RT Jones 'The perfect round'.
"In the Southern Section Qualifying Competition for the Open Championship of 1926, played over Sunningdale in the south of England, Mr Bobby Jones did rounds of 68 and 66. The round of 66 by Mr. Jones may be ranked as one of if not the most perfect rounds ever played in championship golf.
It was the perfection of execution with the club and the ball. He was out in 33 and 33 in. He had 33 putts and 33 other shots. He was 3 under par each side. He failed to reach the green with his second shot at the ninth, where he ran through, and at the short thirteenth, where he was six yards short. The achievement in detail, showing the distance, the number of putts, and the score. are truly worthy of record. They are:
Hole Par Dist Score Putts
1 5 492 4 2
2 5 454 4 2
3 4 292 4 2
4 3 152 3 2
5 4 417 3 1
6 4 418 4 2
7 4 434 4 2
8 3 165 3 2
9 4 270 4 2
= 36 3094 33 17
10 5 469 4 2
11 4 276 3 1
12 4 443 4 2
13 3 175 3 1
14 5 503 4 2
15 3 229 3 2
16 4 426 4 2
17 4 442 4 2
18 4 416 4 2
= 36 3378 33 16
Total 72 6472 66 33
This is an extraordinary round of golf given that it was accomplished in 1926 with hickory shafted golf clubs, old golf balls and rudimentary green keeping, but then Mr. RT Jones was an exceptional talent.
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