Ralph Guldahl, the 1937 U.S. open champion, has no such mental attitude I am quite certain. Ralph man whose open triumph lifted him, his wife and little son, Buddy, right off poverty row. They say the U.S. open is h $50,000 to the winner, through the open money and the sport manufacturers emoluments etc. When Ralph tackles that open again, he will know what is at stake, And that probably will result in his downfall.
But Guldahl wants to win, Yet there are at least 40 top-flight golers capable of beating Ralph during the 72-hole grind, Uncle Sam's open is probably the toughest competition in all sports, Few realize that the players must concentrate at white heat for 12 hours during that tourney, They must bear down with everything they have an rage of three hours for each of the 18 holes—because of crowd conditions, etc, This pressure often rips perfect games and lets someone slide through to the title who has not concentrated on the importance of—winning—and particularly upon the importance of losing.
You can figure the percentage against Guldahl, when you consider the calibre of players most likely to succeed him: Sammy Snead, Harr: Cooper, Horton Smith, Jimmy Thompson, Dick Metz, Denny Shute, Lawson Little, and Ed Dudle United Press.
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