Evening star., 1926-05-02

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game hoiing at least four puts OF
coming on the 230-yard fifth hole I
Club course. One OF them won the
McCallum lying practically dead tor a
The Washington Golf and Country
Club player, on the other hand, missed
several holable puts, his errors on
the green costing him a chance for a
half or a win on several OF the holes
McCallum missed one of the crucial
puts of the match at the long sixth.
the fifteenth of the match, where he
was just off the edge OF the green
with his second shot on the 5O0-yard
hole and missed a 3-footer TO win with
a 4.
on the strength of the game he
showed Yesterday, BraWner deserved
to win over any competitor in the
field. That he did win Is evidence OF
his courage. for the final round was
closely contested even though the
winning margin was and ,.
Best Putt i'm Semi-final.
Brawner won his way to the final
by defeating Harry G. Pitt. runner-up
in the tourney last year, by , and l.
BraWner won the first two holes and
was always in the lead in the semi
final, a performance ne duplicated in
the final round against MCCallum. The
latter beat a Clubmate, Frank ROesch
of Washington, in the semi-final round
by 3 and =. Roesch won the qualify
ing round last Wednesday with fine
card of "A.
Brawner won the first hole of the
final round when he played fine nib
lick shot to the green, While Mccall
lum, who had outdriVen him, put his
second shot over the green. The Sec
ond hole was halved, as was the third,
when both men missed l0-foot puts
for As. They halved the fourth in 5s,
although both were on the edge of
the green in two shots. Brawner wor
the 230-yard fifth With par 8, sink
ing a 15-foot putt 10 get it, while Nc
Callum missed one of less than feet
for a half, after hitting the cup for
.
Two up going to the long sixth,
Brawner played a fine chip, but only
got a half when he missed a 10
footer for a 4. while MsCallum's bid
for a birdie hung on the lip. Nc
Callum half-topped his tee shot at
the seventh and lost the hole when
he found a bad lie in the fairway,
Brawner winning with a to be-
come up. McCallum, inside Braw
ner from the tee at the 140-yarl
eighth, took three puts and lost the
hole.
Both Take 6s on Ninth.
The ninth was halved in 6 when
McCallum's third shot overran the
green and lay in the roots of a tree
at the back of the green, while
Brawner put his third shot in the
bunker guarding the green after
Slicing his tee shot. McCallum had
TO play out sidewise from u bad lie
against the tree.
Brawner played a magnificent nib
lick shot to the tenth for a half in
t. McCallum won the eleventh with
a birdie 3 when BraWner was bunk |
cred on his second shot and annexed
the twelfth with a par when !
Brawner missed his tee shot and was
over the green in 3. At this point |
McCallum stood down and when |
Brawner hooked his tee shot at the |
thirteenth, it looked as il he would
only be 1 down. His niblick second
shot ran over the green. however, |
and he missed a 6.foot putt for a to
win. They halved the fourteenth in
So. Brawner again running down d
15-foot putt with McCallum lying !
but feet away. Brawner played |
short of the ditch at the long
fifteenth. while McCallum's spoon
second shot hit the bank in front
OF the green and kicked down to the
left. Brawner pitched up 20 feet
away and McCallum Clipped up to
within feet. Brawner's putt was
wide and McCallun1 missed the A.
footer to win.
Brawner Clinches Match.
Two up and three to play Brawner
won .the sixteenth with 4, when
McCallum's second shot, even though
it hit on the green, kicked back on
the eoge OF the sudTdlns lfdP oehIno
hole and the match with q par q.
,,1a,,,ro F,,o ,,oid;ro,, shot - tho
green after he had skied his tee shot.
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Rve holes nor nlayed ont
Herhart r. SbonnoT, nf Columbia
and W. L. Pemdergast Of Bannock-
bnrn had y ding.dono ficbt1 in the sec
a az. i,ln q 'bie,, 6't. e,,+ ~
Pendergast on the final hole which he
won win a D. shannon was l up de
the turn, but Pendergast's stead1ness
told over the second nine. and Shan
at the eighteenth to end all even. G.