The Dickinson press., 1913-07-26
DICKINSON GOLF CLUB
HAVING BUSY TIMES

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would be..of interest to you and also a
grand opportunity to give the club a
write-up in your paper. l will try to
give you q small history of the club as
far as it has gone.
. Knowing that there was some golf
talent and q little golf fever in the
atmosphere, Guy Hunter, Fl. John
Dignam, Fulton Burnett, John Reuter-
and w. Lacy called a meeting to
organize a golf club at Dickinson. This
meeting was held on May 9th. 1913,
and the following officers chosen: Dr..
v. H. Stickney, president; Fulton
Burnett. vice president; Guy Hunter,
treasurer John Reuter-. secretary and
FIR. Dignam chairman of the green's
committee. These five men went out
and organized a club of "a members
within a week and at present there is
a membership of 81 with more pros
poets.
Some time ago it was decided that at
this time a club house is beyond the
means of the club SO this year the funds
are being expended on the grounds
which are certainly a credit to the city
of Dickinson..and furnish ans opportun-
ity for gentlemen to meet gentlemen in
one Of the cleanest, fairest sports of
out-of-doors.
At the persent time a tournament is
being held in which all members of the
club were entitled to play the first six
teen low scores to qualify. 1t happened
that just sixteen players turned in
cards a a number of members were
out of the city OF were compelled to
forego their qualifying games on ac-
count of unexpected engagements. 30
that just sixteen players tried. quail.
fed and were handicapped accordingly.
John Reuter-, having been a profess
sional golfer at n time. raj put on
scratch and the handicaps figured from
his average score Of Al. From that
figure eighteen strokes were given to
the different players according to their
ability as ..amateurs. Several of the
first matches have now been played and
today one of the hest matches that
will ever be witnessed on the local
grounds was played between Fr. John
Dignam and Guy Hunter, both seasoned
golfers for q number of years.
This match has created more interest
il. the club than any for the reason
that these players are so closely
matched. In detail the match is de-
scribed as follows:
At just $50 p. m. a coin was tossed
to determine who should have the
''honors," for the first drive, FIR. Dig
nam winning and starting the match
with a beautiful ball for 200 yards
with MI. Hunters ball. following in
the-.same direction for about the same
distance and a battle royal was on
from then to the finish. Hunter won
the. first hole ST, the second was
halved in 3-3, the third in SIS. the
fourth Hunter also won As making
him two up. the fifth was halved in
A, the..sixth FIR. Dignam won 6-5 and
the seventh Hunter won AS. The
eighth vas halved in SIS and the ninth
won by Fl. Dignam in $50 making him
still one hole down at the finish of the
fist round.
Fl. Dignam having won the honors
on the last hole. started the next. evil
IDENTIFY determined to win, but Hunter
was just as determined and they halved
the next five holesthus 60. "A, SIS. SIS
and "A. The fifteenth FIR. Dignam won
o. making the match even and three
holes to play. The sixteenth was
halved in SIS and the seventeenth also
in GO. This still left the match all
square with m hole to play. Fr. Dig
nam, still holding the honors, got
away with a poor drive against the
hill. while Hunter got a screamer
against q hard south wind and it looked
as though he would win the hole, but
his opponent was not discouraged as
many players would have been and
made q fine mashie shot and was
nicely Of the fair Green in two.
Hunter put down a fine second iron
shot and Fl. Dienam dropped his third
on the putting green. Hunter was short
on his approach to the hole this max
ing them three apiece and no advant-
age. Fl. Dignam's fourth was past the
hole and 50 was Hunters which made
it still look like a half in six. but Fr.
Dignam's Fifth was good and Hunter
again overplayed the hole making him
take a seven while his opponent holed
an easy six, thus winning the match
one up.
Medal scores were even for the eigh-
teen holes, 81 each as follows:
list round. End round
Dignam Hunter Dignam Hunter
S : s s