Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-05
RIVERTON GIVES OTHER GOLF CLUBS
A FEW POINTERS HOW JOURNEYS
SHOULD REALLY BE CONDUCTED
New Eighteen-Hole Course Is Real Test of Golf
and Two Shelters Are Among the Very
Best in the Country
By PETER PUTTFR

ONE hundred and sixty golfers went to
~ RivSrton Saturday to compete In the
invitation tournament of the Country Club
and after it was all over the unanimous
opinion was that Riverton has a real golf
course that will compare favorably with the
best in the Philadelphia district. Golfers
who play the new Jersey courses, as rule.
find them fiat as the proverbii pancake
with Indifferent sort of turf and with greens
which, in the main, are'of the pocket hand
kerchief order.
But Riverton surprised them all. Donald
Ross spent ten days there and when he pre-
sented his bill of $1,000 some of the men,
bers thought II was bit high but since
they have been playing over the new
eghteen.hole course they are convinced that
II is worth every cent of II. Riverton very
sensibly followed Ross's plans to the letter
and where he outlined traps in they went
There are twoslot holes at Riverton that
cannot be beaten, the traps are placed
where they properly belong and the greens
are ideal in their arrangement and contour
Every green meets the ball ana there Is
not an unfair hole on the course unless 1t is
the eighteenth, where there Is a big tree in
the center of the course There is some
taIk OF making a new green in order to
save the tree but the cheapest and most
inexpensive way would be to fell the tree
Playing the two shelters meant this I'm
less the golfer played two frst-class shots
in every case the two shooters became three
shooters and this was largely responsible
for the high scores. You can't play poor
shot and get away, with II. The greens were
very keen and in spite Of the fact that they
are not mere than year old ana several
of them are not as old. they are In splendid
condition so that no one could blame the
greens for his high scoring
Such stars as Normal Maxwell, Walter
Reynolds. Herb Newton and Cthers did not
turn I'm their scores and the lowest score
recorded was that Of Fred w. knight, or
Aronimink. with an 81. Eddie styles, OF
North Hills was second with an 30 and
there were only six scores, which beat 80.
Riverton incidentally could give some OF
the clubs holding tournaments pointers on
running these affairs The moment the
niayer entered the doors a smiling mem
Der of the committee met him with a hand
shake introduced himself and saw that the
visitor had aslCcler He was told who we're
I'm his four-ball match and n any OF me
others were around he was introduced. You
felt very much at home as soon as you got
inside the club The club members went
out OF their way TO make the welcome a
hearty one and they did not overdo il either
At every tee. In addition to the number
of the hole and the yardage, there were
directions, and IN many cases at the dog
leg holes. for Instance, there was diagram
~ the hole. n they were out Of bounds
| iris was noted on the tee box. II there
was concealed trap, this was Indicated,
when the players came TO the third hole
,hev were informed that winter rules were
M force on the eleven holes IN the new
seotion, and when they reached the four
zenith they were told that there whs 70
| n. no more teelng up. Il was very inoly
| run tournament 81 every aepHe az ~