The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-10
Defeats Ewing Watkins III
Final Match Eleven Up
and Ten to Play. !
RAIN DRENCHES GALLERY
But Enthusiastic Crowd FOL.
lows Players to the
Final Hole,

the 1920 golf championship of
the south at Riverview this aft
ernoon defeating Ewing Watkins
OF Chattanooga in the Anal
match, II up and 10 to 60.
Jones was nine up at the COM
pletion of the morning round
and increased his lead steadilv
IN the afternoon until the match
ended on the 26th green, al4
though Watkins won the first
two holes after dinner.
The tournament will be closed
officially tonight with a dinner
dance at the Country club, when
trophies will be awarded Ali
hight winners and runners ID.
ooInn Out.
zones drove off first making : fcnw
snot' watkins drive was euuaIiv VI
mnk, Both played perfect golf M fhslr
ioilowing shots and halyed the first hoie
~ par FOUR. Tho hole Is 800 yards.
hoth got good drives from the second
M ana We're on the green In two. Tones
noiea out for n birdie three utnns,,.<
the hole. which Ia 403 yards
Roth got fine drives from = ~
iones' second shot was on The w1san,,
whiie watkins was few feet ehar,
Lne iaiers third shot was but 1 fonf
snor, of the cup, however, and "a svn,s
.ho hole with birdie four. sn,,arirsr
.ne match when Jones missed 4 shorf
putt The hole is a6o yards.
,s Jones won the fourth hole, whloh il
ssv yards and par 4, when he laid WA
third putt. 'aAa
JoGes drove 70 thee dxs Of the rresn
" no. .. which is but 10 Yards as.a
par =, Watkins overdroye the nrnsn
Mnuing IN the rough, and Jones won the
role in par, making him three IN.
watkins won the sixth hole with !
nhuie three; Jones played the aS5-vaesl
hele ~ par 4. Watkins second kl,s,f
was on the edge OK the green, frnI,s
Wnloh point no sank wonderful s0-fuot
putt. Jones overdrove the geren On TN
second shot. s'sN
The seventh hole, which II ss yaF,l4
ana par 3. the longest III the rnssrNa
was Won by Jones In bar. Mail1lna
rlmmad tho cup. while Jones sank III
eight footer.
the eighth hole, 40 yards par wn4
hhiyed In. par Both played perfect reaf N
Jones drove 20 tho edge nf the eppaas
NMfuas " par ;. leaving him three MI
~ the turn, Watkins drnva into thn
nuilkeNs, , while JpneA' drive was 1Nsl
gning out was rs and WatklnNs NJ, iisF
ior the tlrkt Nine holes II S6@
Coming In.
The tenth hole, which IL 26s yarda nar
Y was halyed In fiveH. Both requirNS
tnree shots to reach the green and took
two putta,
Both played sensational golf on Ma.
IL which ~ 2e7 yards. having the hole
with hirdio threcs. Watkins was forced
escape losing the hole.
Jones went four up on No, IL. win.
nlng the s66-yard hole with Il birdie
thrte. On hts second shot Jones used
niblick with deadly accuracy.
Watkins also lost No. is although lse
played par golf for the iN-yard hole
which IA 3, Jones' drove the Eraen AND
sank his long putt for birdie two.
Jonen went six up on No. IL, winnihu
the 400-yard hole in par I. Watkins
look an extra putt
No. Is was halved In fivas par fof
ne 4a0-yard hole IL 4. Both played the
eoie badly.
q
him seven up. The hole, which IA El@
Yards, was played perfectly by the All
antnn.
No II was also won by Jones III par.
which is 4, Watkins drive went into
,uhker, while Jones' was well down the
Jones continued TO play par Eoif Oh
So. rs, winning the 230-yard hole with
! three and going nine up. Jones drnye
ar 70 one side of the green. but laid
~ ball dead with his approach shot and
hen sank an elght-foot putt. Watkins
econd hhot was short ot the greer.
eHtinE him fourth shot.
Afterneon Round.
Despite his heavy handicap Watkins
tarted brilliantly In the afternon winA
,ing the FIRST hole with a birdie three.
" sank a long put after perfect drive
nd approach Jones himself played the
ole In par with two good approach
h0ta.
Watkins reduced Jones, lead 10 seven
~ when he won the twentieth hole Iii
hr four Jones missed short pust
Watkins got bad drive on the twan-
f-nrAt hole and then missed an easy
W. Jones won the hole In par with
We perfectly played shots
On the evenly second hole both Wat
ms and Jones secured fine drives. but
fAtktns fell into a muddy raod on hla
rst approach shot, which was short.
Nv next Ahot carried him into BUNK
:. where he picked up his ball. Jones'
az dead against the pin IN three and
10 hole was conceded him In four.
Jones drove the green on the twenty
Ilrd hole while Watkins drive went In
bunker. Jones missed putt for
birdie two, but won the hole IN par
rec when Watkins approach shot was
lort.
Jones' and watkins drives on the
Tenty fourth were splendid and 81
enttcAl length. Jones having the
'nor laid the BAN within ten feet az
10 cup on his second shot and won
"a. hole with n birdie three. watkins
dulrinK four strokes
Jones dubbed his drive on the twsn-
-hfth and then took short second
ot, requiring seven strokes after be-
X bunkered on this third. watkins
IN the hole In six, ono above par.
On the twenty-Efxth Jones won in
. above par, Both secured good
ives and Jones using q brassie
ached the green In two He missed
% puts but laid Watkins 4 stymie
nning the hole in nve.
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