Evening star., 1915-06-27

The qualification round for the July
tournament of the Columbia Country
club started yesterd. : .,iu cards Will
be received up to and inciud ng Tues
day. July g. with match pld. sched-
uled TO begin on the following Thurs
day.
Washington players in general and
Columbia Country club ones in par
ticular never acquitted themselves
more honorabiy than they did AT VIII
minston last week in the Middle At
lantlc championship tournament John
Davidson and Eddie" Eynon. both Co
finals the former winning after having
beaten no less parsonage than Il,
Warren corkran, one of the best IN the
country, in the semI-1inais. Donald
Woodward. also of Columbia, won the
consultations of the first hight. The
splendid showing made by the local
players III this years event is even
more gratifying than local victories Of
previous years for the reason that
Wilmiueto boasts of some of the best
players in the association. few of whom
have entered the event in the past
The Ranuockburn golf team will soon
p.. considerably strengthened as the
application of r Patrick rHara for
membership III the club has been re-
cc.ved aud viii likely be favora bly,
acted upon. oHara is an experienced
player. Who. up TO the time of his Ia k
was Il member of the Glen Ridge Golf
club Of Glen Ridge, \. j.. said to be
the oldest golf club III the United
States Like National Amateur Cham
pIon ouimet, O 1ara started his career
as a cAddN and has worked his way up
from the bottom.
All OF the local clubs Will hold holi-
day events July ). according 10 an
nounc-tnents mad" yesterday by the
committees al the respective clubs At
chevy Chase there VIII be three handi-
cap events as follows: one, for low net
score At thiriy-six holes. medal play
two. for best score against par made
by members having handcaps of
twelve strokes ana" less, and three. for
best score made by members having
a handicap of thirteen or more. A
player cannot enter more than one
event. Hannockburn Will hold min
iature tournament which will be com
pleted i'll the one day. Columbia will
repeat its Decoration day event and
hold an eighteen-hole handicap match
against par in both morning and aft
crnoon. miniature tournament lasting
all day, will be held at the Washing
ton Country Club. The Washington Subs
urban Club will feature a novelty event
in the shape of Scotch foursomes." In
these each team is composed Of man
ana woman player, DOtn ol WHOM drive
off from every tee. but in each case
after the tee shot but one ball is
used as the poorest one is picked up
and the other is played out. the mem
bers of each team taking alternate
shots.
John l.. Weaver of Columbia left
Washington last week for California.
where he expects to spend the summer.
Many changes are being made at the
new Baunockburn course near Cabin
John bridge The board of governors
has authorized appropriations for the
building of addition to the club
house, and for the purchase of fiftv
new steel lockers which are badly
needed This work. which will include
a new shop for Professional Purvis and
caddy she'd was started Friday and
will be completed this week The rail-
way company has also begun work on
a new station for the accommodation of
Bannockburn players, which will be
known as lakewood
A single stroke made difference of
nearly $40 to George Sargent in the ma
tional open event last week. Freddie"