Evening star., 1950-05-28
British Amateur Golf
Won for Second Time
By Stranahan, 8 and s
BY tfae Ssseeioted Pres,

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27.-Frank Stranahan's ''mechani-
cal man" stroking pounded fast
tiring Dick Chapman into SUBJ
mission to win the all-American
finals of the British Amateur golf
championship today. 8 and 6.
Stranahan led at lunch time
by three holes and opened up in
the afternoon to win five out of
IL and end the match on the 30th
green-most lopsided margin in
is years.
This was the second British
Amateur title for the young Tole-
do millionaire, who won in a
downpour at Sandwich, England
in 1948.
| The crestfallen Chapman, max
ing his fifth futile bid for the
British cup. became the first man
to be runnerup twice without win
ming the title.
But this wasn't Dicks day.
From the time he pulled his drive
into a bunker and pitched out
short on the second hole in the
morning. Chapman was on the
defensive.
Misses Short Puts.
None of his shots was working
Stranahan outdrove him consist
emily by up to 40 yards. Dicks few
approaches that weren't short re-
fused to bite the pavement hard
greens and rolled on through for
difficult puts. His putter was
rarely his friend. He lost five
holes by missing puts of five feet
or less.
Chapman's only chance was for
Stranahan to fold, but frankie
never wavered. He lost the first
and last holes of the morning
round with momentary putting
lapses, but in both cases he evened
matters on the next green.
The final produced neither good
golf nor good weather. Strana-
han took 40 strokes to cover the
first nine holes to Al for Chap
man. On the next nine, Frank
used 81 and Dick 80 for medal
rounds of 80 and II, respectively.
The lunch break didn't improve
their scores. Chapman needed a
AZ to get through the first nine
in the afternoon and Stranahan
took a 38. For the 80 holes,
Stranahan was 6 over par, Chap
man IA over.
Weather No Help.
A 35-mile wind blew into the
players faces as they walked the
morning round, and at noon cold
rain began splitting down on them
and the 1000 spectators. The
temperature hung in the low SOS
| until late afternoon when the
sun broke through for the last
three holes.
/ Chapman is one of the grand
est competitors I've ever met"
! Stranahan told the crowd as
sembled in front of the Royal and
Ancient Clubhouse as he accepted
the huge silver mug.
THE better golf won," Chap
man declared. THE harassing
conditions of wind and rain proved
a true championship test. I'm
looking forward to coming back
next year if still have two legs.
With seven rounds of golf be-
hind them since Monday. both
men moved at snail's pace over
the humpbacked fairways. 1t
took them 3 hours and 46 minutes
to play the first 18 holes.
The referee of the match. Col.
c. o. Hezlet, overruled the Cham
pionship Committee and gave the
men an extra half hours rest be-
fore starting out in the afternoon.
The committee, thoroughly dis
pleased with the slow pace, had
waited until the 18th hole of the
morning round and then informed
Col. Hezlet that the match must
go on as scheduled in the after
noon. regardless of when the first
round finished.
Had this order been carried
through. Chapman and Strana-
han would have had less than 80
minutes for lunch.
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