Evening star., 1909-06-26
SARGENT WINS OPEN
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Sudden Leap to Fame for an
Unknown Golfer in New
Record Figures.

NEW YORK, June H6.-An unknown
golf club up among the Green mountain
hills OF Vermont has the honor of fur
nishing the new national golf champion
for the coming year. The club Is the
Hyde Manor Golf Club, and the new
champion. who was hitherto hardly bet
ter known than the club itself, is George
Sargent He finished the final days play
yesterday on the Englewood Club links
with score of 29O strokes for the seven
ty-two holes. strokes better than that Of
his nearest competitor, Tom MacNamara
the American-bred player from the VOL
laston Country Club, near Boston.
The new champion has established his
fame firmly among the famous men of
the game in this country. for his golf was
both brilliant and consistent from the
start to the finish of the two days play.
In addition to winning the coveted open
title, carrying with it championship gold
medal and $500 in cash. Sargent scored
another triumph by establishing a new
medal play record for the United States
open championship his score of 80 be-
ing five strokes better than the former
record of 200. made by Alexander Smith
on the Onwentsa links near Chicago, in
1906
Honors for Young Set.
Tho big honors went to the new and
younger set. New England gets the two
leading places, and MacNamaras grand
showing was particularly pleasing to the
Bostonians, as it is the first time that
an American-bred golfer has come so
near winning the open tournament.
In third place, with 295 and receiv-
ing S1Oo was Alexander Smith of the wy
kagyl Golf Club, New Rochelle, and the
present eastern champion. At the end
of the first days play he was tied for
sixth place. but by high-class golf he
jumped into third rank. Three profess
sionals then tied at 800 for the next three
places. Two are easterners, Jack Hobens
of Englewood and Isaac Mackle of Fox
Hills. and one westerner, Willie Ander-
SON of st. Louis, who las held the open
title four times. They divided their re-
spectice purses. receiving $40 apiece
For the last four places there were five
ties at 800, and one of these was Walter
J. Travis. the ex-national amateur cham
pon, and who lately regained his former
laurels as the metropolitan champion.
The professionals were Andrew Campbell
of Springhaven, Pa: Robert PEBBLES of
Indiana, II. Fl. Barker of Garden City and
er brother of Willie Anderson. They di-
vided the four last purses, aggregating
$14o receiving S2a apiece, Travis to re-
ceive his allowance in plate.
Travers Disqualified.
Sixty-one players finished the tourna-
ment and of these eight were amateurs,
f. r. Upton. ir., of Baltusrol finishing
next in the amateur list to Travis with
:.O4, while Findlay Douglas had 81. Je-
rome y. Travers, the present national
amateur champion, did not play. He was
disqualified by the committee owing To his
belated arrival on the course, and his
partner had been paired with some one
else. In doing so the committee held
rigidly TO the rule, but the action occa-
stoned considerable comment. 1t was
stated, however. that had Travers ex-
planned his delay to the committee imme-
diately upon reaching the clubhouse the
disqualification would not have been in
f1ioted. as others who arrived late were
permitted to play
At the close of the first eighteen holes In
the morning Sargent was within two
strokes of MacNamara, the former having
217 to 219 Sargent's fine Il in the after
noon against Il for MacNamara deter
mined the championship. Both players
were followed by large galleries, despite
the severe heat, Sargent playing with
Richard Kirnball of New Bedford. SaE-
gent is a quick, nervy player, and his long
driving and excellent approaching elected
frequent applause, One of his finest
pieces of work was when he holed a
twelve-foot putt for on the fifth hole,
$40 yards, and he made what might be
called a grandstand finish, pitching his
ball to the home green, 100 yards, within
six feet of the hole and running down
in 2.