Evening star., 1917-04-08

NO" InaL the PROFESSIONAL tOurna.
ment given by the Columbia Country
Club has been played, the eyes Of
Washington golfers turn to the Wash
ington Golf and Counary Club tourney.
the first of the local amateur events
to take place this year-with misgiv-
ings as to whether great deal of golf
will be played this year. it is true, but
with hopeful anticipation of the happy
days to come in case the United States
does not become too deeply involved
in the European war. In that event,
although the United States is so far
removed from the seat Of hostilities
that Its golfng citizens may feel fair
ly safe from invasion. it is like ly that
majoriay of the courses will, If the
war keeps up for any length Of time.
be pretty well deserted. England has
gone through her period of prepara-
tion, and the golf courses have served
admirably as drilling grounds. 1t Is
reported that many of the best courses
have been utilized for war purposes.
As was predicaed, the scoring in the
pro tourney held by the Columbia
Country Club last week was far from
low. A prominent golfer who was re-
Gently in the Capital City believed that
the pros would romp around the course
and that the winner would proba bly,
have a score near 144 or 145. AS it
OF course the high wind which blew in
the morning initiated against low
scores, but Fred Mcleod has been
around in II in a wind which blew as
high as that of Tuesday morning, and
the rest of the pros should play as we'll
Barnes round of II. made Monday aft
ernoon. his first time over the course,
was a fine example of the way the
game should be played, his score for
the first nine holes Of 33, equaling the
best that has ever been done over that
half of the course.
The same day Alec Campbell had 33
for the out nine holes with Al back.
Naturally with the dropping out of
Mike Brady. Pat Doyle and Emmet
French. the competition was a little
less strenuous. Brady did not play a
good round during his stay here, proba-
bly, being little stale after his victory
in the north and south open at Pine
hurst. Kerrigan's Tuesday morning
round of "A was perhaps the best of
the whole event. The Siwanoy pro was
hitting long, low tee shot and putting
exceptionally well. His partner, Jack
Burgess of the Chevy Chase Club,
had retained his ordinary putting ca
pacity. Burgess missed three puts of
less than two feet in length.
Samuel Dalzell and H. A. Gillis de-
feated Allan Lard and w. L. Hillyer
4-3 in a match over the Chevy Chase
course last week. Dalzell and Allan
Lard played a match at Columbia Fri
day afternoon with Donald Woodward
and E. B. Eynon, jr.
The Chevy Chase golfers will play
from new tees shortly. All the tees
have been turned over and seeded and
will be in shape for play within few
N~f IL &c lane trarr
golfer than goodlooking tee. AS
most golfers get the maximum of en-
joyment out of well hit tee shot, so
do most of them enjoy playing from
the short holes is this in evidence.
where the player desires to take
small divot in order that the flight of
his ball may be true and to impart the
necessary stop.
The same match that was played over
the Bannockburn course last year. in
which Jack Burgess of Chevy Chase
and Fred Mcleod of Columbia were
opposed to David Burgess of Bannock-
burn, James Spencer of the Town and
Country Club and Howard Beskett of
the Washington Golf and Country Club,
will be played again at Bannockburn,
probably taking place the first week in
May. In the match played last year
the team of three defeated Mcleod and
jack Burgess, 1 up in twenty-one
holes after a brilliant exhibition of
golf.
Bannockburn's new eight tee adjoin-
ing the seventh green increases the
length of the hole to 1I5 yards Since
the shot must carry every inch of the
way and be straight to avoid getting
In the creek, this hole should prove
an additional source of training for
Bannockburn players. Threes will,
however. not be many. W. de c. Ra-
venel had a 2 on the hole last Sat
urday. His iron shot was only twenty
feet to the left of the pin and he ran
down the putt for the >.
James T. McClenahan and 5. l.. Mosby
mad as their guests at the Washington
Golf and Country Club last week John
Z. Fales and Bruce L. Taylor of the
Bannockburn Golf Club. The home
players defeated the Bannockburn pair,
2 and 1.
Miss Alice Burbage has been appoint
Cd from the Eannockburn Golf Club
to represent that organization at the
meeting to make final arrangements
Tor the Women's competition for The
Evening Star trophy.
The annual spring golf tournament
of the Washington Golf and Country
Club will be held Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, May 3. and S. Thurs
day. May 3. will be occupied by the
qualification round at eighteen holes
medal play. The first and scond rounds