Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-14
LOVEJOY LOSES
3 UP in HARD
CONTEST HERE
New Champ Gets a Birdie
Four on the Thirty
First Hole.
Both Players Were Erratic
In Shooting on Greens;
Much Interest.

q. M. BOOker won the champion
ship Of the Grand FORKS Golf club
Sunday afternoon by completing
the last eighteen Of the t~hirty-six
hole match three up over MS OPP
ponent. Gene Lovejoy. Booker was
two up over Lovejoy Saturday after
noon, when they started their last
lap, gaining hat advantage during
the play Friday afternoon. He had
increased it to five at the 25th hole,
but Lovejoy continued his stiff OPP
position and educe it to two again
on the thirty-Second. A birdie four
which Booker made on the thirty
first, a par five hole. reduced his NOR
ale to such an extent, however, that
he was unable to take advantage of
Booker's lapses on the thirty-fourth
and t~hirty-ffth holes and sQuare the
match. Lovejoy admitted at the end
of the match, that that nae much to
do with his play the remainder of the
way.
Both Erratic.
Both men played erratic golf, MISS
Ing puts with great consistency, al
though Booker made up for he
missed by getting some long ones. He
sunk a fifteen-foot putt on the twen-
ty-first hole. Booker shot a 43-and a
AZ Saturday, while Lovejoy secured
q a. and a 43. This is a better score
than either made on Friday when
Booker brought in an 81 and Lovejoy
an SO.
They halved the nineteenth hole
for a par four, playing perfect golf,
but while Booker continued his ex-
cellent play on the twentieth, Love-
Joy was forced to taxi a five and went
three down. Another par hole for
Booker on the twenty first. while
Lovejoy had to take six sent the lat
ter four down.
twenty-second. which is a five hole.
n it took him seven, before he fin
ally sunk his putt. Lovejoy made
1t in six n moved up IN his oppo-
nent. making it three down. This was
Booker's worst hole.
Lovejoy Five Down.
They halved the twenty-third in
i've, but Booker put Lovejoy i've
on both the twenty-fourth and twen-
ty-fifth holes. while Lovejoy used five
in each instance.
Lovejoy took a brace on the next
two holes and won them both. Book
er took six on the twenty-sixth and
four or the twenty-seventh. Lovejoy
was then three down and they halved
the next two at four and Lovejoy
won 1ns the thirteenth. making It In
A. while his opponent needed six.
With Lovejoy hut two down and sia
more holes to go, it looked as though
he might yet pull the game u OF
the fire, but it was at this point that
Booker pulled his coupe. The thirty
first hole, known as No. 5. is the
longest on the course. measuring $40
yards. BY terrific long shooting and
accurate placing of his short one
Booker negotiated it in a four, set
ting Lovejoy bach to three 'down
Lovejoy came back on the next one
m made it in a par four, while
Booker took five and he was two
next two were halved in five each
and with two left Lovejoy took
seven on a five hole, while Booker
made it in six. losing the match
They played out the thirty-sixth tt
complete their medal play and Book.
er won with a a three.
Presidents Prize.
DR.. W. j.. Hewitt was low man il
Saturdays play for the president:
prize. He turned in a gross "a
which with his handicap of II, gave
him II. Sherman Schlosser had the
presidents prize he was ineligible
His score was a net 10.
Art Emard made a net 73. H!
handicap has been cut six M thi!
season, but according to the handicap
committee he is due for another yer.
soon.
DR.. Whitcomb shot a e rs. Book
or a II. Lovejoy II, Ross 81, F1etchet
81, and Clair S3.