Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-16
GOLF TOURNAMENT
IS WON BY Martin
Remarkably Low Score Is
Made in the Finals by
New Player.

C. M. Martin won the high honors
of the first handicap tournament of
the Boise Golf club in the finals play
ed off at the club links yesterday at
ternoon by defeating A. L. Kahl and
c. H. Lingenfelter with score of
As for the nine holes. Martin was the
only handicap man to reach the finals
and while he had a handicap of five
he was able to win in the finals with
out it, or on a straight match 1t was
the second time that Martin had play
ed in the forties making his victory
all the more remarkable He Is one
of the new converts to the game and
played tight golf, during and approach
ing as well as taking advantage of
every opportunity to cut down his
score. Second honors in the tour
nament went to Mr.. Kahl. Mr.. Martin
had been awarded the golf bag with
silver meme plate offered as a trophy
by Sweet-Teller Hardware company
and Mr.. Kahl the pick of McGregor
clubs offered by the Idaho Hardware &
Plumbing company.
HOW MATCH WAS PLAYED.
The finals worried into a threesome
and the three players qualifying agreed
to play it off in that form. A number
of golf enthusiasts followed the play
around the course, and 1t was exciting.
1t was early apparent that Mr.. Lingfn-
felter was not playing in form. Kahl
drove we'll, but lost strokes on APP
proach. Kahl and Martin halved the
first hole sinking puts, for five while
Lingenfelter made a six. On the sec
ond hole Martin took the honors sink
ing for four a very good record, while
Kahl made a five and Lingelfelter a
six. When they left the second green
Martin had one-up on Kahl and three
up on Lingenfelter while Kahl was
one-up on Lingenfelter. Martin and
Kahl again halved the third hole with
six an. Lingenfelter. experiencing
trouble in the long ditch hazard. sank
the hole for nine, giving Martin lead
of f.ve-up on him. Lingenfelter took
the fourth hole with a five while Mar
tin and Kahl halved 1t with six. Mar
tin lost two on No. 5, having trouble
on the approach. Kahl and Mngenfel-
| ter made the Grows nest, halving
with five.
MARTIN HOLDS LEAD.
This hole is the turn of the courses
When they left the green Kahi was
| one-up on Martin and Martin was
three-up on Lingenfelter. No. was
taken by Lingenfelter with a three
the only one made during the match
He reduced Martins lead to two while
Martin made a four and squared the
score with Kahl. He held his lead
over Lingenfelter on the seventh
halving it with five and took one-u
on Kahl who lost stroke on the putt
sinking for six Martin frightened on
No. s making an excellent drive over
the deep ravine. getting on in two
with two to putt, taking the hole In
four. Kahl halved it with him. Lin
genfelter lost his form and made 1t In
six. AS they approached to drive or
No. tee Martin was one-up on Kah
and four-up on Lingenfelter. So fal
as the winner was concerned that fac
had been settled. With his handicaI
| Of five Martin was safe. In fact
without 1t he appeared safe. On No
he played Just as consistent game
as ever the balance of the course FOL
he putt and sank the ball for foul
while Kahl lost two strokes for a si1
and Lingenfelter helved It with him.
THE SCORES AND SUMMARY.
The scores for the match: