Evening star., 1953-06-14
Defending Champion
Plays Burnett Today
For Invitation Title
By Bill Fuchs

Bobby Brownell hit a sensa-
tional iron shot that just missed
going into the hole on the 18th
green and enabled him to tie
Ralph Bogart in the semitinals
Of the Washington Golf and
Country Club Invitation Tour
nament yesterday. Then, Brown
ell went on to beat his insurance
company partner and fellow
Chevy Chase Club member on
the Goth hole.
Volney Burnett Of Indian
Spring, who did not even qualify
last year, came from behind to
edge Spencer Overton, the veter-
an from Rolling Road, 1-up, in
the regulation 18 holes of the
other semif1nal match.
Brownell, the defending cham
pion, and Burnett will tee off at
1890 am. and 2 pm. today for
the title over SO holes, more or
less. Finalists in other flights
are scheduled for 18 holes.
Both Two Under Par.
The second shot Brownell
made on the 406-yard 18th hole
will probably be talked about at
Washington for a long time.
Using an 8 iron, he lofted the
ball high and straight. It landed
just q few feet from the cup,
then rolled past the hole and
3 feet beyond. He sank the putt
for a birdie 3. while Bogart had
a par 4, deadlocking the match.
Each was 2-under-par 10 for the
round.
A tough-luck tee shot cost
Bogart the match on the goth
hole. While Brownell landed on
the green Is feet from the pin,
Ralph's shot drifted to the left
and rolled down to the second
level of a triple-bank. He made
nice recovery to within z feet
of the cup. but was short on his
putt, while Brownell two-putted
to win.
Ties Overton on 18th.
Burnett, who picked up in last
years qualifying test after taking
10 shots to hit the green on No.
Is, birdied the" 17th hole to tie
Overton, loser to Brownell in last
years final. Overton took a
bogie on 18 when he missed a
3-foot putt and Burnett won
the match with par.
BroWrell was Cup after nine
holes. He won the fourth anu
sixth with brides, lost the
eighth to Bogart's par and took
the ninth in par. Ralph got
even with a bird on the 18th
and a par on the 14th and took
the lead with a birdie on the
17th.
Coming to the 18th hole,
BroWnell turned to his caddie
and said: What a hole to have
to get a birdie on!' He then
proceeded to get a birdie.
The two longtime friends
have played each other so many
times neither can remember the
number, but both agree they are
just about even in victories over
one another. Today BroWnell
will be meeting in Burnett an
opponent he hasn't played
agains5 in several years.
Yesterdays Results
Championship fight winners meet at
10:%0 am ana p.m. todayl-z-Voiney
BroRneii Chew Chase. Gef Ralph
Bceart, Chevy Chase, 1-up, 90 holes.
lo:I3 am, today7-Claude Wild, wash
Hs0a os5 Jay s eRas Feth!sda sn'sa def
. First 's ,hiSht 5TinnsTs meet It 1854
ton DEF; Joe Regan. East Potomac. 1-To,
Second fight { t%inners slT meet at o:4s
an todayRii Rift cC2ng1Tessipna, CTgT1s
George Cornell. Ceneressional, def. Carl
Courtney, We shington, 3 and ..
Third fii1ht winners meet at o:4"
IN. todayl--Jack Williams. Washing
ton. def. DUE Wilso~, washington,
4 and Q. H. A. Palrerin. Fairfax. def.
willie Nolan, Argyle. 3 and !.
Fourth fiisht winners met at a:36
def Bill Shaw. Bethesda. . and /. Tom
Manning. Bethesda, def. Jim Patterson.
: Fifth fisbt winners meet At o.3o
Am todsv)--Julian williams East Po-
torac. def .Ti'r Peefey, rrince ~9-orees.
1-uo, j. Swink, pelIe H"ven. def. Len
Franklin, jr., trFvle. 1-uo.