HAGEN DEFEATED.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19622, 18 May 1929, Page 17

HAGEN DEFEATED.

A DRAMATIC ENCOUNTER. DUNCAN W INS ON LAST GREEN. (UJfITZD PBWSS ASSOCIATIOX—BY ELECTRIC TELEG&Ai'H —COPYRIGHT.) (Received May 17th, 7.15 p.m.) LONDON, May 17. Superlative golf marked the Moortown tournament, which was continued in midsummer weather. The tit-bit was the Duncan-Hagen encounter, the former winning dramatically on the last green A'ith an amazing curly put past Hagen's ball, which to most golfers would have been an impossible stymie. Hagen amusingly declared: "It-was a drive, not a put, that beat me." The newspapers emphasise the fact that Hagen has never beaten Duncan in match play. George Duncan took 3o out and 3o home and Hagen 34 and 36. The exclusion of Hagen means that the British player is bound to reach the final, as the remaining Americans are all in the other half of the draw.

Archie Cornpston only beat Boomer on the twenty-first hole, though he was two up at the fourteenth. Aubrey Boomer eventually lost by missing a two yard put. J. Jurado ';vas the most unlucky, being stymied five times. T> ~ had a" flying start against Ockenden. winning the first four holes and retaining the lead throughout. Ab*» Mitchell did not play hadly during the afternoon, but Oomnston, who was relentless, went ont in 32, turning up. Mitchell hung on tenaciously, but could not wine ont the lead, Diesel and Dudley returned the dav's best figures, going out in 30 and 33 respectively.—Australian Press Association.

LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP MISSES WETHERED AND COLLETT IN THE FINAL. (Received May 17th, 7.15 p.m.) LONDON, May 17. The Jadics' golf championship at St. Andrews provided a shock, petite Doris Park, daughter of the former distinguished Scottish golfer, unexpectedly defeating the Junoesque Enid Wilson." The American player. Miss Glenna Collett, put up a ding-dong fight against Miss Park to the eleventh hole, then Miss Collett's magnificent driving gave her the victory. Critics declare that no woman ever played such flawless golf as Miss Joyce Wethered in beating Miss Molly Gourlay. She showed machine-like accuracy and efficiency, comparable to Bobby Jones. She took only fifty for twelve holes. Miss Wethered ana Miss Collett play in the final to-morrow.—Australian Press Association.