Evening star., 1916-08-17
PRO" PLAYS GREAT GOLF
Howard Beckett Covers Washington
Country Club Course in ga
Strokes, Two Under Par.

There were some among the members
of the Washington Country Club VINO
predicted that when Howard Beckett.
the pro at the Virginia Club. set a
mark of s6 for the links it would
never be approached and surely never
beaten Shortly after this feat the
par, which had been 70. was lowered to
the mark set by Beckett. Sunday
morning of this week. playing with
Charles Duganne and A. L. Christman.
Beckett shot a score of "a. playing
the best golf which has ever been seen
over the Washington Golf and Country
Clubs course.
And even this great score might nave
been beaten at least two strokes TOT
on the fifteenth hole. distance Oh
267 yards, Beckett took three puts
and on the sixth hole. which is nara
uphill distance Of 242 yaros' ms apo
proach was four feet from the hoie
and he missed the putt. thing ne very
seldom does, as he is usually deaoiy
on anything under eight feet:
The amateur mark of the W ashineton
Country Clubs course is q. set oy
Donald Woodward Of Columbia during
the spring invitation tournament, ana
since tied by Roy Pickford, member
of the Virginia Club. but who also
PLAYS over the Columbia course.
Immediately after .sa his nsa hns ner s1ri snd
Throat Hospital. where he underwent
an operation on his throat. He will be
back at work again today
The dates of October and have
been fixed by the executive committee
of the Middle Atlantic Golf Association
for the interclub team matches OF the
association. The tournament viii be
held at the Chevy Chase Club. The
tual play will be in four-ball matches
"a distinct innovation. Each team will
consist Of six players. The winning
team will be awarded the championship
trophy; appropriate prizes will also be
awarded to the team taking the run
ner-up place, as well as to the winner
Of the consolation flight. All Of the
twelve clubs which make up the mem
bership Of the M. A. G. A. are expected
to enter teams, and the battle for hrst
best of these classics. which always
feature the local golf season. The team
club matches coincident with the quail
flying round of the individual cham
pionship Of the association held at the
Baltimore Country Club June Is was
won by the Columbia Country Clut
team with the score of $50. The win
ming aggregation was led by Noeber'
Dempsey with the score Of 166 for the
two rounds of the course. The Balti,
more Country Club team was secont
with a score of 868
The western open championship start.
today over the course of the Blue
Mound Country Club of Milwaukee ant
the latest news is that Tom Mcnamara
the present holder of the title. will no
play this year. although no reason fl
given for his failure to compete. How
ever, his absence gives the field little
more spice. as all the men who have
been making golf history In the cas-
this year will play. The names o
Jim Barnes, Walter Hagen. Jacl
Hutchinson, Bob Mcdonald, Georg'
| Sargent. formerly professional at tn
Chevy Chase Club. and Wilfred Rei'
are among the men who will battle 70
the western crown. Although the clas
of the field is high it is regretted tina
many of the old-time masters. of tn
game such as Alex Smith. Gil Nichols
Jack McDermott. Mcdonald Smith an,
| Fred Mcleod viii be Missing Chicl
Evans, the national open champion. ha
| not entered.