The Washington herald., 1911-03-12
OFT ON THE LINKS.

OCT ON THE LINKS.
Ont on the links on: on the links.
viii soon bo the golfers loud slogan who thinks
How vretrhFd and poor hc would be with his wealth
II forced drag through this life without
health:
Hence. soon hcH i,e dropping his everyday grind
And n where both Iaeasuro and health he Will
And thai rest assured is m, indoors at Kinks.
But out IN the oren-"Out the Links
II. g MI Lr.
Tho accompanying scene is the final
putt-out Of a foursome match on the
home green Of the Chevy Chase links.
The eighteen holes Of tho hard course
have hccn completed. and the players
are ready to return to the clubhouse and
compare scores and plays
The general principle in laying out a
golf course is to have the holes as va
1ied a. possible in their playing condition.
This is especially true of the links Of
the Chevy Chase CIuD. There, taking the
basis Of a fun shot at 10 to lao yards. a
hole is one two. or three full shots from
the tee. and the hunkers and side traps
arc So placed that every poor shot is
punished.
A short hole or two especially over a
quarry or some like hazard, is often u
pleasing Variation in the round No ex-
pensc has been 700 great to bring up
the turf Of the Chevy Chase course, by
constant cutting, rolling. and watering,
taking as a guiding principo that links
should lo laid ont to compel ftrst-class
play. and that the natural advantages
Of the land must he used to give variety
to the play and character to the course.
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each player. their purpose in the game
being tn carry the golf sticks. to note
the lie of the ball. and to guard the po-
Eition Of the putting hole on the greens
II is good to have a boy who knows your
clubs and docs not have to be told which
one to pull out Of the bag. Caddics should
relieve the players Of all the trivial wor-
rirs OF the game.
George SarEsn,. the present open cham
pton of the United States. and the pro
fosSional Of the Chevy Chase club. in
describing the clubs links, has the fol-
lowing to say:
Tre. gam. IT golf is started by the
Grv" Printed on tho Ind box or tn"
score card is the dstanC" 0f the hole,
into which the purpose Of the game iS
u knock the bah. About. 100 ards away
= whit" Ga- points out the direction "f
tho drive. The pl.'lcr should not hurry
at any tim" drrinG play. should not
mind his opponent nor NOrrv about the
Caddic. nor take his cv0 off the hall on
the stroke. II The player is prepared 20
do ali Of these things he is ready for
tho drive.
This is a combination Of a swing and
hit. the club head describing TAO curves,
an upward and a downward. II the
muscles fail tu ~cspond, and If the tim
ing Gf tho stroke = at all irregular. the
strok" * failure. This is true Of all
strokes to the green. The whole thing
TO the 'lcllow through" is to keep tn"
&C on the ball. for the moment the eve
is taken "n the stroke is cut short. Th2
club head acts in the same line as the
tall, making tho flight straiEhtcr and
longer. At the bottom Of the swing tho.
club head IS moving in a straight line,
which is the secret Of the properly car
-ica out "follow through"
\ description of tho course b. George
Sargent is as follows: The first hole
is 81 yards lon=, and owing to the un-
dulatng nature Of the ground. it is
necessary to make a good drive and
reach tho top Of n rise if you are to
have an cast second otherwise you will
have a blind approach. There is to be
a cross bunker 10 yards from the tee
is guarded by three dangerous pot bunk
ers One Of these bunkers is placed
about twenty-five yards short of the
green and slightly to the left. which
makes il almost impossible for a PLAYER
who has hooked his drive to get home in
two. The second bunker is at the right
hand edge of the green and the third
slightly past. These two also catch a
The second hole is 415 yards in length
and calls for two good straight shots to
reach the green. There is to be bunker
placed to catch a full drive, while a slice
will probably end up in a ditch.
"Thc third is a short hole $50 yards
long 1t is beautifully bunkered. and
anything but d really good shot is sure
TO find one of the traps surrounding the
green. In my opinion it has few equals
for q hole of this length. The fourth is
SIS yards long and calls for two good
straight shots and a pitch. AS the fair
green slopes to the left the players must
aim down the Tight-hand side of the
course for the first shot, as 10 allow
for the roll down. Careful judgment is
required for the second shot, for guard
ing the green in front IS a nasty water
hazard. and il is necessary, il the player
near this hazard as possible, as the green
which is beautifully undUIating. is well
guarded by traps both left and right.
The fifth hole is 325 yards in length. and
might well be .christened perfection -
Only one sort OF drive is of any use
here, and that is one both straight and
long. The ordinary straight drive wont
do: il must be right on the guide flag
and l6J yards to carry. or trouble awaits
you in broken ground to the right and
short TO the left is a large pot bunker.
The sixth hole is $50 yards long. and is
usually known as a long, short hole.
Under ordinary conditions it is reached
in one shot with an iron club but often
with strong wind against the player il
is possible TO reach it with the driver.
The seventh hole is $50 yards long but
as the ground has steep down grade
about 200 yards from the tee il is pos
sible TO reach the green on the second
shot with a fairly easy iron, provided
the drive is good one. a water ditch
and a sand bunker lie in store for a
fooled second. The eighth hole is SIS
yards long, a good drive, slanding your
ball on the top Of a rise, from which a
shot can be taken across a ravine and
water ditch to the green. The ninth hole
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