Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
Interesting Golf Notes
From the Local Clubs

Beginning August 1, there will be a
change in the caddie system at the
Chevy Chase Club. and the boys will be
paid at the straight rate of % cents
for each nine holes played. This will
do away with the rather compiled ted
system now in vogue by which the club
pays the caddie master. who in turn
pays the caddies. the players signing
their checks when they come in and the
amount being charged to their accounts.
In this connection it is interesting to
note the statement made by the ex-
ecutive committee that the club is pay
ing out under the present plan from
81. 200 to $1,000 a month fol. caddie hire
alone AT this rate the caddies are
worth their weight in gold" and
| monthly figures showing the total paid
at all of the local clubs would amount
TO small fortune.
A plat showing the new course OF
the Bannockburn Golf Club. near
Cabin John Bridge, will be found in
| other columns of this paper. This will
| prove Of exceptional interest to golfers
The longest match of the July tourna-
ment was played this week at Column
feated w. NJ Smith 18 handicap by
up and l to play. at fifty-four holes.
The plan Of handicapping is that the
better player start his opponent as
many holes up" as half the difference
In their handicaps. Thirty-six holes
were played last Saturday. the players
being all even at the end OF each
eighteen The third round of eighteen
holes was played Wednesday. when Cox
Won out. He really outplayed Smith, as
he beat him by greater score than
his handicap.
The enthusiasm shown by local golfers
In genesal at last weeks professional
match at Columbia shows how popular
these matches really are and will proba-
bly, be largely responsible If the local
clubs decide to bring Warden and Ray
here to meet the crack local pair. All
Tour players were apparently off form in
last weeks match and the scores made
were not as good as they should have
been For instance, the best ball OF the
winning pair was 6S-a mark Fred Nc
Leod had eGualed d few days before
Sargent was in poorer shape than Nc
Leod. but luckily his poor holes were
usually his partners best ones so no
great damage was done. His halving of
number allowed his side to retain the
advantage gained when Mcleod won the
first; his win of the eleventh came at a
good time, and his halve at the home
hole saved the match from going to extra
holes and giving the visitors another
chance at winning, SO, all things being
considered, he was ION the job when
needed.
Both of these players competed in the
open championships at Philadelphia dur
ing the last week, Mcleod coming out
number 4 with a card of 20. 81, 81 and
40. for 81. and the Chevy Chase player
with 81, 20. 20 and 3d. for 300 coming
| close behind him for fifth place. Jack
McDermott, the national titleholder. won
1t with a card of 305
course record was made at the
washington Country Club last week,
Earl wheeler. winner of the recent w.
{. c. tournament. doing the stunt He
went out in 81 and was in in two Iess for
a, card card ching as follows:
Out .-----.....- 6 s-37
In ) 3 2 < !, Aa5-7o
Par figures for the course are:
n...,..........4 / 3 ; : 53-es
| r. w. Peaslee. a landscape architect
| WHO is member of the Bannockburn
GolI Cub, Is taking quite an interest in
| the new course and is proving OF great
| help to DIR. Brown in planning the va
| rious holes, putting courses, tennis courts.
| buildings, roads, etc
/ III the sergeant-at-arms of the House
| is ever in need % a quorum on pleasant
| afternoons. all he need do is iump on
/ car and go out to the Columbia Coun-
| Try club. One day last week there were
\ over twenty congressman on the course
| The next tournament to which the local
| ciuDs nave received invitations is that
of the Mohawk Club, its tourney havine
been announced for August IA. Is and l6.