The Bismarck tribune., 1931-08-08
BISMARCK CHAMPION
PLAYS DARING GOLF
TO WIN LAST match
Local Youth Establishes Record
at 18th Annual State Tour.
nament at Fargo
fowler HAS WON TWICE
Cook Assembled to Throne Three
Years Ago When He Tri-
umphed at Devils Lake
FOWLER HAS WON TWICE

Fargo, Aug. 8.-(R}-North Dakota
has known Paul Cook, 2l-year-old
Bismarck shot maker, as its amateur
golf champion since he assembled to
the throne for the first time at Devils
Lake in 1929. He reached the pin
nacle again here last year, and he will
remain as the king of Flickertail am
ateur golfers for at least another
year.
Cook scored a and 4 victory over
Bill Fowler, Of the Fargo country
club, himself the occupant Of the
throne in 1927 and 1923. Cooks VIC
tory came in the final match Of the
test which determines who has the
rightful claim to the title Of North
Dakota golf champion.
Over the rain-soaked fairways of
the Fargo country club Friday, Cook
shot himself to the championship Of
the 18th annual tournament of the
North Dakota Golf association, there
by setting a new record, being the
first golfer in the state ever to win
the title three times in succession.
Cook started off this second meet
ing with Fowler by winning the first
hole. He never was worse off than
when he started, Fowler not once
during the 80 holes played being
ahead. It reversed the order of
things when Cook was forced to come
from behind at the same hole where
he ended Fridays match to gain the
lead.
Cook and Fowler played the most
thrilling kind of golf in the morning,
but the match in the afternoon failed
to produce anything like the brand
played in the morning. Fowler man
aged to square the match on the first
hole of the afternoon round for the
last time. Cook carried off the Sec
ond and third in succession and his
2 up lead gained at the 2lst hole of
the match was that large until they
reached the three quarters turn where
Cook won again to 60 up. This was
enlarged to four up at the 28th and
Fowler cut it down at the 29th, this
being the last place where the Fargo
an got as much as a half.
Fowler had an excellent chance on
the afternoon 18th where his bid for
a deuce was a bit too fast and
skinned over the cup. He missed
coming back and Cook was down for
a three and four up lead where
Fowler might have revived his hopes
with deuce which would have made
him only two down.
On the next hole Cook became
dormie five as he laid Fowler a
stymie after the Fargoan needed four
strokes to get on. Cooks second was
just short of the pin and he missed
a birdie by slender margin. Fowler
conceded and did the same at the
next hole where the match ended
with Cook assured of a least a half
which would have ended the match.
Cook left number of openings, but
Fowler either did not sense them or
could not take advantage. Cook
made number of fine recoveries
which saved him halves at holes
where he apparently had lost, and
Fowler encountered trouble at other
points as Cook played safe, although
in some cases he forced Fowler to
take chance as he played daringly.
Cook sent down a long putt on the
home hole of the morning round to
retain his one up lead at the turn.
1t was at this same place he sent
down a 14-footer Thursday to force
his senifinal match with l.. G. Sorlein
of the Fargo Edgewood club an extra
hole.
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