Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
Interesting Golf Notes
From the Local Clubs

Bannockburn's delinquent stump pull
er has arrived and was tried out last
week BY President Daniel Hazard and
DR. Brown. The regular greens are be-
ing used and are in excellent condition
for this time of year. Some members
think the present location of the ninth
tee could be improved. although with
the green in its present location, II the
tee were moved forward it would make
the hole quite short.
Nos. il and green's at Columbia are
being sodded and probably will be played
on in the fall. The eighteenth green has
been trapped at the corners. making i'm
perative weli-paced second shot, as
these hazards penalize ball slightly Off
the line. A strip of sod has been removed
from the northwest corner of this green.
il being the intention to place pot
bunker here.
Members of the Washington Golf and
Country Club are getting considerable
amusement out Of a remarkable golf
score made a week ago Saturday by p.
Edward Larkin. The physician. who is
q slashing driver. but sometimes lit
tie weak in his short game, distinguish
ed himself in two ways: first, by maxi
ing the first fourteen holes in ITO
strokes. and second. by making the last
four holes in nine strokes or seven be-
low par. No. 10 tpar 81 being made in
3. No. IS (par 81 in ., No. II (par -
in 1 and No IS (par s. in g.
The oldest golfer on the links never
heard OF such reversal of form.
| The fifteenth hole at Chevy Chase has
attracted attention as one of the lead
! ing holes in this section of the coun-
! try. The distance is 435 yards. with the
+, creek $50 yards from the tee. A very
| long drive will make possible good
| iron to the green.
The two Dempseys. Norbert and
Thomas. OF BanDoclburn are going good
this spring. They hail from Macon Ca
and attend school here at Georgetown.
The south is surely in process of produc-
ing some remarkable golfers, Perry
Adair of Atlanta, seventeen years of age
and runner-up in the southern champion
ship while back. came to the western
amateur championship at Grand Rapids
in 1914. He led great many more ex-
perienced players with his score of ~.
and usually is found somewhere near Is
on any course. The Dempseys are very
| nearly as good They get around Ban
nockburR pretty regularly in 81 or 49,
As the par is 36 il will be seen this il
good going. Both have expressed their
intention of competing in the Washing.
ton Country Clubs tournament May 4.
| ) and s.
The Washington Country Club course
| Is in great shape and the putting green's
! are in excellent condition Messrs p
Moseby and Stewart defeated John e,
| Da wilson and Mr.. Pickford. 3-2. i'm an
[ interesting match last week
| On account of the unsettled war con-
ditions in England many professionals
| are availa BILE for American courses and
| high class men will make sacrifices in
salary in order to obtain berth Mr.
Burgess. spoken of as a successor to
| Sam Purvis at Bannockburn. Is one of
| the strong candidates for the position.
| He is brother of the pro at Chevy
Chase and is strong player and an
\ excellent greenkeeper. number OF
! their intention of playing In the WASH
| ington Clubs tournament. Among them
are MIR. Williamson, the Dempseys, DIR,
Taylor. John A. Robinson. DR.. W. r.
King and Herman Stabler.
Richard Sutherland and Burton WEIGH.