The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-23
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lowed It up with remarkable brassit
shot, laying 1t Just short OF the green
Platt failed to get on with his third
They were both together on their chiI
shots, laying near the cup. They halvet
the hole in S.
As they went toward the thirteenth
Herron's iron shot landed on the green
but bounded away into n deep traI
guarding the right Of the green. Plat
was on the green. Heron played Out
six teet from the cup. Plat laid his
run up dead. The hole was halved ir
par 3, Heron sinking his putt for his 8
Heron had pretty drive going tc
the fourteenth. Platt's putted shot car.
ried in sand trap. He retrieved II
with a brilliant shot out of the trap, but
the ball as It neared the green bounded
away into another trap. Heron played
his approach shot a foot from the pin
Platt's shot out of the trap rolled pas
the green. Plat conceded the hole.
In play for the fifteenth Heron hi
n beautiful drive, while Plat wa,
trapped again on his drive He wa,
missing his tee shots. Plat made @
fine shot out of the trap and played his
approach right on the green three feet
from the pin. Herron's second sho'
caught the deep grass, just missing q
trap He played his third we'll on
Heron missed his six foot putt, but the
hole was halved in when Plat missed
his short putt.
Heron had a fine drive against tn,
wind, going to 10, laying his shot or
the green fifteen feet from the cup. Plat
putted his drive into the rough, but mad,
fine second. shot pitching on to tn,
green. Heron laid his run up near tho
pin and won the hole. when Plat missed
his nine foot putt
When they got going toward hole No
II Heron hooked Ills drive into tn,
deep rough. Plat had a beautiful drive
being in front OF the green. He had
fine second pitching in to the green
Heron caught a sand trap, playing gu
of the rough. He had a bad lie. Hi
third was on, but Plat won the hole
laying his approach putt close up anC
sank his putt for an easy and a win
Heron taking s. Heron was 1 up.
Going to the home hole. both Herror
and Platt pulled into the rough. TheJ
had nice second shots being short o.
the green. Herron's shot out OF tn,
rough was a remarkable one, laying 4
right on the green. Plat was on in
and laid his approach dead. Herror
also laid his close to the cup and woI
the hole in As, making him up
Hopeless Task for Plat.
1t looked like a hopeless case 10,
Platt when the two resumed their strug
gle in the afternoon round. but he KEEP
plugging along with everything he haC
to command. He got the first hole o
the rough when he Clipped his thiro
well up to the pin sfter being Just shor
in two and ran down a nice putt To-
I. Heron took two puts for his 5.
The next two holes saw neck ant
neck struggle. Both hit good drives
going TO the second, and each reached
the green In two to get down in tw,
puts. AT the third Heron swatted hi
second to the green, while Plat wa!
just short. His chip shot ran we'll VI
to the cup. and he dropped a single put
to hold the hole even
Heron was not to be denied on tn
long fourth. He followed a tremendou
drive with an equally long. brillian
brassie second to just of the edge O
the green. His mashie approach lef
him a six foot putt. and he dropped II
Plat hooked into the rough from tn,
tee, was considerably shorter than hi
second and took three to reach tn
green. His approach had left him to,
much to do and he dropped the hole
to 4.
Both drove we'll on the fifth, but Plat
made the bette rof his mashie approac CHI
He laid the ball within Ave feet OF tn,
cup and dropped birdie 8. Heron go
his second on. but took two puts. Thu
short sixth was done in even IS, boil
getting on from the tee and down in TIVE
puts.
The seventh brought Platt to grief
He hooked against the wall Of a traI
on his tee shot and failed to get out o.
his second. His third was out. but III
took to reach the green. Heron fol
lowed a good drive with well played
mashie second and holed out in two
puts. winning, 4 to s.
Heron made short work OF the eighth
He hit a beautiful tee shot to within
eight feet OF the flag and ran down
his chip on left him too much for a 3
He had a putt for 4, when Herror
sank his 2.
Plat took advantage of Herron's mis-
takes to win the ninth. . to o. Herroi
sliced to the rough from the tee. was on
short, and played his third into a traI
guarding the green. He took four e
get on. Plat hooked up two nice effort!
that left him just of the green. HI
Clipped his third well up and holed on
with two puts This left Heron still
up as they started for the second mint
holes of the round.
Both encountered trouble, or. rather
failed to get their seconds on. Plat
was short, with Heron to the left Eacl
Clipped on in three and counted 5s
Plat forfeited his chance on the elev
enth with a poorly played second to ;
trap. Heron slapped his second oil
and holed out In two puts to win Il
5. He then stood up with to play.
Both made very good drives on tn,
long twelfth. Plat pulled his seconc
to trouble on the left in a flock o
chocolate drops. Heron clouted a lont
brassie thirty yards short of the green
Plat couldn't make the green on hi
third. Heron Clipped within eighteen
feet OF the cup. and when Plat failet
to lay his approach dead Heron go
down In two puts to win 5 to s. Thi
gave him the match up and 6 to play
HUGH L. DOHERTY IS