The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-17
Bob Baugh, jr., And Willie Damon Tie For Second, One Stroke Behind GoSS

l In thrilling last-hole finish Dan Goss, professional at Woodward Country club, won the Alabama Georgia open golf championship at Roebuck Saturday afternoon. Gosss great putting was one of his strong est points and throughout the aft ernoon round he never missed a putt nearer the five feet. Even at the last hole, when bad put would have tied him with Willie Damen of the Selma Country club, and Bob Baugh. Jr.. local amateur, he sank four foot put. Steady at all times he played q game that could not be bettered and came from behind to win. Goss won with a 302 score for 72 holes. While Baugh and Damen !, took 303 each.
 His play often brought spontane- ous applause from the large gallery that divided its attention between Goss and Charlie Han. Country club professional. and Bobby Baugh and Willie Damen. He made three and fours on holes that seemed sure to be scored as fours and lives by his great putting. In addition his accur- ate drives left him in good posi- seventeenth hole he failed by inches in making a birdie two, when hIs put stopped short by half foot.
 Goss was playing with Charlie Hall In the afternoon round and finished the course in two above parr. Fight ing under handicap of an so turned in Friday afternoon and a 16 turned in Saturday morning Goss studied the lay of the land carefully be- fore each putt and made each ap proach with machinelike precision. Goss's round Saturday afternoon was eualed only by Bobqby Baugh dur ing the tournament. Bobby turned in d 72 in the morning round Fri day.
 Gosss card for the morning and afternoon round follows:
 AFTERNOON ROUND 5s Out-444- 455-3S
 e In--353-543-434- -34-72
 MORNING ROUND
 Out-444-3 -465-40
 In-344-453-54 -36-76
 A Damon and Baugh was followed by an enormous gallery in the Saturday afternoon rounl. At the start of the afternoon round Baught was one Stroke in the lead of Goss, and Da- men. the dethroned champion, was four strokes more than Goss at 230. The title seemed sure of going to Bobby Baugh. and the local young ster, who is still in his early teens, was watched with deep silence as he made each shot and applauded ire auently. He seemed entirely free rom nervousness anu Aio shots freely with little deliberation. His putting was the cause of his downfall, although he sank many good ones during the round. d Damen Fought Uphill.
 H Damep, too, seemed sure and was fighting a great uphill battle to over take Baugh. who started one stroke ahead of him at the first tee. in the battle that seemed to be for the championship. Damen caught Baugh early in the round. and at one time was one up on him. At the sixteenth they were all even and halved the seventeenth and eight eenth for a 303 tie The gallery ap- .plauded both golfers heartily and congratulated them on their great success.
 However, just behind them came Goss and Hall. Goss was something of a dark horse who seemed to be out of the running for first honors when he teed off for the afternoon round He made d wonderful drive that dropped on the green at the seven ,teenth and holed in two. his first putt being inches short. At the eighteenth m n'enormous gallery gathered to see