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Vol. XXVII DECEMBER 1 5, 1 9 2 3 Number 2
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Amateur -Professional Best -Ball Tournament
THE fourth annual
Amateur - Prof essional
Best-Ball tournament,
played on Thursday and Fri
day, November 15-16, and won
by Cyril Walker and his am
ateur partner, H. K. B. Davis,
brought togeher a strong and
well balanced field of golfers
from all parts of the country.
Among the well-known am
ateurs taking part in the event,
besides Davis, were F. C
Newton, holder of the North
and South title ; C. J. Dunphy,
of Washington; C. W. Deibel
of Youngstown; F. M. Lax
ton, of Charlotte, winner of
the North and South Carolina
championship the past two
years, and Donald Parson,
John D. Chapman, Francis T.
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Hit Lights in the Amateur-Pro Event. They are: Leo Diegel,
Harry Hampton, C. W. Deibel and C. J. Dunphy. Cyril
Walker and his partner, the winners, were a trifle
shy and succeeded in evading the camera lense.
and Dunphy with 68-69-70-71-278.
Then followed French
and Parson, George Fothering
ham and M. D. Stevenson, and
Joe Capello and Francis T.
Keating, all of whom wound
up in a triple tie, at 281.
After the first round and
with the exception of Johnny
Farrell and Harry Block, who
scored a brilliant 69 on their
first outing, the race was al
ways between the above named
pairs. Farrell and, Block
slumped to a 72 on the second
round and were practically
eliminated from contention.
Capello and Keating, and
Diegel and Dunphy were the
outstanding lights of the first
18 holes, each of these teams
scoring 68, but this was over-
Keating and Howard G. Phillips, a quartet of Pinehurst regulars
who have been taking pot shots at he President's trophy in Pine
hurst tournaments for a number of years.
The thirty-odd professionals included a number who have figured
prominently in recent national tournaments. Among these were
Emmet French, of Youngstown and Southern Pines who chalked
up a world's record of 274 for 72 holes in the Ohio Open a year
ago ; Harry Hampton, winner of the event last season ; Pat Doyle,
Leo Diegel, Johnny Farrell, Tom Boyd, Cyril Walker and a num
ber of others of the first flight.
The interest taken in the Club Trophy contest, limited to pairs
entered from the same club, was evidenced by the number and
quality of the teams that had a try for a leg on the trophy. Four
clubs now hold a leg on this coveted prize, and the club that
eventually annexes a third and deciding leg on it will have won
something to be proud of.
Douglas Edgar and Perry Adair, of the Druid Hills Club, won
the first leg in 1920, the year this tournament was inaugurated.
Fred McLeod and Guy M. Standifer, of the Columbia Club, won
the club race the second year, and last year it was won by Johnny
Farrell and Harold Block, of the Quaker Ridge Club. This year
the trophy passed into the temporary possession of the Friendship
Golf Club as a result of the united efforts of Leo Diegel and Chris.
J. Dunphy, who incidentally finished third in the tournament
proper. '
Walker and Davis led the field by a margin of two strokes and
won a well deserved victory, plus $500 to Walker and the handsome
major trophy to Davis, with a total of 69-65-71-68-273 for the
72 holes. Following close on the heels of the leaders were Hamp
ton and Deibel with 70-67-71-67-275, three strokes ahead of Diegel
shadowed somewhat and gave Walker and Davis, the ultimate
winners, a commanding, lead when they breezed over the Number 3
course in 65 on their second trip around. Hampton and Deibel
chalked up a 67 on this trip ; Diegel and Dunphy 69 ; French and
Parson 72, and Capello and Keating 70, and at the end of the first
36 holes the leaders stood as follows :
Walker and Davis 69-65-134
Hampton and Deibel 70-67-137
Diegel and Dunphy 68-69-137
Capello and Keating ' 68-70-138
Farrell and Block 69-72-138
. Diegel and Dunphy crawled a stroke nearer the leaders on the
third round, and a snappy 68 by French and Parson put that team
very much in the running again, but with the exception of Hamp
ton and Deibel, who wound up with! a 67, all of the contenders
slumped in the fourth and deciding round while Walker and Davis
held tenaciously to their remarkable early game and finished the
last 18 holes in 68 for a total of 273 and the first money and trophy.
The field finished as follows :
Professionals named first:
Cyril Walker and H. K. B. Davis. , .... . . . .... .69-65-71-68-273
Harry Hampton and C. W. Deibel ; . . .... ... . . .70-67-71-67-275
Leo Diegel and C. J. Dunphy . ..... .... .... . . . . .68-69-70-71-278
Emmet French and Donald Parson ......... ... .70-72-68-71-281
George Fotheringham and M. D. Stevenson. .... .72-69-69-71-281
Joe Cappello and Francis T. Keating 68-70-71-72-281
Johnny Farrell and H. Block . ......... ..... . . .69-72-72-70-283
Tom Boyd and H. G. Phillips . . . . . . - . . . .71-72-72-72-287
C.' L. Mothersele and John D. Chapman .'. 70-71-72-74-287
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