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National Open Duel Highlights Golf's 1931 Year
The era's golfing year featured a playoff one stroke apart as George Von Elm edged Billy Burke in Inverness for the National Open title. Billy Burke won the Burke-Von Elm marathon after 72 holes, with Hagen and Hagen's team making waves in Canada and the U.S. events. Helen Hicks captured the Women’s National title in Buffalo, while Francis Ouimet and Tom Creavy claimed amateur and professional honors. The balloon ball controversy shaped 1931 golf, with U S Amateur District qualifiers and Don Moe facing strict limits and changes ahead of 1932.
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George von Elm
Inverness
Ne York
Billy Burke
Burkowskis
Haig
Don Moe
Beverly
Francis Ouimet
U. S
Mateur
Tom Creavy
Albany
Denny Shute
Oldsters
Buffalo
Helen Hicks
Helen
Glenna Collett Ware
Amaos
Seattle
Moe