New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Ouimet Has Distance

Ouimet Has Distance
Ouimet had more distance than q,
runner-up, but his wildness caused Bin
TO be on the defensive at many holes
Edwards was straight down the eosia
nearly all the time, but he tslttn.
fatally once, hooking his approach u
close to a hedge on the thlriy-lart
hole that he had to shoot back tcvr:
the gallery to get out, losing the hOa I
70 5, after 0uimet had tasted the goss:
himself.
Ouimet was over par on ten hcl.s u!
had only one birdie, while Edwards va
over par on twelve holes, with ism
brides. r
On the afternoon round Edn't
picked up a hole on Ouimet oa u
twenty-first, but lost 1t again On 70
twenty-f fourth and remained 2 dow
When play was started on the ,I
round Edwards drove straight c'D
the nineteenth fairway for 2S0 yrl
Ouimet pulled into the rough, |n
next went into similar trout. 4
wards. however, found q trap fiI
the cup on his fourth and thessw
halved in five. At the twenti.n W
met again found the rough, s's Z.
wards bobbled the cup and IN ~
was halved in four. Still anotha t1,
into the rough, coupled with His'
putt, cost the Eastern expert TIE "s,, -
ty-first, 4-3. This left Ouins' 'Il
one up. They shot 30 for TIE ~.
and then Ouimet finally got sHss,'
drive, 265 yards down the SOO-yaa - :.
TO the twenty-third. His sppro'a :
the side hill green was short no'sa ~.
and they halved the hole - s@
putting by Edwards gave OuimG =
twenty-fourth hole, which be '''i !
par three.
They halved the next hole In prth
as Ouimet got his brassle seeon' '.
high in the rough, while Edwards "s
approached. 0uimet, on the rs.s
sixth, over-spproached into trsp ~
took five for a half. The pay,
turned into the Anal nine to!a ~ ~
the visitor still 2 up. For the ~
time in the match 0uimet laid :WI.
on the twenty-seventh and i,,"' =
ball under the new rule ANS A
was halved in par four.
Both Drive Straight
On the twenty-eighth tee both di'"
straight cleeks close 20 the creek, ".
ty yards away, but both foana W.
short of the green and halvee y
when Edwards failed on io9''"
putt.
Edwards set the large CALLER! =,
when he put his iron tee snot h,s ~ ~
from the flag on the twenty-nln'. =,
sank d birdie two, cutting V1AI'"
lead to one hole. ~,
The next hole was halved u =
when Edwards's ball sun n'.s,
to go down from ten feet site' % m
on the green in twenty-five ies' ''''"
than his opponent. ,..a,
Edwards squared the match % -
thirty-frst with par whsh ", ~,
met took three puts from the ~ >"
of the green.
Both foated their drives 2iO w.
uO6U NNt NAll = -oNNosAN
breeze and halyed in par 4. . =,
The former champion pui''e
drive to the rough and almost @. ~, :
bounds, and Edwards did the sane :. 3.
his second, leading so close -,
hedge boundary that ne mac 70 -
backwards TO get out. He piisns. ~,
to the green on his fourth o.. -
two puts for a 6, and was ! cosi "
Ouimet gave the MidlOthisl g sn y. ,
chance to square it on the 90 y. -
thirty-fourth hole by pulling lM q
the rough, while Edwards 0''"
and straight.
Par: ~
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Edwards: s,I-l
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