Evening star., 1925-06-03

ana winner OF the lS-O open llIle,
4 the British open championship. are
! the course OF 600 yards of a conto
ington Golf and Country Club.
1t is a course that tests not shots
alone, but physical endurance. ball
hit off the line entails more than a
lie in the rough. 1t means more often
than not sloping lie, coupled with the
chance that it may find bunker, deep
rough or woods.
However, the group of stars gathered
here have been burning up the course
4 in practice, for to cap off Bobby Jones
great score of Sc Monday, there were
four scores turned in under 40 yester-
day, all made in the match in which
professionals from the clubs around
New York played pros from other sec
tions of the country.
Mike Brady had a 67, with a 33 out
and 81 back: Walter Hagen was 6s,
and Joe Turnesa and Jock Hutchison
were 60. If only Fred Mcleod had not
4 run up too many shots on one hole at
Lido, he would have a good chance
here, for he played the course in won
derful fashion in the qualifying rounds
for the open here last year. The course
suits him.
Bob Barnett of Chevy Chase. the only
oualifier from Washington, is playing
we'll but is not satisfied with his put
ting To win here, the putting must
be good. Barnett had score of IS in
practice Yesterday. and last night
practiced putting for more than an
hour.
In team matches for the benefit of
the Professional Golfers Association
the metropolitan team of all stars de-
feated an all-comers team. 10 matches
to four. The match in which Walter
Hagen and Jock Hutchison defeated
oil ST11if
attracted the major part of the gallery.
Hagen was putting beautifully, even
though his long iron shots were not of
a typical brand, while Sarazen and
Smith were only little short Of the
fine exhibition of team work put up by
the winners.
Jones In Great Form.
If a single favorite were to be picked
for the tournament the choice of the
wise ones would without much doubt
fall on the shoulders of Bobby Jones.
Throw that score of &c out, 1t was
wonderful golf, but don't mean any
thing now that the championship has
started But here is something to
ponder over. In that round Bobby
holed four puts of more than 20 feet.
Failure of such puts to drop are the
only things that have kept Bobby from
whining every open championship II
they drop for him today and tomor-
row he will be far ahead of the field.
The amateur champion really is
putting better-than ever before, -holing
ali the short ones and occasionally
getting a long one. With that sort
of putting and the brand Of golf he
shoots through the fairway no man
can touch him. No man ever hit bet
ter shots up to the hole than the AT.
lanta youngster. That round of SO
was accomplished with brides and
13 pars
Leo Diesel was "a yesterday and
was not at all satisfied with his game.
Leo is one of the group of younger
professionals. which also includes
John Farrell, Joe Turnesa, Larry
Nabho1tz and few others, who seem
ready to break through every year.
Melhorn Dark Horse.
If there is one dark horse in this
Z championship today, outside of Jones,
Hagen and Macdonald Smith, it is
Bill Melhorn, the western open cham
pion.
Melhorn has been going through
course of training here, practicins so
he would not reach top form too fast
and is playing great golf. He led the
oualifiers at Chicago and has devoted
himself to nothing but practice for
this tournament for a month. Bill
looks like a good long odds bet, al
ways remembering that the former
Chicago caddie finished third in the
open last year over the long Oak.
land Hills course, one that compares
in length with that of the Worcester
club.
Par for the course is 71-35 out and
S6 back, with three one-shot holes
on the first nine and two single
shooters on the second. There are
four par five holes, all of which, ex-
cept the third and fifteenth, may be
reached in two shots, and the par
fours are not difficult fours.
Pretournament ScorceS do not mean
much, but it would not be at all sur
prising to see a very low score, some
thing like 284 or 2S5. win the cham
pionship. The course is fast, the
greens large, and all that is needed
for the long hitters is that they keep
on the lines.
Victory Means Much.
To the winning professional it
means many thousands Of dollars
& year, prestige, a good berth and an
q assured income for years TO come.
ITO Jones-and he is the only amateur
&conceded a chance-it means nothing
but glory, yet Bobby will play with
all spirit in his lighting young heart
Ito win.
Jimmy Thompson, 16-year-old son
of Wilfred Thompson, now at Rich
mond, is the youngest competitor in
#the championship. He made the grade
lat Lido, where several older and more
#experienced stars failed, and is play.
ing in his first open championship.
S #Jimmy practically learned his game
# under the tutelage of his father when
6 the latter was at Burning Tree last