Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-27 | Page 17 | Ky Laffoon Knows What "Tough Luck" Means as His Par Shattering Scores Fail to Win

Ky Laffoon Knows What Tough Luck Means As His Par Shattering Scores Fail to Win By JACK KOFOED New York Journal ports Writer ST. ST LOUIS Mo July 27 Ky 27 Ky Lai loon oon was on the spot He stood in the fairway airway of the eighteenth hole with the he green yards away knowing he would have to get an eagle three to toie tie ie Johnny Revolta in the playoff for forthe forthe the he St. St Paul open championship Eagle threes dont don't sprout on trees even for or golf professionals like Ky T There ere was no use fooling about it it though He picked a two iron out of his bag and socked that ball up to within a foot toot of at the pin to get his eagle Faces Same Problem There had to be a continuation of ot the he playa playoff Again Ky Laffoon came down to the eighteenth hole facing exactly the thc same kind of problem Again he slashed a beautiful iron shot to the green but this time about 10 feet from the pin Revolta was down for a birdie four Ky's putt for his eagle went straight for the hole Hesitated Hung on the lip He was beaten in spite of his miraculous effort Golfers GoIters who talk about tough luck can stop aUbing altogether when the name of Ky Laffoon is mentioned In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Western and St. St Paul opens he played holes In 29 under par In Inthe Inthe Inthe the first tournament he was beaten Inthe in inthe inthe the playoff when Light Hose Rose Harry Cooper turned in man Inan an incredible 30 on the back nine to lead him by two strokes When a fellow is 29 under par am and the pest best he gets Is second place i it must be admitted that he is suffering suffering suffer suffer- ing from the blackest frowns of old Lady Luck Youths Lead Way Vay The pace in professional golf gol these days is absolutely incredible And the pace is being set by young men Take Walter Hagen as as s a case in point The stout veteran has been hitting his sh shots ts very well weH though no not putting with the beautiful touch he showed in Jn other days In those western west west- em ern tournaments tournaments' Hagen played par golf golt used to be good enough to win anything ng But the best i it gets a fellow nowadays is about place