GOLFING.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 May 1928, Page 3

GOLFING.

AuK'traliau P I*oßß Assn.—United Service HAGEN CHAMPION. LONDON, May 11. Hagen, the American golfer, with a score of 292. has won the Open Golf Championship of Britain. The leaders on the lliiril round were: Hagen 229. Jurailn- and Sarazcn 221. ("mpsUm 222. Slav, art (South .Yuli aliai 239. LONDON. .May 11. The American. Hagen’s lion-hearted iie-s gave him the third British Open Golf Championship, after a neck to neck struggle wherein Sarazeu, Jurailo and (Vimpston kept in the running till llH* last round.

The young Argentinian, Jnrado. surprised everyone in the earlier round. He is slight in build, and graceful, being of the art. not strength, type of j,layer, but lie found the gruelling ordeal in the -fourth round fatal. He lest all chance when lie took forty-one over the first half of the last round.

Conipston. Britain’s greatest hope, lost liis chance of the cdinnipionsliin in the third hole of the hist round with a fearful seven. His drives went into the hunker there. Disregarding safety, the. first rifle, he tried' a forcing tong shot, with the result . that he pushed the hall further into the sand. He had a dreadful five at the short sixth hole. For the remainder of the round he showed wondcrfivl, (courageous golf. Britishers hoped against hope that Hitchell and Duncan, would have an inspired round, and would come lo Ihc front, hut neither could keen out of trouble. There was fine weather throughout, ‘lmt there were strong and often bitterly cold winds.- Barge crowds Jolloed the players. The Duke of York on Thursday wailknd round a. good way with Hitdicll. ’ „ To-day t-hc Prince of AY ales, alter playing in the early morning a round at 'the Prince’s Course with W ethercrd. the Honourable M.iiVlmel Scott, and 31a jor Bees, mingled freely " 'tl. the gallery in the afternoon. He was not generally recognised. Later on he presented the prir.es. Hagen said that ho had never won a championship with less conluence. He scarcely had felt the master ot c lub in the bag. He was surprised'that he did so well. The fact tha he knew the course well was a great ll€ 'lTto "Daily Express,” in an editorial savs: The golfers of the whole world must do homage to Hagen, uho except possibly for Bobby Jones, must be reckoned the world’s greatest toniuiiniout- golfer. . Hagen s vie oij •> nartieularlv meritorious, aDei siilierin”’ such a drn.llbt.ig by CoinpT- i u-mdfl have shaken tha ston. which would is .. nerves of anyone with a ft-• 1 tent p AT US, Hay 13. Audrev Boomer defeated Hagen 3 am l -2 in a big money match <noi thirty-six holes. ________