Evening star., 1914-04-19
LOCAL GOLFING NEWS.

The team championship turnament of
the Middle Atlantic Golf Association will
be PLAYED on the course of the Bal
timore Country Club this year This
tourney which is to take the place of
the home and home matches of pre-
lvious years. is not going to be decided
over the Homestead Hotel course at
| Virginia Hot Springs as was al first de-
! cided as the hotel management has de-
clined to give the association the exclu-
sive OF it's course the dates de-
cided upon. October > and 5. The Bal
timore Country Club has been asked If
it would like to hold this big event under
ceived that the executive committee has
accepted the offer. and the event will be
staged in the Monumental. city.
| Several plans Of holding these popular
matches have been followed in recent
years. but for some unaccounta BILE
reason less interest has been shown with
each succeeding year. until at the last
meeting of the association many were i'm
( favor of dropping them altogether. 1t
was finally decided that the plan used in
ldecid!ng the Virginia state championship
would be tried. There are twelve clubs
/ in the association and by this plan five
of them will draw prizes
| Each team will consist of six men. The
meeting will last two days. unless the
second days play should result in a tie.
| in which case the tie could be played off
at nine holes decided by lot. as the
executive committee decides. On the first
day all teams to play thrty-siN holes
medal play. and the four teams returning
I the best aggregate scores will qualify
for the Championship. 'Runner-up"
and Consolation" cups. These four teams
are to be paired and to play on the
morning of the second day. eighteen holes
at match play. Nassau count each match
to finish. The two winning teams of the
morning play are to meet at eighteen
holes. Nassau count in the afternoon.
the winner getting the Championship
cup. and the loser getting the Runner
up cup. The two teams which were de-
feated in the mornings play will also
meet at eighteen holes. Nassau count. in
the afternoon for the Consolation" cup.
! The remaining teams in the aualifica ton
round will compete for the Earnest Eff
fort cup. These teams will play at
eighteen holes. medal play. on the morn
ing of the second day. the two making
the lowest aggregate scores meeting in
the afternoon at eighteen holes. tch
play. Nassau count. The other teams
| those who failed to qualify for the
Earnest Effort cup-wiu play another
eighteen holes at medal play in the after
noon. and the one with the best agsre-
gaze score will be given the ''Down-and-
out cup. This will give every PLAYER
thirty-siN holes of golf and will it is be
lieved. draw the members of the various
clubs closer together. and get them bet
ter acquainted than any other plan
which has ever been adopted.
Aiorren Thompson. chairman of the
golf committee at Chevy Chase. an
/ nounces that the invita- tions to the an
nual Chevy Chase golf tourney which.
will he held May IA. IL and 16. are now
in the hands of the printer and will be
issued this week.
Announcement is out of the Middle At
lantic States Golf Associa ton tourna-
nent. which is to be held on the course
of the Country Club of Virginia Nav y.
-. and %. The usual program will be
followed. the qualification round being
played THURSDAY. with the next txo. DAYS
spent at match play. the eveH ppular
all-day handicap also being card*d for
the closing day In addition to the reg
ular events. a handsome cup has been
offered to the team of five men turning
i'll the lowest aggregate scores in the
qualifying round. each club being allow
ell TO, enter as many teams it de-
sireS. The winner of the first sixteen is
to be the champion of the association
for the year and to be given the custody
OF the trophy. which will also be marked
with his name in addition to indi-
vidual prize. The other prizes will be
as follows: The association will give
prizes for the low score in the qualifica-
ton round. to the runner-up for the
! championship. for the low gross and first
and second low net scores in the all-day
! handicap event and to the winning team
while the Country Club of Virginia will
| furnish first and runner-up prizes for the
second third and such other sixteens as
/ the number of entries will warrant and
also to the winners of the defeated eight
in each sixteen. Entries must be made
! through the clubs of the entrants. and
will close with Secretary f T. d.
Mackay at Richmond at 8 clock Nav 10
Fred Mcleod. Columbia professional
now in the finest kind of condition and
right at the top of his game Mcleod has
been wintering at New Orleans
The week of May :; TO . will be busy
one for golfers. as two tournaments are
scheduled the Baltimore Country Club
starting the week and ending Wednesday
and the Washington Country Club ending
up with its annual event Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday The regular events
Will be played in both tournaments. En-
! tries for the Baltimore Country Club tour
nament will close Nav ! fAIay for the
handicap EVENT.. while tie Washington
Country Club will hold its entries open
until Nav j.
The Bannockburn Golf Club will use
both its old and new courses this year
The old course is in excellent shape while
the new course near Cabin John Bridge is
in fairly good condition, and will be in
fine condition in the fall. Nine holes have
been completed on this new course and
some of the members are playing on it