Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-06

LII WdS dt t1Oyldhc, GIlC ScCOIlO
time 1 won the British open
championship" he replied. That
was the first year an admission
charge was made. The largest
paid gallery that ever saw a
championship match, more than
1000, followed me the last nine
holes.
ct was told at the ninth tee that ]
needed to play the last 10 holes in one
under par to win the title. Three of
the holes on the last nine called for
stiff brassie shots. I got my pars at
these tough holes and won by single
stroke.
IT would say that winning the British
open for the second time under the
severe test 1 faced at Hoylake gave me
more pleasure than any tournament l
ever won"
The Haig Never Quits.
Hagen's rare golf philosophy is en-
WED by thousands Of fellow golfers. An
incident of his never-say Idle spirit, lit
tie known to the public, was related to
me.
Hagen went to the last hole at ST.
Andrews needing an eagle two to gain
a tie for the British open crown. He
astounded the Scots by sending his
caddie to the green to hold the flag and
give himself the slenderest of mathe-
! NAUTICAL chances to hole out his second
shot. Hagen's explanation of his men
tai attitude when he dramatiZed this
setting affords another illustration Of
Sir Walters uncomfortable spirit.
THE thousands OF persons who lined
either side Of the fairway and sur
rounded the green probably said was
conceited and q 'grandStander, Hagen
told me. But they didn't quite appre-
/ Ciate my mental makeup. could have
pitched to the green and gotten a four
/ TO finish in second place. But didn't
cross the ocean to play for second
honors. I went over to win or gain
tie for the championship.
Now, the crowd may have termed
me a swellhead, a conceited ass, but
don't forget that I carried q lot Of
! weight when took my stance to make
that maShie pitch-and-run shot. After
the delay caused by the caddie going
to the green to flag the hole, knew
would make myself laughing stock II
fell short with my shot or sent 1t to
the right or left of the flag. The boys
would all give me the laugh.
Ball Splits Cup.
"I hit the shot perfectly, and 1t struck
on the edge of the green and rolled
over the middle of the cup and OF into
trap. True, the chances OF my sink
irg for two were one in a million,
but things of that sort have happened
in golf, and gave myself q chance by
hitting the ball straight. Won Elm
finished second. I wasted an extra
stroke in the trap and finished third"
Here Is some advice for youngsters in
tournament play from Hagen:
''It Is mighty hard for a kid to win
top honors in golf" he said. Horton
Smith, you must remember, is q notable
exception. When a youngster is going
through the mill he should be satisfied
when he places in the money. We old
. timers know We have had a bad round
when we shoot a II or 70, but the thing
to remember is that one NAV shoot
IS the next round, when all the APP
proach shots and puts click perfectly
ITO become discouraged or throw
away shots merely because one Is off to
bad start seems to me to imply lack
of confidence. In my younger days I
sometimes lost by stroke or two, and
figuratively kicked myself for having
become peeved In earlier rounds and
thrown away strokes. You've got to
Tight all the time in golf"
(Copyrieht. 1929, by North American
Newspaper Alliance)