Both got away with long drives,
but the champion's second was under
a tree at the left of the fairway. He
chipped to the edge of the green and
then took three putts, while his oppo
nent was down in par figures.
The Jones halved the second in
pan fours. Dick Jones' drive was in
the rough at the right of the fairway
and 20 vards behind that of the chant
pion. Both chipped to the green’s
rim. and then were down in the usual
v ,wo putts.
The title holder then squared the
match at the third, when Dick found
trouble all the way. The New York
lad hooked his tee shot into the trees
and then topped his approach. Bob
by's second was hole high, but Dick
was in a ditch and. after pounding
the dirt vainly five times, he finally
conceded the hole to the champion.
They halved the fourth and fifth
in regulation figures. Both were close
to the pin on the short fourth for
their 3s. while at the fifth Dick nar
rowlv missed a birdie to win* Bobby
was over with his approach putt and
both went down in 4s.
Dick Jones i Ip.
Dick Jones again became 1 up on
Bobby at the seventh,/ after they I
had halved the sixth in par 4s
Bobby's second at the seventh was |
in the rough at the right of the I
green. He then pitched into a trap. |
His explosion shot failed to get him j
close enough to the cup to warrant !
playing out the hole, which he
finally conceded tc Dick, whose sec
ond was on. ,.
The Joneses halved the eighth in
par 4s and then Bobby squared
the mutch a t the ninth.
