Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06
LEARNED HIS GAME
IN j. s, HE STATES
Cites Fact That He Was "13"
in Order of Starting
on Final Day.
BY TOMMY ARMOUR,
British Open Golf Champion.

- ARNOUSTIE, June 81 have
been successful at many tour
naments since I took up golf
as q profession. have striven
many times to win this coveted trophy,
which Is the blue ribbon of the golfing
world. And now, when I know that
am the open golf champion of the Brit
ish Isles, can hardly realize my good
fortune.
It is a great honor to follow in the
footsteps Of the illustrious golfers who
have held the title. The British open
championship is supposed to be SYM
bolic Of the worlds leading golfer. j.!
feel that have been favored by good
fortune, for many better golfers than
myself have tried year after year TO
win the worlds golfing crown and have
not succeeded.
Lucky Thirteen"
am not superstitious, but 1t may be
of interest to say that yesterday I was
No. 10 on the card in the order OF
play. had been playing pretty well
throughout the tournament. l le!t III
good fettle, and was quite satlsned
with my game. =,
my young days, l have always piayeo a
we'll here. Although the layout has
been heightened and James Bralds
many new bunkers have added to Its
difficulties, I felt entirely at home on
the course.
When 1 went out yesterday morning !
had sort of prsmonition that TINS Woulo
bet red-letter day in my lie. IN tne
morning round, when found myself IN
trouble at the long sixth hole, my con-
fidence wavered, but when saw long
putt at the next hole falter on the brink
and then drop in, giving me birdie s,
felt popped up.
There were one or two shots in my
morning game that were at the mercy
of the high winds and did not lana
where I intended, but l was quite sat-
tsfied with the score of II, which LETT
me in a good position for the after
noon round.
Birdie Proves Help.
Il gave me- renewed confidence, when,
at the first hole, which lies in hollow,
I found my ball in puttable distance
from the hole, and I sank the putt for
a birdie 3. Golf critics over here have
said many kind things about my iron
play, and I must admit that I was on
satisfactory terms with nay irons, par
ticularly during the last round, but my
puttcr was not too kind to me on sew
eral occasions.
However, I was often in the happy
position Of getting my iron shots SO near
to the pin that holing long puts was
not required At the same time,
cannot forget that my putter was an
important factor in the gam. At the
short sixteenth, my tee shot went off the
line and had an atroc:ous lie. My
chip onto the green was woefully short.
This is a par hole and it was impcr-
alive that should gst it.
I studied the green carefully and
CHANGED my luck. When the putt went
down, think cheered with the gall
lery.
1 firmly believed that it was that putt
which won me the championship, for
the next two holes are particularly
troublesome. The high wind which we
encountered yesterday mace play ex-
tremely difficult.
The Earl of Airlie paid me many I'M
deserved compliments when he pre-
sented me with the championship cup.
He referred to the pleasure it gave to
ScotSmen to know that the champion
ship was won by brother Scot.
am Scotsman. but I should like it
to be known that learned my golf in
the United States.
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