The Archive · 1926

Win for Hagen

London, June 17.

At Sunningdale to-day, in the qualifying competition for the Gcif Open Championship, Bobby Jones, America, did the second Yeund in 68, making 134 for the 36 hole This is the lowest two-round aggregate ever returned in a first-laos championship.

Gadd returned a score of 11, Compston went round in 142, Mitchell and Kirkwood in 143 and Tolley and von Elm in 148. Mel-horn's score was 150, while Stein, another American, failed to qualify with 161, In the qualifying competition at St, Anne'the whole of the American contingent playing there were suc-easeful, Hagen topped the list with 143, Williamson, of Nottingham came next with 14 and Jurado, of the Argentine, had a score of 146, Amongst others who qualified were the Americans Barnes and Gunn with 148, Walker, Armour and Watrous with 149, French with 153 and Mackenzie with 155, which the last score to qualify,

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