Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29

NORFOLK, Va, June 29-Vith
nearly half the contestants in the
championship flight from Washing
ton, match play rounds In the annual
championship tournament of the
Middle Atlantic Golf Association got
under way over the course of the
Norfolk Country club here today.
Although George J. Noigt of Ban
did not win the qualifying round. he
was installed rs the outstanding
favorite to retain the title he won at
Washington last year.
Noigt played Lawrence Wrenn Of
Norfolk In the first round today. and
probably will meet Miller b. STEVENSON
Of Columbia in the second round.
STEVENSON was opposed to DIR. j. j..
Jctt Mccormick of Norfolk, president
of the association. and should advance
TO the second round to meet NOigt,
who was expected to beat Wrcnn.
In the lower half of the match play
patrings, Richard n. Tunstall Of
Norfolk and a. l.. lIoughton Of the
Manor Club. who tied for the low
score in the medal round with 36-holc
cards of ISL and then played IS holes
to another tie, were drawn together
again in the first round OF match
play. The luck of the draw threw
two more Washington men together
in the first round. Charles NJ.
MaCkall Of Chevy Chase, the Virginia
state titleholder, and Harry G. Pitt
of Manor Club.
H0ughton Again In Tie.
Although Washington aggrega-
ton did not win the team champion-
oh in, off, hn IInIIrvhtnn tip6
for the low qualifying score and the
Capital has seven men in the first
flight The others, with one exception.
are from Virginia. +. NJ. Savage, jr.,
Of the Elkridge Hunt Club Of Balti.
more is the only Maryland player to
make the division.
Houghton tied late yesterday with
Tunstall for low ualifying score. add
ing Is to his rs of the previous day
for card of ISL. Tunstall had IS and
76 for his ISL total The pair. with
Harry G.. Pitt of Manor, who had tied
for the low net prize with Tunstall,
then played 1S holes. to finish with
scores of 81, necessitating another 49,
hole play-off, to be played later in the
week. Pitt. playing with handicap
of Z, won the low net prize with net
score of rs, against 70 for Tunstall.
Houghton was in front of Tunstall
all the way around the course in the
play.off for low medal score. but per
mitted the Norfolk man to square on
the last green when the Manorte took
three puts after reaching the last
green in tavo shots.
NOight, who had 70 over the first
round of the tournament, took so yes
terday. to finish with a 36.hole card
of 1913. two shots over the scores
registered by Houghton and Tunstall
Noight was out in 43 and back in 81
missing several puts on the first
nine holes that might have won the
qualifying round for him.
Scores of 10 and better were nee
essary to make the championship
flight. and four men played off for
one place at this figure, Pat Dillon
of Norfolk winning the place when he
secured a par 4 on the second extra
| hole.
| The second team of the Norfolk
| Country Club won the team champ
ionship with a 36rho,e aggregate for
| the five men Of 1913. Columbias team
| composed of NJ. b. STEVENSON, Albert
! X. Mackenzie, G. 7. James, j. l..
| Baines and Hugh II. Saum, finished
| in fifth place with a total of SOS.
| STEVENSON Is the only member of the
| Columbia team remaining in the
| tournament. the others having with.
| drawn.