatened to be-
come perpetual champion Of the
Professional Golfers Association by
winning the title for the fourth year
in succession. Joe Turnesa vas Stop
ped. one up, in the final.
The public links championship was
won by Carl =. Kaufman Of Pitts
burgh, William +. Serrick Of New
York falling at the 37th hole.
Watts Gum, playing under the
colors of Georgia Tech, took the in
tercollegiate title TO Atlanta, turn
ing back Roland Mackenzie Of Brown
and Washington, ten and nine.
The British Amateur championship
fell to DIR. William Tweddell and
Don Carriek captured the Canadian
Amateur event.
Mile. Simone Thion de la Chaume
won the British and French wom-
ems titles.
American professional golfers
scored an impressive victory yer
their professional rivals from Great
Britain by winning the Samuel Ry-
der cup matches 8 l-2 10 2 1-2. The
American team was composed Of
Walter Hagen, captain: Johnny Far
rell. Leo Diegel, Al Watrous, John
Golden, Joe Turnesa. Bill Melhorn,
Gene Sarazen and Al Espinoss.
Champions Meet Reverses \
II was an unfruitful year for
champions in the main, with the ex-
ception Of Jones and Hagen. and
while Bobby held his British title
and Walter kept his p. G. A. per-
nart, neither made any noticeable
impression in the National Open.
George Won Elm, amateur cham
pion, was defeated in the second
round Of the Amateur By Harry
Legg Of Minneapolis. In the wom-
ems events, Mrs. G. Henry Stetson.
champion, failed to qualify and had
no chance TO defend her title.
Bobby Jones left broken and tied
records behind him ss he left the
golf courses for the class rooms of
Emory University. In winning the
British Open he clipped six strokes
from the record which he had tied
the year before. His score OF 2s5
was compiled with es. two 72e and
70. In the 72 hole play at ST. An
drevs he shot II brides and an
eagle.
In the National Amateur he was
medaiist for the second time ia tive
years. his 242 sending him into o
tie for the low qualifying score
record. He added a sensational 81
to an indifferent rs to lead the pack
He wen the title for the third time
in three years by defeating Chick
Evans OF Chicago eight and seven.
Bobby started his cas- by win
ming the Southern Open on his home
grounds between law classes with a
score Of 26l. this startling count in
GLIDING a. 1s-hols round Of So