The Washington times., 1913-08-27
WHOHOLDSGOLFING
TITLE IN DISTRICT?
Washington C. Professional Suggests Annual Tournament to
Determine Best Local Player-Waer Harlan Enters Ma
tionaI Golf Association Tournament at Garden City,
By "CLEEK.

Who is the golf champion Of the Dis
trict of Columbia? Who is the best
player in the District, for that matter,
not that the best player is always the
chamnion7 Golfers in the five clubs In
and around the city will nominate sew
eral for the leading honors. The fact
remains, however, that Washington, or
the District of Columbia. has No cham
pion.
1t is all perfectly natural and logical
that there Is no District OF Columbia
golf champion for the simple reason
that none of the country or golf cluos
in the District has ever held cham
pionship limited only to men In the
District =
committee from the five clubs TO meet
and set about obtaining donation LOT
a District of Columbia golf champion.
ship trophy to be competed Tor yearly
The idea of District Of ColuDmla
championship, an annual affair with a
trophy to go with the title, must De
credited to Howard Beckett, the ener-
getic and progressive professional OF
the Washington Country CLUB.
Beckett is of the opinion that closed
tournament would be a great thing for
the golfers of Washington and would
go far toward stimulating the interest
here.
Every year the tournaments at the
various clubs allow golfers from all over
the country to take part. Ihe pest men
at the game come here for competition
and large entry lists tee off in the vari-
GUS events.
1t is suggested that the four or five
clubs in the city get together and put
,ha min 9 lin a
have the tournament held yearly IN ro-
tation on the various courses.
Limiting the entry list to golfers
whose handicap is seven or less, the
best of the players would take part IN
were more would have the added i'm
Detus of getting up on their game so
that they could qualify.
Every State in which golf is played
has yearly a State championship tour
nament and the District of Columbia
with several clubs has as yet had no
such championship event.
1t might prove popular to solicit funds
for a cup which when won three times
would become the permanent possession
of the winner or there might be per-
petual trophy. The Old Bachelors
Tennis Club held yearly tournaments for
the District championship. but in golf
as far as can be learned there is no
known champion
More than 40 players will tee off at
Garden City on Monday in the annual
national championship tournament of the
United States Gilf Association, the
entry list containing all the well-known
amateur golf cracks of this country and
some of the English players
DR.. Walter S. Harlan. OF the Column
bia Country Club. is the only Washing
ton representative in the tournament.
He is paired with Victor Maude, the
Princess Golf Club player. of England
in the qualifying round.
Bethlehem golfing enthusiasts were
given a treat on the links of the North
ampton Country Club by John J. Nc
Dermott. of Atlantic City. the ma
tional open golf champion; NJ. ].
Brady, of Wollaston, Metropolitan
champion, and Thomas L. Mcnamara,
Of Boston. Mass. a well-known profess
sional, all three OF whom were the
guests of Frank J. Myers.
In a match on the Northampton links
McDermott made a new local record