GOLFING.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1929, Page 6

GOLFING.

Ae«o"intion By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). • ' (Received this day at 10 a.m.) LONDON, May 22. Horton Smith won the French golf: championship with. 273, Boomer 278, Cotton 283, Saragen 285, Hagen 293. During the third round Boomer was 61, the lowest score for the course. A COMING WORLD-BEATER PARIS, May 22. The feature of the golf at St. Cloud: was the performance of the American. Horton-Smith, who has twice broken, the course record with brilliant rounds of 66. One critic says: To-day’s play was the most impressive seen here for years.” The critic agrees that in a few years Horton-Smith will beat the world. Hagen spoilt his chances at the fourth hole by duffing a simple chip, from a shallow hunker near the green. He seemed to lose his temper, and, for the first time in Europe, lie hit three times hurriedly before extracting the ball holing out with the costliest eight in nis career. He didj an unbelievable thing, taking six from twenty-five yards from the pin. It it had net been decided that at least forty-two must play in third; and fourth rounds, Hagen would have been excluded. The competitors played in trios, British, French and American.