The New York herald., 1921-05-19
PETER 0'HARA NOW
SPORTS GOLF TITLE.
Wins New Jersey Open at
Knickerbocker With Score
of 148 Strokes.
FRANK DYER IS SECOND
Amateur, Even With Winner
In Afternoon, Takes Isl for
Thirty-six Holes.
ny KERR N. PETRIE.

II long has ranked in the breast of
Peter O'Hara, Professional OF the
Shackamaxon Country Club, that al
though the eldest of three golnng
brothers. and the first of the trio to
swing q club the fates have been un-
kind In the matter Of bestowing titles.
When Peter came to this country sew
eral years ago he left behind him two
younger brothers, who fast were fol-
lowing In his footsteps. Two years ago
Pat. the youngest OF the lot, won the
irish open championship, then started
for the United States. and since Fat
has been away the honor has passed
into the hands of Jimmie, the middle
cog in the O'Hara golfing wheel
These two years, needless to say, Peter
has been doing lot III thinking along
a certain line. but just as he appeared
to be on the point of announcing that
for the sake OF his own peace of mind he
would have 10 go off somewhere to seek
a golf title. IL II were only to the island
OF Yap, the clouds have been swept
clear from the horizon of his mind.
For yesterday over the little known, but
already respected links of the Knicker-
booker Country Club of Tenafiy. N. j..
the Shackamaxon professional annexed
the first open championship held under
the auspices OF the New Jersey State
Golf Association, scoring 70 and 73 for
q total of 14S.
Oswald Kirkby, the former Metropoli-
tan and New Jersey amateur champion,
had predicted the man who could make
the thirty-six holes in $50 would win the
title. OHara beat that mark by two
strokes and his aggregate was three
strokes better than the card OF the sec
ond man. In addition to annexing the
championship and first prize money for
himself Peter saved the professionals
from having to stand aside and see an
other amateur walk away with an open
title Frank Dyer of Upper Montclair
scoring rs and 73, and easily taking
second place.
Cyril walker, the Englewood PRO"
was three strokes behind Dyer with a
pair of IT'S, and Pat Doyle of Deal with
a n and rs was fourth. AS an ANA
teur cannot disrupt the continuity of
the prize list Walker received the sec
ond money of 500. while Doyle got $50
for third. Joe Mitchell of Montclair,
with 1856, earned s70 and F. S. Gal
lett, the new Baltusrol assistant who.
recently came from Scotland to turn
professional, won $50.
Galiett, playing In his first profess
sional tournament and his first competi-
ton In the United States. tied with Os-
wald Kirkby at t57. On their totals
morning eighteen holes in 80 and the
afternoon round in TT.
While he failed to perform well In
the amateur professional event on Tues
day 1t was apparent yesterday that
there had been method in Peter O'Hara's
madness. He had been saving up his
golf for the big day. And the Shacka-
naxon mans day it was in all con-
science. Even the fates appeared to
know that Peter was due" for when
in the afternoon he hit second shc'
that finally rolled into tho ditch in
front of the thirteenth green the ball
was found within an inch of the water
Out OF luck O'Hara might have taken
a six at this hole. Playing in winners
luck he made 1t In threei For instead
OF having to lift and drop for the usual
penalty as might easily have been the
case he not only got a shot at the
sphere. but actually holed out
This was the second of a sequence
of three threes, the others being made
on short holes. On the fifteenth he had
n six. caused by a visit to the rough.
After that slip O'Hara went on again
playing perfect golf to the end. His
card: