Evening star., 1915-06-14
NATIONAL OPEN GOLF
HAS GIVEN SIX TIES
Only Three Golfers Have Won Title
More Than Once in Twenty
One Years Play.

| NEW YORK, June 1.-THE open
championship at Baltusrol this week will
! be the twenty-frst held under the 5urls-
diction of the United States Golf Associ-
+! alton, for although the association is In
| the twenty-second year of its existence
| no open championship was held in the
/ first year. There was an open champion
ship played in 1894, however, under the
! auspices of the st. Andrews Golf Club.
| 1t was played the old st. Andrews s
| course in Yonkers, and was a match play
affair. Willie Dunn winning the title by
! defeating Willie Campbell by > up in
the final round.
In the long history of the open cham
pionShp the title has changed hands
almost yearly, and only three golfers
have held it more than once. or course,
the greatest of these was the late Willie
Anderson. who for period of FIVE years
was almost in a class by himself. and
won the championship four times in 1901.
1903, 1904 and 1905. Alex Smith has
been champion twice, in 1905 and in 1910.
and John J. McDermott, with his two
successive wins in 1911 and 1912. is the
only other golfer whose name appears
more than once on the list of open cham
pions.
List of Winners.
The complete list follows:
1895, H. Rawlins 1896, James FOULS !;
1897. Joe Lloyd; 1898, F. Herd 1899.
Willie Smith; 1900. Harry Vardon;
1901. Willie Anderson; 1902, Lawrence
Auchterlone; 1903, Willie Anderson; ;
1904, Willie Anderson: 1905, Willie An
derson; 1906, Alex Smith; 1907, Aleck
Ross: 1908, Fred Mcleod 1909, George
Sargent: 1910, Alex Smith; 1911, John
j. McDermott: 1912, John J. McDermott
1913. Francis Ouimet. 1914. Walter
Hagen.
1t is hardly necessary to say that
Francis Ouimet is the only amateur on
the list, and all except McDermott, Oui-
met and Hagen We're born and learned
their golf on the other side Of the At
lantic.
The lowest score that ever won the
title is $50, which has been made twice,
by George Sargent in 1909 at Engle-
wood and by Walter Hagen last year
at Midlothian. Up to 1898 thirty-siX
holes of play was considered sufficient
for the championship test.
Chance for a Tie.
To the eolfng enthusiasts who are
hoping that there will be tie for the
title, that they may witness a play
off Saturday, there may be hope in the
fact that there have been six such
play-offs in the history of the tourney
The first was in 1901 at Nyopia, when
Willie Anderson tied with Alex Smith
and won the playoff. David Brown
tied with Willie Anderson in 1903 at
Baltimore. and there were no other ties
until 1908 at Myopia, when Fred Nc
Leod and Willie Smith finished on even
terms, and Mcleod won the next day.
Alex Smith. Jack McDermott and Mac
donald Smith tied at Philadelphia in
1910. and in 1911. at Wheaton, McDer-
mott, NJ J. Brady and George o. Simp-
son We're together at the top of the
list. The last play-of was the famous
one at Brookline in 1913. in which
Francis Ouimet outplayed Vardon and
Ray.
The weeks program at Baltusrol is
as follows:
Tuesday, June 15-Ffrst qualifying
round. thirty-six holes. First thirty
two to qualify for championship.
Wednesday, June 16-Second qualify
ing round. thirty-six holes. First
thirty-two to qualify for championship
Thursday. June 17-First and second
rounds of championship, thirty-six
holes.
Friday, June 1s-Third and fourth
rounds of championship. thirty-six
holes.
Saturday. June 1s.-Play-o at eigh-
teen holes in case of a tie