New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-17
New Course in Jersey At
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Easy Spots.
Bv GRANTLAND RICE.

Walter J. Travis, Jerome ID. Ira
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 quail
fed 10 speak SO when this eminent
trio told US Of certain course which
in 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 ia
vored spot should be quite worth
while.
It was in this way, under the
guidance of George Crump and Cam
eron Buxton. that we came TO visit
Pine Valley, course located about
twenty-five miles outside of Philadel-
phia, over the Jersey line.
The Worlds Greatest Course.
The approach to this course was an
indication 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 IL was well away from the
crowded places, in the rugged country
beyond, that we came upon the course
which had developed such admiration
from Travers and Travis, at one time
Scotland and France.
Having arrived, we began 70 have a
vague hint as TO what was meant by
the Greatest Golf Course in the
World.
There was not only the seclusion
of location and the prospects of won
derful turf and wonderful greens. But
there was also the combination of
nature at its best for golf and the
trapping of II. 5. Colt, one OF the
great golf architects of the game. Be
tween Nature and Mr.. Colt, with some
assistance and a lot Of supervision
from George Crump on the side, Pine
Valley comes as close TO being a
fawless test Of the ancient Scottish
game as the imagination could devise.
There may have been something lack
ing in some small detail, but if so it
was beyond the limited human con-
cept.
The Main Test.
What is the one thing, behind turf.
that would make a course the greatest
in the world?
We believe Mr.. Crump expressed the
case fully while showing the value Of
certain holes, notably the short third
and the short fifth.
"If you will notice" he said, "on
most of these holes just pretty good
shot is of no use at all. You must
either play the hole perfectly, or you
might Just as well miss entirely. A
shot that was also good one would
get you nowhere, except in a deep
trap. And there is absolutely no
room for error" This is Pine Valley
over the majority of its holes, exact
ing 10 the last degree, and yet fair
enough for the man who can make
his shots. No impossible feats are
required, no freak results are to be
obtained But there IS no compro-
mise. no halfway ground between sue
cess and failure.
Three Great Short Holes.
One of the most attractive features
Ct the new course which is now be-
ing built almost inch by inch is the
value OF tho three short holes com
pleted. The first Of these is the third
hole.
This hole with the wind Is an iron.
Against the wind il calls for a driv-
ing iron or spoon. And the green
is so surrounded and indented with
traps that only perfectly placed
shot will get the required results.
The second short hole. the fifth. is
one Of the greatest one shot holes
ever devised.
Al Grst nlance the nrosnect Is about