The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-20
Made Score of 20 in First
Round Today.
HE WRITES OF THE COURSE
Country Club Expert Describes
Midlothian Links.
PEBBLES Paired With Former
Champion, Geo. Sergeant.

the " holes finals for the national open
golf championship now held by Fran
els Ouimet, Boston amateur. Hagen's
score is strokes better than was made
during the elimination rounds and is
really a new record for the course as
the links have been heightened since
Paul Hunter made an equal score sew
eral months ago. Ouimet and Charles
Evans. western amateur champion,
both played well the first nine holes,
Ouimet making SO and Evans 81. Among
the morning scores were: G. p. Nelson.
Oklahoma City, II: x. Warren Wood,
Homewood, Il: Jack Hutchinson. AL
legheney. II; Bob PEBBLES, Topeka, Is;
Jacoby, Dallas. 70; A. G. Herr, Lincoln.
80: Charles Evans, jr., Edgewater, IS.
Bob PEBBLES, professional of the To-
peka Country club, on the Midlothian
golf course at Chicago qualified to play
in the national open championship
tournament. The first round of ply in
this tournament was played beginning
this morning. PEBBLES was seventh in
a list of IS players who qualified. He
made a score of 152. Mcnamara was
first with score of las. A score of
158 was necessary.
PEBBLES has been playing on the golf
courses Of Chicago for more than a
week. Last week he played on the
course of the Glen Oak Country club
! and made excellent records. His play
was exceptionally strong and he. lost
but one match, that was in a fOursome
with a professional and an amateur
playing against a pair of like standing.
PEBBLES played we'll in this match but
| his partner. the amateur. played a poor
game and they lost the match.
In qualifying for the first round and
getting in seventh place is considered
excellent. Members Of the Topeka
Country club today upon learning this
fact, were highly elated with his sue
cess. He played the first IS holes in IS
and the second in u, making an ag-
gregate score of 152. Tom Mcnamara,
who is now picked as one of the ia
vorites to win the national title. fin-
ished first, with a score Of 145.
Played With the Best.
| In qualifying for the first round,
celebrities. Vardon, one of the worlds
greatest players. was sixth with a
score Of ISL, Teller. the French cham
pion, was below PEBBLES with a score
Of 153. McDermott. the celebrated Bos-
ton player, qualified with score of
1856 Chick Evans Of Chicago. who has
been picked as one of the favorites for
the championship title. finished just
] good enough to qualify, with score Of
is.
Sergeant. former champion, finished
with a score of 1853 and Is paired with
PEBBLES to play the first championship
| round today. This pair was due to tee
off at 10 o'clock this morning.
PEBBLES is playing steady game
and is we'll up among the leaders.
Qualifying in seventh place will per.
NIT him to play in the first flight Of
eight men where he will be forced to
| play with others who have made bet
| ter scores. This will force PEBBLES to
| play his best game throughout the
| tournament until he is defeated. He
must play a fast match to put Sergeant
down in the first round. However, his
strong nerve and cool head is cOnSid-
cred a valuable asset to him and some
of the Topeka golfers expect him to
continue playing several rounds. In
| a manner. PEBBLES is a dark horse. y
| If his playing on the local course can
be considered a criterion. his work
may be one of the sensations OF the
| tournament. On the other hand he
may be defeated in the early rounds
| of play.
! PEBBLES also played a nice game
during the practice rounds. Wednes-
| day a high wind terterfered with low
scores but this was not any more OF a
handicap on one player than on an
other. In the practice rounds, Jack
Hutchinson OF Pittsburg made nice
(, 10. There were some good matches
during this play. In the English
defeated Fred Mcleod and Hagen by
up and 1. Vardon made score OF
76, Strong IS. Mcleod II and Hagen
a. In the ScCtch-1rish match, Hut
ton. Martin and PEBBLES broke ever
with Burke and Kerrigan. PEBBLES
II played the eighteen holes in II, Martin
in IS, Burke IN 80, and Kerrigan in ~
With an amateur Of Chicago. PEBBLES
|, played c. Nelson Of Oklahoma City
/ and w. Nickols Of Muskogee by the
score of up and 4. PEBBLES score
was II. Banker was 70. Nichols Is
and Nelson 80.
| PEBBLES witnessed a practice match
in which Ouin.et. the present cham:
with a score of TT and McNamara
who won the medal play in the quail
flying round with a score of 14S, made
score of 76.
Describes the Course.
| A description of the course as de-
scribed by Mr.. PEBBLES in a letter t.
the State journal IL not out of place
at this time. He describes the course
as follows:
shot is required to get on the green
and then at least one putt to hole out
In making the drive. 1t is necessary te
loft the ball sufficient to carry over q
lake $50 yards from the tee, then q
mashie shot put one upon the green
which is well guarded on both sides
with large sand pits. The second holt
is good cleek shot. The third is 8
two shot hole. with out of bounds or
the left and big traps on the right
Il 200 yards from the tee. A bunker
| guards the fairgreen which extend,
clear across and there are sand traps
II Just behind the green. The fourth /.
a drive and mashie shot into a circu.
Il ring green.
Hi The fifth is drive and q mid-iror
Il shot onto a slopin& green. but there Il
Il a big bunker in front of the green and
Il traps to the right. The sixth is an
Il other two shot hole. 1t takes q goot
\ brassie shot to get on the green. which
/ Is guarded all around with deep sant