Evening star., 1956-08-29
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY


rict for the National Amateur
golf championship had man
ager, he'd. have to say he couldn't
pick five players who had more
desire and would put out more
than those who won places yes
terday at Columbia Country
Club
The ages range from 18 to SO,
and two of them are college boys.
one is a Marine officer and two
are statesmen. But all of them
were heartset on qualifying, and
all are intent on staying a few
days when the championship
begins September 10 at Lake
Forest, Ill.
None of the five ever has won
a match in the Amateur, al
though between them they've
played in six championships. But
as a conservative estimate. this
five should win at least five or
six matches, and maybe more.
Chandler Is Medalist
Washington, borrowing a
Marine from Quantico, shut out
Baltimore, five players to none.
The winners were:
Bob Chandler of Congressional,
medalist with 73-73-146. A &c.
year old insurance man. Chand-
Ter twice has been to the ANA
teur, once drew two-time cham
pion Dick Chapman in the first
round and lost. and the other
time drew bye and lost in the
second round.
Perky Cullinane, 21-year-old
Georgetown senior, who was
medalist two years ago at Colum-
bia, and a qualif1er last year.
He had 74-73 and his morning
round included an eight on the
par-four seventh where he hit
two. and almost three. balls out
Of bounds. He lost in the first
round both times in the Ma
tional.
Lieut.. George Wisler of Guam
tico. former Yale golfer, and a
member of the District team in
the Virginia match. WiSler played
in the All-Marine tournament on
the West Coast two weeks ago
and Lieut.. Don Albert, a nation
ally ranked golfer, changed his
putting Stroke.> It's clumsy to
Wisler now, but he's sticking
with it and had 72-75-147. 1t
will be his first trip.
Dean Beman, 18-year-old
Bethesda c. C. golfer, upcom-
ing freshman at Maryland, whose
parents now live in Minneapolis.
Beman had 73175-148 as he
qualified for the first time in
two tries. He made it via the
playoff route. and In May quail
fed for the National Open for
the second time in playoff.
Larry Murphy. a Kenwood
member, who registered for the
Amateur out Of his former home
club in New Hartford, N. Y, for
business reasons. Murphy plays
little golf in this section but has
qualified twice for the Amateur
here. and once from New York.
Three Lose in PlayOff
Ralph Bogart, the 6 : time
Maryland Amateur champion
Bill McFerren, jr., the Manor
Club champion, and kid brother
Jerry, dethroned last week a.
Western Junior champion, lost
in the playoff tying with l48s
All three were in the trap or
their second shots on the first
playof hole. Bogart after g
miserable second shot that was
so unlike him.
The big surprise of the day
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although Wild played pretty
good golf, and at that missed By
only a stroke. He had only one
birdie in 36 holes. and on thu
last hole a 35-footer that woulC
have enabled him to make thu
playoff hit the back of the cur
and spun out. On seven Of thu
nine holes on the back nine h,
had reasonable puts for brides
and only made one.
Another surprise was thl
way the course bluffed the field
The 72s by 1t. Wisler in thu
morning and by Bogart anC
Henry McQuiston. jr.. Of Nal
vern. Pa. were the low round
Of the day.
Nobody approached par, al
though Cullinane had "A in tn,
first round with his four penalt.
strokes and a double bogey OF
the second.
Confidence Helps
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