Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-22
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Of OPEN
TITLE
Francis 0uimet, First Amateur to
Gain Honor-0efeats Var
din and Ray.

BROOKLINE. MASS. Sept. I'll
Francis Ouimet. aged 20, former cad
die and present Massachusetts anna
teur champion. to-day won the nine
teenth annual open golf championship
Of the United States, with surprising
ease at the Brookline Country Club.
His medal play total for IS holes was
70 to II for Harry Vardon, of Eng
land, and rs for Edward Ray, also of
England
1t was thought possible that Oui-
met, who was raised on the edge or
the course, near the sixteenth tee,
might end or tie for second place, but
not even the most sanguine dared
whisper a lead Of five strokes for him
over the five times winner Of the
British open. the best known player
in the world.
Going out there was nothing TO
choose between them, all being SO to
the turn. Coming in. however the
youthful American played marvel
Gus game fairly sweeping the two
English stars off their feet and win
ming in comparatively easy fashion
Shows No Nervousness.
From the tenth hole, where Ouimet
gained stroke on his two rivals, the
English golfers began to realize that
in this American boy Ouimet they
had met their equals If not their mas
ter. Ouimet played surely, steadily,
without trace Of real nervousness.
The United States Golf Association
saved the $500 offered as first prize
money through Ouimet's victory as
he is an amateur He was awarded
a medal and his club the Woodland.
Of Boston, will get the championship
cup to be held for one year
Ouimet IS the first American anna
teur to win the national open title.
Four years ago Chick" Evans took
the Western open honor, which never
attracts anything Ike so strong a
field as the national open, and that
season it was skimpier than usual
Ouimets caddie. Eddie Laurie, got
a contribution Of $25 Immediately aft
er the play was over and Vardon re-
ceived $3.50 for second place and Ray
500 for third place
Vardon Made the Favorite.
Outward conditions we're favorabIa
for the British contenders when their
play-off with Ouimet in the triple tie
for the national open championship
started.
\ mist fell. which, along with oc-
Casional drizzles all night. made the
course softer and more treacherous
than Yesterday
At least 5000 persons followed the
first tee, and others Joined the crowd
at every hole thereafter. The galIery.
despite unusual efforts to control II
threatened to upset the contestants in
its esgerness to catch all the small
points.
Vsrdon was. OF course, the favorite,
with Ray second and Ouimet third
ouimet in Gay Mood.
Ouimet was in the most blithesome
mood of the three before starting,
and naturally. since both the foreign
ers' regulations were at stake, while
the boy had nothing to lose. The
contest was at Is holes.
All three took five on the first hole.
on the third hole Ray missed a com
paratively easy put and took Ave.
Ouimet and Nardon made 1t in four
Fourth Hole-Ouimet had a ticklis-r
lie in the edge Of the -oods. but
pulled out in nice style and got a2
plause for boiling a five-foot put. All
three We're tours.
Fifth Hole-Ali three got 1ves
Vardon Takes Leld.
Sixth Hole-Al three pitched 40
well. but Vardon was best. Ouimet
was two inches shy on the put Va
don got three. the two others four
each
Seventh Hole .don's chip shot
was over strong and he took four.
Ouimet also took four, while Ray was
down in three
Eighth Hole Ouimet got down id