Evening star., 1916-11-12

A year ago the last week in October
the Chevy Chase course was rearrang-
ed and the new layout has met with
the approval of the members of the
club At the time the course was
changed IL was decided that in case the
idea proved acceptable to the golfers,
the old layout would be further i'm
proved by the addition of several new
bunkers. Plans are now under way
to bring these hazards into being, and
work will probably De begun on them
early this winter. Fred Mcleod Of Co
lumbia stands sponsor for the state
rnent that the eighth hole at Chevy
Chase is one Of the finest three-shot
holes in the country. and is the best
In this section.
Miss Pauline Lockett leads in the
composite score competition at Chevy
Chase. with 20. The last four weeks
have been characterized by daily COM
petition at Chevy Chase, both women
and men having their turn. Last week
eaw the annual event for the Presi-
dents cup run off and the competitive
year practically ends with the contest
for the Election cup which starts We'd
nesday with the f1rst match round. The
qualifying round for the Election
trophy ends today. The women VIII
play in competition just prior to
Thanksgiving, as il has been announced
that the cup donated by Mrs. Ormsby
McCammon Will be competed for at
that time. The event is open only TO
women having handicaps of over u.
Perfect weather for golf marked the
past week as an abnormal one for this
time of year, but despite sunny skies
II is very much harder TO make a good
score now than il was two months ago.
Not only are the fairways much slower,
but the putting difficulties engendered
by wormcasts. leaves and small chips
which drop from the poplar trees make
II increasingly difficult 70 get around
any course III from one to five strokes
of the marks attained during the sum
mer when the fairways are fast and
the greens true. A good test is in
watching the play of the profession
ais The amateurs are too liable TO
MAKE costly mistakes and seldom play
two rounds alike, but the paid players
are remarkable for their steadiness
and under anything but abnormal
weather conditions play each hole In
much the same manner every time they
go out. Although IL seems as if the
tee shots are nearly as long as they
were In the warm days. IL is found
that the average score for weeks
play will not be within three or four
strokes as low as II was earlier IL Is
not now easy thing to reach the
eighteenth green at Columbia with d
drive and an iron, but when long
roll is obtained OF the tee II is done
quite frequently.
Franz Woodward Of Denver. presf-
dent OF the United States Golf Associa-
tion. was the guest last week OF W $,
Harlan Of the Columbia Country Club.
Gilman Tiffany, several times champion
of the Hudson River Coli ASSOCIATION.
played over the Columbia course in the
week just past. Tiffany is the brother
of the woman who married Jerry
Travers, former amateur champion.
Nipper Campbell. the professional at
the Baltimore Country Club, Will visit
the Columbia Country Club the coming
week and play the course with Fred
Mcleod. Campbell! played with Mcleod
when he made his record round OF 10
over the Baltimore course last Monday
William Conneiian the well known
course architect 0: Canoe Brook, y. j
will visit the Columbia Country Club and
plan seSeraI new Eazards- II is likely
that the present Seventeenth hole vii
be rearranged and the green elevated
at the back. One of the prettiest shot,
ever made On this hole was shown by
Hssd Mcleod in a match last Thursday