The Washington times., 1923-07-13
JOCKHUTCH|SON
W|TH7O LEADS
GOLFERS
Bobby Jones Turns in n.
Hagen and Sarazen Both
Have Hard Luck.
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Walter Hagen, playing with Jones
took II. Cards:
Jones, In: 3 5 4 4 8 4 4 3-33-H
Hagen, In: 35 8 4-S6-H
Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones. of
Atlanta, were the first pair to draw
gallery. Both started well enough,
although there were no fireworks
such as Jack Burke set Off when ne
started with two threes and four.
Hagen dropped a shot at the first
hole where his drive was in the
rough and his second trapped. After
that he began hitting his tee shots
much better, splitting the fa1rWays
with the ball and getting good dis
lance.
Play Holes In Par.
Jones dropped stroke at the Sec
ond hole where he missed a very
short putt.
Both players had brides at the
third. thus getting even with par,
They were short with seconds, but
each Clipped close to the pin. At
the $40 yards fourth hole both were
just short Of the green with two
woods and Clipped within ten feet,
but they could not hole the puts.
The fifth and sixth holes were
played in pars. by both. each having
sixth which they failed to hole.
Jones hit a perfect wooden shot
right on the green at the 223 yards
seventh, and Hagen was short with
an iron. Hagen's chip left him a
seven-foot putt which he missed.
Hagen dropped two shots at the
ninth when he missed a mashie
pitch and followed later by missing
a short putt. Cards:
Hagen-Out. SASS As 6-41
Jones-Out.. asa s 4-33
Joe Kirkwood and Macdonald
Smith, both hot favorites. did not
start any too well. Smith took
six at the fifth, where his drive was
in the rough, ami he required three
puts after taking the same number
to get on.
Ball Is Stopped.
At the seventh Smiths ball was
stopped abruptly as II was dashing
over the green, but II kicked off a
spectator and behind q tree so that
he could not pitch at the hole. He
pitched around the tree and holed
a good putt for a three, Kirkwood,
who had driven on the green, taking
three puts for a four. Cards:
Out
Smith 5000. 4 IS 3 3 4 4-SS
Out
Kirkwood. 80. 4 5,56 344 +3s
Weather conditions were ideal for
low scores when contestants start.
ed today. Early starters found the
going easier than any OF the quail.
Tying days and many reached the
turn under 40.
Bobby Cruikshank, New Jersey
professional and former Scottish
amateur, out with Abe Espinosa
in the first pair Of the day, re.
turned a 70 for his first round.
Par is ~.
Espinosa required 80.
Cruikshank's card:
Out = S 5 5 3 8 S 4-3S
In 4 3 4 5 2 4 5 4-35-73.
Bill Mehlborn, OF st. Louis, dupli-
Gated Cruikshank's score when he
came in with a 70 and AL Watrous,
former Canadian champion, vas
only shot worse at "A. Cards:
Mehlhorn.
Out ......4 4 As 8 3 4 s $50
In ......3 4 3 s 4 3 3 S 4-34-73
Watrous,
Out ..445 55425 43s
Sarazen Has Glover.
When Gene Sarazen teed off to-
day in his drive for the national
open golf championship, he wore
a four-leaf clover.
It was Friday the thirteenth.
Mrs. Sara F. Beatty, of Briar-
cliff Lodge. where Sarazen Is the
golf professional, gave him the
good luck token. Caddies, men,
bers and guests had joined the
search for Genes four-leaf clover
Sarazen Starts Good.
Gene Sarazen, paired with Chick
Evans, started the defense of his
title by playing the first six holes
in par figures. Then he met trou-
BILE. He hooked his tee shot out Of
bounds at the seventh, was short Of
the green with his next drive,
pitched on and missed a putt Of six
feet, taking a six on this par three
hole. There is a two-stroke penalty
this year for a ball struck out of
bounds.
A three at the par four eighth
aided him and he played the ninth
in a par four.
Evans took AZ to the turn, finish
ing with six and a five.
Cards:
Sarazen-
Out .......... Ass 8 6 3 4-ss
Out .......4 5455 446 5-43
Francis Ouimet, Boston amateur,
took ~ for the first nine.
Ouimet-
Out .......... 45755 "a 5-44
John Black, Wichita, took 43 to
go out.
Jock Hutchinson began this cham
ner. taking but 80 to the turn. His
card:
Out ......... 34445 34B 3-35
A six on the thirteenth was
Ouimet's worst hole in second nine
His in card:
In .....4 4 8 6 4 3 5 4 $3.50,
F. w. Dyer. Metropolitan and
New Jersey amateur champion,
took "A to go out. His card:
Out ......4 4 s 5 3 4 s 5-44
Dave Campbell, New Jersey open
champion was ~ for the first nine
holes.
Gene Sarazen got himself t.to n
bad position for the defense of his
open championship title when he
required 70 strokes for his first
round today. Card:
In $500. AK In 10