Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-21

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townsman, Robert A. Gardner of the
Hinsdale Club. 4 up and to play, in
the final round of the national anna
teur golf championship tournament
at the Merton Club course here today.
Evans. already the holder of the
open championship. which he won at
Minneapolis in June, is the first play
er in either America or England to
capture both national titles in the
same year.
The setting for this most extraor
binary of all golfing feats was fully
worthy of the event, for the largest
gallery which has witnessed an AM
erican golf match since Ouimet de-
feated Ray and Vardon in the famous
play-off at Brookline in 1913. was
present.
Not the least inconspicuous mem
Der of the gallery was the mother of
the winner, who followed the gelfing
fortunes of her son throughout the
entire 33-hole battle. She shared In
the congratulations and attentions
that fell to the lot of her boy when
he was presented with the golf
championship medal by Frank l..
Woodward, president of the United
States Golf Association, on the green
where he clinched the match. along
with Gardner, Corkran and Guilford.
who received runner-up and semi
finalist medals respectively.
The match was a mixture of cham
pionship and mediocre golf, particu-
larry in the forenoon round. After
luncheon the pair played a game
which was little short of perfection
until. Gardner cracked under the
strain after the 29th hole. Gardner
had reduced his opponents lead to
one hole at the 9th green and was
playing great golf, sinking a three
foot putt for a two after Evans had
dropped his iron drive within five
feet of the pin and won the hole 2 to
8.
Gong to the 2Sth Evans pulled his
tee shot into trap, while Gardner
was well down the fairway. Evans
was forced to play his second short
and his third was on the green, but
20 yards from the pin. Gardeners sec
end was on about three yards nearer
the hole and IL appeared that each
would take two puts, squaring the
match. When Evans sank his long
putt, however, and the gallery went
wild, Gardner saw his chance of win.
ming vanish He managed to hold
Evans to a half and also haIyed the
18th in par fours. He went to pieces
on the next two holes and the match
was no longer in doubt.
Details Of Play
The match started with the omen
champion laying his second shot dead
to the pin and sinking his putt for
three. a birdie Gardner. hit his an
preach too heavy and was over the
green
On the long second the players
found a stiff wind to drive against
and It took both two long woods and
three-quarters mashie to reach.
They only needed the regulation two
puts to halve the hole in par fiyes.
Each ball rolled $50 Yards down the
fairway on the third. Evans nlavad
a push shot into trap, while Gard.
ner approach was on the edge
swans put up cloud of sand and
Gust, and the ball fell about 90 feet
snort and rolled up dead. They haIy.
ed in four.
In trying hard for a good position
for his approach to the fourth Evane,
DaH bounced over the fence into .
corn field, out of bound. HE second
drive was in the rough. while Gard.
ner was Wesl down the middle. Evans
played difficult mashie over rough
and traps to the uphill green. hnt
the ball did not hold and ran 10 tba
eage OF the rough, from where he
s sook three more to go down, giving
nlm six for the hole. Gardner half
topped his approach. He was inst nm
with his third, but only took two putts
and won the hole. 1''s
To the long fifth Evans outdrovo
Gardner by 90 yards. Both nIeyad
the1r second safe Gardner tonnes bis
chip shot into the brook and lifted
Tor loss of one stroke. GARDENERS
liItn was five feet to the left of III.
cup Evans oyerpIayed the hole
Evans fourth was dead. Gardner
tailed to hole his seven-foot putt and
Evans won with sixth.
To the sixth Evans made a beautiful
soAAOb, stopped 10 feet
.heyond the pin. Gardeners second
was on the lower edge. Gardner over
ran his approach putt by two feet
Evans made miserable putt, his
ball rolling off to the left and leay.
ing him a three-foot putt, which he
missed. Gardner went down for a
four to five win.
r The seventh hole is one of the hard
est, long, one-shot holes in America
and Evans iron found the trap at the
left OF the green, while Gardner's was
short and in the rough. He put his
mashie on but it left him a 12-foot
putt Evans recovered nicely, his out
being close to the cup. Gardner miss
ed his putt and Evans was down for
a win, to A.
The eighth was halved In fours.
Gardner had bad slice on his iron