Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
RY BRIAN BELL.

TLUsHING, N. Y, September Is
H P). - Tommy Armour, stylish
Scotch golf professional, today
won the Professional Golf Asso-
citation championship from Gene Sar-
azen. I'D, and in winning showed
again that he is a great putter in a
pinch.
For wears the Scot has been dubbed
a poor putter and great iron player.
This afternoon, with the match all
square on the thirty-sixth green, he
holed a 14-foot putt for and When
Sarazen missed his bid from few
inches under IA feet, Armour was the
P. G.. A. champion for the first time.
Sarazen has won the title twice be-
fore. in 1922 and 1928.
The winning putt today was remlnls-
cent of another putt leading to a
championship, although not so d.
rectly as that of today. In 1927, IN
the open championship at Oakmont,
Tommy holed a difhcult 1o-footer to
tie Harry Cooper for the lead at "
holes and in the play-of the next day
won the title.
Greatest Golf Match"
Todays match was a great exhibition
of thrilling golf. Leo Diegel, who has
held the championship for the last
two years. but was beaten in the second
round, called it the greatest goli
match ever saw"
Since Leo was the referee he saw
more of 1t than any of the $500 persons
in the gallery.
The fortunes of the golf battle ebbed
and flowed throughout the day. Sar-
azen was a hole ahead after the first
n hoI HAn0nlPfRG
Armour led by the one hole.
After 81 holes the match was all even
and on the thi;ty-sixth and final hole
Armour won when one hole was needed
Armour's putting was shaky at the
start. He missed some that he might
have made and saw two stay out from
four feet but after the eleventh hole,
where he missed three-footer, he was
putting like Jones.
Both wild From Tees.
! On the other hand, Tommys best
! work today was not done with his
! irons Sarazen was often inside him on
! the green. Both were wild from the
4 tee at intervals and bad tee shot at
! the close played big part in the clever
! Sarazen's defeat.
Sarazen lost no time in squaring the
match in the afternoon. scoring par a
at the InCIlLN- WilcIG AiIIlOui WOO
short al! the way, to level matters
Gene had ball out of bounds from the
tee at the twenty-first, his second OF
the day. and was down again.
At the twenty-second hole two
birdie 2s caused a half. the second time
in the days play hole was halved in
birdie deuces. Armour had his ball out
of bounds at the next hole and the
match was even again. A 30-foot
birdie at the twenty-eighth sent Gene
out in front again, but Tommy holed
l5-footer to square 1t again at the nexl
hole.
A stymie helped Sarazen at the short
thirtieth and after half at the thirty
first, Armour again squared the mater
at the 209-yard thirty-second, where
he approached to within three feet o.
the cup and holed the putt while Gene
missed from six feet. After both sec
onds missed the green at the thirty
third, the par 4 hole was halved in 5s
Another half was scored at the Ion!
rty-fourth, and then both drove int
hard rough at the thirty-fifth. TW'
sensational second shots one from on
side of the fairway and the other from
the other side. laid the foundation 10
a half in par As.
Now only one hole remained to b
played. Armour had the honor, ant
drove in the rough. It was eWden
that In al probability he would not b