Evening star., 1949-06-17
Bowie, State MedaIist
Glad He Didn't Toss
Away Old Pufier
ey MerreII Whittlessy

! j. Tyler Buddy Bowie, 30
year -old strictly weekend golfer
and four time Columbia Club
champion. starts match play with
81 others today at Columbia In the
Maryland Amateur championship
with new confidence In his almost
discarded putter.
Buddy, who had been giving the
party In his weekend matches Of
late because Of balky putter, won
new blade In a Trafic Club out
ing at Prince Georges on Wednes-
day. He intended to use 1t In his
qualifying round yesterday. but
arrived at his home course Just In
time to tee of.
He decided he had better 60 with
his old putter rather than use one
he never had handled In tourna-
ment competition, and q few hours
later was congratulating himself
on the decision.
Because Buddy's old putter sud-
denly redeemed itself to the extent
Of accounting for 10 one-putt
green's and the home club hope
was medalist with an even par 10.
Does Well at Columbia.
Bowie seldom has time for tour
nament golf. but he tries to play
when city or State events are ct
Columbia. A few years back he
won low amateur honors over one
Of the best fields ever TO play In
the Maryland Open.
Last year the District Amateur
was held there and Bowie tied
Ralph Bogart for medal honors|
with O II. then beat Bogart with
eS to 90 In the playof1. He lost
In the second round to Parker
Nolan.
Bowie has q tough customer In
the first round today in Ken
Scales, one Of Baltimore's best
amateurs. who qualified with q II.
Five Of the 90 shooters and all
under that figure made the title
flight. with the casualties includ-
ing Nolan. q former champion
who thought his 80 was safe and
left the club. Thus he wasn't
around for the playon. District
Junior Champion Dick Foster
missed with an 81.
Bogart Easy Qualifier.
Ralph Bogart, who has q two
tournament winning streak going
was an easy qualifier with a 73.
stroke above the 72s of Jim
Kinder of Prince Georges and
Eddie Johnston of Baltimore. Jim
Gardner. runnerup to Bogart in
this tournament last year and the
Middle Atlantic last week, Billy
Griffin, the Mid-Atlantic medalist
and Page Cornwell Of Columbia
joined Bogart at the 73 figure.
Today's two rounds will reduce
the field to -Quarterfinals with
two more rounds tomorrow and
the 36-hole final on Sunday.
Bowie is tough to beat over his
home course but Bogart still is
the tournament favorite.
I Bowie. who. like the rest Of the
iield Of 30 lodged raindrops all
day. knocked In four brides. had
four bogeys and 10 5pars.
Pairings:
Iuddy. Bowie. Columbia f7as. VI, Ken
scales, @. c. OF Md. (77);f jack Enich
Snssss'ass ias.as ;ss ss, .,isns S:iisns; s%sss
Prince Georges 17sl: Bob Morris. Prince
qeurges f76), vs.. Rip Mann. c. c. Of Nd.
(S0: James Kinder. Prince Georges (72),
vs. Do Walter Panowski, c. c.. of Nd.
t7Oi Billy Collins, Clifton Parks (75),
vs.. Tim Cragg. Rolling Road t79); Page
CcrnwelL Columbia C73), vs.. r. C. Clark, |
unattached t7Si spencer 0verton. Rolling |
Road l76), VS. w. B. Harmer, Fountain
Head lS0li Eddie Johnston. C. C. Of Nd.
l72), va Dick Schattman, Indian Spring
Frank Miehsief. NJ Pleasant Piasa t7s5: Billy
Grimm. Manor t73l. VS.. j. Roth, Aber-
deem (7s):- Eddie Meyer. c. c. Of Nd. |
l76(. W John Tornabene Mt. Pleasant
fso);. Rslph Bogart. Chevy Chase f7sl. |
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harrington. cstoetln {sol: cSi. Jim WI |
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