The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-01
CHAMPION GETS 70
in MORNING ROUND
Second Card of 81 Cancelled
When Storm Sweeps Pine
hurst Links.
PAT O'HARA is UNLUCKy
Returns.73 and 60. but Off
cial Ruling Robs Him Of
Afternoon Score.
PAT O'HARA is UNLUCKY

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
PINEHURsT, ". c., March 31.-Skies
above the Pinehurst golf course
opened up this afternoon and poured
water on the sand putting greens un-
III they were nothing but big mud
pies. Golf balls stuck on them like
raisins in a nice soft cake. A few Of
the early starters in the North and
South open golf championship had
completed their second journey around
the links when the storm broke. but
more than quarters of the field
was playing and these golfers ker.
struggling along in the wind, the rain
and tie mud.
The greens were unplayable and
Donald Ross Cancelled the second round
~ play and announced that the cham
pionship would be decided by the scores
made In the opening round this morning
and those which will be made in 3S
holes tomorrow. II will be 81 hole.
instead OF "a hole test.
While this was the only possible ruling
y was hard blow to Pat O'Hara. the
Richmond County Country Club pro-
fessional. for Pat. being an early start
cr had romped around in So and with
total OF iis for the days play had every
right to believe that he would be out in
front OF the field when the dinner bel
sounded tonight
The storm caught o'Hara as he was
playing his second 10 the long seven
tenth. lie got the par five and then
needed a par four at the eighteenth for
n ss. The rain was driven by a swirl
ing wind and II made soup of the
green's.
Pitches Into Cup.
Pat drove a long ball to the eighteenth
and put his second just off the green.
lie thought 20 roll his third up by the
pin, but the ball stopped abruptly when
Il reached the mud green. He tried TO
pitch and run hi. fourth. The pitch
anne off. but there was no run. He
was stiil five feet short OF the hole He
hen pitched his next right into the cup
Tor a five and "a 60.
o'Hara was ahead Of the players who
lad scored well IN the morning. such
- Jock Hutchison. Tommy Harmon.
Fred Mcleod and others. These players
Kept on. Jock finished with an 81 after
leading the field in the morning with
~. lie was mighty glad TO hear that
the second round had been called oft
and that he retained his place at the
top.
Harmon. who played a fine % in the
morning. took SO in the mud. and Fred
Mcleod. who was 70 In the morning,
took plenty for the first nine In the
afternoon and declared at one hole his
ball rested in mud and water not more
than a foot from the pin and that he
'uld not see the cup.
Walter Hagen and Joe kirkwood were
going well when the storm broke. Kiris-
wood was two under fours III the eleV-
enth and Hagen even better al TIE
ninth.
The morning round stands leaving
Hntcaison in the lead. with t,!-sy-slx
holes 70 80. Pat Doyle is sacon1 with
r fine u and Mcleod and Harmon are
tied Tor third at -. Then comes O'TIars
~ -. kirkwood did a Is in the morn
Ing and Hagen 76. Jim Barnes. the
american open champion took a. as
did Mike Brady end Tom Kerrigan
'yril walker took Is I'm the morning
and playing. number OF holes In the
storm. did a IS in the afternoon.
Stars Get " Drenchinu.
contestants came into tho clubhouse
- wet as though they had jumped into
water hazard and gone to the bottom.
Hagen. Mcleod. Kirkwood. Walker.
willie ogg. Hutchison and a host of
others participated in the drench,ng
,et they would have gladly played out
me round. nor would Ross have can
eeled II, hut for the unplayable condi.
ten OF the putting greens.
number ~ amateurs participated
and quite few picked ~ n tho frat
fopne' =. Y. GuuIh, Of the Hlllcrcgt
Ginh, II the METROPOLITAN distract ,cd
ne amateurs Win n fire forri Of X
Nrtlur Yates ~ Rochester. win :,
rad The second lowest score refrr, ID -.
IN amateur ~ =. Merrinan ~ water
bury was taiFd With =.
fiutcbiscns card.
ra.......... - 1888 s-s.-7o
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