Evening star., 1948-06-03
u. 5. Girl Taken
.ToFinaI Hole by
Jean Donald
Crown Crosses SEQ
For Only Second Time
| In Tourney History
By the Associofed Press

ST. ANNES- ON THE SEA, Eng
land, June 3-Louise Suggs Of At
lanta defeated Jean Donald Of Scot
land, l up, in So holes, today to
win the British women's golf title
which Denver's Babe zaharias
surrendered by turning professional.
The Atlanta girl, already holder
of the United States crown, gained
a 3-up edge in the 18-hole morning
round, but was one down to the
Scot queen as late as the 33d hole.
They went to the 36th tee all even.
The match was played despite
heavy rains and a biting cold wind.
1t is only the second time that an
American has taken the title across
the Atlantic.
With the winner to be deter
mined on the final hole. Miss Suggs
put her second shot into a shallow
sand trap on the left side of the
green. Miss Donald poked hers into
the 3-inch grass on the right side.
Both Miss Their Puts.
The Scot queen lifted her ball
onto the carpet, but Is yards beyond
the pin. Louise exploded to within
s feet Of the cup.
Jean, putting first, was both
strong and wide. Louise putted
straight but weak, and the ball
hung on the lip to give Miss Donald
another chance. But her ball also
stopped short and the American
won.
The American girl, complaining
bitterly about the weather, lost the
first two holes of the morning round
and did not even the count until the
10th hole.
Miss Donald captured the elev-
enth, but Miss Suggs won the 18th
to level the count once more and
drew ahead for the first time on
the 18th with an eagle 2. She sank
her chip from 120 yards out to
take the hole.
After taking the lead, the Atlanta
miss increased her margin to 2 up
on the 18th by sinking 7-foot putt,
but lost the next hole to her Scot
rival who put her approach to
within six feet of the pin.
Tops Second Wood Shot.
Miss Suggs topped her second
wood shot on the 17th and sent the
ball 20 feet into the rough. but her
No. S iron recovery was almost to
the green. Then she Clipped to
four feet from the pin and sank her
putt. Miss Donald three putted and
. couldn't take advantage of Miss
Suggs' troubles
| The Scot lost another hole on the
18th when she again had trouble on
the green.
!, They divided the first four holes
of the afternoon round, maintaining
Miss Suggs 3 up lead,
The American lost the 10Th and
21st holes, the latter because she
needed 4 to get on. She outdrove
| Miss Donald to win the Goth and
sank a 6-foot putt to take the 22d.
!; Louise wasted stroke on the oath
when her drive landed in the rough
!, and the error cost her the hole. She
dropped another hole on the 26th
! when her drive was short. The ball
landed against the side of a trap and
in blasting out Miss Suggs overshot
the green, got down in 6, but Miss
Donald had an easy S.
They halved the 23d and 9th in IS.
/ Rain Stops on 25th.
i The rain stopped on the 25th and
the clouds broke up, giving the girls
better conditions for the decisive
homeward trip.
Miss Suggs' lead was wiped out
by the time they had played through
the 32d hole.
They halved the 28th with 13-foot
puts and Miss SuggS regalned 2
up lead on the 29th when the Scot
champion sliced her drive and the
ball buried itself in, the face Of a
trap. She got out We'll enough but
hooked her third into waist-high
rough.
Louise. apparently firing rapidly
drove only 80 yards on the 31st and
recovered weakly to permit Miss
Donald to win the hole.
The Scot lassie drew even on the
32d when Louise missed a 7-foot
putt that would have given her 6
half. u.
Miss Donald then won the 33e
with while Miss Suggs had 6
Par-Out - 345 434 543-35
Par-In ~ 453 455 444-38-7
Morning round:
Miss Suggs-Out 455 555 643-42
Miss Donald-Out- 345 645 554-4l
Miss Suggs-In - 463 265 554-40-S
Miss Donald-In 554 466 365-44-S