Evening star., 1915-06-06
GOLF TITLE IS WON
BY ". {. REYBURN
w. R. TuCkerman Defeated by
! Up for District Cham
pionship.
CONTEST OF 81 HOLES
PROVES REMARKABLE ONE
Winner at One Time 4 Up and Loser
3 Up. Showing How Con-
test Shifted.

Soi1 contests ever witnessed on
any OF the local courses. William
T.. Reyburn defeated Walter r.
uckerman by l up in the thir-
tN-s,N holes finals of the District
Golt Association on the links or
the Chevy Chase Club vesterda,
The victory gives Reyburn the
honor OF being champion golfer OF
the District for the coming wear.
Starting with the morning
round OF eighteen holes. both
players displayed unusual ability
the short game giving Revburn
the advantage OF :, up. when a
short rest was taken for luncheon.
1t would be difficult to pick flaws
IN either player : exhibition. the
small defects cropping up in pulls
or slices to the. right or lett OF
course, but very seldom did if oc-
cur that the. ball went into bad
lies.
IL there was any bad luck it came
Reyburns way and the clever mannsr
IN which he made recoveries undoubt-
edly landed him the victory. In both
rounds Reyburn outdrove Tuckerman.
frequently to the extent of ten and
twenty yards. but the latter was better
IN approaching the green. Once on the
over Tuckerman. but the edge here was
only slight one. AS to nerve dis
played both are entitled to credit. as
they Kept everlastingly at it. playing
IN superb style down TO the final hole,
when Tuckerman lost a tie by missing
the cup by only an eyebrow from
ten-foot putt.
The weather was almost ideal for
tue sport. the morning round proba bly,
being perfect. while a stiff blow from,
the northeas; in the afternoon made
the players careful with their drives
The gallery was small for the morning
play. but when the afternoon round
started quite crowd followed the
men over the course. many women be-
ing among the spectators.
Tuckerman undoubtedly was the fav-
orite for the finals, notwithstanding
the lead Reyburn had obtained in TIL.
the spectators were pulling for Rey-
burn. as they wanted to see a new Dis
trict champion. When the match was
ended calculations of pleasure came
from the crowd with a hearty clapping
of hands and the yictors friends has
tened to him with congratulations over
his attainment of the championship.
Reyburn has the reputation of being
one of the best medal players of the
Chevy Chase Club. and that he stood
II a fnrlr1 dab hla saYa-
ponent as Tuckerman in match play
is worthy of the highest commendation.
In the morning round, Reyburn was
the first to show in front. going down
in two on the third hole after the first
two holes had been played by both in
fives The fourth was tied. but Rey-
burn won the fifth with "A four. while
Tuckerman took five. The first hole to
come Tuckerman's way was the sixth.
which he covered in a nice three to his
opponents. four. but Reyburn came
r-sht back on the next hole With -four.
which was one better than his COM
panion could do. The next Two holes
we're halved. giving Reyburp Two un
at the turn for home.
On the tenth hole both men drove
we'll and got up fairly well, but a nice
putt by Reyburn gave him the hole.
making him three up. On the short
eleventh hole, both players drove to
the edge of the green and then to the
surprise of everybody they went down
With puts of at least thirty feet.
Tuckerman covered the twelfth hole IN
a pretty four, pulling Rcyburns lead
down to two and the thirteenth WAS
halved in five. Reyburn pulled off an
other long putt on the fourteenth, go
ing down in par three and also cap
tured the fifteen in par figures of four.
This made Reyburn four up. but his
friends, knowing Tuckerman's strength
in coming from the rear: failed to get
too confident. Both got fives and skies
on the sixteenth and seventeenth holes.
but on the home hole Tuckerman out
drove Reyburn and went down in
three. while his opponent took four.
Following are the cards for the
morning round of eighteen holes:
Reyhurn-
Sst is .::::::::: -: i:su Is
Tuckerman-
In ......... . 3 4 ; Il $3.50
A lead of three to start the after
noon round with looked pretty sweet"
to Reyburn and his friends. but to
make it more binding the former con-
pulled off a twenty-foot putt
on the first hole that made many smile
and arch their eyebrows. giving him
a lead of four. On the second hole Res-
burns drive ran into hole and il
looked as though he topped his second
shot. but he equaled Tuckerman's
work on the green and the hole was
tied. Both covered the short third in
par three. the drive landing nicely on
the green.
On the long fourth hole Reyburn's
drive went into the run, but he got up
nicely and on the green puts of IL feet
we're made. Tuckerman winning. A GU
rious incident happened on the fourth
and through it Reyburns friends claim
ed he slipped backward disa strously.
Young woman was playing in match
following the stars of the day and.
Reyburn's drive had gone far
beyond the run, she drove off, the ball
rolling in front Of him just as he was
ma king his third shot. To make mat
ters worse. the young woman came to
Reyburn on the fifth hole with apollo
yies just after he had hooked drive
ng the rough. taking the players mind
entirely off the game. Reyburn then
topped his second shot and. picking up
the ball. conceded the hole to Tucker.
man ON the short sixth hole Tucker
man came within hair of going down