The Archive · 1922

The Bie Tres AmericaN Pros

The "big three" of the American professionals—Jock Hutchison, Jim Barnes, and Walter Hagen, "are coming over for the Open at Sandwich, which means that we shall see them also in the "Glasgow Herald" Tournament at Gleneagles. Apparently we are to regard Hagen as the most formidable of the three. He has returned to professionalism unhampered by the distractions of business, which perhaps accounted for the somewhat sorry figure he cut at Deal. For 2 man who had won two American Championships, Hagen's form in the Open was deplorable. He was better at St. Andrews, but even there he was only one of a crowd who tied for sixth place. Vardon and Duncan, as the result of their tour in the States, are both of the belief that Hagen is the most dangerous of the American chall-

Tae American GOLFERS AGAIN. engers.

Tt seems to be fairly well settled that the American bid for our three national championships is going to be quite as formidable this season as it was last year at Hoylake, Turnberiy, and St.

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