The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07

I the hill. and his ball will run into the DIP
to find n soft green lie. and whence IL IS
only a pretty mashie to tho hilltop ana
the green. even e the hole measures ib
yards. This hole may be termed the cru
cial one of the course. A thoroughly mn.
ishcd player can almost surely win II
from an opponent who has not tine fine
points OF play at his 1t is a
sure four for the frst-class man. ANY
other will need five to get down. Boeey
is five.
He turns back north over the same dip:
The drive carries you on the highest point
in the course. and one from which the
on which the long driver thrives: If his
lee shot Is long he will carry the crest
OF the opposing hill and roll we'll down its
slope. whence a sharp half-iron banged
into the face Of the opposing hill will land
him on the green for a sweet four. If his
carry is short his brassie will pitch from
| above into the hill face and lie dead.
Hence. he will have to use a wrist shot
TO get on for = five. Neither pull nor slice
can be used in the drive here. but a long.
straight bash and a half-iron shooting up
the hill 90 wonderfully well. 1t Is a Singh
lar hole. where the tee shot makes II a
| mere drive and wrist approach or n drive
a full brassie and then a wrist shot. But
a difference of ten yards In the carry Will
do it.
No. Q is a dainty iron tap across the
pond which shinnmers below the tee, The
green slopes against the player. and 1t is
a certain three. while a short shot gives
a fine opportunity for n . This is one
ole on which the player GOES not want
to be over.
HARDEST HOLE ON LINKS.
Turning south again tn the second. or
inside. nine. No. 10 makes a trying hole.
You drive over the creek. which is close
in TO the tee and onto a sharply slopips
hillside. The least bit of a slice Will send
the ball rolling down the sharp deciiVity
and away from the deep ravine in front
of the green.
The second shot here ia not easy to play.
You have got to get distance and great
speed on the carry distance, and you are
ditch Is 100 yards away, and the sharp
| hillside in frrnt OF the green must pc
stormed by a climbing ball IL YOU VIII gel
on. This hole Is a dii't e one THU pa' han, ae
ard is certain death. as it Is Impossible 10
play out of it.
No. II Is a nice drive across a hogback
into A hollow ard a very short approach
uphill to a green on the top of another
pig" a whaling long drive should lana
on this green for "A three. This is another
hole on which the long hitter mas q tei-
TAN, advantage. =
spare YOUR drive. lest il catch the biS"ct-
ing creek. for it would be a 2co-yard carry,
but the slope of the hill gives the ball 4
very free run. 1t is a pretty iron INTO me
face nf The opposing hill and onto the
green on Top. y elem and certain L. 20
ing back east over No. Il. you must carr!
the end OF the lake some 40 yards on ana
well under you and go into the face of the
s.ecpcst hill on the course. A mashie puts
Won on a perfect green and il Is an easy! =.
No. Il 5 a mere drop on the top OF Inc
hill, across a ravine and onto a most at,
t~ractive green. 1t is a certain three anu
the green is so cleveriy constructed that
All shots pitched to the right roll to the
hole that a 9 is very likely II the mash!e
shot is cleverly played. H.,
You face southwest on No. II and drive
a long hook to the side of the hill; b
urCer the green and pitch short OF the
hole. for the green slopes most iearluh!.
and it is a sure :. Win a me ,bs XII The
Like Will catch a top or pull. VINE Ell
eral cop bunkers will make water-shy TEL
lows keep in a narrow COURSE eood
drive downhill and a half-!ron puts YOU
onto a very safe green. 1t is a very easy =
No. II runs right back alongside. ana Is
IA commonplace ieVei noie "ithou'
and a certain 4. -;.h tic
No. Is imp-esses the player with us
width, absolute straightness ana unuuiaS-
ING beauty. A long bunker some 40 yarus
from the tees does not awe you. for II
seems that you cannot fail TO drive Wei.
If the drive Is long. an iron VIII land you
at the south front of the Clubhouse u" q
green a full acre in extent and LEVEL as
the proverbial billiard table. III the zee
shot be a trife shy of distance 1t does
not, seem that the brassie can oe any
where but up against the pm ior a ou'
FEW FAULTS ON COURSE.
The faults to the course are few. inc
fair green of Nos. . and 10 slope sharpi!
away from the right-handed player. This
is especially true of 40. 10, where the
.lope is go sharp and the necessity of Sc
curing a long, and strong second is SO
acute that it must be set down as a bad
hole. No. I green is a bit too close TO
out-of- bounds fence on two sides. NOS
l6 and Il are fiat. %uneventful holes.
There are six water hazards on the
course, all of them pretty and making In
tcresting holes. The course is II trif1e sh'
in hazards tina demand an extra Ions
carry. which is USUALLY Il brilliant piece OF
play, but side hazards are numerous. and
it will be very necessary to keep straight
on the course at Glen Echo.