Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-14
lILOVEJ0Y LOSES
UP IN HARD
CONTEST HERE
New Champ Gets a Birdie
-Four on the Thirty
First Hole.
II n.
Both Players Were Erratic
In Shooting on Greens;
Much Interest.

G. NJ. Booker won the champion
ship of the Grand Forks Golf club
Sunday afternoon by completing
the last eighteen of the thirty-six
hole match three up over his OPP
ponent, Gene Lovejoy. Booker was
two up over Lovejoy Saturday after
noon, when they started their last
lap, gaining that advantage. during
the play Friday afternoon. He had
increased it to five at the 25th hole,
but Lovejoy continued his stiff OPP
position and reduced it to two again
on the thirty second. A birdie four
which Booker made on the thirty
first, q. par five hole, reduced his NOR
he was unable to take advantage Of
Booker's lapses on the thirty-fourth
and thirty-ffth holes and sQuare the
match. Lovejoy admitted at the end
Of the match, that that nae much, to
do with his play h remainder of the
way.
Both Erratic.
Both men played cratic golf, miss
ing puts with great consistency. al
though Booker made up for many he
missed by getting some long ones. He
sunk a ffteen-foot putt on the TWEEN
ty-frst hole. Booker shot a 43-and a
~ 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 Lovejey
an 80.
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 take a five and went
three down. Another par hole for
Booker on the t~wenty-frst, while
LovejoY had to take six sent the lat
ter four down. ..
twenty-second. which is a five hole,
and it took him sever before he fin
ally sunk his putt. Lovejoy made
it in six and moved up on his oppo-
nent, making it three down. This vas
BOoker's worst hole.
Lovejoy Five Down.
They halved the twenty-third in
i've, but Booker put Lovejoy five
down again when he shot a par four
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 too SIX on the twenty-sixth and
four on the twenty-seventh. Lovejoy
was then three down and they halved
k4S ilCAI- l"o 81. 1Dul hlu AOSOJOy
won in the thirteenth. making it in
five while his opponent needed six.
With Lovejoy but two down and six
more holes to go, it looked as though
he might yet pull the game out of
the fire. but it was at this point that
Booker pulled his coupe. The thirty
first hole, known as No. 5, is h
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 back to three down.
Lovejoy came back on the next one
and made 1T in a par four, while
Booker o five and he was two
mex two were halved in five each
and with two left Lovejoy took a
seven on a five hole. while Booker
made it in six. losing the match.
They played out the thirty-sixth to
complete their medal play n Book
or won with a par three. "
Presidents Prize.
DR.. W. J.. Hewitt was low man in
Saturdays play for the presidents
prize. He turned in a gross "a,
which with his handicap of ~, gave
him 72. Sherman Schlosser had the
best card. but as he has won one
presidents prize he was ineligible.
His score was a net 10.
Art Emard made a net 70. His
handicap has been cut six once this
season, but according to the handicap
committee he is due for another very
soon.
DR.. Whitcomb shot a net rs, Book
er a II, Lovejoy II, Ross 81, Fletcher
81, and Clair 80.