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Golf notes from Oakmont and related matches unfold
The report chronicles fierce play at Oakmont with Carter overcoming a midcourse deficit, the 8th and 11th holes described as brutal, and a dramatic finish after resilient escapes. It notes Hunter of Wee Burn starting strong, Robeson and Van Keuren’s close battles, and Gates of Broadacre securing the Governors' trophy amid a week of intense golf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hunter
Wee Burn
Joseph Hodgson
Montclair
Fillmore K. Robeson
Oakhill
Robeson
Carter
Clayton
George van Keuren
Englewood
van Keuren
Franklin H. Gates
Broadacre
Carolina
Spencer Waters
Apawamis
M. L. Feary
Richmond
C. B. Hudson
North Fork
C. F. Lancaster
Woodland
S. A. Hennessee
A. S. Hoyt
New York
C. R. Gillett
Wykagill
D. H. Simmerman
Lu Lu