WON BY J. C. BARNES

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 149, 27 June 1925, Page 7

WON BY J. C. BARNES

MACDONALD SMITH'S BAD LUCK

FAILS IN LAST ROUND.

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(Received 27th June, noon.)

-LONDON, 26th June.

The open golf championship was concluded to-day on the links at Prestwick. The last . round, provided one of the greatest 'surprises o£ the championship. Mac Donald Smith, at the" end of the third .round, was comfortably in the lead of the field with 221, followed by Barnes and Compson 226, Ray and Mitchell 228, and Fernie 229. - Barnes and Compson played together, watching each other most closely." They played early, and Barnes had a, fine round of 74 and an aggregate of 300, ; leaving Mac Donald Smith, with what seemed a comparatively easy task of 78 to .win. Compson had 75 and a total of 301. ' .

MacDoriald Smith began, the last round well with a 4 arid a 3; but he .then' struck trouble, and the third hole cost him 6.. He took 6's also at the eleventh and eighth holes, his total being 42, leaving himself the difficult task to do

the last jiine holes in 36, to -which he proved unequal. Probably through overcaution bo took 41, making a total of 83, his worst round during the .whole meeting. v

Duncan, in the third round, had the worst falling-off of the whole championship, 'and played most indifferently. He took 6 at the third hole and 7 at the next, taking;/46- out. He then pulled

himself' together and came home in 37; Charles Whitcombe had most unusua bad" luckj wheu he had taken up his stanco at the twelfth hole a dog ;darted forward and bit him on the hand. He

played over a few holes, anl was then advised that if" was safer for him to

retire and obtain treatments

Kirkwood's ganio improved to-day,.and he had two 76's and an aggregate of 314. He began/the third round brilliantly', but. slipped his strokes at 'the' fifth,' 'sixth, eighth, and; ninth holes, his figUres" out being 425535455—38,- and home 534545453—38. Again, in the : fourth round, he opened beautifully till lie came to grief' against the; .wind' in the seventh and eighth holes. His score out was 334534664—38, ■ arid home 544654433 —38. ■-■■.■ :..' : ■;-.'■ .■,'.■-.. '.v . .-,.:■.■■■. •■ -