The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-06-22

Inc usually hhNS '''
"' ane enjoys doing. One OF my
= go rastimes is taking in good
wv have often alluded to a
VI that | would like TO see n
~ .olr movie. Until last Sa'nr-
shcn Hudson's sponsored a
-, ,,o National Open Coll
'ramoni at the Spring Hill Golf
~ philadelphia, | had only
=, mo opportunity 10 see golf play
hrief newsreel flashes.
,,urdav morning | had the op-
,nrity IN see a movie OF last
national open Golf tourna-
nhirh was forty-hve minutes
4 ,,nrth saw all the drama.
us ioys and heartaches which
associated with it. and are
!, heinc enacted at this years
now being played at the
x,terhurv Country club, cleve-
&rd- :,
H.. omen always abounds IN
4 cor thrilling drama-it Is unlike
a other golf tournament lit can
{.stlly ~ called the premier
Irrrament Of American golf he
[rse IN il are competing the best
[,a,cnrs and professionals in
<r,crica for the most coveted title.
s,oushoat the entire tournament
4 o,o q always 10 he found recur-
T. dramatic thrills. Thrills that
~ made the open the tourna-
-, mat Is looked forward TO
4 ronehont tho year bv America
1p,s,andinc golfers 1t is engrossed
ri,h traditional lore and expert
,rce. that only can happen In a
lame like golf,
HAS In H. rorty-fourth year. The
brv fonrih ono being played at
n, canierhurv Country club which
I,s ia thrilling last round being
|nactcd nov as | write this column.
should imagine on Canterbury's
rcu trapped fairways and greens.
.,s,orv So loss greater than history
I, nre,lous iourneys. Is now be.1g
made As the sun dies down today
,yer Lake Erie and the scene OF the
Dnen al Canterbury some one viii
,eale tho heights Of the coveted
,rown in golf. The title is invalu-
'hle from remuneratiye stand
point
The mos, noticeable and evident
Irai, exemplified nv all the COM
netting golfers in the Open tourna-
men, was me utter case with which
nov went about their business OF
ola,inc the game OF golf.
Tho opening scene showed The
,eauiifal spring Hill Country club
'oune with us we'll cut fairways
md hcaufitul green's. Then II
showed tie various golfers 'eeing
M almost forgot 10 disclose
nat II was in technicolor with the
'esul' a. beautiful as the color in
Gone with The Wind" Lawson
lrle VAS shown practicing iron
hints and, hv the way. as | write
his Lawson Little is leading going
NO no fnal fhirfv-six holes of this
ears tournament.
7 SAW Woo Paul Runyan. the duff
FRS delight because he seems 10
make shots ilrt like n duffer. vet
~ results lie PLAYS the game the
'pposiie % the orthodox style lie
WAYS motos his head and theus
Violates on the established rules.
~ some how manages TO get re-
nlfs.
Craig Wood who IS undoubtedly
me ~ Trio hest golfers. missed a
hree-'oo' pui which would have
ron fo~ him the coveted title
ghich has oluded him so much. Tn
4 me recent Metropolitan Open In
which crair Wood set a seventy
w hole medal record he has not
lsen ahlc 10 win a tournament.
When a National championship
ides on fhrec-foot putt. any
'ody g liable 10 miss II. I also
NV ihe very thrilling triple play
n Tor ihe championship. in which
)enny Shuie was eliminated, leav-
ne Byron Nelson and Craig Wood
. frht y ont. after tying the first
'irhleen Byron Nelson prevailed
Ner cralr Wood and became the
's'onal champion. In defending