Evening star., 1963-04-18
Rhodes Gains
FaVorite' Role
In School Golf
BY ROBERT SOMMERS
Star staff Writer

yesterday is throwing doubt
into everyone else as the
Schoolboy golf tournament goes
into its quarter-final round at
Woodmont today.
Ron Rhodes, a lanky 19-
year-old from Sullivan Prep,
has changed from an appre-
hensive underdog TO the tour
nament favorite after beating
Ricky Meissner of Northwood,
the defending champion. up,
at Congressional yesterday.
Rhodes takes over as the
favorite almost by default be-
cause all the pre-tournament
choices have been eliminated.
Joining MeiSsner among the
eliminated on a dreary, cold
day at Congressional yesterday
were Gary Klahn, the Middle
Atlantic Junior champion, Jim
Calvin, medalist in the Brooke
Manor qualifier Monday, and
Jim MaSterSon of st. Johns
and Tony Frederickson of Lee,
co-medalists at Westwood.
Beaten on goth Hole
Klahn was eliminated on the
goth hole by l5-year-old Bobby
Morris of Springbrook. Fred
erickson lost. / up, to Bob
Haley of Wheaton and Master
son was beaten, up, by IT.
year-old Steve Borchers Of
Peary.
The others still in contention
are Bob Roberts of Peary,
Larry Pearson of Northwestern
and Roger Olsen of Annandale,
who won a 2l-hole match from
Mike Regan of st. Francis.
Rhodes had to survive a
shaky finish that almost sent
the match into extra holes. He
also survived a rules call that
cost him a 3-up lead at the
l4th.
On that hole his ball lay
partially in Meissner's line to
the cup. Ricky asked him to
mark his ball a putter's-head
length away. When Rhodes re-
spotted the ball, he failed tc
move it back a putter's head
length and instead Of winning
the hole and going 3 up, he lost
and was only / up.
Chance on 18th
Meissner had a chance to
square the match on the 18th,
the ninth Of the front nine, the
way. they played the course yes
terday. Rhodes put his third
shot to this par-five hole
in a sand trap and blasted vel
above the hole. Meissner was
on the green in three and coulc
have sent the match into extra
holes with two puts. But his
approach was too strong anc
he missed his second from about
5 feet.
Rhodes lost in the seconC
round of this tourney last year
He is an extremely long hittel
and this figures to give him tht
edge. Woodmont, Chevy Chas,
and Columbia, three Of the
longest courses in the area. viii
be the sites of the final thret
rounds.
He was three over par yester'
day after winning the frs
three holes from Meissner, ant
shot Kenwood in even pa
Tuesday when he won his frs
match. 2 and /, from Gil Fitz
Hugh.
Two Survive PIayOffs
Oddly, two of the quarter
finalists-King and Morris
had to survive playoffs to reach
match play.
Besides the qualifying play.
off. Morris had to go 10 hole
to defeat Doug Lavay of Bulls
in the first round and then II
holes yesterday.
Olsen also has gone extrS
holes in both matches. HI
eliminated Jay BraitSch ol
O'Connell in 10 holes at Ken,
wood Tuesday.
Second-round results:
Steve Borchers, Peary. deieate,
Bob Roberts, Peary defeated Rand
Morris. Springbrook. 1 up, 10 holei
Larry Pearson. Northwestern. de
feated Dan Jones, Annandale. 8 and 4
Lee King, Wakefield, defeated Jir
Calvin, High Point. 3 and /
Bob Morris. Springbrook. defeate
Gary Kahn, Annandale, ] up. 20 holes
Bob Haley. Wheaton. defeated Ton
Frederiekson. Lee, ] w.
Rieky Meissner, Northwood. / up.
! Roger Olsen, Annandale. defeatei
Mike Regan, 81. Francis, up, 2