New-York tribune., 1918-08-05
Long Island
Pros. Lose to
Jersey Golfers
Doyle and Donaldson Beat
McLean-Macfarlane | Up
At Nineteenth Hole

A grand game of golf was played in
the Red Cross four-ball match at the
Hollywood Golf Club yesterday after
noon. Pat Doyle, the Deal Golf Club
professional, and James Donaldson, the
Norwood Golf Club professional, de-
feated George Mclean. the Great Neck
Golf Club professional, and Willie
Macfarlane, the Sands Point profess
sional, by up in 19 holes.
1t was most interesting match and
was played in par golf and better. The
only drawback was the threatening
weather, which was detrimental to the
interests of the Red Cross, as the very
people who should have been present
to loosen up the strings on their
pocketbooks were frightened away by
the threat of rain that never came.
The players were on their mettle and
worked as though their very lives de-
pended upon the result of the match.
1t was a case Of Long Branch against
Long Island. The match was SO evenly
contested that at no time was either
side more than one up. It was settled
when McLane missed two-foot putt
for half on the nineteenth green.
Course Heavily Trapped
The course is heavily trapped and
par Of 72. The best ball of the
match was II.
The match opened with four beau
tiful drives on the first hole of 426
yards. Donaldson and McLane were
on the green in two and halved the
hole in the par of d. The second hole
of 375 yards was halved by all four
in par, as was the third hole of 426
yards.
The tricky fourth hole of 162 yards, on
the brow of hill, surrounded by traps
and bunkers, was won by McLane and
Macfarlane, who each held the green
down in the par of 8. The fifth hole
of 1854 yards was halved in par by all
but Doyle, who took one more.
Match Squared at Sixth
The match was squared on the sixth
hole of 3S2 yards, by Donaldson and
Doyle winning the hole in par, Mac
farlane was over the green in the
bunker on his second shot and, failing
to get out on his third, picked up.
McLane, who was on rhe green in three,
missed a short putt for half.
The long seventh hole of 562 yards
was halved ip par by all but McLane
who took 6. All hands halved the
eighth hole of 900 yards, in par. and
through Donaldson getting a 3 on the
ninth hole of 440 yards, one stroke un-
der par, Donaldson and Doyle took the
lead for the first time. Their best balls
going out we're &c to 81, and the indi-
vidual score of Donaldson was 26.
A lead in a match of this sort, where
par golf is being played at every hole,
means whole lot as it was not until
the fifteenth hole that the match was
yards was halved in par by Doyle and
Macfarlane, the eleventh hole of 425
yards and the twelfth hole of AS yards
were both halved in par by all but
Doyle.
Thirteenth Hole Halved
The thirteenth hole. of 375 yards,
was halved in par by Doyle and Mac
farlane, Donaldson driving into the
woods and giving up, while McLane
overapproached the green on his Sec
ond, into the brook, and picked up.
The fourteenth hole, of $50 yards.
was perfectly played by Doyle and
Macfarlanc, who halved it in 3, one
stroke under par. The fifteenth hole,
Of 1913 yards, was won by Macfarlane
in 2. one stroke under par, by holing
a twenty-foot putt.
The sixteenth hole, of 470 yards, was
won by Donaldson in A, one stroke
under par. The seventeenth hole, of
23o yards, was won by McLane in 3,
one stroke under par.
Match Again Even
This once more squared the match.
| and the play on the home hole, of 41O
yards. was watched with the greatest
interest. 1t was halved in par by Nc
Lane and Donaldson, the latter sinking
q ten-foot putt for the half.
This forced the match to an extra
hole, which was won by Doyle in par,
McLane failing to sink two-foot putt
for a half
The scores were:
Donaldson and Doyle
4 a 4 4 s 4 s-3s
McLane and Masfarlare-
4 3 4 s 8 4 4E37
Donaldson and Doyle
4 4 q 3 4 s 4-3o-7s
McLane and Macfarlane-
4 2 s 4--34-71