Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-23
BARNES WINNER
Of FIRST PLACE
IN GOLF MATCH
Pelham, N. Y. Player Takes
the National Open Cham
pionShip With a Score OF
289 Strokes.

Barnes, professional OF the REMAIN
Bay, N. Y, Country club, won the
national open championship here
today with a score of 2S9 strokes
for 70 holes.
Nine strokes in his wake came
Walter Hagen, of New York, cham
pion in 1919, and Fred Mcleod,
professional of the local course,
each with a score of 298.
National amateur champion,
Charles Chick" Evans, of the
Edgewater club Of Chicago, was
fourth with 302, the first amateur
to finish. The second amateur,
Robert T. "Bobby" Jones, of At
lanta, tied with the professionals,
Alex. Smith, of New London, ana
Emmett French, of Youngstown,
Ohio, with a score of 303.
OF the half dozen foreign en-
trants only one, George Duncan,
winner of the 1920 English open,
finished well up. He was tied with
Clarence Hackney, of Atlantic City,
for eighth place with So5.
Following this pair came Emil
Loeffler, of Pittsburgh, with sos
and A. II. Hackbarth, of Park
Ridge, Ill, one stroke behind
Loeffler.
Barnes, in winning his first ma
tional championship, gave a re-
markable exhibition of brilliant yet
consistent golf. His game for the
~ holes established standard
which will probably stand for some
seasons to come.
Had Barnes been a trifle more
fortunate in his putting on the final
nine hole, he would have created
new championship record, AS 1t
was he came within three strokes
of the figures made by "Chick"
Evans in the open of 1915, when
the western amateur played around
the Minnekahda course at Mime
apolis at 2S6. Today with an APP
plauding and gaily bedecked gal
lery of some thousand spectators
following him and knowing that at
last after many previous attempts
he had the championship within
his grasp, Barnes weakened at the
final green's and he missed several
puts which earlier in the play
would have been easy for him.
Today was a victory after nine
years of struggle for the title.
Barnes first tried for the cham
pionship in 1912 at Buffalo. In
1915 he came we'll to the fore
when he finished in fourth place
with 301. In 1915 he was fourth
with 290, and in 1919 was tied for
eleventh place with 315. Last sea-
son he tied with "Chick" Evans for
sixth place with 29S.
From the time he made the turn
Wednesday in SO Barnes was never
headed by any of his competitors.
His out nine Thursday, the first
nine of the championship proper,
was the best of the day, and he
turned in a card of 50 to lead
George Duncan by three shots. He
led by four shots at the end of the
second round.
At the eleventh hole this morning
Fred Mcleod, the local profession
al was within one stroke of the
flying Barnes. A six on the
twelfth hole ruined McLeod's
chances to catch the ultimate VIM
ner and Mcleod followed with
five on the short thirteenth.
Walter Hagen, 1919 champion, who
was tied for second place with Nc
Leod at the end of the Sd holes
and who finished tie for second
place, never came close to over
taking the winner, although his
last nine was played in 81. one un-
der par.
Barnes played with the most SUI
perb confidence all through the
game. He was very long from the
~ YNnFsfart
trust in his irons. His putting was
by the best Of any competitors.
Barnes was also the most consistent
of any of the competitors in getting
down in two from Green edges.
Barnes score for the " holes of
play follows:
Thursday morning, out: 445, 356,
1856; in: 344,444,244-33-69.
Thursday afternoon, out: 544,466,
$3.50; in: 534,453,344-S6-75.
Friday morning, out: 525,555,
334--37; in: 455,S44,344-36-73,
Friday afternoon, out: 444,343,
435--34; in 454, 445, 4S4-3S-72.
Totals, 289.
After his victory Barnes was pre-
scented with the national champion
ship cup by President Harding on
the green in front of Columbia's
club house, The president was in
PRODUCED by Howard S. Whitney,
president or the United States Golf
association and after Barnes had
thanked the president for the cup,
tho chief executive shook hands
with the new champion.
In addition to the cup, which is
held by Barnes club for one year,
the champion received a handsome
gold medal and $3.50 in cash.