The Washington herald., 1917-03-18
GOLFER BEATTIE TO
turn PROFESSIONAL
Columbia Country Clubs Pro. Tourney
MAY Be an Open One.

Local players will no doubt be interest
ed IN learning that Richard Beattie, last
years champion of the Bannockburn Golf
Club and one OF the low handicap men in
the District. has decided to turn profess
sional and has rendered his resignation as
a member Of that club. Beattie has ac-
cepted the position of assistant profess
sional to Jack Burgess at the Chevy
Chase Club and is now ''on the job" In
addition to being a good player, he is a
skilled woodworker and expects to devote
a great deal Of his time to making golf
clubs. Beattie hopes to get much valu-
able experience in his new berth, and as
soon as he has thoroughly learned the
business to branch out as a full-hedged
pro"
The Washington Golf and Country Club
had some hard luck last Sunday when a
drove Of horses broke out of an adjoining
pasture and selected the No l and Q
greens for a playground. The former is
a new one, and was SO soft at the time
that a great deal of damage was done,
and 1t Is doubtful II the club will be able
to use It this spring as planned No. 2
green, which Is ono Of the older ones, did
not suffer so much. and the green COM
mittee hopes to have It in condition again
by the time Of the clubs spring tourna-
ment which win probably be held on May
8, and s.
There is a possibility that the Columbia
Country Club will make its professional
tournament, announced for April 8, an
open one. This will permit amateurs to
enter, and should any Of them win they
will be given prizes instead of cash. DR..
Walter g. Harlan, chairman Of the green
committee, is expected back from Au-
gusta, Ga, this afternoon. and this mat
ter will be put up to him, as will num-
Der of other details, such as the number
and amount of the prizes, the method Of
play, etc. When the club first planned
this event. 1t was figured that 800 would
be the minimum amount required. Near
Ily 800 has already been subscribed and
subscriptions are still coming in, which
means that there will be more and big
ger prizes, and this will no doubt mako
the tourney a much more successful one
In that It will attract more entries The
event will be at th1rty-six holes, eighteen
holes to be played in both morning and
afternoon. Following the morning round.
1t is likely that the players will be re-
drawn so that the leaders will compete
with each other. In fact, the green COM
mittee is thinking OF playing the last
round in foursomes with the four low
score players together as one and the
next four low ones as another, etc, right
on down the line, the idea being to get as
many as possible Of the better players
together for the benefit OF the gallery.
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Z. S. Duval has rendered his resignation
as chairman of the tournament commit
tee of the Washington Golf and Country
Club, but has consented to continue with
the duties until his successor is appointed.
The tournament committee at this club Is
a subcommittee of the green commit
tee and DIR. James z. McClenihan, of the
latter committee, Is now on the lookout
for a good man who is willing to take
the place.
In connection with the professional
tournament to be played over tie Colum-
bia Country Club course on April 8, the
club desires 1t to be understood that no
admission of any kind will be charged
and that all those interested In golf are
invited to witness It. As q number of the
best pros in the country have indi-
Gated that they will compete, this event
should be one Of the most interesting
ever held in the city.
The Bannockburn Golf Club has decided
that the handicap and tournament COM
mittees Of the club should be consolidated
as the work OF the two is so closely re-
lated that 1t overlaps. The action has
been decided upon to take effect as soon
as President Daniel La Hazard names the
chairman. A chairman Of the tennis
committee Is also to be selected for the
coming season.