The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-08
DR.. Harlan Winner
OF Governors Cup
Disposed of j. M Rhet in FinaIs--Great Inter
est in MatCh---MCCammon and Phillips
Win Handicap Stroke Prizes.

Or. Lee Harlan, of the Columbia Golf
Club. won the Governors Cup in the
annual spring tournament of the Chevy
Chase Club. which closed yesterday
afternoon. DR.. Harlan also won this
event last year
His opponent in the finals this time
was ]. NJ. Rkett, of the Crescent Golf
Club Although the match between
these two excellent golfers was always
close, Mr.. Rhett held the advantage at
every hole from the second to the fif-
tenth, with the exception of the sew
cnth. Superior approaching won for DR..
Harlan by two up and one to play.
When DIR. Harlan and Mr. Rhett teed
of tor the final, a large gallery gath
cred and closely followed them over the
course. The first hole was halved in
! four, but Mr.. Rhctt won the second,
making il In one less than bOgie. He
also captured the third, going one under
bogie, which made him two up. From
the very outset II was seen that he de-
cidedly outclassed the local man at driV-
( ing. They halved the fourth. but the
fifth was won by DR.. Harlan. Mr.
| Rhett drove off into the tail grass, and
the extra sCroke required 70 eXtrieate
himself lost him the hole. though DR..
! Harlan failed to make 1t in bogie.
Harlan in Luck.
Only great luck on the part of the
Columbia man enabled him 10 halve the
sixth with mis- opponent. His drive steer
ed straight for the bunker. but luckily
struck the bridge and bounded on the
fair green. Had the drive been three
inches farther to the left. Dr. Harlan
would have lost the hole. At the sew
enth hole, DR.. Harlan eYened up, thanks
10 either poor or careless put by
Mr.. Rhett The latter Outdrove the Co
I lumbia man, and approached better. but
the miss OF an easy put lost him the
hole.
Mr. Rhett again took the lead at the
eighth hole. however. Dr. Harlan drove
on into the water In front Of the bunk
er and his opponent beat him out b.
two strokes. The next five holes Were
/! halved. but DR.. Harlan was the victim
Of hard luck at the thirteenth. He drove
well and approached beautifully, but
accidentally touched lbs ball while pre-
pairing for put, which had to be
counted as a stroke. 1t was haiVed in
five. Mr.. Rhett made an unusually long
drive. but on his second shot went into
the trap bunker. BY an excellent piece
of work he managed to get out Of the
dlhculty and make the hole In boyle.
on the fourteenth hole DR.. Harlan
eVened UP matters, making il in five,
. one over bOgie Luck was again with
DR.. Harlan on the fifteenth mole. His
drive stopped right on the edge OF q
ditch, where he could get a good swing
at it, Had IL gone an inch farther he
would never have won the hole. As IL
was, his next shot was good, and he APP
preached 10 a good position on the fair
green. Then he made a hrst-class put
and won the hole, with one below boyle.
| DR.. Harlan approached better and won
/ the sixteenth hole by one stroke.
/ At the seventeenth hole Mr.. Rhett
made the best put Of the day. After
driving OF the course twice and making
/ a fair approach to the green on his third
stroke. he put the ball In the cup from
/ a distance Of a dozen feet and halved
the pole. They played out the last hole
and halved it in four