Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-05
HAGEN |SST|RRED
BY BRITISH WINDS
DieqeI Is on ''Happy Hunting
Ground" When Playing in
Canadian Open.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.

OFF stars react singularly 10
the environment of different
" championships. Their games
quicken in some and grow duil
in others; although the quail
ity of opposition and severity ol 'ii0
courses may differ but little: -
No matter how poorly Walter Hagen
NAV be playing, the winds and farWays
If Great Britain always provide orac-
ing tonic and quickly put him on eoge:
Macdonald Smith has an ldlosyncEdsy
for the Los Angeles open and for years
the mere mention of the western anna
teur steadied Chick Evans puttS.
happy hunting ground for Leo Diegel'
and on the Dominion's greens ne Is
NOT the worlds most cratic player, put
ona Of its most brilliant performers.
Leo has won the Canadian champion
ship four times in six Summers, ana Is
the only player ever to score more tnah
two victories in the event.
Makes Record Score.
In winning his fourth Canadian title
at Kanawaki. Quebec. recently, Dlegel
ground out a score of 274 that Is the
record for national championships
among the English-speaking peoples.
His score is IL strokes better than the
lowest ever made in the BRUSH anu
- ahead of the record in the uniteo
states open, although the Canaolan
f3eid was fairly representative of the
strength of American professionals, j,
Par seldom has given Diegel mucn OF
a battle when he marched over the Dor
der. His average score per rouno III
the four Canadian conquestS Is exactIy
II strokes He won with 265 at Mon
treal in 1924, but his caro- jumped ~
strokes when he led the attackers at
Toronto the following year. He came
hack to win with 2e2 at Toronto again
~, Ie28. and followed with 274 at KAN
awaki; a total of 1876 strokes for 2SS
holes.
The Kanawaki course must have been
an easy problem for the American
sharpshooters. since the IL leaders
turned in a total of II rounds under
10 and the first s finished with scores
of even IS and better. But Dlegefs IA
under As was a marvellous ourst OF scot-
ing, and indicative of what the HAPPY
little fellow can do when ne ouSS
hitting golf shots and not worrying
about probabilities.
Planning Winter Events.
The remainder of the Summer does
not offer much profitable shooting LOT
the professional crowd; since IL Is re-
ported the $4,000 Pontiac, Mich, open
has been eXcelleQ. Dun dhCouJ
winter season is shaping up as the
most lucrative of all time. and the pal1
performers can afford to shoot Tor SmaIl
purses until the frost touches Northern
greens. .. .o-+,
more than 100000 already has been
made from the Pacific Coast. and wnen
the Hot Springs. Florida and the caro-
lima fixtures are added the swag 1or
which the pros will shoot during tne
winter season totals well over Slzo, ooo,
which esta hlishes golf firmly IN the
heavy money class of sports.
The $4,000 Los Angeles open whicn
heretofore has been the most valuable
at the Pacific Coast events. now taxes
third place on the money schedule. Inc
Arua Caliente open, one OF the main
events in connection with opening OF
the American-built resort just across
the Mexican border, has a value OF
925 900, and the sum Of $10.400 mas
been subscribed for the national T. q.
A championship at La Cunlbre country
club, santa Barbara, Calf, the nrst
week in December. Altogether Can
fornia will furnish eight OF the pig
Winter tournaments, and in most IN
stances the prize money has been IN
creased over preceding years.