California Golf

The California open golf championship is for the Californians. Macdonald Smith, of Frisco, won with a card of 295 for 72 holes at the Los Angeles Country Club. Eddie Loos, Anandale (Chicago) was second; Abe Espionoza, Oakland, third; Harold Sampson, Frisco, fourth. Smith was Metropolitan champion in 1914 and Western champion in 1915. He finished third at the British open championship at Troon last year (TIME, June 25).

Gene Sarazen, leading American professional, was 15th; Arthur Havers, British open champion, 39th. The visitors from the East and from overseas complained that the greens were too tricky. Smith's reward was $4,000.