Crowd control
Smith suffered a heartbreaking near-miss at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland in the 1925 Open Championship, when he was the 54-hole leader. He shot a disappointing 82 in the final round and finished three strokes back, in fourth place; Jim Barnes won. Crowd control broke down (with too few marshals and no gallery roping), with the numerous spectators, many of whom had traveled to watch him, invading the playing areas, causing delays, chaotic conditions, and deflected shots. Many of them had entered without paying admission -- the so-called 'Aberdeen Gate' -- simply climbing over the seaside dunes to walk onto the course. British organizers never returned to Prestwick for another Open Championship, and had to vastly improve gallery control for future Opens.