Evening star., 1925-06-07

Here was the situation: Jones, plav-
ing par golf wasout in 35, just par,
and led Macfarlane by four shots al
the turn over the final Is holes of the
elongated play-off Bit by bit Macfar-
lane nibbled away at Jones lead pick
ing up shot at the tenth win birdie,
two shots at the thirteenth with
another birdie when Jones missed
short putt for par. and finally squar-
ing at the long fifteenth, where Jones
essayed the virtually impossible shot
to the green over a clump of trees
470 yards from the tee, and just missed
making the green by inches.
Would Win or Lose; Not Tie
Going to the seventeenth. after
halved sixteenth, Bobby Jones saw
another tie in sight, and another play
off in the terrific heat through which
the championship was contested. The
prospect got on his nerves. The cham
pionship meant just glory to him, any
way, even though he wanted TO win.
To Macfarlane, it meant much more
than that.
Jones, with the prospect of another
tie in view, remarked to o. B. Keller
of Atlanta and a group of newspaper
men: This thing is getting TO be =
joke. / am going to either win or lose
it here. Now, the seventeenth is a
hole where pitch at the pin is apt
to be fatal. 1t may come off. but the
ball is just as likely TO bounce into
trap TO the right. And Jones played
straight at the pin, while MaCfarlane
played the safe shot 10 the left of the
flag. Bobby's ball bounced right and
lay just past the pin Is feet away.
Macfarlane made a fine chip and they
halved when Jones try for a just
brushed past.
And they went to the eighteenth
or the 10Sth hole of the cham
pionship all even. Jones was still in
the same frame of mind, and here at
the final hole he made the bold bid
that cost him the title. The pin at
the eighteenth was placed just )
feet beyond d guarding trap, on
fast green. with the only chance for
la legitimate 3 a pitch shot that struck
inches over the bunker and rolled up
to the hole
OF course, he might have made a
long putt, but Jones was not in the
mood for halves any more. He had
seen too many of them all through
Thursday and Friday. MacFarlane
played the safe shot, a shot at the
green. Then Bobby stepped up for
the desperate try that was either TO
win or lose the title for him.
Missed by Inches.
His ball, remember, had to miss
the bunker by inches TO be close. In
the air it looked like a wonderful
shot, but a vagrant breeze caught it
and it struck on the top of the
bunker, not 6 inches from perfec-
ton, falling back into a bad lie in
the grass. He missed an S-foot putt
for a half by inches.
The strain had finally told. Jones
made the desperate bid and lost, but
| the Southern youngster was deter
mined either to win or lose on one of
the last two holes. He wanted no
more halves.
MacFarlane's pull-up over the last
| nine, which he did in SO, under par,
was nothing short of marvellous and all
credit is due the Tuckahoe profess
sional for his great work in the face
of the unCanny- accuracy of Jones.
Although he took three puts on two
greens going out, he had but Is puts
on the last 9, and 80 for the entire
final round
Bob Jones took the regulation 81
puts for the last is holes shots diff
ference on the putting green. which
was compensated by the length and
accuracy of Jones through the fair
way.
Inc putter 'relgnS supreme. 1t Is
the real open champion, for had not
MacFarlane uncOrked a brutal putting
streak he would not have been within
reaching distance of the amateur title
holder.
The annual Spring invitation tour
nament of Columbia Country Club will
open next Wednesday with one of the
largest entry lists the local classic has
ever had. Every local star of promi-
nence will compete, including George
j. Voigt, last years winner. and
many other winners of the famous
Wardman trophy.
PAnVATOP rENNERC