The Washington herald., 1921-09-06
District Golfers Put In Busy
Day Despite Threatening Weather
J. w. Hoffman Holes Out in One on 1885, ard
Eighth at Bannockburn- E. H. Pitcher
Wins Columbia Putting Tournament.
~ GORDON SHASD-

LeEerinE skies and an occasional
shsrer did not prevent three local
country clubs from running Oh
Ih>Sr scheduled Labor Day golf
k,nrnanenLS The Columbia Coun-
IJ Cnb held Two eighteen-hole
lrrAIrs play against par events,
pA L uomen-s putting tournament
Rannock6urn golfers put on n
miniature nine-hole tournament and
another eiEhteen-hoIe affair for
rnixed foursoneS The Washington
Golf and Country Club contented
i1zefx with . miniature nine-hols
event
Il vas aI hammock burn that the
big punch OF the day was delivered.
when = W Hoffman. n nnalist in the
Ihird fight Of the miniature tourna-
rsen1. holed out in one on the
INI-Jzrd eighth. Hoffman drove
oE viii |. midiron- This feat has
been duplicated on the eighth hole
hui once before, by Mrs l. l.
Steele in the 6naIs of last years
II nmen's club tournament
Baassekbura Club
p J. Doyle captured the low
medal prize in the nine-hole quail
flying round at BannOCkburn with a
90. and later repeated by defeating
r. J. W. Brown in the final round
OF match play in the FIRST flight,
and 2
Results in the final rounds Of tho
other flights were as follows:
Second hisht-I- l. steele de-
feated Lynn Haines, up.
feaIed J. W. Hoffman. and
q Fourth hight-E- w. Lum defeat
IA Ernest Kelley. and l.
y Mr. and Mrs George B. Cunning
ham won the event for mixed
DkOursOmes with an eiShteen-hOle
medal score Of 103.
CoIambi. Club Events.
]. f. Davis. jr-, II. r. Lowman
md C. n. ChiIds created a triple
tie for FIRST place in the morning
handicap match play against par
tourney at Columbia. MI three had
m ciGhteen-hOIe score of down
m par
In the afternoon Maj. o. H. Saun-
Iers took highest honors at ;
DOWN on par. J. C. Mclaughlin was
tight behind him with down
IN par.
The best gross scores turned in
turing the tournament were made
oy J. E Davis. jr.. who negotiated
rs in the morning and 10 in the
afternoon.
Mrs f H. Pitcher defeated Mrs,
" f.. Shannon and ] in the final
-ound OF the womeu's putting
tournament Mrs. W. c. Ballentyne
.riumphed in the consolation with
and l victory over Mrs. W. X.
Sradfisld.
Tehre were three extra hole
matches in this tournament. and.
Nv strange coincidence. each Of
hem went 90 hIoes. In one semi
inaI. Mrs. Pitcher went that dis
snce to win from Mrs. L. E. Sin
lair: and in the other semi-fnal
Lrs. Shannon and Mrs. J. c. Nc
.aughlin also took 20 holes before
he latter finally succumbed. The
rther 2o-hole match was in a semi
inal round of the consolation
where Mrs. Bradfeld finally de-
Gated Mrs. Clifford Bangs.
MacknlI Wins at Washington.
Mai Ray Carlson won medal
onors in the 9-hOle qualifying
ound of the Washington Golf and
'ountry Club tournament with a
core OF IS. II was Charles MackaII
Who won the first flight Of the
ournament proper. however. when
defeated Russell Jewell in the
nal round.
winners in the other flights were
follows: Second flight, John T.
.Ower: third fight, George E. Tru-
tt: fourth flight. Quincy Peters;
.fth flight. DR.. ]. p. McClenahan;
Exth flight, II. p. McCawIey.
Freddy Mcleod turned in a 40 |
yer the Columbia coursee yester-
ay afternoon. The midget Co.
umbian il figuring on finishing well
. in the professional championship |