Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-05
\. \. PIERCE, JR., wins AUGUSTA
CLUB GOLF TITLE FROM DOCTOR
&c. TYSON 1-uP ON 18th GREEN

the king Of Augusta golfers. Fight
ing with the determination Of a vet
eran. Pete" wrested victory from DR..
F. c. Tyson, 1-up, on the 3Sth green
after bitterly contested match for
the championship Of the Augusta
Country club.
Pierce and the doctor shot their
best golf in their morning rounds
when both played brilliantly, touch
ing dangerously near par and making
/ few mistakes. The afternoon found
DIR. Tyson off his game, with pete"
playing far from his capabilities.
When the first IS holes were fin
! ished. Pierce had DIR. Tyson 3-down,
with the score standing 1-down at the
end of q holes. When the two stars
| started their final nine holes, a large
| gallery flocked from the clubhouse to
watch the play.
DR.. Tyson took the honor at the
start of the 2Sth and his drive sailed
| out $50 yards. hooked slightly and
came to rest on the second fairway.
| Pete" sliced from the tee and was in
the rough 80 yards out to the right.
! lie started a pretty mashie from a
| heavy lie, but it hit a telephone wire
| and he dropped another ball without
penalty, flubbing his next shot out
| into the fairway bare 90 yards. DIR.
| Tyson's second shot failed to reach
the fairway ard came to rest in the
! left rough. Pierce missed brassie
and rolled about 60 yards nearer the
| green. The doctor mashed to the
fdirway bordering the green, and his
| opponent was on in four. Taking
plenty of time. DR.. Tyson sunk his
approach shot for par four, and the
match was even-up.
Both players drove $50 yards
| straight down the fairway on the
next hole. Pierce reached the green
on his second. with the doctor bare
| ly over the brook. Tyson's approach
over ran the pin, while pete" play
| ed safe, sinking for par four, and
gaining a one hold lead over his op-
ponent.
Pierce fubbed his drive and took
| three to get on the 30th, while the
| doctor laid his second on the upper
end of the green. His putting went
| bad, and he required three taps to
sink, while "Pete" w;s unable to take
advantage because of his owr poor
putting, and the doctor captured the
hole with a five, making the match
] evcn-up again.
= The doctor started the 31st with a
beautiful drive over 200 yards down
the fairway. Pierce sliced into the
! rough nearly opposite the doctors
| ball. After some elaboration, he
chose a spoon and laid beautiful
/ shot from the high grass straight
| down the course and beyond the bun
| ker. The doctors second found the
| sand-trap at the right and after
Pierce has reached the outer edge of
I the green in three. Tyson made the
| fairway again with single shot and
rolled his approach close to the hole
! for a four Pierce missed his putt by
| inches, they conceded one another
the next putt and took five each of
! the hole, par figures again.
|
1.-the next tee, sailing out well over
| 200 with the doctor slightly in the
! lead Both made the outer edge of
the green in two, "Pete" putted out
for another par four while the doc
tor missed. giving his younger OPP
ponent one hole lead. .
Pierce found the short woods hole
disastrous, taking two shots out of
bounds and rolling his third to the
ditch at the left of the green. The
doctors first also went out of bounds,
and his second into the sand at the
right of the green. Pierce was short
on his approach. while the doctor, by
a well placed approach and pretty putt,
carried the hole off with a four, and
making the match even again.
Pete played another poor hole In
the 34th, fubbing his drive into the
rough without reaching the fairway.
and sending his second into the woods
while the doctor marched straight
ahead with no mistakes, and copied
the hole in par 4, gaining a one-hole
lead over Pierce.
Both men took par threes on the
next short hole, leaving the match
with the doctor dormie. The doctors
drive started beautifully but hooked
into the round where it was found by
his opponent. He missed his second
going 80 yards north Of the brooq.
Pete send a beautiful brassie to the
green after nice drive. Tyson's next
shot was misjudgcd and rolled behind
the awning covering the spectators
bench.
He recovered beautifully and sent
his approach within four feet of the
hole for four. Pete dropped in two
puts. however for a birdie four and
the match was again even, requiring
extra holes for q decision.
Both played the 37th in mediocre
style. halving the hole in five. The
strain was beginning to tell on EACH
Pierce flubbed his drive from the 2Sth
and 1t looked like the doctors match,
but his stroke went wrong and landed
near Pete s" Pierce made a nice re-
covery, but the doctor missed two
shots and was on the far east side
Of the green in four while Pierce
placed his third within six feet of
the pin. The doctor missed his mashie
for a five, Pierce missed his putt, but
sunk the next for five, taking the
hole. cup. match and championship
of the Augusta Country Club.
Pierce won temporary possession
OF the beautiful silver loving cup of
fered the winner by Mrs. John F.