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him away in 8. The moment he
hit the ball, he tossed the club to
his caddy in disgust. Then he
took his putter and was prepared
to make his approach putt when
he touched the ball by mistake and
then Immediately batted i away,
conceding the hole.
Perkins / Up at Third
Jones had to make a life.saving
putt to haive this one. Perkins
driving long and straight to q
spot where the approach to the
green was perfect. All he had to
do was to run the approach up,
which he did, feet from the pin.
Jones. however, had to pitch
strongly over the guarding trap,
right in front of the pin,, his ball
landing 80 feet away. He was
strong too. with his APPROACH putt.
which ran feet past the hole.
Perkins then missed his S-footer by
inches, making it necessary for
Jones to down the 6-footer to get
a half. He did.
Jones and Perkins then halved
the third hole in par As, leaving
Perkins l up.
Jones started this one badly, pull
ing his tee shot to the side Of a
bunker while Perkins drive was
nicely on the fairway, slightly to
the right. Perkins got slightly the
better distance with his drive but
both we're equal with their pitch
shots. neither quite reaching the
green.
Jones was the, more meritorious,
OF course. rs he was forced to play
1t from an unnatural stance while
the door was open to the Briton.
Both made great chip shots, Per.
kins' coming to rest a foot from
the pin while Jones' trimmed the cup.
and stopped, inches away. Natur.
ally, they got As.
Squared 1t On Fourth
Jones squared it on the fourth by
getting par 3, while Perkins, over
the green with his second, finally
picked up, conceding the hole.
Britons par golf Of the first three
holes took a decided slump on this
hole.
He dubbed his drive $50 yards
into the rough, skied his second
badly, sent his next, Suffering into
the depths of a trap and strong
armed his fourth beyond the green.
Upon which he picked up, Jones
having gotten home with a No. 3
iron a few feet from the pin.
The official for Jones here was
a 4.
The American also won the long
fifth with a par to Perkins s,
Bobby becoming l up.
Jones played this hole perfectly,
never being Off the line at any
time. He outdrove Perkins, prompt.
ing the latter to press with his seq
ond which landed on the side OF a
The lie forced him to
the shot awkwardly, but
Ae made q nice recovery to the
green, so feet from the cup. Jones,
well up with his third, finally took
a while Perkins missed a 4.foot
putt for a half, after making his
putt.
Jones also won the short sixth to
become 2 up, with his third straight
win.
Topped It to Water
The hole was another pickup for
whose game suddenly had
gone plumb to pot.
Jones got a par 3. pitching on to
within, Is feet of the cup.
Perkins tee shot was short, !
stopping in the rough 5 feet of
the green. The lie was very close
to the brook, making him stand |
we'll down in the mud to make his |
chip shot. He topped it into the
water and picked up. @ /
They got pair of par As at thsf
seventh, Jones remaining 2 up.
Perkins got the better drive at
This hole, Bobby carefully shooting
his into the rough.
However, he carefully dropped
MIS- second on the green, 20 feet of
he pin, while Perkins was equally
'areful in lofting his second to the
.ough at the side of the green.
rhe Briton came back with a
chip shot at this juno
.ure, the ball stopping less than
4 foot from the cup, thus SAVING
Perkins half on the hole. For
Bobby pulled his approach putt off
he line and had to sink 3-footer
'or his 4.
Then they halved the eighth IN
BAR as, Jones retaining his lead of
,wo holes.
Jones Shows Form
Bobby Immediately made It a
cad OF three holes by taking the
ninth, 4 to 5. He hit q long,