Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-27
JONES WINS TITLE
IN AMATEUR GOLF,
DEFEATING ROMANS
BY MARGIN OF 8 UP
Georgian Makes Clean Sweep
of Major Honors for Year.
Gallery of $500 Follows
Pair on Final Round.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MERTON CRICKET CLUB, Ard
more, Pa, September 27.-Bobby
Jones won the national amateur
championship, defeating Gene
Romans, 8 and z.
Jones needed to produce few of his
characteristic fireworks to gain so COM
manding a lead over the 22-year-old
Romans that his victory seemed as
sured, with the match only at the half
way mark.
Romans. as matter of fact, saved
himself from being as much as or 10
down by sensational work on the last
two holes of the morning round.
After losing three straight holes, the
youngster laid his tee shot dead on the
2l5-yard seventeenth for a 2, which
Jones conceded after driving into the
rough and missing his putt for a 8.
Then on the eighteenth. the Jersey
star holed 20-foot putt to save a
half after overshooting the green, while
Bobby was IL feet from the cup with
his second.
Romans Play Erratic.
Jones took matters easily at the out
set and his margin of up at the turn
was more the result of Romans very
erratic play than any superlative shoot
ing on the part of the triple champion.
Bobby 3-putted three of the greens on
the outgoing nine, but on two of these
he got no worse than a half, losing the
seventh when he was stymied. That
was the only hole Romans won on the
outgoing nine and his birdie on the
seventeenth was the only hole he cap
tured coming In.
Coming in Jones settled down to
more workmanlike golf He won five
out of seven holes in row to go 8 up
at the sixteenth. He sank a 25-foot
putt for a birdie on the eleventh and
holed a 6-footer on the fifteenth for
another birdie.
His greatest shot, however, was a
No. 3 iron that cleared the traps guard
ing the fourteenth and fell Is feet from
the cup, after Romans had failed to get
home with spoon. Bob made only a
was on in 3 and still short in 4.
Gallery Of 1900 Out.
A gallery of $500 fans followed the
match.
First hole, $50 yards, par 4.-Jones
drove with spoon from the first tee,
but was slightly In front of Romans
long tee shot. Bob pitched on 20 feet
from the cup after Gene put his second
IN q trap. Romans came out of the
sand IS feet from the cup. Genes long
putt for stayed out Jones putted
close and got his par.
Jones / up.
Second hole, 523 yards, par 5.-Jones
drove TO rough and Romans to a trap
at the long second. Gene came out to
the rough and Bob hit a long iron
down the fairway. Jones was barely
on the green with his third and Romans
was short. Jones putt ran up the
green's bank on which the pin was
placed but rolled back, and each was
q long way of on 4. Romans 20 feet
and Jones Is. 1t was half in skies.
Jones l up.
Third hole, 1875 yards; par, 3.-Jones
cent an iron to the green, but Romans
spoon shot was on top of trap to the
cup. Jones putted short from 80 feet.
Homan missed his putt for 3. Bob
holed his par and went up.
Fourth hole, SOS yards; par, S.
Jones drove to trap at the long fourth.
Romans was clear. Bob hit a spoon
shot from the sand down the fairway
and Gene fired his into rough, although
nearer the green. Jones pitched on, 80
feet from the pin. Romans, too, pitched
on. but outside his rivals ball. Romans
took puts for 6, while Jones holed
his par 5. Jones, 8 up.
Fifth hole, 435 yards; par, A
stiff cross-wind carried Jones ball to
q bad rough to the left. The same wind
carried Romans ball to a trap. Gene
took spoon into the trap, but could
not reach the green. Jones went from
the rough TO the green. Gene made a
fine approach, 10 feet from the pin.
Jones putted within 4 feet. Romans
missed his putt for 4. Jones also
missed and the hole was halved in SIS.
Sixth hole, 427 yards. par 1.-The
drives were practically level. The two
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