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Many Golf Enthusiasts

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Parent Issue
Day
16
Month
May
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

MANY GOLF ENTHUSIASTS
Were Present at the Opening of the Country Club
Season’s Festivities
Began Friday Afternoon – Banquet and Ball Made Occasion a Merry One

The formal opening of the Washtenaw Country club for the season took place Friday. In spite of the temperature, which was uncomfortably low, a large number of golf enthusiasts and their friends from both Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor gathered at an early hour on the picturesque ground of the club.

A large roller is being used with good effect apon the grounds, which are as yet a little soft and springy. The links were dotted here and there by players, in their bright red jackets making a pretty contrast with the vivid green of the grass.

Great interest was manifested by both players and spectators, in the contests which were held early in the afternoon.

The first, a driving contest for gentlemen, was won by Dr. Hull, who made 485 yards. D. P. Sullivan won second place with 341 yards and Ray Dennen made third place by driving 310 yards.

The ladies’ driving contest was won by Mrs. C. Cooley, 249 yards, and Mrs. Thompson received second place, driving 205 yards. In the driving  contest for direction, first place was won by Bay Dennen, second by Newton Swift.

Approaching contest for gentlemen resulted as follows: Dodge 72 ½ yards, Dennen 74 yards, D. P. Sullivan 84 ½ yards.

Approaching contest by ladies – Miss Boersig 25 yards, Mrs. Cooley 27 ½ yards, Thompson 35 yards.

The putting contest resulted in giving Mr. Todd first place in 12 strokes, Messrs. Cooley and Sullivan tied for place on 14 strokes and in plaging off the tie Mr. Cooley won second place by one stroke.

After the contests were ended many of the ladies gathered about the spacious fire place in the club house, finding the crackling wood fire too attractive to entice them out onto the grounds.

A committee composed of Mesdames Sheehan, Zimmerman, Lawrence, Platt, Sullivan and Showerman were in charge of a delicious dinner which was served to 150 guests and club members, whose appetites were made keen by the country air which they had been enjoying all the afternoon.

After the dinner the floor was cleared and those who liked dancing enjoyed one of the most informal and pleasant parties which have ever been given by the Country club. Music was furnished by Finney’s orchestra of Detroit.