Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
Interesting Golf Notes
From the Local Clubs

Clarence +. Norment of Chevy Chase
expects to leave next week for Palm
Beach. Fla. for a month. He plans to
take his clubs with him and to play a
great deal of golf while there.
The new tees for the r~earranged
course at the kirkside Golf Club now
are being built, and when completed
will be inspected by the board of gov
or rejected. If approved. the change
to the new curse will be made i'm
mediately. but if. after the tees are
built. the board does not like the idea
the changes will not be made and the
course will remain as it now is.
John A. Robinson, while playing a
round with Bruce l.. Taylor at Ban
nockburn last SATURDAY,, made n OF
the most sensational shots which has
ever been made on a local course. when
ne holed a ffty-yard low mashie shot
in fight at the first hole. The ball
went on a direct line and struck in
the hole at such an angle as to stick.
force would kick out. but Robinson
was fortunate in hitting it just right
and as a result he is given credit for
a shot that probably will not be
clubs.
John Britton of Columbia. who usu-
ally spends his winters in Washington,
is being greatly missed this year. Brit
ton is leading the simple life" on his
years, when the cold weather ono
he packs up and comes to town" and
spends his time. golhng and bowling.
Allan Lard and Gen. T.. NJ. Weaver
won last Saturdays event at Chevy
Chase from a small field, finishing first
and second in the order named.
The green committee of the wash
rngton Suburban Club is planning for
it's course during the winter months
and work already has been started.
About eight or ten new bunkers Will
be put in and all of the greens will
built on Nos. 2 and Z. and when this
work is done the men will take UP
work at the other holes which need
changes.
John w. Brawner, who had a private
indoor course" in his Offices in the
Waggaman building last year. does
not intend to play the indoor game
this season. This will be sad news
to local golfers in general. as Brawner
who cared to were invited to play as
much as they wanted. and as a result
there always were a number on hand
and the course WAS seldom idle.
Alexander Findley, the well known
golf expert of Philadelphia, was here
last week visiting Sargent and Nc
Leod, the Chevy Chase and Columbia
pros" Findley was one of the first
professional golfers to come to this
country from the other side and he
did a great deal for the game when
it was in its infancy here. Although
he still puts up a good game. he has
given up active work as a professional
For a number OF years it has been
| the custom of Columbia players to
gather together in the early winter
and AXE a goling trip to Augusta,
Ga. for two weeks or more. Otto j.
| De Mol now is busy booking up play
trips, which Will start February 10
The following are planning to CO.. and
it is probable that several others will
be gotten in line before Anal arrange
| ments are made: Otto j. De Moll, J.
II. Hendrick, Edward 4. Eynon, jr.:
| Eugene 4. Gott. Bob Burks, Donald
| Woodward. Charles A. Watson, Charles
g.. Orme. George p. James and Percy
Thompson.
Kirkside golfers now are on tempo
rary green. the permanent ones being
covered down last week.
Bannockburn officials feared that the
rather large increase In dues, which
became effective January l. would
cause a number of designations, but
SO far the reduction in membership
has been very slight indeed. and as