The San Francisco call., 1913-09-20
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the usual classification accorded a
national championship and brought
the contest to a standard little short
of other international competitions.
Outward conditions were favorable
for the British contenders, Harry Var
elon and Edward Ray, when their play
off with Francis Ouimet in the triple
tie for the national open golf cham
pionship started this morning at the
Brookline club. A mist fell, which,
along with occasional drizzles all
night, made the course softer and
more treacherous than yesterday
morning.
There was a tremendous crowd to-
day. At least 5000 persons followed
the first tee and others were added
at every hole thereafter The gallery,
despite unusual efforts to control 1t,
threatened to upset the contestants
in it's eagerness to catch all the small
points. Vardon was, of course. the
favorite, with Ray second and Ouimet
third.
( Ouimet was in the most blithesome
mood of the three before starting,
since both the foreigners regulations
were at stake, while the boy had
nothing to lose. The contest was at
1S holes.
. All three took five on the first hole.
On the second they kept even with
four strokes each, but on the third
hole Ray missed a. comparatively easy
putt and took FIVE. while fOuinet and
Yardon made 1t in four.
Ouimet had a ticklish lie in the
edge OF the woods on the fourth, but
pulled out in nice style and got ap
plause for holing a five foot putt. All
three were fours.
All three got fives on the fifth and
on the sixth all three pitched up we'll
but Vardon was best. Oufmet was
two inches shy on the putt. Vardon
got a three and the two others four
each.
Vardon's clip shot was overstrong
on the seventh and he took four. Oui-
met also took four, while Ray was
down in three.
next amid applause. Ray also made
it in three. but vardon took four. On
the ninth hole Vardon pulled his tee
shot and had a dreadful lie In the
All were equal in distance from the
cup in reaching the green, each TAX
ing five, making the score SO going
out.
six foot putt for a three after getting
the green best. Ray and Vardon each
took four. Ray got away with the
longest drive on the eleventh. but all
reached the green on equal puts and
took four to get down.
The trio's tee shots were on a line,
on the twelfth. Ray did not get to
the green. while Vardon was on the
edge Ouimet was 12 feet from the
cup but holed out in four. Ray and
Vardon. each needed five Ouimet was
then two strokes ahead.
yardon got nine foot putt for
3 on the 18th hole; Ray and Ouimet
took four each on the 14th hole; all
got fine tee shots of equol length.
Ray sliced his second into the woods,
but was out splendidty on his next.
Each took fives
Ray got a good lie from the tee
on the 18th, but was trapped on the
next shot and took two to get out.
which ended his chances. his total
being six. Ouimet and Vardon made
1T In four each.
Ray took four on the putt but the
others got out in three each.
Ouimet got q wonderful three with
a long putt amid great applause on
the seventh.
The others took five each. Vardon
was trapped on the drive. The fnal
hole was made by Ouimet in four,
Ray took three and Vardon six.
The final scores: Ouimet ~, Var6ion
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