Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-27
JONES WINS TITLE
IN AMATEUR GOLF
Defeats Gene Romans, 8 Up,
Making Sweep of Major
Honors for Year.
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second shots just reached the green,
with Romans slightly away. Genes
approach putt was short so was Bob's.
Jones holed his 4. Romans got his
half.
Jones UP.
Seventh hole, 355 yards, par g.
Jones drove 70 the edge of a ditch and
pitched on. Romans had a straight
arive and sent a good second well, putt
from 20 feet Gene was within q foot
and styrnied Jones, Bob could not get
BY his opponents ball and took to 1
for Romans.
Jones up.
1t was Romans first hole.
Eighth hole, $50 yards. par 4-There
was little to choose between the drives
and they pitched we'll on. Each putted
close and 1t was q half in IS.
Jones up,
Ninth hole--Jones pitched on from
the tee at the short ninth, while Gene
arove IN water and took a penalty
stroke Jones was down in par 3 to I
for Romans.
Jones 3 up.
The card (morning):
Jones, out. -. 4 635 5454 $50
Romans, out. 8 8 4 6 5 ~ 4 IA
Tenth hole, ass yards, par 4.-Ho-
after Jones sent long one down the
tairWay. Jones played safely to the
middle OF the green. Genes ball rolled
TO . trap beyond the green. He ex-
ploded far past the pin and then putted
close. Bob was down in 2 putts for
his par and went up.
Eleventh hole, 37a yards, par 4.
Preterring accuracy to distance, Jones
was driving with a spoon. The tee
shots at the eleventh were not far apart
but Romans was in front again. Bob
played for the middle of the green and
was rs feet from the pin. Romans
pitched within eight feet, Jones holed
just missed his putt and took a par 4.
Jones 5 up.
Twelfth hole, Ais yards, par 4-Jones
mad the longer ball at the twelfth, but
was not in the best position to approach
the elevated green. Romans hit a low,
rakish shot to the green. Jones pitched
high, and the balls were about euui1
distant from the cup. about Is feet. Bob
pitched close, and Gene just missed. It
was a half in par 4. Jones 5 up,
Thirteenth hole, 125 yards, par g.
green on the side of which the cup was
placed. Romans putted from IL feet, 2
feet past the cup, From 10 feet Jones
just missed. They holed par IS. Jones
5 up.
Fourteenth hole, 4l2 yards; par
four--The drives again at the four
teenth were close together, with Gene
away, Romans hit spoon second shot
to the left Of the green. Bob was on
with No. 3 iron, is feet from the cup
and pulled to the lip. Romans was
his I, taking 8. Jones took par and
went 6 UP.
Fifteenth hole, 270 yards; par four
Jones was away from the tee, but was
six feet from the pin. Genes second
caught the side of trap and rolled to
the sand. Gene came out and missed
his putt for I, conceding the hole.
Jones knocked his putt for the
birdie 3. Jones up
Sixteenth hole, AS yards, par a.
Again at the sixteenth the quarry
mole, there was no appreciable adj
vantage in the drives. Romans sent
Jones with No. iron was well inside
from so feet. Gene putted 4 feet short.
Jones putt Tipped the cup. Homans
missed and took to par for Jones,
Seventeenth hole. ais yards. par g.
Jones tee shot carried to thick rough
at the left. Romans drove within 7
feet Of the cup. Jones approached to
within 8 feet and missed the putt, TAX
ing to birdie 2 for Homans. Jones
up,
Eighteenth hole, AS yards. par a.
Both drove to rough at the left at the
home hole, Jones was slightly in front.
WIG N writ
iron. Jones pitched Is feet from the
pin. Genes third was too strong and
he was still away. He holed the 20-foot
putt for the par 4. Jones just missed
and 1t was q half in par I.
Cards:
Romans, in. IS 4 3 5 5 5 2 4-37-T9
Jones, in....4 SIS 8 4 4 4-S3-72
Nineteenth hole, 900 yards; par, A.
Jones again drove with q spoon and was
a few yards behind Romans tee shot.
which reached shallow trap. Bob
was just short Of the green with his
second, while Romans was on. Jones
ran up dead and Romans putted close.
1t was half in par 4. Jones up.
Twentieth hole, 523 yards; par, ST.
Genes tee was In an adjoining fair
way at the long twentieth. Bob was
in the clear. Both were short in two,
but Jones put his third 10 feet from
the pin. Romans third went over and
he putted short. Jones missed and the
hole was halved in par S. Jones, z up.
Twenty-first hole, 195 yards; par, 3.
Neither reached the short twenty first
from the tee. Jones almost holed out
from trap. Romans was Just on the
edge of the green. Gene slipped feet
past the cup on his first effort and
left himself partial stynie. He missed
the putt and took to for Jones.
Jones going up.
Twenty-second hole, SOS yards; par,
was trapped from the tee
at the long twenty-second and Jones