Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
BOBBY JONES s UP
ON PERKINS AT END
OF FIRST 18 HOLES

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was not playing his usual sterling game
from the tee, his drives finding much
rough. He was again in the rough at
the 412-yard seventh. par a. Perkins
second to the green rolled to the grass
on the edge, with Jones on but away
from the pin. The Briton had diff
cult lie but went only foot past the
cup. Jones did not get inside, but drop
ped his putt for the and half.
Jones placed his tee shot inside that
of Perkins at the 277-yard part 3
eighth. Phil putted to the edge of the
cup. Jones putted from IS feet to
within foot for the half at 3.
Jones Up on Turn.
At the par 4 299-yard ninth, with
the green on top of high hill, Jones
drove on the side of the hill with Per-
kins at the bottom of the small noun
tain. The British champion made a
minute inspection of his tee and then
made a poor second, his ball catching
Jones was on, but far short of the cup.
Phil was short with his third. Jones
took his par to go up.
The cards:
Par, Out. ....... .444 453 434-35
Jones, Out. ..... .644 453 434-37
Jones Continues Winning Streak.
Starting home Perkins second was
short of trap on the 491-yard par D
tenth, while Jones was on the very edge
of the green in 2. Perkins long putt
just missed. Jones got his birdie and
went 4 up.
Jones was ahead of Perkins from the
tee at the 463-yard eleventh. He wait
ed while bunker near the green was
cleared of spectators. Perkins second
went among trees to the right of the
green. Jones sent his second spinning
to the green Is feet from the pin.
The British champion made a great
recovery and was at the cup, but Jones
sank his long putt for another birdie to
go up.
At the 163-yard twelfth, par 3. Jones
pitched on from the tee, while Perkins
went in trap. He came out too strong
and went 20 feet past the cup Putting
from Is feet Bobby was off the line and
curled 3 feet away from the cup
Perkins bid for par was 2 inches from
the cup. Jones took his par to win and
60 up.
Jones Stung Dy bee.
Jones tee shot landed in bad rough
at the 470-yard par 5 thirteenth Per-
kins was on the fairway, but hooked
into trap on his second, while Bots
second almost reached the green. with
great shot. Perkins was just out of
the trap and on in 4. Jones got in
side his British rival by II feet. Per-
kins conceded the hole and was down.
no FNr fLa
birdie 4. 1t developed that Jones had
been stung by bee on the tenth tee
and since then he had turned in three
brides and pay.
lIalye Next Three Holes.
Jones had an advantage of only
few yards on the drives on the 556-yard
par fourteenth. Jones sliced his bras
sic second into a trap Perkins was
down the middle 100 yards from the
green in 2. He sent his third we'll on.
Jones made his most sensational shot of
the round when he fired his ball from
the trap to the green 100 yards away.
Perkins Just missed after Bobby was
dead in 4, and 1t was half at par S.
Bob was again on the edge of the
rough on the par 311-yard fifteenth,
but Perkins in the fairway was away
Perkins pitched on the green hole high
Jones failed to get inside with his pitch
and had to putt first from 80 feet. He
went feet past the cup Phil putted
to the lip. 1t was a half at par A.
Jones remained 7 up.
At the ~370-yarder, the sixteenth
par 4, with a fairway running up and
down, Jones was on the hill with his
drive and Perkins in the valley Per-
kins was short with his second Bobby
sent bis on but wei away from the cup.