The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-06
Chevy Chase Golfer Defeats
Walter R. Tuckerman, the
Former Title Holder.
HAS EDGE ALL THE WAY
By NAT T.. wORLEY.

BY NAT +. wORLEY.
Playing a grand uphill game aftel
he had lost the advantage he had OBJ
tanned over his rival in the morning
play, w. S. Reyburn, of Chevy Chase
won the golf championship of the Dis
trict yesterday afternoon by defeat
ing Walter r. Tuckerman, last years
winner. l up in thirty-six holes.
In the morning round of eighteen
holes. Reyburn finished up, goins
over the course in az, while Tucker
man was making an so. Both men
played excellent golf in the forenoon
The driving being unusually straight
to good lies. In putting both Rey-
burn and Tuckerman did exceptional
ly fine work, the former having a
shade the better of the argument.
The gallery which followed the play
.rs in the afternoon included some OF
tho best known golfers OF the Chevy
chase Club, and after the match was
over they declared ii to be without
q doubt the best played match ever
staged over the course. Tuckerman
had all his luck and his golf going
out while Reyburn seemed 10 come to
life at the turn and finished strong.
Tuckerman went OFF in his wooden
club play on the last nine holes. hav-
Ing a tendency to slice and Reyburn' 8
superior tee shots gave him big
advantage.
Reyburn Looks Like Winner.
The match was a remarkable one
in many ways Reyburn being up
and 10 to go at one time looked like
an easy winner. but the long putt
which Tuckerman holed on the fourth
green seemed to discomfort him slight
ly and he went all to pieces for the
next six holes, losing every one of
them.
Holins the stymie on the eleventh
green gave Eeyburn new lease Of
life and from then on he had all the
best Of il.
Reyburn started out by winning the
first hole with a remarka bic }. He
got fine lee shot and played a beau
tiruI iron shot 10 within six feet of
the pin. This made Reyburn up.
Both got fairly good tee shots at the
second hole. Tuckerman pulling his sec
ond to within three feet of the bunker
on the left-hand side of the putting green,
being very lucky not 10 so into the bunk
er Reyburn missed his second shot and
then played a good mashio about fifteen
Ir,t past the pin. Tuckerman being about
the same amount short on his third, both
taking two puts to halve the hole IN
tiNe. Reyburn was still up.
On the tricky third hole both put their
nlashi" shots nicely the green, each
c"ttin-; down in two puts and halving
tn. hole in three. Reyburn still leading
w.
Rcyburn Tops His Tee shot.
on the fourth hole Eeyburn topped his
toe shot badly. his ball lying under the
hank in the ditch. TuCkerman hit very
good shot straight down the middle. Rey-
burn GOT well out with his second shot
and played good hrassie shot short Of
tn" ditch in front of the green. Tucker
man elected to take iron and also play
short. Both put their next shots on the
green about fifteen feet from the hole
ard Reyburn drew great applause by
hoiine his putt. TuCkerman. not to be
"Uidone. also holed his for a four. win
ming the hole and reducing Reyburn's
lead to three.
Tuckerman played fairly good tee
shot 10 the risht-hand side fairway and
Eeyburn sliced his badly into the rough.
After badly missing his second shot.
which went into the middle of fir tree,
Rcyburn picked up his hall. concedinS
the hole To Tuckerman. This left Rey
burn Up.
Tuckerman played a beautiful tee shot
on the sixth. his ball landing nicely on
tho green. Reyburn got his trif1e heavy |
and stopped about sixty feet short. Rey- |
burn overran his next shot and took two !
more to get down. TGckerman getting |
down in two puts and winning the hole |
> 10 !. thereby cutting down Reyburn's !!
lead to one
TacLermau Catches ReybuFn.
Tuckerman hit a very long tee shot to |
n-Inher sewn. whereas Reyburn pulled !
his into the rough and had to play short |
OF tho ditch for his SECOND. Tuckerman
played very fine iron shot on the |
green. Rcyburn was little strong on
his pitch shot and had to play two more. |
He then required three puts. giving
him six against Tuckerman's four, max
Ing the match square.
tioth got good shots going 70 number
eight. Tuckerman. playing the odd. got
2 good brassie shot just short of the
green. Reyburn fooled his iron shot
into the ditch and failing to get out on
his next picked up his ball and conceded
the hole Tuckerman was now one up
for the first time in the afternoon.
4 wel-hit tee shot on the ninth placed
Tuckermans ball safely over the ditch
in q nice position for a second. Reyburn
pulled fhis out into the rough. .slicing his
iron shot and did not reachsth green
In two. Tuckerman was also little
short on his iron shot. chipping his third
up near the hole and winning the hole 4
10 :. making him two up
Starting home. Tuckerman topped his
te" shot badly. but got a very good sec
ord within ten feet of the pin. Reyburn
hit a good tee shot. but topped his sec
ond and was very short on his long putt,
losing the hole in to 5. making Tuck
crman W
Tuckernan Drives Into Trees.
Tuckerman pulled his mashie shot from ]
the eleventh tee. striking the trees on
the left and very luckily bounding back
on the green. His run-up was a trifie
short and Reyburn. who had played a
good mashie shot on the green overran ,
his putt. laying himself styme. BY
taking mashie he lofted over beauti- {
fully and hoed out having the hole in \
three. This left Tuckerman still up. y
On the twelfth Reyburn had slightly :
the better OF the shots and played an ex- =
ccllent mashie six feet past the pin, :
holinE three to Tuckerman's four, maxi 4
ing Tuckerman up. 7
Both players had good shots going to J
No. 10. Tuckerman decided to pay short q
OF the ditch. while Reyburn took his 2
brassie and went for II. landing his ball
well over the ditch on the left of the
green. He put his chip shot to within n
two feet OF the pin and won the hole in r
to 5. redcing Tuckerman's lead to one
Both players sliced their tee shots GO
ing TO No. II. Reyburn going into the
rough on the right OF the bunker and
ruckslman getting badly in the bunker
underneath the bank, from which IL was b