Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-10

Albert K. Mackenzie of the Colun
final that for variety a I'D thrills b
line seen around Was hington in
Mackenzie on the las nine holes a
the first nine, pair of remarkable
saving him from berg more than or
Poor putting on the part of Mac
Kenzie alone robbie d him of a chance
for victory. for hist game through the
green was steadjer and perhaps a
little better thaS that of the Pacific
coast golfer. He missed at least four
holable puts GA the last nine holes.
but came bacls at the eighteenth and
ran down five-footer for half.
when Stanif' Ird's ball lay dead to the
hole and a miss would have given the
Waverley IMAM victory.
Mack tenxie's Putting Fatal.
AS the match turned out, MacKen-
zie's putting finally proved his I'M
doing, fEr a missed five-footer after
an owe cstrong approach putt at the
short Fourth hole, which was the
twent-y second of the match. forced
him I p bow in defeat. Stamford. on
the other hand. played steady. con-
sist INT golf and thoroughly deserved
to ein on the exhibition he put up III
yesterdays final round.
yeas forced to come from behind 10
Stay in the game, fine chip Shot
,yout of the ditch at the eighth hole
{. gaining him a half when his oppo-
nent was on the green, and an equaiH
fine chip shot getting him another
half at the ninth, when it looked GER
tain he would be down at the turn.
From the ninth hole on the aspect
of the match was entirely chanseu.
It appeared that Mackenzie was the
La
shots. while Stamford was plugging
= along down the middle and putting
very we'll The tenth hole was halVed
in As and the eleventh was halVed
in 6. both men missing their second
shots Stamford drove to the edge
of the twelfth hole and won the hole
when Mackenzie missed a three-foot
putt for a half.
This win left the match all square.
and when Mackenzie took three puts
on the short thirteenth hole. after
popping his tee shot in the air, he
became one down. The fourteenth
hole was halved in IS. both players
missing eight-foot puts for As. and
the sixth was badly played, being
halved in 4, one above par
Makes Some Fine Shots.
Mackenzie uncorked three fine
shots on the long sixteenth. his third
shot played with midiron, landing
in the center of the green and stay
ing there, while Standiford was just
short on the like and failed to get
dead in four. Mackenzie winning the
hole with a par 5. The Columbia man
hit a good tee shot at the seventeenth,
but his ball carried too far and ran
over the green. Standifer unclubbed
a mashie shot and fell short of the
green in the ditch. His ball, how
. ever, was playable and he Clipped
out ten feet past the pin. Mac
crnad chin shot hack
the queen and the hole was halved
in 4, leaving the match all square
with one hole to go.
Both men got off good tee shots
at the eighteenth and Stamford put
his second shot in the middle of the
green, while Mackenzie was just off
the upper edge on the like The
latter Clipped up to five feet and
Standifer laid his ball stony. Mac
Kenzie conceding him the putt. Mac
footer to halve the hole and continue
| the match.
The first extra hole was poorly
played by both men. Mackenzie top
ping his tee shot and playing short
in two. The hole was finally halved
in 5, although Stamford should have
won. as he hit very long ball to
within forty yards Of the green.
Both men were in trouble on the
second extra hole, which was finally
nalVeQ IN o, oil
eight-footer to annex the victory.
Mackenzie made a strong bid to
win on the third extra hole. where
his putt for after a fine chip shot
hit the back of the cup and finally
elected to stay out. Stamford
nearly ran down tWelve-footer. his
bail coming to rest on the lip of the
cup.
Match Finally Decided.
Mackenzie played a fine shot to the
short fourth hole. twenty feet above
the pin, and Standiford played his
finest shot of the day. putting his
ball not more than eight feet away.
a very risky shot. Mackenzie putted
and ran over, then missed coming
back, conceding Standiford the hole
and match when the latter laid his
second shot dead to the cup.
Stamford made strong uphill
fight to win from Eddie Brooke in the
the Pacific coast player holed "a series
of fine puts that finally accomplished
the defeat of Brooke by and 2. The
latter, however, should be compli-
mented on the fine showing he made
in the tourney in view of his recent
lack Of practice. Mackenzie won
easily from Lynn Haines in the other
Semi-final-
Scores of the two finalists follow:
n On . :::::::t : $ e tRss
Out .:.....-s - 8 3 10
BYE HOLES.
Mackenzie ............--...-5 4
Stamford -..---.-.-.....-3 )