| Show JONES RANKS 1 AS GREATEST I GOLF PLAYER American Shatters All ll Previous Records for Tournament Play By fly RAY RAl MCARTHY MC Special Correspondent of The Standard Copyright 1927 Consolidated Press NEW JEW YORK Association July 18 Bobby Bobby Jones Jones' f achievement t In winning the open for the second time in succession lon Friday Frida proved any number of or things thing First and foremost that Robert Tyre Pyre Jones II Is the greatest golfer of ol all times Umes When Bobby faltered in the last American open there were some skeptics skeptics tics who were ere hesitant about passing the palm to the but even these few are in line now proclaiming Bobby the greatest ever Jones' Jones triumph obliterated a time- time timeworn timeworn timeworn worn belief bellef that scoring on British courses COUles was more difficult than on American layouts Bobby not only has scored as well on British links as ashe ashe ashe he has on the United States variety but has done even better abroad Ills His set a new record for scoring In Ina a major championship either here or oron oron oron on the other side BEST PERFORMANCE The St. St Andrews course previously had never been done in less than That figure re was set by Jock Hutchi Hutch Hutchison Hutchison son s n when he won the British open in Irs 1921 Bobby clipped just ten shots from that hat mark The best previous low score In the British classic was the thc turned in by Jim Braid at Prest- Prest Prestwick Prestwick wick away back In 1903 1908 Six strokes s off the best beat figures ever turned In by bya a British expert that expert that is what Bobby did The American record of was established es by Chick Evans in the tse open at club Minn in the open championship of 1916 None Ione had ever broken before in the British open For the past several se years this writ writ- writer er has contended that Jones was the greatest golfer of all time Last year he predicted a victory for an Ameri- Ameri American can In both the open and the ama ama- amateur amateur amateur championships of Great Britain In last weeks week's dispatch he said The fact that Jones was quite of off olf form for him in the American open is more in his favor or than against him This was evidence the southerner needed more golf With a competition tion like the American open and d sev soy several several eral good practice rounds under his belt so to speak Bobby is likely to repeat again in the tournament a at St. St Andrews BRITISH BRITIS PLEASED Although they will naturally regret that one of their own players did no not win the British open Britons will find fine solace in having win one whom the they have always considered t One ne of th the greatest stylists in the game are generally in accord regarding th the brilliancy and greatness of or Jones ant and they are arc are quite sincere in their praise of him and his game Another brilliant golf victory wa was as registered this week wee by Mrs Dorothy Campbell Hurd Kurd who won the Shene Shene- cossett tournament by beating Miss Maureen Orcutt Mrs Hurd Kurd is th the only woman ever to win both th the British and American women's omens cham cham- She was a national title till titleholder titleholder holder more than a decade ago That Tha she still is able to beat the best o of our young girl golfers golfers' is sufficient evi evi- evidence evidence dence of her remarkable skill on th the golf course |
