The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-06
is CHAMPION
Fred R. Petit Wins State Golf
Championship by Defeating
F. w. Jacobs ofMadlson
GREAT GOLF IN FINAL MATCH
Pettit's Victory Comes as the Growing
Feature Of Successful State Tour
nament on the Links of
the Kenosha Club

in Kenosha after visit of two years
in Oshkosh and Madison. Fred R.
Petit brought the big silver cup back
to it's old place at the Kenosha Club
House Saturday afternoon when he de-
feated Frank w. Jacobs of Madison In
the final match for the championship.
The victory was complete one, the
former champion losing to Petit by
a score Of five down three to play.
The victory of Petit came as the
browning event Of the 1908 state
tournament which will go down in his
tory as the most successful gathering
Of Badger golfers ever held and in
future tournaments will have to go
some to reach the high standard set
at Kenosha In fact the Wisconsin
state tournament of this year is rated
as one of the biggest golf meets in the
west this season.
The summary of the events of the
big tournament follows:
Championship cup-Fred Petit of
Kenosha, defeating Frank W. Jacobs of
Madison, 5 up and to play, Jacobs
winning the runner up cup.
President s cup-A. M. Tourtelotte
of Lacrosse, defeated G. W. Bur
ton of Lacrosse, 8 up and to play, in
the finals for the second fight trophy,
Burton receiving the runner up cup.
Directors cup--R. P. Kropf Of
Madison, defeated H. S. McGih1n of
GAINESVILLE, in the third flight, up and
s to play, McGiAfn receiving the runner
up cup.
Consolation CUP. NJ. Wooten of
Madison, scored the lowest in the
play on Thursday for the handicap
medal score for those who failed to
qualify in any flight.
New Era cup. M. Hixon of La
Crosse, took the low handicap medal
score in Thursdays play for the
first and second fight men who failed
to qualify in the flights to which they
belonged.
Choice score cup-Arthur H. Green
wald, Of Oshkosh, played off a tie
Of II with H. L. Butler Of Madison for
Fridays eighteen hole card made up
of the best holes in a thirty-six hole
round. Harold Wyatt Of Fond du Lac,
the youngest golfer in the tournament,
also scored II, but left for home with
out knowing that he was tied for the
cup.
Two ball foursome-Won by B. NJ
Petit and R. P. Cavanagh of Kenosha,
after playing off tie at IS with Hugo
Hansen and II. L. Willoughby Of Mil
waukee Country Club
Fifty year age limit handicap-H. O..
Fairchild, Of Green Bay, scored far
below any of his numerous competi-
tors. Twenty cards were turned in
for this event, which was thirty-six
holes, eighteen each Friday and Sat-
urday.
Match against DOGGY, handicap-D.
F. Wheeler of Madison, up, led
G. T Metcalf of Milwaukee by one hole.
| Other prizes awarded during the
tournament included the low score cup
which was won by R. P. Cavanagn, who
made the qualifying round in rs and
two medals which were awarded to
Chester D. Barnes of Kenosha and G..
/ T. Metcalf of Milwaukee on account of
/ the fact that they were in the semi
| finals for the state championship
| The holder Of the selected score cup
E! has not as yet been named but the han
dicap committee is at work on The
scores and it is probable that the an
nouncement of the winner will be made
today or tomorrow.
| The great interest OF Kenosha people
in The final day of the tournament was
| in the race for the state championship
and fully two hundred golf enthusiasts
watched the final match for the big
trophy. Petit s victory was so clean
cut that it left no doubt as to his SUI
p6riority over the Madison champion of
last year. It was the Afternoon match
| that brought out the grand golf of the
tournament. In the morning Champion
Jacobs and Petit had played par golf,
but there had been no sensational play
| irg. When the man started off in the
| afternoon Champion Jacobs had hold
over of one hole from the morning
round and this was considered consider
able of lead, but the gallery had fail
ed to count on the fact that Petit had
once been state champion and that
he was ready to take the cup again.
In the afternoon Jacobs first went up
against two on DOGGY three, doing
3 himself, but recovered on the second,
when Petit dubbed away his shots.
Jacobs l up Petit then struck his
gait and Jacobs got the bunker. Petit
playing safe for DOGGY 5 against ia
cobs s. Square. On the twenty-second
Jacobs was way off color, his long iron
shot for the green going off with a
frightful slice, out Of bounds and his
next went in the creek bottom beyond
the green. Petit played for a DOGGY
5 and won the hole making him I I'D.
Jacobs spoiled a putt on the twenty
third, and again Petit took a hole, be-
| ing 2 up. Petit went under DOGGY
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