Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-21
WATERvILkE

at. the VdteFNille SOuAITy CluU HiA-
day afternoon, Walter Hagen. the
British open champion and Larry
Striley, the local professional, de-
feated Jesse Guilford, the amateur
golf champion. and Ralph A. Rock,
former state champion of Rhode
exciting play.
The British champion gave a Won
derful exhibition of the game in all
of it's various departments. making
some beautiful puts in the course
Of the afternoon. The driving of
Jesse Guilford was the cause Of much
comment, his drives averaging well
over $50 yards and going as straight
as an arrow. Larry Striley played
a very steady and hard game, making
several sensational plays that
brought applause from the crowd of
golf enthusiasts who had braved the
cold winds to get q glimpse of the
noted golf players. Ralph Rocks,
while playing a very good game, had
several breaks of bad luck which
piled UP his score. Approximately a
hundred people closely followed the
players as they made the twp cir
cults Of the course and wefe Sloud
in their praise of the playing that
was exhibited.
The first snow of the season had
to come the night before the big
match. was scheduled and it locked
Friday morning as if the people of
Waterville would be disappointed in
not being able to see the match as
there was three inches of snow over
the entire course. However, Old Sol
was again kind and his warming rays
soon had the light mantle of snow
cleared off and the ground dry
enough to warrant playing the af-
ternoon match. A heavy and bitterly
cold wind swept across the course
all afternoon but this did not daunt
either the players or the crowd.
Ralph. Rocks opened the match
by sending a long straight drive
down the first fairway. He was
followed by Jesse Guilford whose
drive made the watchers open their
eyes. Larry Striley drove next and
was followed by Walter Hagen,
whose shot went little to the left
of the course, but stayed inside of
the fairway. Hagen then lifted n
pretty mashe shot to the edge of the
green, Striley Rocks, and Guilford
all reaching the green in two. Hagen
took his time on the put and sank
it in the cup for a birdie three, the
put being at least thirty feet The
others were compelled to use an
other stroke and made the hole in
four all. On the second tee, Striley
and Hagen both struck snow little
to one side of the green. while Rock
dubbed his shot and Guilford landed
a neat iron shot on the green. but
in putting he made bad error and
the hole went to Hagen, who pulled
out in three shots. At the third tee,
Rock again dubbed his drive willie
the others made some nice drives,
Guilford placing his ball in a direct
line with the flag while Striley and
Hagen were slightly below the ell
bow Striley drove into a bunker
and had to pick up his ball.
Hagan made a nice brassie shot
and reached the green in three as
did Rock and Gulford, finally halv-
ing the hole at five. The drives on
the fourth tee We're all little muss-
cd, with the exception of Striley who
landed his ball far down the fair
way. Guilford made apretty brassie
drive to the green, but again Hagen
came up and managed to halve the
hole by a nice putt. Rocks also sank
his putt for a FIVE, after missing a
nice put by half an inch. Guilford
hooked his next drive a little to the
left but still on the fairway. The
drives Of the rest of the players were
as good as could be hoped for.
Hagen then shot beautiful bras
sic onto the green. Rocks and Gull
ford then placed their shots near to
the edge of the green. Striley shot a
fast one into the bunker at the side
of the green but pulled out with a
nice niblick shot. Hagen and Rocks
then sank their puts for a five par
and halved the hole. On the sixth
tee Striley's drive fell short of the
green, Hagen landed his on the edge
or the green, Rocks pulled his shot
trihe to the left, but Guilford drew
the prize with a wonderfully placed
drive which landed within two feet
of the cup. Hagen made a great try
to make the hole in two but his putt
rolled an inch away from the cup
and on the first putt, Rock bungled
his tap. Guilford then sank his putt
for birdie two record which has
never been done before. Guilford
lead off in the seventh with a drive
which was slightly pulled to the left
and landed a little in the rough. Stri-
ley made a pretty drive over the hill
and landed just before the bend in
the fairway. Hagen also placed his
drive we'll but Rocks hooked his shot
to the left into the rough. Guilford
then placed nice iron drive on the
green being followed by a similar
slot by Hagen. Striley got out of
his difficulties and landed on the
green in three. HOOKS shot placed
him near the cup but his following
putt went over the hole and he had
~ tdhC INS. ootiI i1d6tiI anu duil-
ford made their puts count and
halved the hole at par, four. At this
point, Hagen and Striley were one
UP and two holes to go. Rocks lead
Oft the following tee with a nicely
placed shot in the fairway. Guilford
placed his wonderful drive half way
up the hill. StriIey hit a long one
which landed fair and Hagen drove
10 the top of the hill. Rocks shot
landed short Of the green, Striley nut