Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-09
BRITISH WOMAN WINS
Miss Campbell Takes National
Golf Championship.
DEFEATS. MRS. BARLOW
Three Up and Two to Play in the
Final Round.
AMERICAN PLAYER WAS TIMID
Lost Several Opportunities to Win
by Missing Short Putts-one
Less Than Four Feet.
AMERICAN PLAYER WAS TIMID

PHILADELPHIA, October g. = Miss
Dorothy Campbell OF North BERWICK,
Scotland. defeated Mrs. Roland H. Bar
low of Philadelphia today. 3 up and 2 to
play. in the final round for the women s
national golf championship oyer the
course of Merton Cricket Club at Haver-
ford. Miss Campbell lis the champion OF
Great Britain. while Mrs Barlow has held
the championship of the Philadelphia dis
trict Three years ago she reached the
semi-final round in the national event
Miss Campbell is the first foreigner to
annex the United States title.
Conditions for the all-important match
were perfect. Special arrangements were
made for handling the large gallery that
followed the players. On the form shown
by the two players during the week, MISS
Campbell was believed to have the better
chance of winning the match and the
title. She won all her matches in more or
less easy fashion and when in tight places
proved to be cool and did not lose her
good judgment. Mrs. Barlow Is an ex-
her friends had strong hope that she
would keep the championship on this side
of the Atlantic.
Before the championship match began
the three players tied for low score In
the qualifying round started on the play
delphia; Miss Margaret Curtis, Boston,
and Miss Anita Phipps, sprin0 feld. Mass.
The Play in Detail.
Then the championship began. The
first hole was halved in DOGGY 4. Mrs.
Barlow sliced little on her second.
while Miss Campbell was a bit short.
was halved in DOGGY after Miss Camp
bell had been in edge of the rough and
the corner of bunker. Mrs. Barlow on
the third DOGGY in an appropriated
3 to 5. Miss Campbell f1ubbed twice on
her approaches, Mrs. Barlow up. The
fourth was halved in DOGGY 5 after Miss
Campbell had pulled on her second and
taken three strokes for the green to two
for Mrs. Barlow. The former. however.
saved a half by laying her opponent a
stymie.
Mrs Barlow won the fifth DOGGY to 5
by getting down a seven-foot putt. while
Miss Campbell missed at slightly longer
distance. Mrs. NARROW. 2 up. The sixth
went to Miss Campbell, to Z. against
DOGGY 5. Mrs. Barlow got into the bunker
and took = to get out. Mrs. Barlow ] up.
The seventh was halved in DOGGY >. after
Mrs Barlow had pulled her second, while
on the like Miss Campbell was short of
the green. The eighth was another half
in sand traps, and Mrs. Barlow should
have won it, but she putted timidiy and
was short The ninth. too. was halved
in to DOGGY ). Miss Campbell went out
of bounds from the tee and Mrs. Barlow
should have won. but missed putt of
less than four feet, after having two puts
for the hole Barlow l up at the turn.
Card for First Half.
Barlow out Il 5 : 4 ) ) ) 5-43
Campbell out. .........4 . . o-4o
Mrs Barlow should have won the tenth,
but trimmed on her putt. so 1t was half
in to bogey'5.
Miss Campbell won the eleventh in to
Z Appropriated. She fubbed her second
and got a bad lie on her third but Mrs.
Barlow was twice short, got into the ra-
vine and then tipped the cup. Match all
square.
The twelfth hole was halved in DOGGY
3. Both were on the green in 3. but Miss
Campbell missed four-foot putt.
Miss Campbell won the thirteenth, to
5. against DOGGY 3 after Mrs. Barlow had
driven in the ditch. Campbell 1 up.
The fourteenth was halved in ) to the
regulation without incident.
Miss Campbell was on the green i'm on
the fifteenth, while Mrs. Barlow, on her
second iron shot. went into the bunker,
and In playing out went over the fence.
The hole was appropriated at DOGGY to
q In favor of Miss Campbell. 2 up
The sixteenth went to Miss Campbell
5 to 8, after Mrs Barlow went into the
bunker on her second and then was short
on her next three strokes Campbell. 3
up and . to go.
Card from tenth hole:
CampbeI. 1n......-........ A : ; s
Barlow, in................. 4 5 = 9