Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-31
BOBBY JONES
Wins BRITISH
GOLF CROWN
American Easily Beats
English Opponent
Seven and Six
ST. ANDREWS. Scotland. May 81


by defeating Roger Wethered in the
So hole final, seven and six.
Jones followed his custom Of play
ing against par while his opponent
played Jones. The American was
not over par o any hole in the
morning, and, as he had two brides
on the round. he finished his first
round. two under perfect figures.
In the afternoon he went n over
par on two holes but had two bird
les to offset these lapses. so he was
two strokes under par for the days
play.
Jones demonstrated again that
Aeven fourS will win" In the 80
gaes Of play, he scored % fours,
three OF them brides. He had five
threes, two pars and a birdie and
he required five strokes on only
three holes, one a par and the other
two q stroke over par.
Jones and wethered fought a
great battle through the first nine
holes of the match, starting home
for the first time all square, but
In the second nine Of the morning
Bobby drew away and went 10 his
luncheon four up.
Again q close battle developed IN
the first nine holes of the afternoon
round, Wethered cutting away one
OF the Americans holes with a SEN
sational putt for a birdie three at
the Gath hole.
The American open champion,
however, regained his morning lead
and added another by winning the
25th and 26th and halving the 9th,
starting on the last lap five up.
In the first Is holes Jones gained
his lead by an uninterrupted string
Of fours and threes to the seven
tenth where he took his first and
crly five of the first eighteen holes
Wethered, holder Of the title In
1923, played spectacular golf at
times, but wild driving and loose
putting cost him dearly. Through
the first nine holes the Briton
fought Bobby on ven turns, and
Trey turned all square.
On the homeward nine Wethered
ran into a little hard luck. He
~dfcppeu four holes in a row from
tie thirteenth through the sixteenth
and three o. them were lost by puts
that Just barely missed going down,
While the Briton was getting into
all sort OF trouble, not only on the
greens, but from the tees as well,
Jones was playing what approx
mated errorless golf. His medal
score for the first half OF the match
vas II, two under par, while Weth-
cred needed rs. Both went out In
IS but wethered used up Al strokes
coming home, with four fives and
a six on his card.
The round was played under over
cast skies with a sprinkle OF rain
0 and then but there was hardly
sny wind
A gallery Of 1000 trailed the
match in perfect order.
After luncheon the finalists went
out for the afternoon, accompanied
bv q greatly increased gallery. Long
before time for the play 70 be
resumed the narrow streets or st,
Andrews were crowded with people
making for the links. Itinerant
b~aRpipers entertained the crowds
before the start. Many people re-
NAMED at their vantage points
around the first green throughout
the recess. spreading their lunch
cons on the grass.
Nineteenth Hole:
Wethered had the honor and the
drives were almost level with pitch
&c left to the green. He was a little
inside, and his first putt laid Jones
4 dead stymie. Bobby tried to jump
his opponents ball with a niblick
hit failed and the Englishman took
tae hole with a par four to five
for Jones, leaving the american
three up.
Twentieth Hole:
Jones hooked his drive 40 the
anfh across the 18th fairway as
Wethered had done in the morning.
Jones sent his second over the
rim to the sloping bank Of the
green but putted within two inches
N the cup, Wethered, on In two,
sook three puts while Bobby was
down in four TO regain HIS four
hole lead.
Twenty First Hole:
The 2lst hole was halved in fours
az the crowC5 broke the ropes and
~uarmed on the green. Jones main
tsined his advantage from the tee
erd his iron. IS feet from the pin
we 35 feet inside wethered's ball.
zach took two puts.
Twenty Second Hole:
The 22nd was halved in fives.
rones was short OF the green with
his second while Wethered was over
n two. Wethered faced a quarter
stvnie when he putted from five
feet for his four and took five.
robby was IS feet from the pin In
Sree and two puts from there.
Twenty Third Hole:
The 23rd hole was halved IN birdie
sc,,rs. Each reached the green OF
ne 530-yard hole in two. Jones on
! line with the cup and Wethered
"a feet TO one side. Wethered drop
"a 4 six footer for his four to half.
Twenty Fourth Hole:
wethered won the oath hole with
birdie three TO a par four for
tones. Wethered ran up from 100
-srds 10 within so feet Of the cup
"a dropped the long putt square
4. the cup TO the sound OF loud
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