The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
EXTRA HOLE MATCH
WON BY AMATEURS
Kirby and Sergeant White
Defeat Maiden and FOther-
ingham at Nassau.

After finishing all square at the end OF
thirty six holes In fourball golf natch
on the links of the Nassau Country CUB
yesterday. Oswald Kirkby. the metro
politan champion, and Sergeant Gardiner
w. White. defeated James Maiden and
George Fotherinsham, professional, on
the extra hole From the moment the
amateurs won the first hole in the morn
ing, where White drove the green and
opponents got the match level at the
fifteenth IN the afternoon.
The Englewood golfer and his partner
were brilliant all through the outward
journey. fret one and then the other
getting hole in par or better. 4
at the fifth hole placed the amateur
pair 2 up and there was no change in
the relative positions of the two sides
from there to the turn. The profess
SIGNALS had hopes of winning tho ninth.
but Kirkbys drive got lucky break,
the ball bounding out OF n bunker. He
then showed his appreciation by laying
n mashie shot dead and getting a 3.
which halved with Fotheringham. The
amateurs had a best ball of 80 out. the
opposition taking 81.
FotherinRham Gets Round in "a.
The golfers halved the short tenth in
g. the next two in AZ, while another 4
at the thirteenth won that for the anna :
teurs. The amateurs were up then.
but the professionals nearly wiped out
that advantage by winning the four
teenth and fifteenth. A 4 at the seven
teenth placed the met" title holder and
his partner . up once more and then
ended the morning round with that
lead. They returned a best ball of 10
TO ~ for the other side. Fotherineham
made the round in "A, Maiden and White
got 10 and Kirkby rs.
The afternoon round had not advanced
far before II began to look like for
lorn hope for the professionals They
managed to keep tho opposition from
widening the gap for the first seven
holes, but at the short eighth over the
pond. Kirkby won with n 2. Both he and
FothertnRham laid their tee ehots to
within about eight feet of the pin hut
George missed the putt. At the ninth
both Kirkby and White with long tee
shots, drove the green and getting 3s,
won the hole. Their best ball to the
turn was "a. the other side getting 36.
Amateurs 4 Up Mt Turn.
Here the amateurs were up with only
miro holes TO play, and their position q
for the tenth and eleventh were halved
in par figures Fotheringham then began
to rlay in a manner that would not be
| denied, winning the next four holes In
row. The long fifteenth, where the
amateurs could not do better than 6
saw both Kirkby and White In trouble
Al the sixteenth Maiden had a chance
to win the hole in 4, but he failed on a
! three foot putt. Incidentally, the Mas
san professional was really too i'll tc
play but he took part rather than dis.
appoint the gallery.
As tie two last holes were halved the
contestants found themselves all ever
| at the end OF the double round, so the.
! played an extra hole. This time it was
, Kirkby who got hold OF his tee shot jus
right. the ball never stopping until il
reached the green, the distance being
| 300 yards.
! Fother!ngham. only few feet short
| Clipped up close 20 the pin, whereas
! Kirkbv with a poor approach putt Co
only to within about twelve feet of the
! cup lie holed the next for 3 and ther
: Iotheringham missed his shorter one
: The last named player had IS foi
! the round. White was going az the
! same pace, the others not being quite
| so low,