Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-16
SEVEN HAVE CHANCE TO LEAD
IN NATIONAL LEAGUE HITTING;
PINE VALLEY TRAPS SLICES
No Chance for Poorly
Played Golf Shots, But
Utopia for Science

VTIALTER J. TRAVIS, Jerome d. Ira
w vers and John G. Anderson are three
among other golfers who have played most
OF the great golf courses of the world. And
they are three students of the game who
are pretty well qualified to speak. So when
this eminent trio told us of certain
course which, I'm the making they considered
the finest stretch of Ancient Green that
ever spread from tee to tee and trap to
trap, we decided a trip to this favored
spot would be quite worth while.
II was in this way, under the guidance
OF George Crump and Cameron Buxton,
that we came to visit Pine Valley, a course
located about twenty-five miles outside OF
the city over the Jersey line.
The Worlds Greatest Course
The approach to this course was an in
dication of what must follow. The last
few miles were through an old-fashioned
country lane. tree bordered and leading
away from the crowded places.
And 1t was well away from the crowded
places, In the rugged country beyond. that
we came upon the course which had de-
veloped such admiration from Travers and.
Travis, at one time golf wanderers over
America. England. Scotland and France.
Having arrived. we began to have a vague
hint as to what was meant by the Greatest
Golf Course in the World
There was not only the seclusion of loca-
tton and the prospects of wonderful turf
and wonderful greens. but there was also
the combination of nature at It's best for
golf and the trapping of H. s.. Colt, one q {
the great golf architects of the game Be-
tween nature and Mr. Colt with some as
sistance and lot of supervision from
George Crump on the side Pine Valley
comes close TO being fiawless test Of
the ancient Scottish game as the imagina-
tion could devise.
Three Great Short Holes
One of the most attractive features Of
the new course which now is being built
almost inch by inch is the value of the
three short holes completed The first of
these is the third hole.
This hole with the wind Is an iron
Against the wind II calls for a driving
iron or spoon And the green is so sur
rounded and indented with traps that only
perfectly placed shot will get the re-
Quired result The second short hole, the
fifth, is one Of the greatest one-shot holes
ever devised.
At first glance the propect Is about as
appealing as look across some inferno
Of trouble The tee is placed high in
grove Of trees. Below there is water and
beyond the water range OF tossed-up
sand and stubble. Nearing the green the
ground rises to another higher level, and
the green itself is guarded by a succession
of deer traps that must be carried 70 in
sure par. The length OF this hole As 231
yards, a full wooden shot. But the carry
is deceptive. From the tee Il is only 1 40
yards, but to the golfer playing the course
for the first time II looks TO be a good 22O
II seems as possible for any but the longest
hitters, and yet good average tee shot
may carry you across. AS a mental hazard
1t presents terrifying aspect beyond de-
scription.
To show the drift into the openlns
country II was just after leaving this green
that we came upon partridge Matching out
her early autumn coyey and although the
party stopped within a few feet the brown
streaked bob white had no idea Of deserving
her future offspring. The next short hole
was the tenth. apparently nothing but a
simple mashie pitch. But here, too. only
a fine shot will bring success For the
green Is not only upon a plateau, but Il is
much smaller than the others and is fairly
notched and surrounded with deep trans.
A mashie shot will do the trick but only a
mashie shot that is hit in exactly the proper
way.
Fine Long Holes
The longer holes keep even pace with
the short ones. These are 80 arranged
that ffft Of all the tee shot must be pron
eriy placed wild smash somewhere down
the course leaves more 10 do upon the see
ond Than most golfers are willing 10 face.
Al the long seventh. for example, there Is
no way infthe world to get home in three
after missing q shot Al poor drive or a
poor second or a poor third means four or
more to the green.