Evening star., 1948-06-07
Wilson S 68 New Mark
For Kenwood Links; :
Columbia Victor

Kenwood Club members have al
new record for their revised layout,
following Joe Wilson 3-under-par
68 In the Kenwood Derby tourna-
ment yesterday. 1t was an official
medal play tournament.
Don Miller was only stroke back
Of Wilson with SO as the new setup,
which includes a new nine holes,
gave up low scores for the first time
since it was opened several weeks
ago. Low net went to George Bond
with 75-12-63, followed by E. M.
Smith, 89-24-65 and Don Dudley,
r., 87-19-66. Third low gross was
o. tie between Dick Melvin and
sMaury Fitzgerald with 72s.
Foursome derby winners were
Marvin Wire. c. v. Werlla, j. N.
Follin and c. T. Gibson with a
best-ball handicap 81, a score tied
by L. B. Sharp, E. c: Atwood, j. A.
Clark and F. j. OHara.
A Sunday team match, a rarity at
Columbia Country Club, found the
hosts two points better than Her
mitage Club of Richmond yesterday,
1914. In the feature match, Fred
Mcleod and Maury Nee of Columbia
scored 21z points to u for Hermit
ages pro-amateur team of Tommy
Galloway and Walter Hagen, jr.
East Potomac won its third
straight team match with a $500
victory over visiting Clifton Park of
Baltimore yesterday. The hosts out
scored the Baltimoreans in nine of
the Is matches.
Tommy Ryan and Mike Duffy held
Washington Golf and Country Clubs
Maryland four-ball finalists, Claude
Rippy and Jim Gardner, to 1l2-1i z
tie in the feature foursome OF a
team match between the two clubs
yesterday at Belle Haven. Washing
ton won the match, 1875.
Prince Georges members believe
they set a record for entries in a
mixed Scotch foursome tournament,
following a turnout of SO in the
Jerry Burch Trophy event yesterday.
Low net winners were Margaret
Cox and George Voight, 78-12-66;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Palmer, 87-19-
68, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Frown-
felter, 77-17-70. Low gross went to
Mrs. Marie Walper and Billy Griffin
with rs.
Bobby Brownell, who passed up
defense of his Middle Atlantic
Amateur golf championship last
week. also decided to forego the
Chevy Chase championship, which
he won last year.
The championship already Is in
the quarterfinal stage, with one OF
the co-medalists, w. B. Mason, up
set by John De Sibour. Mason and
John Brawner tied for the medal
with IT'S. In other first-round
matches played yesterday, c. A.
Fuller defeated c. Dodge, 2 and l;
Frank Allen upset Don De Veau,
I up: Britton Brown defeated Merle
Thorpe, 2 and l, and Eric Olav de-
feated Charles Flather, l up.
The delayed Treasurer's Cup final
was played, with Donald Cooke and
Dick Miller defeating Merle Thorpe,
jr., and c. Dodge, S and 3.
Lewis Burgdorf, who Is no be-
ginner golfer, made the first eagle
of his golf career yesterday at
Bethesda Country Club when he
dropped a nine-iron shot for a q
on the eighth hole. 1t was very
opportune shot, as Mrs. Burgdorf
was in the foursome.
Horace Lurton won the match
play-against-par tournament by
finishing 4 up on perfect figures.
Col. r. B Oxrider and Gene Cleary
each were up.
II the back nine at Bannockburn
still is for sale, Ralph Morgal is
a prospective purchaser following
a 6-under-par % there yesterday.
the best round in the history of
the course that has catered to
many of this sections finest golfers.
Morgal, a good friend of the
Worsham family. was playing with
Marvin Worsham, captain of the
Wake Forest golf team, and Her.
man, the assistant pro at Burning
Tree, as we'll as Ernie Garlem and
Vernon INLAY. Morgan started the
second nine with five straight
brides and finished with a sixth.
The Annapolis Roads course was
a sectional tournament site for the
first time in years today as field
of 72 competed in the first $500
added Annapolis Roads Open. The
event was to be played over the
27-hole route, or three trips around
the nine-hole course.