Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-26
interesting Golf Notes
From the Local Clubs

Formal announcement of the matches
for the team championship of the Mid
die Atlantic Golf Association to be held
on the Columbia Country Club course
October IA and 10 has been made. One
or two minor changes have been made
regarding the conditions of play. the
most important being the reduction Of
the size of the teams from six to five
players. There will be four prizes up
for cempetition--the championship cup,
the runner-up cup, the first consolation
cup and the second consolation cup.
The following program will be fol-
lowed:
October IA at . am. there will be a
qualification round at 90 holes. medal
play. The four teams turning in the
lowest aggregate score will qualify for
the championship, runner-up and first
consolation Cups
October Is at am. the four teams
which qualified as above will be drawn
against each other and play at eight
cen holes. match play, each match to
count 1 point for the winning team:
The two winning teams will then meet
and play for the championship and de-
feated teams will play for the first con-
ISOLATION cup. All other teams will play
thirty-six holes. the question as to
whether the competition will be at
match or medal play depending upon
the number of entrants. II eight teams
enter the event. then four teams would
be left to compete for the second con-
ISOLATION cup and the play would be
at match play. but should there be
three or five teams then the COMPETE
tion will be at medal play. the lowest
a U0rARata scores count.
The afternoon Of the second day, the
finals for the championship and first
consolation cups will be, played. az
will the second round OF medal or
match play for the secoEd consola-
ton cups Each club should notify Sec
bretary F. J.. D Mackay, Country Club
o. Virginia. not later than Tuesday.
october IL. whether a team will be en-
tered. Washington should figure prom
inently in this years. event. as 1t prob
ably viii enter as many teams as all
Of the other cities combined. The Of
ficials at Columbia expect to receive the
entries of about eight teams, and CO.
lumb'a. Chevy Chase, Bannockburn and
, make UP the local list.s All four are
! now getting their players in line and
an unusually successful meeting In be-
infnticipatea.
Richard Beattie, who recently won
the championship of the Bannockburn
Golf Club, was given quite surprise
| last week when he was presented with
| set of golf clubs by fellow -competi.
! tors in.the title event.
I rather unusual foursome was
! played at Columbia last week, in which
some record scores were made at the
| tenth hole. This Is one OF the longest
holes on the course. being AS yards
par 4. Harold +. Doyle scored two
on it. making a splendid drive and
| following Ii with an exceptional second
! which sent the ball to the green and
| into the hole. Leo G. Brooks. who fol-
| lowed Doyle in the foursome. then pro.
ceeded to hole his third, which is also
| some stunt. This Is an exceptionally
! hard hole and faany think that par for
4 IL should be instead of 4, and these
| two good scores in the same match
caused considerable comment.
| According to the new measurements
| of the Chevy Chase course, there Ii
| quite a difference in it's length. due tc
the many changes made in both tees
and holes. The course as now used is
las yards shorter than it was before
the changes were made and par IL, con-
sequently. reduced from Is to ~, the