Victory "In History"
Shawnee-on-the-Delaware, July 16.
Revealing deadly accuracy on the greens and fine length in his approach shots, Paul Runyan beat Sam Snead, eight and seven, to win the National Professional Golf Association championship for the second time in his career today.
It was the most decisive victory in the final of the championship in ory. Runyan did not seem to have a nerve in his body as he drove off rrisply, approached in perfect style and sank one long putt after another with the same ease that he dropped the short ones.
Although Runyan showed better gth than usual in his driving, it his approaching plus his putting ch won for him the championship.
Snead's driving was short in the morning when he played a miserable game. He was completely. off his game, showing erratic form perhaps for first time in two yea he ¢hampion was five up at the conclusion of the morning "round. Snead, who earned fame last season for being the most consistent winner and who topped the golfers in accumulated earnings, tightened up in the afternoga.
He buckled down but was ineffective in the face of Runyan's par-shattering game.
Runyan went round in 67 during the morning to turn in the card for five below par. Snead took 72. Snead went out in 37 during the afternoon. Runyan, lying dormie on the 28th green, sank the ball with a thirteen-foot putt for a birdie.
Runyan, who is just over 30 years of age and is a former Ryder Cup player, entered the final by beating Henry Picard, four and three, Husky Snead, the powerful driver who was hotly favoured to win oust ed Jimmy Hines in the semi-final, one yp—United P
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