Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-04
GIL NICHOLS WINNER.
Captures Pro Golf Event at
Columbia, Score 1853.
TOM KERRIGAN is SECOND

Gilbert Nichols Of the Great Neck
Gong 1sland) Country Club yesterday
won the first annual invitation pro-
fessional tournament held over the
present course with score for the
thirtysix holes of 153, leading Tom
Kerrigan of the Siwanoy IN. W Club
by two strokes. Kerrigan, one of the
best of the young home breds, had a
"a in the morning and led Nichols by
three shots. Jock Hutchinson Of Pitts
burgh by five shots and Walter Hagen
OF Rochester and Jack Burgess OF
Chevy Chase, who were in a tie for
fourth place. by six shots. Jim Barnes
or Whitemarsh Valley, Pa, winner of
the special prize given by the Columbia
country Club for play Monday, had 81
FOR the first half Of the journey, and.
playing with Jack Burgess in the aft
errnoon. was around in 70. giving him
n1th place. Fred Mcleod. by virtue OF
pad morning round. in which he took
the large total of 30, was practically
OUT or the money, but with fine 76
IN the afternoon secured ninth place.
burgess finished in tie for eleventh
and twelfth places.
Kerrigan in the Lead.
MILL san, ledulnR at the enO OIL the
morning round, played in four-ball
match with Nichols. who was second:
Hutchinson. who was third, and Hagen.
tied for fourth, and a great exhibition
was put up for the delectation of the
gallery following the players. Hagen
topped his tee shot to the first hole
INTO the brook. and sliced his iron
third to the hillside, taking to the
hole All the others were straight
down the middle. Kerrigan pitched
short of the green and was still short
with his chip shot. taking 5. Hutchi-
son was trapped to TIE left of the
nehlnd kerrigan by three strokes at
down in 4.
Al got good tee shots against the
very long ball to the hollow Hutchi-
son and Hagen pitched to ten feet
ABOVE the hole and were both down in
=. kerrigan hooked his pitch into the
pol bunker to the left. got out well
and ran down the putt for 4.
Nicnois probably raised his head on
ms niolick pitch to the green, for his
oall Just carried to the bank OF the
!reek and dropped back He pitched
up well. and was down in two puts
giving him a 8 and putting him four
strokes behind Kerrigan All got off
screamers at the third. Hutchison's
pail gong almost to the top of the
m fil. from which advantageous position
ne pitched dead to the hole, getting
kerrlgan overplayed his iron shot
vas snort with his chip. and took s.
Nlcnois and Hagen both were on in .
and down in 4. The fourth hole was
halved In all around, Nichols. after
sllcing his second shot to the mounds
to the right. chipping out dead to the
hole.
Hutchinson and Hagen each picked
up stroke on the other two at the
NTH hole. where they had As. The
blonde-haired Pittsburgher skied his
tee short. played a long iron just short
OF the green and Clipped up dead Ha-
gen played two perfect shots for his 4
kerrigan slightly hooked his tee shot.
played his spoon second to the right of
the green. and missed a six-foot putt
Tor 4. Nichols hooked his drive, un-
derplayed his iron. Clipped up short
and missed the putt. At this point
Hutchinson was only two shots behind
the man from Siwanoy and going
| strong, Nichols being three behind.