The Washington times., 1922-06-11
CHAMP TELLS
HOW TO PLAY
AT SANDWICH

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Jock Hutchison Describes
Course Over Which British
Golf Title VIII Be Decided.
5 By JOCK HUTCHINSON.
A MERICANS will be interested
~ IN q few words about the
Royal st. Georges links nj
Sandwich. where the open cham.
pionship Of Great Britain is TO
be played. This famous golfina
ground has been the scene Of .
notable American triumph and
also, on one occasion, Of q bitter
disappointment. What will It be
this year, triumph or disaster!
The triumph was the splendid
victory of Walter ]. Travis IN
1904 In the amateur championship,
the first time an American golfer
ever won q British amateur. ]
was there at the time and re-
member the incidents well. A.
every one knows, Il was Travis
putter that won the title. II wa.
the Schnectady type. q center
shafted club, that was barred
from use immediately after what
the English considered o great
disaster to British golf.
The disappointment Sandwich had
for America was the failure of our
team OF amateurs to make a better
showing back In 1914 just prior 20
the war. Americas strongest hope
was Jerome ID. Travers and he was
"a ranking favorite, but he succunb
ed to a rather inferior golfer, who
incidentally was not playing good
golf either.
II was surprising that Francis
Ouimei and Chick Evans should
also fail In this event. Chicks de
psrture from the contest wa< senea,
tional. II was quite the reverse Of
Jerry's exit Chick was playing his
usual brilliant game going out IN
thirty-six strokes and deserving OF
more lenient treatment from an on
ponent, but what was his misfortune
to run up against a ball In the per
son Of c. B Macfariane. youne
Scot, who negotiated the same nine
In thirty and stood five up. y
Evans Tough Break.
II was uncanny golf anc Chick
had no chance to get Ill or the holee
back ON the second nine Experts
believe that, had Chick survived
Macfarlane. he would have added
another victory for America In this
event
Sandwich lies In the center Of
group Of three famous courses
On the right IL Deal and on the
| left the princes course. The lattu
a regarded as the best Of the three
but Sandwich II infinitely better
than Deal The prince's course is
not on the championship list. 80 no
tournament is ever played there.
Strange to relate the wind In more
| troublesome at Deal than at sand
wich. Both are directly on the sea
] and are fairly good typee OF the
I seaside links. Sandwich In much
Q fairer test Of golf. The course 10
better LAID out and, II one 10 hittins
a long straight hall, he is Justly r.
waried but the same cannot be
said of Deal where luck figures ex'
tensively because the green's are
placed in hoIlows and surrounded
by many mounds. u 10 just as
Dame Nature made Il. but the best
golfers disagree with the architect
who put the holes together.
The first nine holes at Sandwich
offer O. problem for the golfer 20
solve. Eight OF the boiee are blind
but one hardly notices this un'~ss
his attention IL called 70 IL.
Plenty Of Tee Ground.
Anericans will like the Ga ndvtcb
course, IL. indeed. they are going to
like any seaside lines. The one
thing most noticeable IL the gener.
Gus LOT Of teeinR ground provided
for every possible angle to the pin.
The tees are always good and well
kept. as there are 30 many Of them
that divot takers cannot ruin them
In short space Of time.
This r. one thing where American
golf architects can learn q lot Dom
the English. The fairways are roll.
ing. as all seaside links built from
sand dunes are bound to be. The
lies are, as q rule. very good.
Rut II IL the greens that causes
the rolfer 10 offer his praise In large
quantities. Every one who has
PLAYED Sandwich remember them as
large and well kept, besides being Of
gurt Tue Vlku' huouut VI uuouiaiOu
for putting. .,.
Hagen. Barnes end myself VIII
suffer no handicap through unfami-
Iarity with the run-up shot so com.
mon and 40 useful on seaside courses.
IL is not needed at Sandwich, since
a pitch In better by far than a roll-up
shot and one that will reap the
greatest rewards.
think, too, that ] have discovered
q secret OF play In the drive at Sand
wich; that is n hook shot In not
punished half ~ severely as q slice
on this course. Hagen. Barnes and
myself always like to play TO the
left. The greens open up bettsr to
one from this position.
Sandwich was taken into the fold
10 1894. This IL the year that J. II.
TAYLOR was first heard Of. He won
the title and repeated the following
wear at st. Andrews.
Vardon always scored well at Sand
wich as he has won two Of his siT
open championship there. The first
was in 1892 when he took 312 strokes
The second victory came in 1911.
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