The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-18
Tulsa Amateur and Pro Play
36-HOle Medal Score of 152
Kennedy's Golf Is Most
Consistent Of Open
ing Day
AMATEUR PLAY TODAY
Qualifying Round Started in
Morning-Dinner Tonight
at Country Club
by LARRY DALEY.

bhilFh IN'III''lN NtffA NlIN.i.' 'A'
and Billy Mchlhorn, Tulsa profos-
sional, formerly Of Chicago, ytslvr.
day tied for tho state open EuIf
championship In the opening dnya
play Of the eleventh annual tOurun-
mont OF tho Oklahoma state GuIf
association ON tho links Of tho Tulsa
Country club Mchlhoru uud Ken
ncdy turned I'm medal scores ot ld2.
They are 20 play Tor the champion
ship next saturday at 2 O'Clock.
j. G.. Jock" Collins. professional
OF tho Tulsa Country club was
third. with a score OF lj7. and &. NJ.
Trout OF the Lakeside club OF okla
hona CITY was fourth with t6S.
Sensational Coli.
Kennedy, Hchlhorn. Collins and
ID. G. Bothwoll. who finished with
a card OF 1862, formed foursomo
In the Is holes OF afternoon play
and a largo gallery followed thcm
throughout. Sensational golf marked
tho playing OF those four during
tho entire &c holes.
The outstanding feature was
Kcnnody's play The young Tulsa
amateur, participating IN his first
state tournament. was the most
consistent golfer OF the day. Turn
ing In a card OF 76 for the morning
did gamo during the afternoon
play, and made the last IS holes IN
rs. lie was the only golfer to make
hole In two tho second, and three
times he holed In In three, twice Ia
tho last Is holes. Especially notable
was kennedy's putting. Playing
older and more experienced golfers
he was steady and consistent at All
times and his putting was the best
Of tho day.
Consistency marked Mehlhorn's
play. His driving was accurate and
long; his putting fair. In difficult
Hes, the play that gave Mehlhorn
fifth place In the qualifying round
of the national open tournament
this summer at Toledo, was shown.
several times he got out of bad lies
by brilliant shots. Mehlhorn had u
card OF 10 In the first Is holes and
II for tho second IS.
Collins OFT Form.
Collins. after playing a rs In tho
morning, was off form In tho after
noon, playing the last Is holes In
SO. He suffered heavily from penal
ties, losing three strokes. Coliins
driving. while equal or superior 10
that o. Kennedy and Mehlhorn. was
not up to his standard tn tho after
cha mpionship class.
Boutwell,. scoring II In tho morn
Ing Play. was unable to maintain
taat clip and turned In n score OF
81 for tho afternoon.
John Gatherum OF Fort Smith,
Ark, winner OF last years open
tournament. was off his gamo In
tho morning and did not finish.
Playing on tho unfamiliar greens.
Trout's golfing was consistent and
Il time spectacular. scott" Rob-
nson. assistant professional of the
Tulsa Country club. was close
fifth. with 15s, ono stroke more
than Trouts.
IcS,crdas's Scores
Following are tho scores:
James Kennedy, Tulsa, 1872.
Billy MchlhCrn, Tulsa, 1872.
}. q. Collins. Tulsa 1877.
G. NJ. Trout, Oklahoma City, 1853
Scotty" Robinson Tulsa, l5g.
SANDY Baxter, Oklahoma city
l6l.
ID. c. Boutwell,. Tulsa, 1872.
!. Miller, Enid. 1876.
Phil Heslcr, Tulsl, iC6.
j. Painter, Tulsa. 1853
@. A. Mattsom Oklahoma City
le9,
Guy CROOKS, oklahoma C1ty, 17l
Andrew McCrery st. Louis, 1873.
L. c. Marion, Tulsa, lSi.
Amateurs Play Today.
To-day the qualifying rounds CT /
holes In the state amateur tourGn
,nent is TO start. Tho first i6 quaiif
play in class A. the second lB /
class d, the third l6 In class c. tn
fourth l6 In class II, etc.
With the possibility OF n dar
horse always likely dopsters ar
picking DR.. i. s. Cunningham, c
Oklahoma City former TIL
holder. DIR. A. X. West. of Okn
hopu Guy, veteran finalist; Jane
Kennedy, of Tulsa; II. q. Gwinuu
OF Tulsa an ex-chanplon, and u. {
Boutwell, and q, W. Rnss r,lh g
Tulsa as the most formidable con
tentants for the amateur honor
which will be defended by G.. a
Mnttson Of the Lakeside club G
Oklahoma City, and tho Tulsa Coun
Try club OF Tulsa.
The Tulsa Country club to0irr
Is host to visiting golfers mt a din
ner at the club house, at which uu
'he placing of next years tournn
hcnt and other business Will b
transacted.
Mchlhorn- Kennedy Score.
Following is the score for yestot
day afternoons play OF Kenncd
and Mehlhorn:
out
Melhorn -.-544aSG444-37
44555 4-i6-7
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