The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-07-07
GOLFERS START
FIRST ROUNDS
FOR PRICED CUP
Men and Women Engaged in
Playing the Qualifying
Rounds for Championship
BISMARCK TEAM is VICTOR
Wins in Team Match Over Dick
inson, Fargo and Kenmare
in Afternoon Play


The state golf tournament be-
ing held on the Country club
links was in full blast today,
with the men playing qualifying
rounds for the championship
and women engaged also in pre-
liminary rounds Of match play.
Bismarck golfers entered into
the individual play were encour-
aged by the winning of the team
match yesterday afternoon. This
was the first complete event in
the state tournament which was
finished, and four cities were
entered. The local players
score was 457.
The other cities entering teams
were Dickinson, Fargo and Kenmare
who finished in the order mentioned.
Dickinson golfers scored 46S, Fargo
4S5 and Kenmare' 506
The local teams will receive an
engraved shield for winning the
match. 1t will be the property of
the club until next year when the
winner, of the 1921 match will re-
ceive it. Grand Forns who won this
trophy last year did not have a team
entered.
This victory places the local play
ers high in state golf circles. To win
such a match a club must be re-
presented by we'll balanced group CT
golfers. In team match each city
has the privilege of entering as many
contestants as she wishes. They play
a regular 1S-hole round. The best
five scores of each club are then
counted. The team with the lowest
number of points wins. The best
score yesterday afternoon was made
by John Reuter-, of Dickinson. He
covered the 1S-hoie course in sc. Many
remarkable scores were made yester-
day. and considering the wind the eS.
hibitions were very good.
High Scores
The, scores of the. five high men
from each club are as follows:
Bismarck. S.. Bolster Sc, John
Hintgen SO, A. H. Meter 81, c. G.
Mclean 95. Judge L. L. Birdzell and
Colonel Little tied for 9Th place with
SO each.
Dickinson Reuter- S6, J.. Kostelecky
"a w. Kostelecky 81, Mandig "a and
Hunter 81.
Fargo-Bris stol 95, Wooledge 95,
Sheldon 81, Barnard 9S and Ramsbot-
tom 100.
Kenmare-Thomas 81, Lowe 80,
Wemark 102, knudson 1O4, and. Gross
1O4.
1t is interesting to note that A. S.
Bostler's score of So was the same
as that made by John Reuter-, 1919
state champion.
Sixty Are Entered
Nearly sixty golfers are entered in
the tournament. 1t is predicted that
some unusually good golf will be dis.
played on the local course before the
close Of the meet as the best players
in the state are here contending for
the championship.
Bismarck has an excellent golf
course. The nine holes. situated on
rolling plain with plenty iof hazards
and bunkers to add excitement to the
contests, makes an excellent course.
At nearly every hole there is some
form of bunker which necessitates the
player to use his best skill in order
to keep his score down.
In the team matches Tuesday after
noon the players gave good exhibit
tions of golf. For player to keep
his score below fifty in nine hole
course requires skill with the driver.
mashie and putter. A great many did
even better than this, many Of them
making below As.
Sixteen to Qualify
The qualifying rounds in the mems
championship will be finished today.
OF the so contestants only 16 can
qualify to play for the championship
of North Dakota. 1t is difficult to pick
winner this year and the possibili-
ties are for dark horse" John
Reuter-, of Dickinson, 1919 champion.
is giving other aspirants a chance at
the title.
Chasing a ball over nine holes on a
golf course is not an easy task so the {,
ladies of the club serve refreshments
to the weary golfers during their
rounds. While the drinks don't have
any "kick,' nevertheless they are sat.
isfying and cooling t6 the exhausted
golf ball chasers.
Local Ladies Compete
In the womep's championship five
were successful in the qualifying
rounds run off Tuesday afternoon.
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