Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06

DIR. TYSON wins
AUGUSTA COUNTRY
CLUB GOLF TITLE
DR.. +. c. Tyson of Augusta be-
came golf champion of the Augusta
Country club Monday afternoon on
the 39th green, winning the title
from Perley NJ. Lawrence of this
city This is the second time this
season that championship match
on the local links has gone three
extra holes before being decided.
Dr. Tyson pressed Hiram Kicker,
il. of Poland Springs to the 39th
before Kicker took away the cham
pionship from the Augusta doctor in
the recent annual Maine State Golf
tournament at the Augusta club.
While the medal scores were not
as low as some of those in the Maine
championship matches. both Mr..
Lawrence and DR.. Tyson turned in
creditable cards, and the match was
so closely contested at all times that
it was one of unusual interest to the
gallery of nearly 200 who watched
the play during the day, At the
. end of the morning the first Is holes
closed even-up. At the ems of the
9th dole, DIR. Tyson had his oppo-
nent one-down, but MIR. Lawrence
won the 10Th and made the score
stand even-up again. At the close
OF the Both hole the match still
stood even-up, necessitating further
play.
Lawrence took the honor on the
31th hole and drove 195 yards up the
fairway, he laid his second shot
within p feet of the green. and
mashed on in three within seven
feet OF the hole. Tyson's drive was
220 yards straight up the course, his
second took him within ten feet of
the green, and he was on in three,
and about the same distance from
. the hole as Lawrence. Both men
missed their puts for tours, and
took five apiece, the hole ending
eNen-up.
Lawrence still held the honor on
the 3Sth. His drive went l75 yards
at the right OF the fairway. and a
beautifully executed second shot
placed him on the green in two.
within five feet of the hole. DIR. Ty-
sons drive was d liner that stopped
at the left fairway 240 yards from
the tee. his second shot sliced badly.
placing him five feet from the lower
end of the green. pretty mashie
shot put him within two feet of the
hole in three. Lawrence missed his
putt for. three by "a. very narrow
margin, and both men holed out in
four.
The 39th hole started with $50
yard drive by Lawrence, which was
slightly in the rough behind the an
pie trees at the north of the bunker.
his second shot went over the green
and into the sand trap beyond the
road, his third shot went on the
green. but rolled some way from the
hole. Tyson drove 225 yards against
an uphill grade. his second placed
him on within 10 feet of the hoe
He overshot his putt for a three.
and was forced to putt twice for a
five. Lawrence's fourth was a putt,
falling short of the hole by three
feet he missed his fifth, and the
match was over. with DR. Tyson
winning the championship of the
Augusta club.
Finals in all divisions excepting
the match for the championship of
the second sixteen were played off
Monday afternoon. This match lay
between r. s. Viles and r. /. Ward
well, but thu two men were unable
to play it off Yesterday afternoon.
A match second in interest only to
the championship match was that
for the championship of the beaten
six of TIE first division between w.
Il. Williamson and Percy V. Hill.
which was won by Williamson 1-up.
after going 10 holes Following is a
summary of the final matches in all
divisions: zss
FINALS. FIRST SIXTEEN
DIR. r. g. Tyson defeated p. M.
Lawrence 1-up in 20 holes.
FINAES. SECOND SIXTEEN
g. s. Viles and r. L. Wardwell did
not meet.
FINALS. THIRD EIGHT
w. II. Fisher defeated G. r. Arm
strong 1-up in 10 holes.
FINALS. BEATEN OF IST. IS
w. B. Williamson defeated p. V.
Hill 1-up in 10 holes.
FINALS. BEATEN 6 OF IND 10
c. E. Downing defeated n. S. Wes-
ton and 3.
FINALS, BEATEN 8 OF 1sT 10
w. t. Fits defeated A. S. HIGH
born u and ).
FINALS. BEATEN s OF IND 10
DIR. G. A. Patten defeated DIR. n
NJ. Patten ; and ..
QUIET REIGNS
(Co1tinued frono D.c~ nz~N