The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-30
DY ART IRENz NEA Service Golf Writer

| avWsRes SatShhut VVSu WaeS 0Wshhse0 greats Of io37, The long.legged Tex. on was tho first player In 3i years to win tho National and Western opens in the same season, Ke was tho fourth eombatant to capture the Western two years in succession.
 duldhalB 20i over dliaeult Oak. land Hills, Birmingham, Mieh, was c new record for the National Open, and ono at which tho boys are like. iy to Do shooting for some years to come.
 duldahl easily repelled Horton Smith in . playoR for tho Western over tho Canterbury Club course in Cleveland, the Joplin shotmakeF obtaining a poor start
 Harry Cooper leads tho money winners of iO37 and once mere has tho lowest average score. The Bfit: lshsboFn iuFiinaFy also accounted for the Canadian Open.
 Henry Cotton kept the British Open crown at home for tho seeeid time by repulslng members Of tho American Ryder Cup team at his' teFie CaFnoustio.
 The Yankees faFed better in tho Ryder cup competition, being tho first American squad in the history Of the event to prevail on foreign goll, The matches were played At Southport, near London. The Aiiiefs lean representatives were Ralph duidahi, Horton Smith, Byron Nels son, Sam Hnead, Tony MaIieF0, oene garaxen, Denny Bhute, Nd Dudley Johnny Revoita, and Henry Picard
 Slip Costs Megppadsn ?. q. A. Harold (Jug) McBpaden has c per. feet right t0 De the most disappoiilts cd golfer Of the year. He missed C three.foot putt on the 18th green that would have given him the ?. O. A. title at tho pittBbuFgh Yield Club Given A new lease on lie by tho slip, Denny Bhuto tied MebpAds den and successfully defended the championship when hiB opponent went to pieces on tho first extra h0ie.
 Byron Nelson, slender Texan now stationed at Reading, bagged tho MasteFs' Tournament at Augusta and the ei2,000 Belmont, Maasg Open, the richest Of the year, to des nnit6ly attaii a place Of prominence iii the g0ifing heavens.
 Johnny Goodman looked after the National Amateur over the AideFs wood Country Club course at pert' iand, 0reu finishing 2 ID on young lay Dlil0w8 ln tho hnal, RegeF Kelly was the Inedallst with i42. ft marked the first time that tho t0uFs nafnent was staged in the Pacific northwest and the second time on tho west coast
 With no established American star entered, Bob Sweeney captured the British Amateur. r. Wilf0Fd WehFie beat Charley Kees SlB in tho hnai Of the Western AiIls ateur. i up, Tine Los Angeles Cotin. try Club course Was the site. Freddie Haas beat his Louisiana btate teAfi1nate, Paul Leslie, for the intercollegiate championship. Drtiee Mccormick became the Nas tl0nAl Public Links champion by Fepuislng Don Erickson In the hnai Harding Memorial Park, San FFans cisco,
 WOmen's Titles tO Dixls
 Going farther south than eveF be- fore -- t0 Memphis -- tho Mationai WOiiefi's championship, appF0pFis Ately enough, was captured by C reps Tes6ntatlve Of the land ef eotton. The winner Wag Mrs, Esteiie Lawson Page of chaypei Hlii, M c, Wh0 turned bAek fFeekIed Patty Berg Of Minneapolis in the CIinehef, ft l tie first tihie inst | southern woman ilAs held the title since tile eventful days Of the fainOus AIexa GtiFting Of Atlanta, ft was the nTst line ttat z fIiedailst went CT tO win since 0iefiila cojIett annexed heF first nas tlcnaI championship in 1922. MFs. YeEe Was Sil6daiist with 70.
 Dixle has another champion in Marion Mlley Of Lexington, kyy wh0 took the W0mens Western for the thlEd yeGF in c row,
 The U, z, c, 4. decided tO limit the iiiimbeF Of eiuts that c playeF may iise t0 i4, with the Fuie going into effect January l.
 The regulation was elven . trial 0 the feeent ei0,O00 Miami IDlItmCTe OpeIl, won by Johnny RevOIte, and apparently had 10 effect on any. bodys eaII1e.
 IE vii take more ttan ( f4.cjub limit t0 curb the highIysgeaFed American playing pF0fesbl0nais Of |tedaH