Eddie Mudd, of Louisville, Ky., defeated Archie Dadian, South Milwaukee, Wis., on the first extra hole of their scheduled 36-hole final match at the Bunker Hills Golf Course, Coon Rapids, Minn. Medalist was Jeff Thomas, of Boise, Idaho, with four-under par 140.

Defending Champion Randyn Barenaba, of Hawaii, was beaten in the second round by Arthur Fujita, also from Hawaii. Detroit, Mich., won the team competition for the Warren G. Harding Trophy. Mudd, a 22-year-old college senior, was 2-up on Dadian, 42, after 18 holes.

Dadian won the 20th and 21st holes to pull even and was 1-up with two holes to play. Mudd then birdied the 35th hole to square the match and they halved the 36th forcing extra holes. Mudd won on the 37th when Dadian went two over par. Mudd was one over. A field of 4,015 filed entries.