Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-11
BRITISH STARS
BEAT LOCAL
GOLFERS
Vardon and Ray Easily Trim Mann
and Mauden on East Lake
Course.
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Stewart Maiden was not up to his
usual game. Willie Mann, though
was seemingly not the least bit fur
rsed and played what some of the
sDectators considered the best game
he ever put up on the East Lake
course.
Ray Makes Long Drive.
On No. 4 Ray let go one of his IA
nous long drives. Literally lunging
at the ball, in his peculiar driving
style. he caught it squarely on the
nose and sent it straight down the
course for 500 yards. This tee is on
the hill adjoining Preston Arkwright's
house, with a downhill drive, and is
enough to tempt any golfer, whether
dun or worlds champion, to turn
loose everything he has in the way
If driving power. Rays ball landed
almost to the green, but his first APP
proach shot was poor and 1t took
him four to hole out.
on No. Vardon made a perfect
beauty of a drive, landing on the
green. In addition to being long
drive. this feat is rendered specially
difficult by the slant of the green,
which must be played just right or
he ball rolls over the edge.
On this hole Ray cut loose another
walloper and it cost him for the ball
sailed over the green and landed in
the road beyond, and he took four to
hole out.
Driving on No. Ray did what only
he very ablest drivers can attempt.
That is, he shot over the trees in the
swamp, over the ground keepers
house, over the fence and several sand
traps. and landed within 20 feet of the
green. Standing on the tee, Ray
could not possibly see the green or
wen the flag and he aimed his drive
simply by the general direction given
aim.
Not to be outdone on this drive,
Maiden and Mann both fired away
over the tree tops and both got clear
IF everything, though they were not
so near the green when they landed.
As for Vardon, he contented him
self with driving straight across the
branch, then turning down the fair
Green towards the hole
The gallery was increasing at every
7ole. and it was estimated that some
hing like 500 people saw the balls go
nt0 cup No. 9. At the afternoon round
If | s holes the crowd was, of course,
still larger as many club members
closed up shop and took the half day
off.
EnqIishmen Win Eleventh.
After losing two holes to the Eng
shmen going out, Maiden and Mann
Ield them to one hole coming in, so
lhat they finished the first fight of
is holes with NardOn and Ray up.
It was No. IL that the Englishmen
won.
ON No. 10 Ray astonished the
crowd by driving his ball clear over
The bunkers to within 20 yards of the
lole This is the drive coming down
he fence toward the clubhouse, with
he green in a very low depression
INTO which the approach shot is
dropped over high and severe bunk
ers. Ray simply dropped his ball
over everything from the tee, more
than 200 yards away The crowd
gasped and applauded.
On No. Is Ray made his only bad
drive of the flight. hooking it into the
rough where it rolled under the roots
of a chinaberry tree and he had to
pick up.
Rays driving was doubly marvel
Gus to the spectators. inasmuch as he
not only got tremendous distances
when he let loose on the ball, but his
direction was perfect with the excep-
ton of the above -mentioned hook.
An unexpected rainstorm blew up
as the players were on hole No. IT,
which interfered with them all some
what.
The morning cards follow: