Show STARS FIGURE RECORD S Hagen Says May MayBe Low Enough Veteran Pros Regard Merion as Tough Layout Despite Its Lack of Yards By STUART CAMERON United Press Tress Sports Editor ARDMORE Pa June 5 Chick 5 Chick Evans Evans' record of or for the national open starting Thursday at al this Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia suburb is as safe as if It wan was wa in n its mothers mother's arms according to Gene favorite to win this years year's three day test This idea that Merlon is easy I is nothing more than the bunk Sara Sarno zen twice winner of the open title said toda today Craig Wood talks about abou Merion being a spoon and niblick course I dont don't see sec how he figures Its Ils true that oar Dar is only 70 anc and that the yardage Is some some yards under most open championship courses but Merion Merlon is no pipe anc anchis and this his is not my opinion only either Would Like Walter Hagen another former champion who like is a favorite favorite fa fa- fa- fa in the almost current title test agreed This talk of needing isn't anythIng anything any any- thIng new says Hagen who ought to o know You heard it at Inverness and Fresh Meadow Mcadow and almost c every ry year year Well heres here's what Id I'd do i if the theU U U. J. J S. S G. G A. A would let me Id I'd take 92 right now y no and spend pend the next lour four days on the clubhouse veranda No Brassies From TeeA TeeA Tee A calm and impartial study of the MerIon Merlon layout leads to agreement with the and Hagens Nol Not one of the four par or five par holes of the layout is so sharply angled as asto asto asto to suggest the spoon or brassie rather than the driver Of all the tenth has hns the sharpest dogleg but a player can drive over off the tee and still be safe if he shoots straight But the long hitter really comes Into his own on several holes notably the second where he can bang out for as much of or the yards as he cares to and the fourth which totals yards and offers no invitation for a spoon of off the tee The card Out Hole Yards Par 1 I 4 2 5 3 3 4 5 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 g. g 4 9 0 V 3 2 Total 36 In Hole Yards Par 10 4 11 II 4 12 4 13 3 I 14 H 4 15 4 16 10 4 17 3 18 4 Totals 34 Total yardage Par 70 |