Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04
CHEVY CHASE TO HAVE
GREAT TOURNAMENT
W0man's National Golf Cham
pionshir; Will Be Held There
Beginning October 19.

At Chevy Chase. on the 10Th of this
month, will be held the woman's national
golf championship. Many good tourna-
ments have been pulled of at this exclu-
sive suburb, but the coming events will
likely bring out larger crowds than have
ever witnessed golf around these parts.
A commanding view of the course is
had from the verandas to the rear and
side of the clubhouse. a rambling and
commodious two-story frame building.
part of which is 15O years old. The club
bungalow, with its sixteen rooms, is to
be turned over to the exclusive use of the
women. although the intention is to have
sleeping accommodations provided for the
championship aspirants in the homes at
Chevy Chase. or in the hotels in Wash
ington, about thirty-ive minutes ride by
trolley.
So far as the course is concerned, II
may be said that the ground is gently UNI
dulating, and not in the least tiresome.
The short holes are all difficult and in
tereSting, while the eleventh, twelfth and
thirteenth, almost equal as to length, have
their distinctive features.
Smooth Sailing for Straight Player.
The varied and numerous hazards will
be particularly penalizing to topped balls.
while the sliced and pulled shots will also
generally get punished. 1t will be smooth
sailing for the straight player. as there
are no half-hidden traps sunk in the fair
way to add to ones troubles. Approaches.
however, will have to be made with care,
for the greens are well protected. The
general condition of the fairWay is eX-
ceilent. and the putting greens will COM
pare favOrably with those to be found on
any of the prominent courses. The length
Of the holes, in yards. follows:
2s2 800, 344. 145, $40, sl5, $40, 4ss. 141-3.o2a
277, $685. 1864, 800. 2225, $50, lis. 442, Is7-2.934
Total. 3 ,9o7
The fact that this Is an entirely neu-
trail course will afford an excellent oppOr-
tunity for comparison between the play
ers from various sections. That some
visitor is certain to carry off the honors
is generally accepted, as there are few, if
any, championship possibilities among the
women golfers at Washington. But. SO
far as being familiar with the course goes.
it is old truiSm that all a good player
needs is few rounds over d course to
get 1t down as fine as the regular men,
Der, Who makes the circuit from one end
of the year TO the other.
Starts October 10.
The coming championship will start
the morning of October IS. and according
to the conditions those with the thirty
two best scores will earn the right to con-
tinue on at the match game throughout
the week. The championship proper will
be played each morning in eighteen hole
rounds. the afternoons being reserved for
side attractions. These are to begin Tues
day, so that no matter how unfortunate
some of the contestants may be in their
fo~ cfao rn,fn Chi t10ry
find ample consolation in the numerous
special events.
The Robert Cox trophy will be held for
the year by the club from which the WIN
ner of the tournament enters, but the
successful player will receive a gold
medal. A silver medal will go to the
runner-up, while the other semi-finalists
will receive bronze medals. The former
winners and runnerS-up were as follows:
1S95rMeadowbrook, Mrs. c. s. Brown,
Miss n. C. Sargent.
1S96tMorris County. Miss Beatrice
Hoyt. Mrs. A. Turnure.
1S97-Essex County Club, Miss Beatrice
Hoyt. Miss N. c. Sargent.
1S9S-Ardsley, Miss Beatrice Hoyt, Miss
W. K Wetmore.
1S99-Philadephia Country, Miss R. I'm
derhill, Mrs. r. +. Fox.
IShinnecock, Miss F. c. Griscom,
Miss NJ. Curtis.
1W1-Baltusrol, Miss G. Hecker, Miss
f1cfIoI
1902-Brookline. Miss G. Hecker. Miss
L. A. Wells.
1aO3-Wheaton, Miss B. Anthony. Miss
]. a. Carpenter.
19O4-Merion c. c., Miss G. Bishop. Mrs.
E. F. Sanford.
19O5-Morris County, Miss Pauline
Mackay Miss NJ. Curtis
19O6-Brae Burn. Miss II. Curtis, Miss
NJ B. Adams.
19O7-Midlothian, Miss NJ. Curtis, Miss
H. Curtis.