Evening star., 1917-04-01
INTERESTING GOLF NOTES
FROM THE LOCAL CLUBS

Plans for the Columbia Country
Clubs first annual invitation profess
sional tournament are now matured.
Everything waits for the influx of the
first trainload of pros from Pinehurst,
which Is due at noon today. good
many of them probably getting into
action on grass greens for the first
time in many months this afternoon.
All the greens at Columbia have been
carefully groomed for this event. and
the course as whole looks as good as
it ordinarily does month later. The
recent open weather has brought out
the grass on the fairways, and the
pros will find a thick green carpet
waiting from which to play their IRON
shots The event, exclusive of mere
numbers, will partake of all the at
fractions of the National open cham
pionship. with men of the caliber of
those entered fighting for eight places.
Thirty names are now on the list, ana
at least five more are expected.
With men like Hagen. whose winter
season. by the way, has not peeh as
successful as in the past; Nichols, VINO
won two important winter tourn2-
ments: Brady, another tWo-ume WIN
ner; Hutchinson. runner-up IN both Dig
open events last year, and Barnes. VIII
ner of the Newspaper golfers tourha ,
meut with the worlds record score OF
276, and the +. G.. a. event ana rated
by all critics as one OF the most con-
s;stently long hitters in the country
competing. not to mention other play
ers whose light has not shone so strohs
in the past year, the struggle Tor
10. IN, q rrtZe money VIII be 1Een-
zied and fervid.
William c. Fownes, jr., Pittsburghs $
leading player, who won the Natlonai
amateur championship at the Bfook-
line Country Club in 1910, was visitor
at the Chevy Chase Club recently, stop
ping here on his way to Pinehurst, n:
C. Fownes played with Samuel Daizell
and took a beating from the south-
paw. who, playing one OF the pes.
games he has produced this winter, got
around. with two conceded puts. IN
rs. Fownes was in the neighborhooo
of so F'ownes and Walter Hagen won
the amateur-pro best ball match at
Pinehurst Friday. with score Oh loo
for the thirty-six hole journey.
The Columbia. Country Club gets both
the ma jor District events this year. the
amateur championship and the WON
ems title tourney. The latter event
llrh at the recent tItttlllS VI eitc A|iS
trict Golf Associat was left TO the
executive committee. will be held the
week of May IA, starting Monday, May
IA with the qualification round at
eighteen holes medal play ana con
tinuing with match play round eacn
day until the final round FRIDAY. May
Is, all rounds to start at am There
VIII he as many sixteens as the entry
list justifes. The privileges of the Co
lumbia Country CLUB course "!ll De eN-
tended to tournament competitors lhe
mornings of May 9. 10 and IL. Entries
should he submitted by letter TO AL
pheus Winter. secretary of the District
of Columbia Golf Association. care Co.
lumbia Country Club, and should be IN
by Wednesday, May .. -,
The mems championship winch VIII
also be held at Columbia, starts with
the preliminary match round the morn.
ing of May "a, the first match rouhd
being held in the afternoon Piay con :
tinues through the final round scheu-
rled for Saturday afternoon. May 20
Entries are limited to members OF
clubs constituting the association re.
siding in or within thirty miles OF
Washington for a period OF at least
three months every year.
The greens at the Chevy Chase were
rolled during the past week and with
Aprii's traditional weather should De
in tip-top shape for the lnVltauoh
tournament to be given by that ciub In
the middle of May. The majority OF
putting green just west Of the mintn
green has been sodded and VIII De
ready for use shortly.
Norbert Dempsey of the Columbia
Country Club, runner-up IN two of the
local events last year, is playing in
mid-season form. One day last week
he was around the Columbia course in
81 Dempsey has been taxing les
sons from Mcleod, the Columbia pro-
fessonal. with the result that ms ms sas sly. ,e :.
is a little looser than it WAS last year
and probably more productive OF con
sistently long hitting. match AZ
Chevy Chase between Donaia oco-
ward and f. b. Eynon. il, OF the co,
I,,,nhia Country Club and Samuel
Daizell and Allan Lard OF Chevy Chase
last Tuesday was stopped by the down l.
uour of rain which fell on that Gay.
In a return match at Columbia. friday'
the home club players won by hoie'
Col. Alyord. fifteen years ago one o.
the most enthusiastic golfers or the
Rannocsburn Golf Club, has returneu
to his old love. having reJolhe" lIie
club a short time ago. baliiiothoui II
members did not experience much IN
during the early days of
the car strike Cars ran at lengthy
intervals until 6 O'Clock in the evening
tho first week of the strike and the
service has now practically resumed Its
normal aspect.
/ T McClenahau and 5 L. Mosps
defeated E. b Calvert and Arthur Dunn
in a match over the WASHINGTON CON
and Country Club course yesterday AIT
ernoon by 2-l. Mosby was the low
scorer of the quartet, with so, Calvert
having 81.
The Washington Golf and Country
club is, ike most of the other local
courses. far ahead of its ordinary ap-
uearance at this time OF year Ihe
fairwavs have been rolled and the
green's seeded and rolled in the past
week. Members of the green commit
tee are busy ct present, working out
plans for the annual spring invitation
tournament of the club to be held May
8, and 5.
H. I.ennox Bond, Sd, of the Baltimore
Country Club and three other Balti-
moreans played at the Columbia Coun-
try Club yesterday afternoon. F. n.
Boardman and Sir Thomas TAFT of
Montreal We're the golting guests of
Harry Wardman at Columbia yester-
dav. Sir Thomas Tait, who is an en-
thusiastic player, was very much in