The Washington herald., 1918-05-05
TOP HONORS GO
TO ALLAN LARD
Edward Styles, Low Med
aist, Was Defeated in
Final Round.
BY FRANK II. YOUNG,


Allan Lard. of Chevy Chase, yes
terday won ultimate honors in the
Washington Golf and Country
Clubs spring invitation golf tourn-
ament, beating Edward Styles, low
medalist who Is one Of the new
members OF the host organization.
In the first flight. 6 up and 4.
Lard, who is veteran at the game
ana knows 1t from q to .. put up
his usual steady game. while
styles, who has been going at a
great rate recently, was decidedly
on form. To add to this, Styles
lost his putter just before the
match and had to use q strange
one, which no doubt disconnected
him somewhat although no t
enough to account for the relative
difference in their play, as his
other clubs were not working well
either. and. as a matter of fact,
he did not make more than one or
two good shots throughout the
match and appeared to be green
shy" rarely ever getting up.
Styles semi-final round opponent
was Hugh Mackenzie, of Columbia,
but the latter did not put up much
opposition and Styles medal score
OF Ss each way for a 76 easily
gave him the decision. and 4.
Lard went into the finals by virtue
of a win over George e. Truett.
The only unusual feature to this
match was stymies laid by Lard
on the sixth, eighth and ninth
holes. the veteran home player
pulling off a clever shot when he
negotiated the one at the ninth,
which made him 4 down at the
turn. Lard won. I up and 2.
Despite threatening weather condi-
tons, a large gallery was on hand
for the final round. Lard started OF
with . good drive and by laying Styles
a stymie on his third won the hole.
From then on until the eighth 1t was
a procession OF either wins or halves
for Lard. Styles had an excellent op-
portunity Of winning the second when
his opponent fell short on his tee shot
and then sent his second almost to
the opposite edge of the green, but he
missed comparatively short putt
which enabled Lard to get a half.
1t was two up for Lard when Styles,
after making a good recovery of
sliced drive, overplayed his fourth
shot and took two puts. The fourth
was halved in par 4. Styles lost an
other opportunity on the fifth when
Lard topped his drive and had a poor
second, but his third was one of the
best OF the match. the ball rolling
almost dead to the hole. Styles was
within putting distance on his SEQ
ond. but again missed. giving the
Chevy Chase player another half
after II looked as IL he had lost
The sixth was very poorly play
ed. Lard winning to z after the
home youngster had gotten into all
kinds Of trouble. A missed short
putt cost Styles the next hole,
Lard trimming the cup on his sec
ond and taking II in par 3. Lard
missed his first important putt on
the eighth. which gave Styles his
first win. but Styles evened things
up by presenting Lard with the
next hole when he missed of about
the same length.
Styles topped his drive from the
tenth tee with the result that Lard.
playing straight down the course,
beat him home by a stroke, STYLES
attempt to sink a five-footer for a
half falling short by inches, This
made the visitor up and STYLES
fozzled drive and poor second and
thirds on the next made him 6
down with only seven more to play.
He rallied on the twelfth and with
the aid Of a stymie took this one
but the match ended when lard
won the thirteenth. On this last
hole, both players got away well
from the tee, but each topped his
second. Lard getting a pretty third
hole high and going down in par
4. after his opponent had also
reached the green on his third. but
took three puts.
FIRST SIXTEEN.
semi-fnal round: Edward Styles. Washington,
ID. O., defeated Hugh Mackenzie Columbia
up and :; Allen Lard. Chevy Chase. defeated
and 9 ~
Final round: Lard debated Styles. 6 ur
Consolations. semi-fnal round: Bruce l.. Tsy.
lor, Bannockburn. defeated Richard p, Havcs,
washington c. C.. ) up and 2; Albert Mac
Kenzie. Columbia, defeated William A
Knowles, Washington c. c., up and
Final rcund: Mackenzie defeated TAYLOR. !
up and s.
SECOND SIXTEEN.
semi-fnal round: Albert L. Thurman Co
Iumola, defeated Arthur S. Mattingly Co
Iumb4a. l up; Louis W. Weaver, Columbia De
feated n. c. Chamberlain, Columbia. . np
Final round: Weaver defeated Thurman up
and 3.
Consultations. semi-inal round: c, V. Pip7,
Washinston c. c.. defeated =. Q. CLARK, Wash
ington Q. C., up; L. d. Kirkpatrick, Wash
1ngton Q. O., defeated John A. Kratz, Colum-
bia. up.
Final round: Piper defeated Kirkpatrick,
up and )
THIRD SIXTEEN.
semihnal round: Emmons 8. Smith. jr.. Co.
lumbia, defeated Lynn Haines. Kirkside. 9 Ut
and s; Conrad B. Doyle, Columbia, defeated
James T. McClenihan, Washington c. C., ur
Final round: Smith defeated Doyle, Ut
and g.
Consolations. semi-hn.l round: Samuel NJ
Mosby, Washington G. c., defeated J. NJ
Willis. Washington c. c. ; up and 2; E NJ
Kirkside. up and g.
Final round: Posey defeated Mosoy, W.
FOURTH SIXTEEN.
Seminal round: John T. Harris, Bannock
burn, defeated Tom Moore, Bannockbum. 4 ur
and ); Z ]. Doyle, Bannockburn, defeated
Charles d. Dusanne. Washington c. c.. W
at 70 holes.
and 5.
Consolations. emi-hnai round: @. T. FELTON,
Bannockburn, defeated q. McB. Sterrett. Chev,
Chase, up and ); r. Totten. Washington C
c., won by default.
Final round: FELTON, defeated TOttcn. S NJ
and 4. The card:
Lard
Out ........................ 445445353-S
In ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 45Slss ss-ls-5
Styles
Out ........,............., Stesi7i44-B
In .....,....,..,.,. 56S6ss 80 6
John II. Olapp. Of Chevy Chase, won the gros
score Prize in the all-day handicap event will
q nice 2, his card being as follows: