The Topeka state journal., 1919-06-02
Visitors Getting Acquainted
With Course at Lawrence.
Champion Bonebrake of Topeka
Made q 80 Sunday.
SEVERAL TOPEKANS ARE THERE
First Rounds of State Golf
Tourney Wednesday.
Qualifying Flights for Local
Players Nearly Over.

Lawrence, Kan. June 2 Especial TO
State JournaD the first rounds
of the Kansas State Golf tourney will
not be played here until Wednesday
morning, more than fifty golfers from
all parts of Kansas were here Sunday
trying out the Lawrence Country club
course. said to be the hardest natural
course TO play in Kansas.
More than thirty entrants for the
tourney had officially registered at
ever, did not take time to register but
went at once on the course, hunting
for the traps and bunkers with which
they will have TO contend when trying
for honors this week. Registration for
the tourney does not close until this
evening.
Topekans There.
Among the prominent visitors at the
course yesterday were: Arthur Bone
brake of Topeka. holder OF the cham
pionship from last year. Other To-
peka golfers were z. A Campbell. J.
A Cole, ". E Brelsford and ]. A.
Grove. Tom Griffin. eX-champion of
Wichita, with ]. NJ. Kirkwood and W.
A. Stippich from his home club. z.
J. Beiger the only entrant for title
honors from Hutchinson, was also
among the prominent golfers on the
links.
In addition to the visitors who will
be contestants in the several flights
starting Wednesday there are many
golfers here who will make up the gal
iery. Among these are Senator Carey
| Of Hutchinson and Joe Duncan of To-
peka. Senator Carey is making the
course in fine style and tho he insists
he will not enter the tournament. he
is showing good tournament form.
| Duncan, tho not a contestant, declares
| he is here for the week
Women in Tournament.
| None OF the women have registered
! for the women's championship contest
| ready here. Among these are Mrs. H
T. Sterrit- and Mrs E ]. Blegher OF
/ Hutchinson with a contingent from
Wichita consisting OF Mrs. Chester
Nelson. Mrs. EIock and Miss Turner
Qualifying flights for the local mer
started Sunday and were continued
today. This morning some of tht
| first entries started thier qualifying
rounds. Local enthusiasts declare thai
! the Lawrence course was never IN
better condition and predictions are
/ that there will be some remarkable
records made. Outside golfers de
! clare that the course is the most diff
! ficult they have ever attempted. None
| of the hazards or bunkers are arti'
ficiaI but natural and therefore th'
worst ever. Most of the entries fol
the tourney are players Of more thar
| a little experience and this to some
| extent is expected 10 offset the tricky
course. The Country club here ha'
laid out its links on an eighty acre
tract of hills and hollows, containins
some of the trickiest natural traps II
the country
Boncbrnke in SO.
/ The course will be one of the stand
bys of the local dopesters when talk
ing in the interests of DIR. II. T. Jones
president of the Lawrence club anC
Lawrence champion. He knows tn
course. every nook and Granny of it
and the dopesters declare will hav
it all over the players who come from
places where they have been used Z
artificial bunkers and hazards Docto
Jones holds a low score record of J
for the course Arthur Bonebrake
who has played It several times, is
close second with 80.
Freak Shot on No. 5.
W. A Stippich OF Wichita made
freak shot on No. Sunday that viii
go down in Lawrence golf history
He made a long drive which left hin
$50 yards on this 3s5-yard hole. Wit
a mashie he made a clean lift to tn
green and holed out. No. is con
sidered the most difficult hole on tn
links and the Stippich shot will stan
for time, 1t is predicted.
In the playing Sunday Felix Of To
peka made AZ and Campbell ~.