Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29

ney announced the indefinite postpone
ment of all championship golf tourna-
ments. but suggested that they be
played in the form of open events with
the elimination of the title term. In
letter to Walter s. Harlan Of the Co
lumbia Country Club. vice president Of
the cancellation Of such Journeys would
be subject to the will of the clubs at
which they were to have been played.
It is believed that without a shadow
of doubt the clubs holding the three
national fixtures-the national open at
Brae Burn. the national amateur at
Oakmont and the women's national at
Shawnee-will accede to the wishes of
the U. s. G. A. in this matter, and II the
events are played. charge the regular
entrance fee, as it would be in case of
titular contest. The U. 8. g. A an
nually gives prizes worth large sum
of money for the three national title
tournaments and the withdrawal Of the
governing body as the overseer OF the
events will probably withdraw these
prizes. The money received as entry
fees in golf tournaments will either be
donated to the Red Cross or be used to
equip an ambulance division. When
S. G. A. to cancel its title events 1t was
made clear that it was not the inten-
ton Of the department to discourage
golf, but rather to encourage 1t and the
same time be of material value to the
country. Stories emanating from the
warning nations abroad claim that golf
Is one OF the finest of games for con-
valescents and those returned from the
trenches. and there is not much doubt
that it is salutary and its physical
benefits are great
The spring tournament season will be
ushered into being this week, with the
shadow of war hanging over the coun-
try Clubs annual spring event
starts next Thursday with the eighteen
hole qualification round. The first and
second rounds of match play will &C.
cupy Friday, with the semi-finals and
finals slated for Saturday. May 5. En-
tries close at pm. Tuesday evening
and may be sent to the golf committee.
care of Washington Golf and Country
Club, Jewell. Va
Next on the list of local tournaments
the Chevy Chase Club, which this year
will be held May 10. IL and II.
The qualification round will be played
Thursday. May 10. followed by the first
Friday. May IL. The ssmi-f1 finals and
finals are carded for Saturday, May y.
Following the lead of two of the local
clubs who last year held the usual
handicap medal play round in conJunc-
ton with the qualification round,
prize will be presented to the player
with the lowest net score, as we'll as
to the one with low gross. Entries
should be made in writing to the chair
man of the golf committee by Monday,
May I. accompanied by certified hand :.
cap and par of the home course IF the
ent; ant. The privileges of the club are
extended to all entrants from Monday
May Z. to Saturday. May IL, both in
elusive.
Jack Burgess of the Chevy Chase
Club. playing with ]. Tolman Brayton
yesterday morning. was around his
home course in rs. the best mark that
has been made this year. All the tees
at Chevy Chase. resodded short time
ago, are in fine shape. but are not
being played on The course as q
whole could not be improved in re-
gard to its condition. although the
greens will probably be rolled a good
deal in order to make them faster by
the time the tournament date rolls
around.
William Comedian. formerly Of the
Canoe Brook Club Of New Jersey, and
employed as head greenkeeper at the
Chevy Chase Club since February 5.
VIII snortiy go 70 new position at
the Bloomfield Hills Country Club of
Detroit. He will be succeeded at Chevy
Chase by A. w. Mcpherson, a green
keeper of note. and one with many
years of experience.
In a match played over the Chevy
Chase course last week Jack Burgess
and Allan Lard defeated David Bur-
CESS of the Bannockburn Golf Club
and William Reyburn of Chevy Chase,
2 and !. The winners were 2 down
and to play, but were back with a
best ball of 50. Burgess score being IS.
With two rounds better than 20 in
the last eight days 1t looks very much
as II Fred Mcleod, professional at the
Columbia Country Club. and former
holder Of the national open champion
tional open has been cancelled, but
there are plenty of open and exhibition
events in which the professionals will
get chance to test their mettle. and
Mcleod will, IL he continues in the
form he has shown in the past week.
Leod does not have the chance afforded
most of the New York professionals
Of playing two or three times a week
together in four-ball matches or SINH
play with Burgess of Chevy Chase once
a week he is fortunate, and thus Is af-
forded little real competition of the
kind that brings out the best game.
Play with amateurs who seldom break
so is not real competition of the kind
where good shot Is matched with
another good shot, and the players
battle on even terms to the last putt.
Alfred G. Buhrman Of the Columbia
Country Club was around the course
in SO one day last week. Emmons
Smith, jr., playing with Mcleod yes
terday had 80, being back in AZ.
Plans for the removal of the eigh-
teenth tee from it's present location to
a point on the hillside jus. west of the
fourteenth green are under considera-
ton by the green's committee of the
Washington Golf and Country Club.
Following the custom generally be-
lieved to be the best-that of having
a testing hole at the end OF the round
the committee believes that the length
ening of the hole to approximately 500
yards is step for the betterment of
the course. If the suggested change is
made 1t will require two very good
shots to reach the green under the
best Of conditions. and II will probably
normally be reached with two wooden
shots and pitch. The new first green
at this course has proved to be very
we'll thought Of by the members and
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