The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-30
Burlington Winner Of
 The GOt Championship
OLIVER PLAYS WELL IN MORNING BUT HAS WOEFUL TUMBLE IN AFTERNOON MEMPHIS GETS SEVEN CUPS.

Memphis, May 29.-Jack Burlington of Memphis won the Southern Golf associa- tion championship by defeating George c. Oliver of Birmingham by up and to play in the finals at the Memphis Country club today. The match was hard fought during the morning round and Ed rington led by ? up at the end of the IS holes, but in the afternoon the superior stamina and staying powers of the Mem phis man made the defeat of Oliver very easy. When Burlington holed a 15-foot put for half in five at the twenty ninth hole he won the honor so much coveted by all golfers south of the Mason and Dixon line.
 Burlington played the most consistent kind of golf in today's battle. His card for the morning round showed two 40s for an 80, and in the afternoon he won out in Ss. Oliver also played a steady game with two As in the morning and 4S go- ing out in the afternoon.
 Edrington's Winning Game. Burlington took the lead by winning the first hole in the morning and made it ? up on the fifth. Oliver brought it down
 
 that way at the end of the first nine. At the twelfth hole Burlington increased his lead to 4 up, but that was reduced to ? up at the end of the Is in the morn ing.
 Between the rounds Oliver took a nap, but was back at little after 2:3O for the beginning of the last IS. As soon as they started this round it could be seen that it was all over but the shouting for Burlington.
 Burlington won the first with a well played and the second was halved in D. Then Burlington struck his game and won the third at the fifth hole, making his lead 5. Burlington took the seventh also and regained his lead of 6. The eighth was halved in 5, but by holding a 20-foot put on the ninth green, Ed rington made it up with but more to play. At the tenth hole his lead was up with to go. Burlington missed a chance to win the eleventh. ho1ing fairly harder but he holed out in 5, halving the hole and winning the southern champion ship by a decisive margin.
 The Minor Flights.
 In the finals of the first flight R. G. Morrow of Memphis defeated J. H. Doughty of Memphis by up and to play In a 36-hole match.
 J. A. Seldom of Macon won the first championship in the second flight by de- feating A. Stewart of New Orleans by up and to play.
 The third flight cup went to Fulton Col vile of Atlanta by virtue of his defeat of D. s. Bryan of Memphis by up and to play.
 The hardest fought match of the day came in the finals of the fourth flight. E. H. McCulloch of Ft Smith defeated F. B. Thomasson of Chattanooga by 2 up and 1 to play in a stubbornly contested match. The finals of the second, third and fourth flights were played at IS holes. Clarence Knowles of Atlanta won the play off for the second cup in the han dicap. R. sL. Bowcock of Anniston was allowed to compete for the second cup, as 1t was decided it was not right to change his handicap while he was playing in the match.
 The Prize Winners.
 The Memphis golfers think they have had their share of prizes in the tourna- ment, as they captured eight of the Is cups offered by the Southern Golf associ-
  ners of the various trophiesi
 Jack Burlington, Memphis, championship and low qualifying score.
 R. G. Morrow, Memphis, first cup in first flight
 JaH Doughty, Memphis, second cup in first flight
 R. s. Bryan, Memphis, second cup in third flight.
 W. D. Mallory, Memphis, first cup in handicap
 A. Stewart, New Orleans, second cup in second flight
 J. A. Selden, Macon, first cup in sec ond flight.
 c. c. Oliver, Birmingham, runner up in championship.
 Fulton Colville, Atlanta, first cup in fourth flight.
 E. B. Thomasson, Chattanooga, second cup in fourth flight
 Clarence Knowles, Atlanta, second cup in handicap.
 Army Team Wins.