Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-29
Delicate Shots Required
BY Panicky Players.
Public Course Inspect
ed T o d ay
By SANDY McNIBLICK

TNHE beautiful course at the Whitemarsh
i Valley Country Club is rapidly forging to
the front as links of considerably more
than scenic beauty. The changes this year
have brought it along to decided champion
ship possibilities
There are two short holes there that re-
quire about the daintiest strokes of any of
the one-shot holes in gthe city. The re-
modelled 9th is one shd the other is the
18th. They are mo nice mark" for a golfs-
man with trembling elbows or shivery
flanSs.
Nearly all those that followed the play
in the championships last week enthused
over the 9th holes which had stood as an
incorrect hole for seasons The green has
been raised 80 that IL is no longer blind
from the tee. As the hole now stands. the
fairway runs, between banks near the hole,
in a hollow and the green Is terraced above
sand pits which surround 1t. A running
line OF sand squares guards the approach.
All the material for the construction was
obtained from other changes made on the
course from turf TO sand, so that the ex-
pense involved in building the hole was
simply the labor
Hole Built at Low Cost
The total expense of the hole from its
first building when the course was con-
ing to L. +. Deming, who helped 90 plot
the changes
'The cost of rebuilding the hole was
about $3.50" he said 81, is now one Of
our best holes"
1t takes a fine shot to make a correct
pitch to the hole. II Is easily overcarried
and shot not quite "up" means a bitter
pitch from the sand.
The 18th hole also requires a delicate
shot to the green 1t is on high crest
overlooking the rest of the course and there
is generally a good breeze ready TO throw
the pitch out of bounds, which runs snugly
along the fairway right up to the hole.
If the winds blow the other way the ball
is tossed into the rough on the left and a
too-strong out is likely 20 go out of bounds.
About the only way to play is to land the
green and this is not always possible to
the golfer that wishes with all his soul to
claim a par for the hole. The heights Of
the short 10th also present many possl-
bilities for the player who is being harassed
and a for the hob is the exception rather
than the rule.
Public Course Ready
The volunteer committee of golf leaders
and experts of this city, together with
members of the Fairmount Park Commits
sion inspected the public links at Cobb's
Creek today TO make final examination
of the course before 1t is thrown open.
The members of the committee are Rob
ert w. Lesley, chairman; Hugh Wilson. A,
II. Smith, John W. Pepper, George C.
Klauder and Alan Corson. The course has
been constructed under Jesse T. Vogdes,
chief engineer of the Park Commission.
No player will be allowed TO begin play
except from the first tee, and each player
is limited to the use Of one ball. Two
players win not be permitted TO play with
a single set Of clubs.
Children win not be permitted on the
course, but any person ls years OF age or
over may play on the course for a regis
tration fee of a dollar. A permit tag is
then given for one year, which must be
shown before teeing Off. Any person not
having a tag win be required TO pay so
cents for the use of the golf course and
clubhouse accommodations for one day or
part thereof, Any holder Of a permit may
obtain the use Of locker on payment OF
$40 per year.
on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays a
bag llne can be formed up to 1880 a. m.
at the first tee and score cards will be