GOLF.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 21 June 1926, Page 4

GOLF.

. BRITISH OPEN CHAMPION- ' SHIP. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright Australian and N.2., Cable Association. (Received June 20, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 18. Tlio Open Golf Championship, for which 117, including Popplewell, Howard and Kirkwood, and ten amateurs have qualified, begins at Stannes-on-Sea, on June 23'. ' Eighteen holes will be played each on Wednesday and Thursday, after which players/who are fifteen strokes upwards, behind the leader, will be eliminated. , The remainder will play the last thirty-six holes on Friday.

MITCHELL v. lIAGEN. DESPERATE DUEL FOR . SUPREMACY. !' By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. Auitrtilao ni:ri N.Z. Cable Aaiociiiitou (Received June 20, Juno IS.) LONDON, June 18. “The Daily Mail” states that Mitchell went out in the afternoon like a tiger thirsting for prey. He sank a 20-yard putt to win tho first 453 yards in three, and a ten yarder won the thord. Apparently ho had Hagen-; on the run when he missed a putt at Bth. Hagen, believing the game had taken a turn, exhibited renowned fighting capacity. Mitchell responded and a stout-hearted and desperate duel ensued. Hagen reached the turn in 35, nevertheless he was five down. Mitchell hooked his drive , at the eighteen. The hall landed in a cart rut, but he sportingly declined to lift, but played unsuccessfully. Hagen had a golden opportunity: of winning the hole. He bunkered his second shot and the ball landed in six inches of casual water, and he. took two to recover the lost ball.

MITCHELL BEATEN. Mitchell and Hagen were all square at ninth In the third round. Hagen won 2 up and one to play.

MITCHELL V. HAGEN. By Cable —Press Association—Copyrljful. Australian and N.Z. Cable ARAnciaUoa LONDON, Juno 18. In the golf match. Mitchell was three up at the end of the first round, and four up at the end of thirty-six holes. Tho American tock the lead, at the sixth but Mitchell squared tho next, and took the lead at the eighth. Hagen, won the ninth turning square. Four halves followed. Mitchell won the fourteenth,, halved the fifteenth, won the 16th and l7th,and halved the eighteenth. ; ■ .. ..

Mitchell'Avon th© first in tlio , afternoon, halved the second, won the third, halved the fourth, and picked up his ball in the fifth, at which stage he was only four up, but recovered this at the ninth, turning five up. Hagen, won the tenth and fourteenth, reducing the deficit to throe, hut after halves to the eighteenth, where Hagen waterlogged in the bunker, Mitchell finished the day four up.

HAGEN’S SPLENDID RECOVERY. CONCLUDING STAGES OF CLASSIC GAAIE. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. Renter's Telegrams. ' (Received June 20, 11.25 p.m.) v LONDON, Juno. 20: There was an attendance Of 2000. The weather was glorious. ' Hagen’s recovery was due to magnificent putting. Ho squared 'at the sixth in the morning, and turned square, and a. masterly approach nt : tho tenth gave the American the' lead. Ho was two up at the fifteenth, AJtitchcll reducing the deficit to ' one. at the seventeenth.

In the afternoon. Hagen won the fourth hole and Mitchell won the sixth, Hagen turning one up. Hagen holed a toil-yard putt at tho thirteenth hole, for two up, hut Mitrlie'l squared by winning tho fourteenth and fifteenth. Hagen with a. fine four at the sixteenth,. regained the lead, and Mitchell eutling his second shot at the seventeenth into the roadwnv was tillable tn halve. Hagen winning two up and one to ulay.