The Washington times., 1925-05-20
YANkEE c | R |
IS OFF HER
GAME
Bows to Miss Joyce Wethered
by 4 and 3 in Third
Round Abroad
By HARRY FLORY,
international News Service staff
Correspondent.

IHOON, SCOLlAnus may 1VS--LaI M
sang their merry lay in the tree
tops along the fairways today, but
their song found no response in
the gallant little heart Of Miss
Glenna Collett, former American
women's golf champion. Fighting
gamely to the last Miss Collett
went down to defeat at the capable
hands Of Miss Joyce Wethered, per-
ennial British champion, in the
third round Of 9the wonen's open
championship.
The score was UP and to play,
the American correcting defeat on
the fifteenth green after u I0.foot
putt had rolled tff the line.
A crowd OF 3.0C0 followed the
match and exhibited the best of
good craftsmanship toward the
quiet. little visitor. The weather
was misty, but quite without wind,
distinct favor to Miss collett's
long driving. In fact, everything
was in her favor, except her own
game. which was not typical Of her
best at any time.
Tho Americans errors at the
fifth, sixth and ninth holes staIxed
Miss Wethered to q win at each
and sent her to the turn, up.
Miss COlIett won the third anil
eighth through superior play. The
American was over par for the
first nine.
Successive brides gave Miss
Wethered the tenth and eleventh,
where the american again erred.
She lost the fourteenth, and Incl
dentally all chance of winning the
match, by taking, three puts.
Miss Wethered finished the first
nine / UP on Miss Collett.
Miss Collett won the third and
eighth holes by superior shooting.
All the rest of the first nine were
haIved.
Miss Colletts tee shot landed In
bunker On the fifth hole. She
topped her drive on the sixth, the
ball rolling into the rough and at
the ninth she again flubbed her
drive. The cards for the first nine
follow.
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The cards on the return journey
were as follows:
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Wethered ................ 4s44s 5
The weather today favored the
American champion. There was
absolutely no wind, and it was.
believed that this would enable
Miss Collects great driving to be
determining factor.
The atmosphere was misty, but
larks were singing, which, accord
ing to Scotch weather prophets,
signifies that there will be no rain
during the day.
A gallery of 5000 spectators fol
lowed the two stars. Miss Collett' 8
score on the first nine was two
over par.
Miss Collett continued to err on
the way back. She shot into the
bunkers on both the tenth and
eleventh holes, Miss Wethered win
ming the tenth with birdie four
and the eleventh with a birdie
three.
The American champion man
aged to halve the twelfth and
thirteenth holes by turning in par
fours. She dropped the fourteenth
hole to Miss Wethered, however,
when she had to take three puts.
The fitch ended on the fifteenth
hole, /Issf Collett missed a ten-foot
putt, halVing the hole and giving
the match to Miss Wethered.
Miss Lionel Jackson, of Chisel-
hurst, defeated Mrs. K. c. Allen,
of Winnipeg, one up.
Miss Wethered also overcame an
other difficult opponent in her
afternoon match, defeating Miss
Doris Chambers, the 1923 champion,
by five and four. Despite steady
rain, the British champion played
practically perfect golf.
Her two brilliant victories today
made her an almost prohibitive
faYorite to retain her title.