The Washington herald., 1917-07-15
Francis Ouimet Captures
The Western Golf Title
Woodland Club Champion
Defeats Kenneth P. Ed
wards, Of Midlothian,
Up in 36 Holes.

lSlaDQs III. July lA-f FAnCh OululeAs
OF the Woodlawn Club. Of Boston.
former open and amateur national
champion, today added TO these and
numerous other laurels. by winning
the nineteenth annual championship
OF the Western Golf Association. de-
feating Kenneth p. Edwards. OF MID
lothian, one up. in the thirty-six-hole
finsl at the Midlothian Country Club.
Figuring in past performances
Ouimet was the logical winner. His
defeat Of the Mighty Britishers. Var
don and Ray in the plsyoff Of their
triple tie in 4, the national open at
Brookline, in 1913. his win Of the
amateur title Ekwaok. the following
year, and three victories in the Mas
sachusetts Amateur Championship. in
dicate his class, and IL also may be
noted he still is the amateur champ
ion Of France
Physically he Is better fitted 20 30
through the strain Of a week Of tour
nament play than Edwards. there
fore odds appear TO favor him. Al
though Edwards knows the MidlO-
! THAN like a book. there Is an added
strain when playing before q home
crowd. Possibly in the early part Of
| the morning round. the Midlothian
star showed a trace OF nervousness.
but his sturdy Scotch-Presbyterian
ancestry asserted itself. and after be-
ing four down at the end OF the first
nine holes in the morning he finally
/ got on even terms at the thirteenth
| hole in the afternoon and then after
| again sqharinE at the sixteenth lost
the seventeenth by missing a FIVE foot
putt
Even then he battled on the last
! green until Ouimet ran a long sp-
proach putt dead for a half in four.
Although Edwards received bronze
medal, some OF the Midlothian men
were willing TO give him the club
mouse and grounds
The thrilling finish was a fitting
end to a wonderfully fine t0ulua-
ment. the presence Of the three East
ern stars, Ouimet. John Anderson and
1 Guilford, making IL fully equal in
| class to any OF its predecessors
Ouimets win Is the second win
scored In nineteen years by a PLAYER
I outside the Chicago district, Heinrirb
Schmidt winning last year al p.I-
monte, when the Eastern section 0f
Western Golf Association was poorly
represented.
Although close and hard fought ,ss
final had few spectacular adorD-
mentS In the thirty-siN holes o'
play, Ouimet had only one hole under
par. a remarkable feature in itself
he had twenty-five holes in par M.
ures and thirteen over par. Edwards
accounted for , birdeyes. IS pars and
10 over par. Scores ran on the hsgH
side, Ouimet getting IS and -. III.
wards scoring 4g and y
Edwards defeat can be traced
largely 10 his poor work on Tho
greens. Usually he is deadly IN this
department, but his cunning desertrl
MIN. On the second. fourth. SIKH
ana seventh greens he missed pats
varying from four to seven fer. 90 -r
OF MS mistakes costing a hole. d,
began TO look like a tragedy 10 rrz
gallery. Ouimot was going alarc
steady, although he again deyrIonag
penchant for finding the rou-b o-
his tee shots. His power OF rero,.
cry, which recalled the palmv dsv,
Of Chandler EFan for whom m.
= rough had no terror, balanced ri,
! mistakes from the tee. Oui-0a,
. reached the ninth hole up. From
this point on Edwards regained ri,
balance and began TO look more like
a real final
The first break came al the r.-l
hole. where Edwards ho,ed an S-f1o'
} putt after Ouimet had missed from
/ ieet This reduced OUimets lead q
Up and after the next holes hsr
Deen halVed in I. Edwards won IN.
Iohs ION hole with par :. a 3 foot
putt being the deciding factor.
The 18th hole left both men Vii,
. nETn GhfE TafFssHnE9
near a trap on the left side OF IN.
green. This proved a lodcinr pIar.
for Edwards ball. and his over a.
Irgach cost him the hole lie va
down and appearos TO be destined Q,
carry this burden to lunch with him
but Ouimet obligingly missed A Sho-
put on ,.te home green, and was orI,
up at the recess.
Ihey halved the first holes an,
at the next the gallery had is frs
chance TO eNult, Edwards putting bf
tee shot close to the pin ana win
ming. 80
Ouimet retalisted at the short Gfl
with a win. 81. These were the orT,
wins, on the out rounds. although
each had chances. At the Sth Ouims
shced his second into the ditch an,
lost a stroke but he made z dea.
pitch and snatched a half in s.
Hole lS,iss yards. par 4. Ouimctl
drive was pulled 10 strap close 10 -.
cop and he had to pIav out short. Hr
third went by the pin 81 feet. Ed
4 wards iron second was straight as
ole and he ran his third feet fror
the cup. Ouimet. after running NJ
approach TO 3 feet. missed and took
Edwards winning, 4-6.
The fine afternoon brought out
gallery OF approximately l.G00 and
dozen marshals armed with hac
coupled with the bright costumes %
the women gave the last half OF N
nnal picturesque setting.
Afternoon cards: