The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-03
7ULFILLS HIS PART
! Of ALLIANCE With
WOMENS T|TLIST
Bismarck SHOEMAKER Defeats /.
G. Sorlein, Fargo Edge.
wood Club, II and 10
SHOOTS SUB.PAR ROUNDS
Makes Only One Concession to
Perfect Figures During
Entire Title Match

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 3.-tPl-Paul
Cook Of Bismarck won his fifth North
Dakota amateur golf championship
OF the goth annual tournament OF the
North Dakota state golf association
at the Fargo country club Thursday
Cook. in ascending to the throne
after a one year absence, defeated
L. G. Sorlien Of the Fargo Edgewood
club, IL and 10, in the greatest mar
gin OF victory ever registered in a
North Dakota state tournament final.
Cook by virtue of his win fulfilled
his part of the four-year-old alliance
with Nadine O'Leary. 1t was the year
after Paul had won his first champ
ionship that Miss OLeary made her
debut in a state women's golf tourna-
nent. Then and there the alliance
was formed in which cousin Paul
promised to win every time Nadine
did. For three years the two captured
the state titles.
Last year the spell was broken when
Agnes (PaN Murphy eliminated Ma
dine in the semifinal round Of the
state meet. Paul was eliminated by
DR.. r. w. Pote of Fargo in the quar-
ter final match the next week.
But week ago Nadine returned to
the throne as North Dakota's queen
OF golf and Paul remembering his part
Of the bargain took the mems champ
ionship Thursday.
Shoots Sub-Par Golf
The Bismarck golfer was two
strokes under perfect figures for the
match. allowing that he might have
sunk q on the short fifth in the
afternoon where his caddy stepped on
his ball. causing him to lose the hole
the only one he lost on the afternoon
round.
Cook held q lead of up at the
half turn, being even par to this
point with a 37-35-72, against the
courses 36-36-72 par. In the after
noon he bagged brides on No. 2 and
No. 6, leaving him two strokes under
regulation figures to the termination
Of the match.
The champion might easily have
been four strokes under except that
1t was unnecessary for him to get
down brides on the fourth in the
afternoon and the 18th in the MORN
ing, where his pars were good enough
to win.
The Bismarck better capitalized on
nearly every error made by Sorlien,
and he didn't make mistake him
self in the afternoon. He had only
two mistakes in the morning where
Sorlien could take advantage, and
these were the only two holes Sor-
lien won the first half OF the sched-
uled journey.
Cook kept the pressure on all the
way. He played safe when there was
no sense in gambling. But he was
shooting par consistently, the only
place where he made any concessions
to perfect figures being on the first
hole in the morning and on the eighth
Of the same round.
Approach Shots Fautless
Cooks approaching was almost
faultless. He got his drives out un-
usually far. and he left himself short
puts for the most part. and he sell
dom missed when within short range
Even had Sorlien not erred. per-
hitting Cook to capitalize. it is doubt
full il he could have turned back the
Bismarck golfer. Par golf would have
meant halves on most of the holes
and he could have won only two, one
Of which he did win, anyway.
The champion shot into the lead Of
8 up on the 18th. where his par beat
Sorlien's 5. Cook bagged birdie a,
the 10th and halved the 2lst. He
won the 22nd with a par after Sor.
lien dubbed his drive and was shor,
with his second. Sorlien cut the mar.
gin to 9 up. But Cook bagged bird.
lie on the oath, going 10 up again, ane
then left himself an easy 4 on the 25tf
to make the latch dornie II.
Cook had an easy at the 26th
while Sorlien had long putt for hi
s. SorliAn cOncedinr at this point