Evening star., 1953-06-05
Mrs. Kerkam Scores
First Low Net Win
In Taking Star Cup

Mrs. John Kerkam, the winner
Of the 36th competition for The
Evening Star Cup yesterday,
proved to be typical of the lower
handicapped players who have a
burning desire to win a low net
tournament.
Mrs. Kerkman, whose 15-year-
old daughter and 11-year-old
son are Junior golfers played in
her first tournament four years
ago when the District Amateur
was at Columbia, and she won
the second flight. Since that
time she has been a fairly regu-
lar contestant in the Class A
events. but not a cup winner.
She was the last player to
finish at her home Columbia
course yesterday, and won by
two strokes with a fine four on
the difficult 18th after a nerve
wracking seven on the 18th. Mrs.
Kerkam. a very popular mem
ber of the WDGA, was so ex-
cited she: forgot to turn in her
partners card: forgot to sign
her own; forgot to change shoes
before entering the clubhouse,
and was at the lunch table a
half hour before she remembered
she had not ordered.
Wins With Net of IS.
Mrs. Kerkam won her club
championship two years ago. Her
winning score yesterday was a
42-40-82, minus Z handicap
for a net rs. That was not her
lowest score, as she has played
Columbia in 70.
The Columbia women golfers
believe Mrs. Kerkam can hit a
ball as far as anybody in town.
She frequently reaches the long
par 4 sixth in two shots. The
winners score yesterday included
10 mems pars. On the 17th
where she went three over she
drove in the ditch and had a
horrible time, but recovered
nicely on the 18th.
Until Mrs. Kerkam finished 1t
appeared that Betty CARRIER. the
District women'S champion, and
Mrs Morton Kaufman of Wood
mont would play off. Miss Gar
ber has won dozens of low gross
prizes but she too was excited
about the prospects of winning
low net. She had 80, minus han
dicap three for II.
Mrs. Kaufman, mother Of
three children, II, 10 and 5, also
was hopeful of a first cup tri-
umph. She played the back nine
first and had Al, and took As on
the front nine for 86, minus 9
for net II. Mrs. Kaufman was
a member of the third bracket of
Woodmont's first team that was
the second high-point scoring
bracket of the series.
Miss CARRIER Wins Low Gross.
With the tie broken, Miss Gar
ber won low gross with her 80,
despite little putting luck. Mrs.
E. c. Ferriday. jr., of Chevy
Chase, the Keefer Cup champ
ion, was second gross winner
with 81, including a back nine
of 80.
Mrs. Kaufman won second
net with 86-9-77. Other net
winners, in order, were: Mrs.
George Noble of Kenwood,
83-5-78; Mrs. j. r. Holzapple
of Army Navy, a former Glass B
Star Cup winner, 9O-12-78;
Mrs. E. P. Moore Of Chevy
Chase, 89-10-79.
Mrs. F. H. MacNaughton was
out in 40 and, if it had not been
for the first three holes of the
back nine. she might have been
back in 40. But after rocky
start on the return trip she had
88-9-79. Mrs. Jules Frieden-
son of Woodmont had 9O-11-I
70; Mrs. j. A. Swink of Belle Ha-
ven, 85-6-79; and Mrs. John
MancoS of Belle Haven, 87-8-79,
to complete the prize winners.
Mrs. M. Hale Dinneen, presi-
dent of the WDGA, and Mrs.
Ray Weisberg, Glass A tourna-
ment chairman, officiated at the
prize ceremonies of the oldest
tournament on the women's |
tournament record books.