The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24
JENKINS WORTHY OF
GOLF TITLE He WINS
Scotch Player Beats Hczlct in
British Final. Starting in
Thunderstorm.
LOSER PROVES HIS WORTH
Rain So Alters Course That
New style Of Strokes Is
Called Into Play.
sp,cial cdbe Despatch 10 tn. srx.

Spfrfgl fthie Dsspnfrh 10 TIVE StN.
sANowrcH. England. May 23.--J. L. C.
Jenkins Is the new amateur golf cham
olon II Great Britain. He won the
prem!,r go.fing honor of the world on the
ROYAL 81 Georges likns to-day by defeat
ing Charles O. Hezlct by up and 2 20 play
in the thrtv-siN hole final round Of one
OF the most remarkable championships
ever played.
The new champion r. q Scotchman, who
has represented his country in one or two
International matches, hut before the
tournament began he was hardly con-
sIdered OF championship calibre. He
showed to-day however, that he was
worthy Of the title that he has won. for
ne played good golf in winning II. His
almost unknown rival from Ireland also
made host Of friends to-day, his long
,Srroach puts especia::y calling for COM
inendation from both the American and
British experts who watched the match.
Both jenkins, tho Scotchman. and Hez-
let, the lrishman. demonstrated one thing
that they possessed the true golfng
temperament. The match was begun in a
thunderstorm. but the two final.sts played
on as though the sun were shining
brightly overhead. Then, too. the rain
which had fallen during the night had
completely altered the course In many
ways. so that shots which had been i'm
possible on the hard ury ground all
through the week had TO be brought into
play The two iinalists made 1t clear to
he gallery that they could play the shots
demanded Just as well as II they IL been
q al h.. Nls4VNH
which numbered about a thousand saw
s.nIe golf that was well worth seeing.
Hsz,et picked up a lead early IN the
match. by making "A on both the second
and third holes, but the lead was no
lasting one, @..- they reached the
urn al square. The tenth and eleventh
were halvcd, and jenkins by taking tn
twelfth became l up. lie stymied Hez .
on t1e next green and in that way in
c--ased his lead to up. At the end
Of the morning round he had an ad'
"lntase Of holes The cards;
MORNING ROUND.
= l.. c. jenkins, Troon:
o,l,.........''.. 5.ttf2ss S.,
= o. H,zie, Royal portrush:
nfs'''... ......... "a
Starting out in the afternoon, Hezle'
a. once set about the task OF reducing his
OfiN' NJ nj blE ltAi, ana EuNCNthfh W ~
Ing the FIRST hole when jenkins wa
trapped in a cross bunker The Scotch
MAN made IL up again by taking tn
second a0lt, and Hezlct had to begin hi
work all over again. once more he VOL
back q mole by taking the short third II
10 g. after ne had just missed his put
Tor ., but Jenkins was ready for hin
again and at the fourth was back in hi
old position Of up.
Tho hglyAl Gfth and the al xt
: Hezlet won by holng out from a hazard
most unexpected performance tina
seemed TO startle him about as much n
.J did the gallery. Two halved holes fo
lowed and when jenkins was bunkered o
he ninth Hezlet won the hole with
perfect and turned for home only
down
His own poor play cost Hezlet the neN
TWO holes, FOR ne overp'aysd the tent
green. and on the eleventh took tire
puts when he seemed 10 have the ho
Won. The two poorly played holes gay
Jenkins back his former advantage {
up. 4 stymie cut II down to u
ON the twelfth ami after the ,hrteent
and fourteenth had been halved JenkiT
won the fifteenth and was dormy. IA
N.n on The fifteenth came after he ma
been buukored.
Both drove the green on the short si'
zenith and with just one chance OF pr
longing the match Hezlet tried to ru
down his putt for n 2 and missed by
hairs breadth, The hole was halVe'
and the match was over. The cards:
AFTERNOON ROUND.
L. c. jenkins, Troon:
GIni..................' 2eSs@
G, o Hozlet, Royal Per.rush'
i Tr'....,....'',.5s
The new champion is small collie
H.. 4 ngif nt In