Evening star., 1915-11-21
interesting Golf Notes
From the Local Clubs

The rearrangement of the Chevy
Chase course. which took effect last
Saturday. is attracting a great deal
of interest in local golf circles. Pri-
marily. the object in changing the
course was to have two starting points,
with the first and tenth tees near the
clubhouse. so that on busy days half
the players could start on the first nine
holes and half on the second. thereby
doing away with the long, tiresome
wait which it is almost impossible to
avoid, when there is but one starting
point within easy reach of the house.
Incidentally, the change will not only
relieve the congestion on busy days,
but it also will greatly improve the
course from a scientific standpoint.
Under the old plan the first half was
a very good test, but the second was
little lacking Tin distance to make it
properly effective; there were too many
one-shot holes, and the possibilities
were far too easy. On the course as
now being played these weaknesses
have been overcome, and players now
find that the two halves are much bet
ter balanced. A detailed description of
the new course follows:
No change has been made on the first
hole, and 1t will continue to be the
Tndlu SLdTIlHS point. TOT the SeCOHQ
hole the tee is at right angles to the
first green and placed on the former
seventeenth fairgreen. This makes a
very fine hole Of the drive and
full mashie or midiron variety. To
strengthen it a pot bunker has been
200 yards from the tee and to have a
fairly easy shot at the green the player
must hug this pit as close as possible
on his tee shot. for If he slices he will
be confronted by the pit to the right of
the green. which will almost prohibit
his pitching over and staying on it.
The tee for the third hole is placed
west of the former seventh putting
green, with the hole at the old tenth.
This makes a good, stin two-shot hole
The hole has been improved by series
of grass gullies and ridges to catch
pulled tee shots, which might other
wise run to the former ninth fairway.
A bunker has also been placed to catch
a topped second. No. 4 will be the for
as No. S.
For the sixth the teeing ground is
north of the former twelfth green. the
player going from there to the former
Is about 525 yards, and as the rolling
nature of the ground makes it more or
less difficult, no bunkers have been
added. This arrangement does away
entirely with the FORMER thlrteenth
green. The former fifteenth hole is
now No. Z, while you play from the old
sixteenth tee to the green of No. II
for the eighth, which is the longest
hole on the course, approximating $50
yards. To make 1t more interesting, a
bunker has been built on the left side
of the fairway about IT'S yards from
the tee, and a small trap to catch a
slice from long driver has been placed
Off the right side Of the fairgreen
about twenty-five yards farther along.
In addition diagonal bunker has been
built across the entire fairway about
$50 yards from the tee, while in front
Of the green two good-sized traps
have been made. One is on the left
about forty-fve yards from the center
Of the green, and the other on the
right about ten yards less, the idea be-
ins to force the player to take chances
IL he wants to make a good score. A
good drive will carry the bunker on
the left, about ITO yards from the tee.
The player then has short carry over
the diagonal bunker. and a good sec
ond will enable him to reach the green
on his third. On the other hand, any
one playing safe is almost sure to get
in trouble. To the right his tee shot Is
with the diagonal bunker.
which It II almost impossible to clear