Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
IDEAL SPORTING LIFE FOUND
AT COLUMBIA COUNTRY CLUB
Beautiful Home Surrounded With Splendid
Golf Course and Tennis Courts
i In Perfect Condition -.

dog-leg hole. with a narrow bottle
neck, opening to an undulating green
well guarded by Mr.. Comedians de-
lightful bunkers. The second hole
the tee by long hitter. is to have an
| elevated green. making the mashie
pitch rather difficult to hold the green
| This hole will be remembered the
| his memorable defeat in an overtime
! battle with Lee Harlan. The rest of the
| first nine, with the exception of the
| sixth, where the tee is to be carried
back twenty yards. consists of very
good holes of more than ordinary char
acter.
| Fine Two-Shot Hole.
No. II is a fine two-shot hole of 439
yards. where the player has to place
his second shot carefully or find him
self in a serious predicament. No. II.
at present guarded by a cross bunker,
| is to have pot bunkers substituted on both
j at present a good drive and pitch hole,
is, with the coming on of the new put
ting green. to assume dog-leg char
acter. On this hole players have been
known to drive in the creek at the
base of the hill. This will be obviated
, by strip of rough grass being allowed
to grow on the hillside. Then comes
the fifteenth. the finest hole on the
drive to the top of the hill and a mashie
shot with plenty of stop on it to hold
the green. this hole combines excellent
qualities. making it necessary to be
both accurate and far from the tee in
order to have a try at the green 'front.'
ed by curve in the creek. The dis
lance is $40 yards, and the play must
be fine to obtain the coveted par 4.
No. is is a good mashie pitch of 14O
yards to a very tricky green surround
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upon the player to hold the ball after
it strikes. sometimes termed applying
the brakes. The seventeenth. which
resembles the ninth hole of the Kent
Country Club. at Grand Rapids. Mich,
is found very hard by the short driver
1t necessitates a carry of 100 yards
over the creek to the base of the hill
200 yards away, on which the green
is situated. This green. when the tee
plates are well forward, can be car
ried, but one does not gain much ad-
vantage by attempting 1t, as the ball
can scarcely be stopped from running
on and coming to reset against the UNI
inviting railroad embankment. No. IS
is good two-shot hole up a ravine,
although the green is little large for
even long hole. 1t will probably
soon be reduced in size and trapped
in the cornevs.
No Holes Are Easy.
Altogether one can scarcely find &
hole which does not call for the ut
most powers of the player if he would
get around near par.
One feature of the course which i'm
presses an observer Is the absolute
necessity for the relationship of shots
and the absence of blind holes
Every tee shot must be placed with
regard to playing second. 1t cannot be
gone at in haphazard fashion or
soon the player will find himself in
distress. The absence of blind holes
is a good point. as this theory seems
to have worked itself out. The pres
ent amateur record of II is held by
John c. Davidson. who. with Lee Har-
ban, George P. James, f. B: Eynon. jr.,
and W. C. Ballantyne. the former mid
die Atlantic champion, comprise the
best players.
The championship Of the District of
Columbia is to be held here in June.
return to medal play having been
decided upon. In addition to this event
the annual club tournament. which usu-
ally is attended by some of the fore
most golfers from the metropolitan
district. will be played In October. Re-
garding the annual District fixture,
some dissatisfaction was felt in GER
tain quarters last year about the elm
nation of prominent contenders early
in the play, and it would seem that the
return to medal play. although placing
premium upon consistency. which is
slightly overrated. particularly in ANA
teur competition, should serve to keep
up the interest. Fred Mcleod. the al
ia BILE Scotchman and former open
hampton. Is the club professional. and
should cut figure in the open events