The New York herald., 1922-02-07
Bob MacDonald's 281 Three
Strokes Behind Macdonald
Smiths Scarsdale Mark.
By KERR n. PETRIE.

By II Ehh n. fEIhIGs
Bob Macdonald said after winning
the Texas open golf championship and
first prize Of $1,500. over the municipal
links at San Antonio last Saturday, that
his score of PSI probably constituted a
new American competitive record for a
golf course exceeding 5000 yards long.
Evidently there was no one in the Texas
tournament who had played in the met
ropolitan open championship of 1914 at
Scarsdale else he would have known
that Big Bob was in error
Unless it has been bettered in some
other corner of the country-and Cali
fornia may presently lay claim to this
the low score honor for seventy-two
holes of championship golf on course
of more than 5000 yards is held by an
other Observation-Disclosures Smith
who completed the four rounds In the
championship mentioned above with a
grand total OF 27S strokes. Scarsdale
at the time measured more than 5000
yards. not great deal over that mark.
it is true. but still sufficient inches, feet
or yards beyond to leave him enjoying
the glory OF the record mark.
in answer to the query of some one de-
sirous of labelling the record achievement
with u Texas tag. Macdonald did not
participate in the 1914 metropolitan
open. In any event Macdonald Smith.
playing at the time as the professional
of the Oak,nont Country Club of Pitts
burgh. July carded the 27s, which beats
the present metropolitan holders total
by three strokes
Smith. if memory serves. played go
and 6S the first day. for 49, and then
came back che last day with 1i1, total
ing 60 for his third round. and then go
ing all to pieces, as one might say, and
failing to keep in the sixties the last
time round Those who trailed Smith
in that tournament were Willie Mac
Farlane, with 2S7: Jock Hutchison.
2SS; Jack Hobens, 293 Jack Dowling,
294: James Maiden, 294; Louis Teller,
295 Robert Andrew. 296, and Carl An
derson and George Sargent, each 297.
Bob Again Beats Cyril.
As it was in the metropolitan open
championship last year at Siwanoy SO
was 1t at San Antonio with Bob Mac
donald and Cyril Walker. and it begins
10 look as IL the well known Indian sign
had something to do with the finish.
Macdonald at Siwanoy passed Walker
In the last round to win the metropoi-
tan crown. Walker at San Antonio was
leading Bob by a stroke coming into tho
home stretch. but the big Bob o. Link
pro beat tho Englewood man out with
a 40 against a 72. 1t meant the differ
ence between $1,500 and $3.50.
But Walker is not $3.50 richer. The
Englewood man was one Of ten from the
metropolitan and Eastern district who
had agreed to pool their winnings. out
oc the second prize Walker therefore
gets barely enough to cover his expenses.
IL that much. Only the first thirteen
names were sent out, although IL Is
known that the prize list runs all the
way to the twentieth man, with two
more prizes OF 500 and five more OF $50
after Charlie Hoffncr, who was one OF
the pool and the last player mentioned
in the list Of prize winners.
Allowing that no other OF the party
came in for prize after Hoffner each
OF the ten would then have Sf65, as I'm
addition TO Walkers high place Pat
OHara earned fourth prize OF $500,
while his brother Pete. late of Shacka-
maxon. brought I'm fifth of $500. But
for these three the pool" would have
been in dire straits, since the only other
two among the thirteen named 10 earn
prize were John Golden OF Tuxedo and
Hoffner, who got 500 each.
In field OF sixty or eighty players
the Eastern ten may be said 20 have
done famously TO land second. fourth
and fifth prize. BY this time probably
every member of the party has come
to the conclusion that such a tourna
mcnt is not exactly profitable enter
prize and that a $4,000 purse In Texas
with the personal expenses running into
the hundreds Is no better than purse
Of $1,000 or even of $500, offered nearer
home.
One bad round Tor Walker and
bad hole fer the O'IIara brothers and
the trip of tho Eastcrncrs would have
been u dismal financial failure. Even
rs II stands that tourney scarcely can
bc called ~ huge success save from
the STANDPOINT OF Bob Macdonald. who
won the sl,500 prize, and Leo Dicgel.
who had only to move over from New
Orleans to win $500.