VARDON WINS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 115, 20 June 1914, Page 10

VARDON WINS.

THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

GOLF IN ENGLAND,

: By Cable.y-Press Association.—Copyright. :.; : (Received-; ' .. LONDON, June 19. ■ Taylor and VaVdon '"had k great struggle in the third round, the former finishing two ahead of Vardon's, aggregate. . .. < = ; ;

Jenkins reached third place by his accurate driving, doing the round in 73. Braid's chances were spoilt by bad putting, though he/ made one fine putt of 25 yards. Hilton and Tom Ball did jiot contest final rounds. , r Vardon, in the fourth round, reached the turn in 39, doing the home journey in the same number. : . . Taylor putted poorly, and got to the turn in 44, and home in 39. THE FINAL SCOEES. The final scores were as follow: — Vardon ' ... ;• r- .•'•'.' 306 < 'Taylor ..'., i. ; ... ".'. 309 Simpson ..:.;... .. 310 Mitchell' ..; ; .. ".. ... .312 Wilson '.....'. r . '.. 3i3 , . Ockenden ... ; . „ r , .. .. 314 Jenkins .. .. ;.. •. 315 Duncan' ''.; '' i . .. .. 316 ' Braid' '".. r '''.''.. /'.,> '•• , 316 , [Last year the open championship was won "by J. H. Taylor, with a-score of 304. E. Eay was second with 312, and H. Vardon and M. Moran bracketed for third place with 313j In 1912 E. Bay won, bis score.being-295, and Vardon, with a. score of 299,-was second. The present is the third occasion on which. Vardon has held the championship, his previous victories being recorded in 1903 and 1911.]