Evening star., 1916-03-12

mitted plans to the golf committee pro-
posing several changes in the clubs
course. which, if adopted, would almost
make the course a new one. 1t Is not
expected that any action will be taken
on them at this time. as they would
involve too great an expense.
1t has been announced that the wom-
ems tournament will be played under
practically the same conditions which
govern all tournaments, except that
there will be but two sixteens. The
qualification round will be at eighteen
holes: with thirty-two to qualify. The
qualifying round will be played in the
morning of May Is, and a round will
be played at each match play in the
morning of the other three days. Tn
less a change is made the prizes will
be in the form of medals of the same
die are to be given In the mems
championship event.
3. Warren Corkran. the newly elect
| ed president of the Middle Atlantic
| Golf Association. has announced that
he will not appoint a committee on
advancement this year. In years past
this committee has been considered a
very important one. 1t has been made
up OF a representative of each club
| in the association and its duties have
| been to do all il can toward keeping
up golf interest in the association and
| boosting the game as much as possible
! The Washington Golf and Country
! Club has practically completed work on
! It's Nos. l and II greens. These holes
/ Will be great improvements over the
| ones now in use, but it is not expected
/ that they will be opened up for play
until the last of this season, and pos
/ sibly not until 1917.
| one OF the subjects of special interest
to local players which was taken up
AT last Mondays meeting of the Dis
! trtct Of Columbia Golf Association was
/ that which related to interclub
matches. This was discussed at length
and, although nothing definite was
/ done each representative was in
structed to take the matter up with
his club and to make report later.
| The idea is to arrange series of team
| matches. similar to the home and
home matches in the Middle Atlantic
Association, between all teams in the
association. The teams are to be com
posed of ten men and four-ball matches
! will be played. All of those present
showed keen interest in the matter
and 1t is expected that soon as a IA
| vorable report is received by ma
jority of the clubs the executive com
mittee will complete its plans and ar
| range schedule.
Although practically every golfer
who has played for any length of time
has heard the expression rub of the
green used. there probably are not
more than one out of five who know
what rub of the green" is The
rules show but two sections covering
this, one applying to play through the
| green and the other TO stroke conpeti.
tions. Under the first of these, IL a
ball in motion is stopped or detected
by any agency outside the match, or
by forecaddy. II is rub Of the green
and the ball shall be played from the
! spot where IL lies. the penalty for a
breach OF this rule being the loss of
the hole in match play and the loss nj
two strokes in stroke competition. In
stroke competition, II a competitors
ball strikes or is stopped by another
competitor. or his clubs. or his caddy
il is a rub of the green, and the ball
shall be played from where IT lies. ex-
cept when il lies within twenty yards
Of the hole. in which case the penalty
shall be two strokes.
Chevy Chase players are taking a
great deal Of interest in the work OF