Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-15
Three Golfers Capture
Club Titles First Time

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Three golfers who have had
/. little time for outside tourna-
ment competition this year won
their club championships for
the first time yesterday, Larry
Murphy at Manor, Buddy Wat
wood at Westbriar, and 1t.
Henry Kerfoot at Washington
Golf and Country Club.
Murphy, who undoubtedly
would rank among the Dis
trict's top amateurs If his
schedule permitted more time
for golf, won the last two holes
for Cup victory over Lewis
(Tony) MCGOWAN in the l8-
hole Manor final.
Watwood, 24-year-old Army
bound George Washington Law
School graduate, played two
. over par golf for 35 holes from
the back tees at Westbriar for
a 3-and-l victory over John
Clayton, professor of Business
) Administration at CIV.
And 1t. Kerfoot, who leaves
today for a new assignment at
Fort Knox, piled up holes in
the afternoon round for a Z
and-6 victory over c. M.
Chick FeatherStone in the
Washington final.
Play reached the finals at
Bethesda, Norbeck and in both
mems and women'S champion
ships at Goose Creek. 1t.
Dwight Mock and Chick Gull
! linane play So holes Saturday
for the Bethesda title. South
paw Bobby Bremen and Max
Mudrick reached the finals at
Norbeck. And at Goose Creek.
it will be Robert tStretch)
Flanagan against Jim Doukas
and Mrs. Joseph Smyth against
Donnelle Watts for the titles
next Sunday.
MANOR-Murphy, who won
four straight holes to upset
John Grub in the Manor semi
finals, won four of the last five
against MCGOWAN after trailing
two down after Is. He won
three of the holes with pars
and the 18th with a birdie.
Both played their poorest
golf of the tournament in the
final, Murphy shooting a n and
{ MCGOWAN a 70.
Other flight winners:
Ist--Ralph, Gibson defeated F. NJ.
aa-Bers LauEhsury defeated Dan
3d-Robert s. Jacobs defeated Bill
lth1deOTse Mccabe defeated John
5th-Robert Dulin defeated E. B.
Helmer, / up, II holes.
6th-.William Banville defeated Tom
7tSo ? Sa0 Swain defeated George
Weber, up, q holes.
sth-Jim Lowe defeated Murray
slh-s;., H: syrgesS defeated Harry
Ioth-H. B, Stone defeated Bunker
iith@Robert Gleason defeated Rich
arg 1s ASSereToTeie a;od and d.,.,,.d ,onr
Harrison. 4 and 8.
Observation-Disclosures, who
has made rapid progress with
his golf game since joining
Westbriar. could not shake
Clayton, former golf coach at
Georgia State Teachers College.
for 81 holes.
But Watwood won the 2Sth
and 10Th with brides and the
30th with par for his winning
margin, Pro Erne Garlem, who
believes Watwood could hold
his own in District competition,
will play his last tournament
before leaving for the Army in
today's Pro-amateur at Spar
rows Point.
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lst-Don Hayerman defeated Jim
Sd-Don Matherson defeated Earl
sd|coi. owen Birtwistle defeated
Lewis Dukes. = and 3. -,
With 5ss-T / ana HOckins defeated Elmo
:. sth-Bu6Ss Royes defeated Jerry
Pickering, and l.
6th-Dr, Jim Laster defeated Tony
Laszczynski, and 5,
WASHINGTON - Back-nine
spurts marked all three of the
championships decided. 1t. Ker-
foot, former District Amateur
flnalist and runperup for the
Washington title last year, won
the 28th, Goth and 30th against
the firing Featherstone to end
the match on the Both green.
Young Kerfoot, former COL
lege golf star at Wake Forest,
played 4-over-par golf for the
80 holes. He was down only at
the 18th hole Of the morning
round, but shot a IA to turn
] up.
KENWOOD-Dahn Linkins,
who will enter Georgetown Uni
versity today. staged a remark
able comeback to send his
match with Dr.. Mike Oliveri
into extra holes. and then
finally won the 23d hole with
a DOGGY four to reach the quar-
ter-fiiials Of the club champion
ship.
Linkins, five down with six to
play, would have won six
straight holes had he not three
putted the 18th. Marty CARRIER
jr, birdied the 18th and 18th
to win over C. M. Merrill and
advance as the tournaments
youngest player. He is is, as is
Dave Turner, who lost to Max
BoSt.
Second round results:
Dahn Linkins def DR.. Mike oliveri.
I up. % holes: Max Bost def. Dave
Turner, up. 10 holes: John Dunn
def. Sam Del Veechio, . and /: Marty
CARRIER, IT.. def. c. M Merrill, 2 up.
John Eistnger and George Meleney
% play later: Alien Laing def. Joe
h5aroeau and 1; Larry 1mhofi def
Joe Gambatese, 3 and 2: Lou Sefnia
DEF Cliff Kohlmann up.
BETHESDA-An Another final
between two of the clubs