OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20597, 23 June 1930, Page 9

OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

WIN FOR BOBBY JONES.

BRITISH PLAYERS FAIL.

WINNER TAKES 291 STROKES.

By Telegraph—Preßs Association—Copyright. (Received Juno 22. C.5 p.m.) Times Cable. LONDON, June 21,

Bobby Jones, of tho United States, won tho open golf championship at Hoylako yesterday. His rounds were, 70, 72. 74 and 75, a total of 291. The next best scores were:—L. Diegel (United States), 74, 74, 71, 74, and MacDonald Smith (United States), 70, 77, 75, 71, each 293; Horton Smith (United States), 72, 73, 78. 73, and llobson, 71, 72, 78, 75, each 296; Compston, 74, 73, 68, 82, and Barnes, 71, 77, 72, 77, each 297; Cotton, 299.

With Compston leading, after a record round of 68, at the end of tho third stage from Jones, the big crowd becamo most excited at the prospect of an English victory.

Jones, who preceded Compston, damped tho British hopes with a three for tho second holo, measuring 369 yards, where his drive hit a spectator on the head and rebounded into a bunker. But Jones reached the green with his second shot, and holed out with a six yards' putt. Great Record of Jones. Ho took three putts on two greens and then took seven strokes at the eighth holo, where he struck trouble at tho edge of the green. This is believed to be his first score of seven for a hole in important competitions for some years. Thus the British hopes rose. Jones took 38 out, and went home in 37. Wonderful recoveries alternated with poor shots. Compston had a great chanco of restoring the title to Britain, but the strain of his morning round seemed to have made him tired and limp. He missed putts, and sliced and pulled his drives. Sometimes his approaches wero short, and sometimes too strong. It was a sorry breakdown. He went out in 43 and only a miracle could save him, but this did not happen, as ho came home in 39. The achievement of Jones in winning tho British open as well as the amateur championship in the same year has not been attained since Mr. John Ball's double victory in 1890. British Hopes Disappointed. The play yesterday was favoured by dull weather and no wind, and it was full of excitements. Robson disappointed the high British hopes by surprisingly feeble putting. He took three putts on seven greens in the third round, missing six putts of under two feet. Compston revived the British hopes to the highest pitch of enthusiasm when ho picked up five strokes on Jones by a marvellous record round of 68. Hoylake had not seen anything like it. He began amazingly with 4, 3, 4, 2, and went out in 34, in spite of a six at the fifth hole, and continued inspiringly in a way that was reminiscent of Duncan at Sandwich in 1920. But after a tremendous ovation at tho end of the third round Compston threw everything away by his miserable last round of 82. Jones, throughout the meeting, found the first three holes regular stumblingblocks. He never once played them in decent figures, and his last two rounds were indifferent, which gave a chanco to his opponents to overtake him, but those within striking distanco proved unj equal to the occasion. Bobby Jones won the British open championship in 1926, with a score of 291, and in 1927, at St. Andrews, with the record scoro of 285, Walter Hagen won tho open title last year at Muirfield, with 292. Jones won tho British amateur title recently. He has also won the American open title twice and the amateur title four times. John Ball was born at Hoylako in 1863. He has won the British amateur title eight times, in 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1899, 1907. 1910. and 1912. He won the open championship also in 1910, and has been Irish open amateur champion. He captained England against Scotland from 1902 to 1911. He lives at Hoylake. PLAY AT SYDNEY. STATE AMATEUR TITLE. APPERLY BEATS HATTER&EY. (Received June 22, 6.35 p.m.) SYDNEY. Juno 22. Tho New South Wales amateur golf championship was won yesterday by E. L. Apporly for the fifth time. He beat H. W. Ilattersloy in the final by 7 up and 6. Hatterslcy played a good game at the beginning and thon went to pieces, while tho i winner's oxpcricnco and steadiness

produced deadly golf all through.