 In the semifinals, Kroll needed only 28 holes to handily defeat Bill Johnston 10 & 8, but Burke's match went 37 holes, extended to an extra hole to stop Ed Furgol, the 1954 U.S. Open champion.In the final on Tuesday, Burke was three holes down to Kroll after 19 holes, then won five of the next seven holes.The two then halved the next seven holes and Kroll's bogey at the par-3 34th hole ended the match at 3 & 2.