Newspapers / The Pinehurst Outlook (Pinehurst, … / March 3, 1921, edition 1 / Page 9
Part of The Pinehurst Outlook (Pinehurst, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
i MARCH 3, 1921 PAGE 9 REMARKABLE GOLF BY THE YOUNGSTERS By E. A. Denham Following in the footsteps of their fathers and often overtaking and pass ing them, some of the youngsters at Pinehurst are playing golf that is not only remarkable for boys so young, but would bear comparison with the average rounds of the average adult golfer. John S. Chapman, thirteen-year-old son of John D. Chapman of Greenwich, won a new niblick this week a club that had been promised him by his father contin gent upon his breaking 50 for the first 9 holes of the difficult Number Three course. John finished with a 49 the other day with everything holed out, and an nexed the niblick. A 49 for nine holes does not sound im pressive, even for a difficult course, until one looks up the records and finds that out of 319 grown-up-golfers and near golfers playing in the annual Spring tournament last year, lss than one-third went over the Number Three course under the 100 mark in the qualifying round. - Young Dunlap, who is twelve years old, won the qualifying medal in the Junior Tournament recently played over the first 9 holes of the Number Three course and then proceeded to plow his way through to the final round, where he annexed the trophy and incidentally achieved a 46 for the 9 holes. Later on, he played the last 9 holes the most difficult golfing stretch in all of Pinehurst in a 47 which gave him a total, although an un connected one, of 93 for the full course. This is the best that has ever been donto among the boys, for the 18 holes. The most remarkable youngster of them all, however, is Forbes Wilson, who celebrated his eleventh birthday on Feb ruary 13th. Forbes plays with the fin ished grace and forceful ease of a life sized professional golfer, and gets sur prising distance, too, for a boy of his years. He reaches the greens easily enough on his drives for most of the short holes and playing in a 'match with the elder Chapman the other day, he was near the first green, 353 yards, up hill,' in 2, and won the hole with an easy 4 to Chapman's lamentable 6. nr.. --MM"" 4 k a- a i ' 6 P Ko ism Pinehurst Homo of Mi Henry Homllower Willie O 'Brien, son of Pat O 'Brien of the Detroit Golf Club and only 11 years old, two years younger than the Chap man boy, registered a 49 on the rela tively easy Number One course the other day although he has not yet got down to the 50 mark on Number Three. Clarence Edson, age 12, has a 52 on Number One to his credit, and a 56 on Course Three. Walter Swoope, 12-year-old boy of II. B. Swoope of Madera, Pa., disposed of 9 holes on Course 1 recently in 46, and his brother Billy, two years older, went the distance on the same course in 48. Billy North of Winnetka, 111., age 9 and the infant of the bunch of coming champions,-won his way to full member ship in the inner circle, this week, by breaking 60 (on the Number One course) for the first time in his strenuous golfing career,, and is willing- to risk, his reputa tion on his ability to get under the 100 mark for the whole 18 holes by the time he is a senior of 11 or so. George T. Dunlap, Jr., of Plainfield, N. J., and Forbes Wilson, son of Willie Wilson, Donald Ross first lieutenant, are the stars of the youthful aggregation. The youngster has played both halves of the Number Three course under 50, although not in quite such low figures as young Dunlap. And on February 12th, when he was still only 10 years old, he completed the circuit in one fell svoop in 46-5197. A little over a year ago, when Forbes was 9 years old and just beginning to hit his stride, Papa Wilson challenged him to a match on the championship course. Forbes was allowed a patron izing handicap of a stroke on the short holes and two strokes on the long ones. ' Wilson, Sr., took life easy for the first feAv holes so as not to discourage the boy and presently he found himself 4 down. Then Willie began to play his regular professional game. He finished the rest of the round in par figures, but Forbes stayed right with him, "and'- his ather, who was never able to recover all of the four lost holes, finally went down to igno minious defeat on the home green. T e story drifted over to Scotland eventually and Willie has been hearing from his old cronies about it ever since. ' -w '?' HOTEL WENTWORTH An Estate Comprising 125 acres, 3 Miles from Ports mouth, N. H. Most beautiful location on North Atlantic Coast. Seashore and Country Combined. A First-class Hotel Catering to Exclusive Clientele. All Outdoor Sports, including Yachting, Deep Sea Fishing, etc. Improved Golf Course Picturesquely Situated on Ocean Front. Concerts dailv by Boston Symphony Orchestra. Also Special Dance Orchestra. Special Feature VEGETABLES FROM OUR OWN FARM . - Season MIDDLE OF JUNE until MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER Advise early reservations for season 1921 WENTWORTH HOTEL CO., J. P. Tilton, Managing Director Room 805 Little Building, Boston, Mass. Early Golf and Hunting AT SUMMBRYiLLE pine Forest inn and cottages Summerville. S. C. 22 Miles from Historical Charleston FULLY OPEN DECEMBER 1st Special Early Rates to February 1st. One of the finest winter resort hotels in the Middle South. Here you will enjoy rest and quietness amidst tall, Southern Pines. Invigorating, dry healthful climate. Pure artesian water. Cuisine and service on par with the best Metropolitan hotels. Ideal weather for Golfing and Hunting. Special December and January Tournaments.. Superb 18 hole Golf course. Regulated tennis courts. Livery of car riage and saddle horses. Good roads ,for Driving and Motor ing. Quail, ''Wfld-TuYkey,vP6x4in'a Deer Hunting. F. W. WAGENER & CO.,... Owners. Willard A. Senna Manager.
The Pinehurst Outlook (Pinehurst, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
March 3, 1921, edition 1
9
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75