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Originally Posted by RoyalsBlue
Just at first glance, it looks like everybody struggled in that third round, TF.
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Final round created even more problems.
JULY 21, 1921
xLEACH WINS BRITISH OPEN IN PLAYOFF AFTER WILD FINISH
A wet, windy day made for extremely difficult playing conditions but it also provided one of the most dramatic finishes to major a tournament in recent memory. Only Carl xGiehler managed to break par with a 1 under 71 as scores over 78 were more the norm on this day. Defending British Open champion Jimmy xHines exploded and shot an 8 over par 80 but it was still good enough to get him into a 4 way playoff for the title.
xHines would join Bill xLeach, Matt xDuffy and Fred xHerd in the playoff. Young American Bobby xJones made a tremendous charge, starting the day 10 strokes off the pace, but finished 2 back of the leaders.
xLeach, who hails from Philadelphia, never played in the British Open in real life. He did make 3 appearances in the US Open in the 1920's with his best finish coming in 1928 when he was 6th. In the real 1921 British Open Jock Hutchinson became the first non-British champion when he beat British amateur Roger Wethered in a 36-hole playoff by 9 strokes. Hutchinson missed the cut in the sim while Wethered tied for 34th.
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FINAL LEADERBOARD AT BRITISH OPEN
event held at St. Andrews
POS NAT NAME EARNINGS Total R1 R2 R3 R4 Total[/b]
1 USA Bill xLeach $1,214 3 70 76 67 78 291* won playoff
2 USA Jimmy xHines $742 3 70 67 74 80 291
2 USA Matt xDuffy $742 3 74 69 69 79 291
2 SCOT Fred xHerd $742 3 68 74 76 73 291
5 USA Page xHufty $270 4 69 68 80 75 292
6 USA Bobby xJones $256 6 69 77 75 73 294
6 USA Ed xDudley $256 6 69 75 74 76 294
6 USA Nathan Bryant $256 6 71 74 75 74 294
9 CAN Lucas Janes $189 7 68 78 76 73 295
10 USA Paul Sims $175 8 68 72 75 81 296
10 FRA Arnaud xMassy $175 8 70 75 73 78 296
10 USA Leo xDiegel $175 8 69 73 78 76 296
10 USA Carl xGiehler $175 8 70 77 78 71 296
10 USA Eddie xLoos $175 8 68 78 77 73 296
15 USA Tony xManero $108 9 75 72 74 76 297
16 SCOT Bobby xCruikshank $94 10 69 76 75 78 298
16 USA Chick xEvans $94 10 69 79 74 76 298
16 USA Billy xBurke $94 10 73 72 81 72 298
19 USA Jack xForrester $79 11 70 74 77 78 299
19 USA James xWest $79 11 71 77 78 73 299
19 ENG Long Jim xBarnes $79 11 75 74 74 76 299
22 AUS Hamish Sharp $74 12 74 72 77 77 300
23 USA Tyler Graham $72 13 73 75 80 73 301
23 SCOT Tommy xArmour $72 13 68 74 80 79 301
23 USA Gene xSarazen $72 13 75 71 77 78 301
23 ENG Cyril xWalker $72 13 74 74 75 78 301
23 USA L xGoldbeck $72 13 72 76 75 78 301
23 USA Olin xDutra $72 13 71 77 76 77 301
23 USA Al xCiuci $72 13 71 75 80 75 301
30 USA Harry xHampton $60 14 69 78 80 75 302
31 ENG Harry xVardon $59 15 78 71 76 78 303
32 USA Phil xTurnesa $57 16 72 74 76 82 304
32 SCOT Willie xMacFarlane $57 16 72 76 82 74 304
34 ENG Roger xWethered $53 17 71 77 79 78 305
34 USA Walter xHagen $53 17 72 76 78 79 305
36 CAN Logan Atwood $50 18 68 77 76 85 306
36 USA Henry xTopping $50 18 73 74 76 83 306
36 ENG Zachary Watts $50 18 70 78 77 81 306
36 SCOT James xBraid $50 18 68 80 77 81 306
36 USA Fred xBaroni $50 18 72 74 82 78 306
36 USA Fred xBrand $50 18 73 76 83 74 306
42 ENG Jack xBurgess $40 19 71 77 81 78 307
43 SCOT Robert Graham $38 22 71 78 83 78 310
43 IRE Callum O’Grady $38 22 75 74 80 81 310
43 ENG Abe xMitchell $38 22 75 73 83 79 310
46 USA Jerry xTravers $33 23 72 75 82 82 311
47 SAf Max Matthews $32 26 73 76 83 82 314
48 ENG Alf xPerry $30 27 74 75 83 83 315
MAJOR TOURNAMENTS SIM RESULTS
YEAR PGA US OPEN BRITISH OPEN
1919 Walter xHagen Jerry xTravers not held
1920 Walter xHagen Willie xMacFarlane Jimmy xHines
1921 Jim xBarnes Bill xLeach
JULY 25, 1921
JOE GANS CAREER COMES TO END WITH LOSS TO UREN
Joe Gans, who at age 46 shocked the boxing world in May by beating Jimmy Fryer for the World Welterweight Title, has announced his retirement after he was knocked out in the first round of his title defense against Tommy Uren. The 28 year old Australian was all over Gans right from the start and the veteran looked all of his 46 years of age.
Gans retires with a 70-16-6 career record. He was World Lightweight champion from 1902-1906 and held the Welterweight Title in 1910-1911 as well as for the last 3 months.
Uren, 31-3-2, also briefly held the Welterweight title last year before losing to Fryer in August.
JULY 25, 1921
SENATORS ACQUIRE LEONARD FROM DETROIT
The Washington Senators have picked up pitcher Dutch Leonard from Detroit in a deal just before baseball's trade deadline. The Tigers get shortstop Tillie Shafer in return.
Leonard was among the league leaders in both strikeouts and earned run average. The 29 year old is 9-3 with a 3.46 era this season. In 9 years he has a career record of 111-99. Shafer was hitting .283 for the Sens at the time of the deal. The 32 year old infielder has played over 1500 games and is a career .274 hitter.
In a seperate trade the Senators filled the hole at shortstop by acquiring Russ Wrightstone from the Phillies. The 28 year old Wrightstone was hitting .294 with 8 homers and 57 rbi's this season. The Phillies add Rasty Wright to their woeful pitching staff in the deal. Wright is 25 years old and was 7-8 with a 5.11 era.
JULY 27, 1921
LEW TENDLER HOLDS LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMP LEONARD TO DRAW
Top contender Lew Tendler fought the fight of his life but it still wasn't good enough to beat World Lightweight Champion Benny Leonard. The bout ended in a draw but only after Leonard floored the challenger with 30 seconds remaining in the 15th and final round. Had Leonard not won the 15th 10-8 for the knockdown on all 3 judges cards we would be talking about a new lightweight champion today.
With the draw Leonard retains the title but has promised Tendler a rematch in October.