Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13


The largest gallery that ever turned out
In the west to view a golf match followed
the players in the afternoon. Weather con-
ditions early in the day were threatening,
but later the sun came out and provided a
sultry day for play.
'Unquestionably Egan Is the best golfer
in the United States" said Runner-up Saw
yer after their match ended.
Mr.. Egan intends to enter the business
world soon and will conane his golf play
after the coming Exmoor annual open tour
ney to Saturday afternoon club matches.
Although neither contestant played what
might be termed championship golf in the
morning. Sawyer was never up on the title
holder except at the second hole. Egan
squared matters at the fifth and thereafter
always held a lead on the Wheaton lad.
At the end of the first nine holes of play
Sawyer was two down. He three down
at the eighth but. winning the twelfth and
sixteenth holes. he was only one down to
the champion when the morning round was
concluded
In the first nine OF the afternoon play
Sawyer felt the power of Egans steeling
golf. and, losing the second, third. sixth and
seventh holes of this quarter and only win
ming the fourth. Sawyer was four down at
the twenty-seventh hole
When Egan added the thirteth and thIr-
ty-frst holes to his list the finals were over
and Sawyer was given the runner-up medal
of silver. Egan gets his second L. s. G. A.
gold medal. and the Havemeyer trophy re-
mains with Exmoor for a year.
Egan will attain his majority on August
q. Sawyer is only % years old. The cham
pionship, therefore. resolved into a test of
youthful golf.
Ali l can say" said Champion Egan
after his victory, lis that I am glad for
Chicago and for Exmoor that the trophy
remains in the west. Seriously. 1 was for
tunate in coming through the weeks play
victor account of the penchant 1
showed for getting into the rough grass"
Sawyer had the honor at the first tee,
and. after each had made good drives,
Sawyer got into the edge Of the rough,
while Egan was in the tall clover. but holed
high Each was on the green and down In
two more halving the first in five. Sawyer
reached the second green with two fine
shots, Egan sending two balls out OF
bounds. Sawyer won the second hole, 8
to 7, and that was the only time he was up
on the champion. The third was halved at
five. Egan missing a putt for the hole.
Referee Thomas OF the L. 8. G. A. saved
Egan the task OF putting a round what
looked to be a stymie on the fourth green
by measuring and finding that the balls
were less than six inches apart The hole
was halved in five.
At the fifth hole Sawyer put his tee shot
deep into the all hay, while Egan sent his
himself to play back Sawyer should have
won this hole. but he got impatient and
used up three strokes chopp1ng out Of the
Jungle. His fifth just cleared bunker.
but he ran up long approach to within
three feet of the cup. Egan holed his putt
Of six feet and the weirdest hole Of the
round was evened in Egan's favor, to Z.
Match all square.
Egan took the sixth hole. five to seven.
His iron tee shot was straight and Saw
yers was sliced to the other fair green.
Sawyer was short on his mashie pitch and
again short on his next. while Egan's finely
played third was up the slope to within
three yards. Egan was on the seventh
green in two, while Sawyer, whose tee shot
was sliced to a spot near the mound. Was
unable to play good second straight for
the green, and he overran. Egan was down
down-hill putt for half. missed and lost
the hole In five.
Eean. with the wind behind him, drove
the bunker guarding the eighth green. Saw
yer sliced to the long grass. but recovered
wellto within three yards of the cup. The
hole was halved in four. Par golf was
played at the ninth green. halving In three.
Egan two up.
Each holed In the regulation three at the
tenth. Although Egan claffed his eleventh
yards from the flag with his mtd-iron. Saw
yer was short. and. missing three-foot
putt lost the eleventh hole, five to four,
and was three down.
Sawyer pitched his mashie approach with
In twelve feet of the cup at the twelfth
green's edge. ,SaS.yer hoied twenty-foot
putt winning the Mole. three to four. Saw
yer two down.
Both drove $50 yards to the thirteenth,