GOLF

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 28 June 1926, Page 6

GOLF

CONGRATULATION'S TO JONES

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association )

LONDON, .Tune 25,

The Daily Telegraph heartily congratulates Jones on winning the world’s premier folfing event in face of the fiercest opposition from British and American professionals. Jones is tho most amazing golfer of all time and now dual champion of Britain and America. He, in every way is worthy thereof. He is extremely modest and shuns limelight like plagiie. When 10,000 people acclaimed his victory lie ran off and shut himself up in a corner of the smoke room. The magnitude of the victory stunned him for he was engaged in a titanic struggle with only one man, Watrous, who happened to 'he his partner. Both were on the verge of collapse in the fourth round. Jones was still two strokes behind in the fourteenth and thereafter kept Watrous playing odd, for the latter took three putts in the 14th, 15th ,17th and 18th.

NELSON CLUB

ENCOUNTER SHIELD

The second round of the Encounter Shield competition was played on Saturday, a large number of players taking part. The best net score was put in by H. Saunders, 71. Following cards were handed in:—Saunders 89-18-71, Gibbs 85-12-73, McCracken 95-20-75, Mitchell 88-13-75, Oldershaw 87-11-76, Vercoe 83-5-78, Elliott 89-11-78, Rout 81-2-79, Stalker 87-6-81, Douglas 91-9-82, Waters 98-15-83, Charlton 95-12-83, Neale 98-14-84, Milner IC4-20-84, Coombridge .56-12-84, de Clive Lowe 102-16-86, Wenlove 102-16-86, Bernsdton 100-11-89, Muntz 109-16-93, Sykes 116-18-98.