The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-10

VI RF lELD, scotland, w
British open golf championship
While d gale swept the moors a
pieces. the champion played tvs
grcgate Of 292, which left him f
Johnny Farrell, open cham
pion of the United States, won
second money finishing SIX
strokes behind THE IIaig
with an aggregate Of 29S.
The gale which swept the course
made low scoring difficult, but none
Of the champions rivals seemed to
have a real good round in his sys-
tcm today Hagen won the cham
piOnship with rounds Of 75-67-75-75,
about twelve strokes under the cs-
timated par for Muirheld.
Fourth for Hagen
This championship is the fourth
British open for Walter He won
first at Sandwich in 1922, at Hoy
lake in 1924 and again at Sandwich
last year He had the same aggrc-
gate 92 in last years tourna-
mcnt
There was nothing spectacular
about tho finish Of this champion
ship except the havoc wrought by
the wind sweeping in from the
North sea across NuirfiCld's rolling
dunes.
Tho other cOntcndcrs seemed to
have lost heart in the face OF the
devastating 81 tossed at them by
Sir Walter Che day before, and
it only remained for Leo Diegel,
American 2. c. A. champion, to
blow up and leave the championship
to Hagen Dieeel did 50 early in
the day. taking an 81 for his third
round and falling far behind. Die
gel finished third with 300.
Britishcrs Blow Up
When the final days play began.
with a field OF siHty-four left for the
deciding thirty-six hole test, the
British pinned their hopes on Ape
Mitchell. the veteran International
list. who was only two strokes be-
hind Hagen and four back of Diegcl,
the leader Mitchell shot couple
Of 75s, which let him out.
Percy Alliss. who led the field the
opening day with a SO. then re-
NAMED the lone British hope. He
started three strokes behind Hagen,
dropped a stroke to the champion
in the third round and then quietly
went to pieces He took a 70 for
his last eighteen holes and finished
in a tie with Mitchell at 300.
With Dicgel Mitchell and Alliss
disposed Of, there remained only
Farrell Farrell had been playing
fine golf practically nnoticed. But
when Walter kept up the pace with
another rs Johnny had to shoot a
SO in the afternoon to tic. That
was too much for him.
sol for Cruickshank
Another American pro who had a
chance early in the day was Bobby
CruiCkShank. but he like all the
others, was affected by the blustery
weather. and the best he could do
was a rs and a rs, which left him
with a total of 301
Back Of CruickShank came Gene
Sarazen and Al Watrous. tied at
304, and Tommy Armour with 305.
Archie CompSton. the big British
pro. had BOT. one stroke better than
Jimmy Thompson of Knoxville. who
was one of the consistently steady
players today
Macdonald Smith. still trying for
his first national championship, tied
Aubrey Boomer and H. C. Jolly at
300 with Ed Dudley. California
youngSter, a stroke behind him.
George Duncan. who captained the
British Ryder Cup team. had 81,
and T. P. Perkins, British amateur
champion. 312
Horton Smith Of Joplin. Mo. who
had started as one of the favorites,
had a total of 313, which tied him
with Cyril FOLEY, British amateur.
Al EspinoSa was next with 314.
tied with Henry Cotton. the young
est of the British Ryder Cup pro-
feSSiOnalS.