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JANUARY 3, 1925
Entered as second class matter at the post office at PINEHURST, N. 0., Subscription, $2.00 per year.
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Along
the Fairways
(By Burt Hoxie)
0
I YOUTH of sixteen,
George Dunlap, Jr.,
by name, of New
York, carried away the
medalist honors in the
Twenty-Second Annual Mid
winter golf tournament
which started immediately
after the Christmas festivi
ties and the match play
rounds are now in progress.
His brilliant round of 74,
composed of 38 out and 36
in, was four strokes better
than anyone else in the field
of 125 starters, and quite a
shock to the seasoned cam
paigners and old standbys
of Pinehurst. But it seems
George has been doing
things of the unusual be
fore, so those who really
knew his capabilities were
in a position to state, “I
told you the boy would
bear watching'.” It seems
this summer young Dunlap
did the majority of his golf
ing in the White Mountains.
Rather for experience than
aught else, he decided to take
a whirl in the White Moun
tain's championship. And
George came through, quali
fying well up, and disposing
of rugged opponents in the
manner of a links veteran.
What he will show in match play which is now going on is
something else. But the young man seems to have arrived,
and is fast blooming into the division of “class of a high order.”
The field as stated, was a large one, in spite of the season
of the year, and there was quite some good golfers seeking the
qualifying honors. Bidding strongest was J. M. Robbins,
runner-up with a 78. P. S. P. Randolph, Jr., was the only
other in the field to break 80. Scores of 88 made the first
flight with a play-off being necessary for two places. No
less than six flights were made up, and close and interesting
match play in all divisions are in progress.
Cyril Walker, National Open golf champion, and Burt Nicol,
instructor at the Country Club, ran up against a stiff proposi
At the Eighteenth hole during the Championship tournaments.
tion recently in a best ball
match. Ted Gow, the Wes
ton G. C. professional, and
Arthur Yates, the Rochester,
N. Y., amateur, were their
stumbling blocks on the
number three course. So
fast did they travel as to knit
together a 62 best ball. Just
31 strokes each way turned
out to be the best combined
efforts ever made on a Pine
hurst course.
Gow, by the way, prob
ably carries the least pound
age of any golf professional
here or abroad. He weighs
but 110 pounds. But in
spite of this fact is an ex
ceptionally long hitter. With
the right hand well under
the club “Teddy” seldom
takes anyone’s dust from the
tees. Some years ago he
was christened the “Light
weight Golf Champion of the
World,” and as no one arose
to dispute it, he may be re
ferred to in such a manner
without any objections on his
part being raised.
Pinehurst at present is full
of star Junior golfers. And
from early observation it
seems we have some cham
pions of major events in the
budding state. The play of
Paul Carter in the Junior Pinehurst tournament was particu
larly bright, and “Billy” O’Brien is coming along rapidly.
Just outside the Junior ranks and giving unusual promise V
is young Dunlap. Though he has just turned sixteen, George
pulled an unusual stunt by leading the field in the qualifying
round of the Mid-Winter tournament with a sweet 74. A
case of “sweet sixteen” delivering a sugar coated 74. :
It will be interesting to note what the amateurs and pros .
do to last seasons records this year. There are some unusual •
marks to shoot at. For instance the best performance on
Number 1 has been a 67, by Morrie Tolman, a professional. •
On Number two Herbert Lagerblade, of Bristol, heads the
(Continued on page 6) . .