Evening star., 1916-05-14
Interesting Golf Notes
From the Local Clubs

this member of the Washington Golf
and Country Club getting around his
homo course about $50 times a year
under so In the recent tournament
he played H. C. Chamberlain of Co.
lumbia, and the two, who are about
the same age, had an interesting set-to.
Truett was beaten by 5-4. but this
does not fully illustrate the closeness
of the contest On twelve Of the holes
Chamberlain had par and the holes
Truett won had to be under par. Cham
berIain played to the sixteenth hole and
needed two fours for 70.
The first monthly tournament of the
Columbia Country Club was inaugu-
rated last week with three flights of
eight each qualifying. In the qualify
ing round Edward B. Eynon. jr.. tied
the competitive record of the course
with a brilliant 73. In 1913 John &.
Davidson recorded a IL. but the course
is much harder now than II was then.
will be ready for play within the next
few days and is in excellent condition
right now. The new sixth tee also
will soon be in use. Columbia play
ers made an excellent showing in the
tournament recently staged at the
Washington Golf and Country Club.
Lee l.. Harlan winning the chief tro
ply. John c. Davidson. who is a mem
ber Of Columbia. won the second flight
and H. C. Chamberlain captured the
consolation prize in the first fight.
Jack Burgess. the pro" at Chevy
Chase. has a record to be proud of
in a golfing way in his home country.
He halls from Montrose. which is about
forty miles from Aberdeen. Scotland.
and was for some time one of the lead
ing players of the big town of the
south of Scotland. He has several
fine scores to his credit over the Chevy
Chase course, among them being a IS,
which is a fine mark. as the new course
is much more difficult than the old one.
Chevy Chase possesses a fine eighteenth
hole, and 1t makes one of the best
finishing holes in this locality. 1t IS
distanced at 41o yards and as the
fairway Is pretty open to the inac-
curate driver the first shot is not
hard. But difficulties become cumu-
lative as one approaches the hole: fcIf
big bunker protects the left side of
the fairway and the green is well
guarded by deep sand traps.
1t is strange that when two players
tie in the qualification round of a tour.
ney the play-off usually is won by a
much higher score than was originally
recorded. When Thomas c. Dempsey OF
Bannockburn and H. c. Chamberlain
of Columbia played off their tie in the
Golf and Country Clubs tourney the
gold medal was won with a score by
Dempsey of s4 to his opponents Sc
The only case on record when the sec.
ono score was lower than the first wat
the famous play-off tie between Chick
Evans and Harold H. Hilton Of England
in the qualifying round Of the nationa
championship at the Chicago Golf Clut
in 1912. which was won by the Chicago
boy with brilliant score of 70 to his
opponents IS.
The members of Kirkside are congrat-
ulating themselves on the excellent
state in which they find their putting
greens. The greens were used for the
first time last Sunday.
1t is learned with regret that Jach
McDel mott, former national open cham
pion, now is an inmate Of Pennsyl-
vania hospital for the insane. He Is
without cent and 1t is expected that
golfers from all over the country who
enjoyed watching him breaking course
records with his beautiful game will
help him in his present predicament
The Golfers Magazine, published il
Chicago, has offered to do all In 1t!
power to help him in the way Of re
ceiving and transmitting any volun
tary contributions.
The annual spring invitation tourna
ment of the Chevy Chase Club will b,
held Thursday. Friday and Saturday
May %. 26 and %.
Washington possesses a man who ha.
won golfing laurels abroad and at hom'
and who still holds a foreign champion
ship. Richard Beattie of the Bannock
burn Club won the championship o
the city Of Aberdeen. Scotland. and nov
| is the champion of his club. OF course
since the war began there have beeI
! no championships held in the British
Isles.
The Washington Suburban Clubs thir,
hole has one of the best hazards aroun,
the city. The fairway is lined will
trees and about 290 yards from the te'
side. It is hardly possible for even
very long hitter to drive into 1t as th'
fair green slopes uphill. and as it mus
be carried on the second shot it con
stitutes formidable difficulty for thu
man who is short on his drive
The club championship of the Wash
ington Suburban Club will soon bt
played The winners name is annu
ally engraved on the beautiful plaque
given bv a member of the club. Las
year Sidney Bieber won the event.
The first meeting of the directors oi
the Washington Golf ard Country Club
who were elected May .. was held the
evening of May 10 at the clubhouse
and the following officers We're elect
ed for the ensuing year: President
DR. Henry Tabor Johnson: vice presi-
dent. Frank Cpman; secretary. Dion
rs. Burner: treasurer, Nal. Bovd Tav-
Ior: chairman of house committee. r
P Hawes: chairman greens committee
DR. James T. McClenahan.
The enlargement of the grill and
other parts of the clubhouse to ac-
commodate the increasing member
shin of the club is nearing comnletion
under the direction of r. P. Hawes
chairman of the house committee
Fourteen new members were added to
the club rolls May 10. and fourteen ap-
plications were received for member
ship. At this rate there will soon be
a long waiting list.
The Rannockburn Golf Club prob
ably will soon lose the names of the
Dempsey brothers from the club roll
as their names are posted for member
ship at Columbia.
The practice putting green's at both
Chevy Chase and Columbia are busy
places this year with the aroused in
terest in golf IT promises to he ban
ner year in local golf. as nearly all the
players are going well this year
The MAY tournament of the Ban