Evening star., 1915-04-11
Interesting Golf Notes
From the Local Clubs

Members Of the Washington Suburban
Club will hold their third annual CLUB
tournament in May, and judging from
the great interest shown by the golfers,
especially the new members who have
recently Joined the club. the tourney
will be the most successful event ever
held by the Georgia avenue club.
Phil King, chairman of the green
committee, said many handsome prizes
would be awarded the winners in the
various classes. An elaborate program
is being arranged and it is expected
that more than fifty members will be
entered. The program will be an
nounced in the near future, as will
also the exact date.
President Wilson and DR.. Grayson
were out on the course of the Columbia
Country Club several times last week
and enjoyed round each time.
Admiral P. NJ. Rixey of the Washing
ton Country Club, has given the mem
bers of the club the privilege of play
ing over a corner of his property. which
adjoins the course, in order that they
may have a clear way to the seven
teenth hole, which is 24S yards. This
announcement has pleased the MEM
berS considerably as they can now
make a clear drive to the seventeenth
without going around fence.
the green committee of the Washing
ton Country Club. and A. w. Dunn won
an interesting foursome from James
T. McClenahan and Charles Duganne
last week. the score being up and J..
Duganne won the twelfth hole with a
beautiful twelve-foot putt that great
ly surprised his opponents.
Morven Thompson, president Of the
District Golf Association, will call a
| meeting of the executive committee
this week to make arrangements for
the District championship tournament
which Is to be held at the Chevy Chase
Club June 3, and 5. 1t is believed
| that this years event will be at match
play instead of medal as was last
| years tourney
| 1t will be remembered that at the
meeting of the association. held the
| early part of March, change was
made regarding the custody Of the
championship cup which follows:
The trophy is to remain the property
of the association. the champion each
year is to have his name, year and
club engraved on it. His club will be
allowed to hold it for one YEAR II
no event is held for three successive
years, the trophy is to become the
property Of the club. then in the asso-
ciation, which has won it the most
I
| won 1t last Is to be given the trophy
The executive committee Includes
Alpheus Winter of Columbia, who Is
secretary, and Walter r. Tuckerman
OF Chevy Chase, who is vice president
Commissioner Oliver p Newman. one
of the most enthusiastic golfers OF the
| Washington Country Club, and walter
Guy won close match from Edmund
| Varela and w. c. Barr on the course o1
their club last week. Commissioner New.
man will be out playing frequently this
| month as he desires to get in trim for
the annual club tournament, which /.
to be held May g.
According to members of the Colum.
| pla Country Club. George p James. q
| popular golfer of that club, will re.
turn from Palm Beach, Fla, next week
James has enjoyed playing on a mum.
Der OF courses in Florida this winte,
ana is said to be in splendid form fol
! the summer season
Members of the Bannockburn Col
Club are looking forward with mucl
interest to one of the monthly tour.
neys this summer. to be known a.
the state tourney, wherein it is pro
posed that the 200 active golfers O.
the club will be classified into classe.
representing their native states. 1t i.