Evening star., 1946-10-07
Golf Champs Crowned
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Week-End Events

Six club champions were crowned
in the week end golf play with three
of them-Mrs. A. B. Bower at In
dian Spring, Mrs. Marie Walper at
Prince Georges and Bobby Brownell
at. Manor-coning back for at least
a second helping, although only
Mrs. Bower was defending titlist.
The other three won for the first
time at their new clubs-George
Voigt at Prince Georges; Col. M.
M. Magee, Army Navy, and Mrs.
r. c. Doyle at Washington Aviation.
Voigt, the 52-year-old former
Walker Cup star, scored the most
popular victory when he played 8
over par golf for "a holes to defeat
Joe Balestri, 8 and g.. Voigt for
merly was club champion at Ban
nockburn when he was on his way
up to international golfing fame.
The match was the only 36-hole
encounter Of the day.
Prince Georges also was the site
OF the feature women's match when
Mrs. Walper, down and 8 to
play, won the next six holes and
the match over Mrs. Ora Emge on
the 18th, 2 and 1. Mrs. Walper had
trouble on the front nine through
out the tournament, but was un-
beatable On the back nine.
Mrs. Bower Defeats Mrs. Mirth.
Mrs. Bower added the Indian
Spring title to the medalist honors
when she defeated Mrs. Frank
Mirth, and 8.
Mrs. Doyle was out in AZ and 8
up on Mrs. Leonard Yoder and won
on the 18th, and 2.
Brownell had trouble in the
Manor Club final before beating
the clubs senior champion, Ralph
Gibson, 2 and /. Brownell was 81
up on the, front nine, but lost all
but one OF the holes back before
he clinched the title on the 18th.
Col. Magee was up at the end
of nine holes in his match with Col.
j. A. Bauer and won, and 4, with
two over par golf. In the title
fight consolation at the service
club, A. c. Puryear defeated Comdr.
T. r. Kurtz, jr., up in 19 holes.
The Country Club of Maryland
team is the new Maryland State
Golf Association team champion,
but Manor gave good scrap in
the title match at Woodholme yes
terday before bowling, 1012-7h.
Manor scored in every match but
one and midway on the back nine
it looked as if the Norbeck club
might pull one of the biggest up
sets of the season.
Andy Gibson was under par with
SO in the top match and his five
brides on the back nine, coupled
with two by his amateur partner,
Otto Greiner, proved too much for
Clagett Stevens and Bobby Brownell
after they turned all even
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Maryland, scored 2 points to for Bob
Wharton and Don Sullivan.
Divot data: Five Farms, which is
being boycotted by the District pros in
today's Maryland State pro-amateur
because it sent out notice saying |
there would be no food, locker space
or caddies, has come off its perch.
A member of the club called Ken
wood last night and said the locker
room would be open and the caddy
bus in operation. -. The age limit in
the District senior championship
Thursday at Washington Golf and
Country Club is 55 years, not 5o...
Pro Dave Thompson at washington
is still checking as to whether Mrs.
M. M. Alexander's hole-in-one Fri
day was the first ever made by a
woman golfer at the club. -. The
women golfers started the 54-hole
medal play Payne Cup tournament
today at Manor, one of the feature
events of the season. -. East Poto-
mac Pro Cliff Spencer will compete
in every pro tournament remaining
on the sectional schedule, and hopes
to follow up with a winter teaching
nositjon In Florida,