Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-23

Tommy Armour progressed pains
takingly from the start, and was re
warded with $1,000. but he need
Cd three puts on the short fifth. He
took a s at the long 599-yard eleventh
whore he was Just short of the green
in 2.
He pulled his second going to the
thirteenth. but at the short fifteenth
holed 4-yarder for a .. He missed a
short putt on the home green and
a took "a for the round.
Bobby Jones seemed uneasy at the
start and lost a stroke on the first
hole. He played on without particu-
lar brilliance. but with a few good
breaks reached the turn in 81.
After numerous narrow escapes
from bunkers. he finally pumped
squarely into one at the short ninth,
running his chances for a on that
hole, which would have given him
even As for the first nine.
The ball laid in fine sand near the
steep face of the bunker, and the best
Bobby could do was to blast II out
without attempting to lay 1t dead.
Jones in Trouble.
The American narrowly escaped a
severe penalty on the first hole. which
mea sures 223 yards. His iron tee shot
came to rest in high grass to the left
of the green with a bunker interven-
ing: Jones pitched, carrying the trap
by the sheerest margin. He then
missed an 11-foot putt
He was in the rough three times
going out and found it of such con-
sistency as to render difficult the task
Of putting the proper stop on the ball
In shots to the green.
: Bobby played a delicate shot in
fine fashion at the fourth With the
corner of trap yawning in front Of
him, he took a mashie and laid the
ball dead from a distance OF S5 feet.
His first came at the sixth.
His tee shot landed in the short rough,
from which he made a fine shot to the
dangerous green. Then his l5-yard
approach putt was s feet short, and
he missed the next one.
His 81 for the outward Journey com.
,rared favorably with the other IA
vorites. Abe Mitchell going out In So
and Archie Compston in 81. All found
problem in the increasing wind.
Picks Up Coming Back.
The first five holes are worse than
any other part of the course for Jones,
but his whole outward Journey was
unsatisfactory to him. Coming home
over the longer half of the course and
driving against a strong wind, he
began to pick up strokes. mainly
through his good putting.
He took a remarkable on the
599-yard eleventh hole. He was Just
short of the green with 3 wood shots,
pitched perfectly, and needed only
putt
AT the twelfth he picked up stroke
by driving $50 yards, which with a
pitch and a putt gave him a
birdie 3. He played the next loosely
for 5. Jones needed only 90 puts
during the round.
Walter Hagen. teeing off just after
lunch hour. drew crowd from the
clubhouse and refreshment tent, and
rewarded them with a spectacular
start.
He played the first hole perfectly
and sank a 30-footer for birdie 3
at the second. Then at the 452-yard
third he sent his long second safely
to the green and putted for an eagle.
The hall went in but jumped out
and he took 4.
Results Cor 18 Holes.
Bobby Jones american amateur),
~.
Abe Mitchell, IS.
Archie Compston. rs.
Al Watrous tAmericanl, II.
Fred Mcleod American), II.
J. H. Taylor. Is.
Joe Kirkwood tAmerican). 81.
George Won Elm american anna
teur), IS.
Alex Herd. 81.
Bill Mehlhorn (American,, 20.
r. A. Whitcombe. 10.
Harry Eardon So
Tommy Armour tAmerican), "a.
Ted Ray. IS.
Jose Jurado tArgentina), II.
Roland Mackenzie american anna
teur). ~.
Cyril Tolley. 10
George Gadd. 80.
James Braid. So
Watts Gum american amateur), 81.
Jim Barnes tAmerican) Il.
Walter Hagen (American), 6S.
Arthur Havers. Is.
Emmett French (American) IS
Antonio Perez (Argentinel rs,