Evening star., 1918-03-31

Extension Of the work planned by
- Bannockburn Golf Club this spring
- Indicated by the employment OF DON
I o1d Ross of Pinehurst to look over
the course and lay out new holes within
the near future. Ross has been en-
Ragod by q special committee appoint
q q by the club to consider means OF
attending the course and improving
- present layout Of the holes and
&&lH probably be here next week Tor
f&nt purpose. With a considerable
kTift Of money to the Bannockburn Golf
Cab made late last fall by one OF the
nsmbers went the stipulation that It
uhould be used for the betterment OF
the course and clubhouse.
What the plans OF the committee.
oasfstinE of ]. r. De Farges. chair
nlan: Thomas Moore ana 4. >: wv, w.
hut IN all probability general improve
Ments on the whole course ana IN
&Unaiye Improvement OF the present
Mlne now in use Will be the result OF
UoeS visit. Known to golfers as prob
ably one OF the leading course archi.
fSefs Of the country. Ross should
9reA4ly improve the present course by
kle sugEestions. Few OF the present
rem for Improvement. Although the
eourss ~ laid out originally Is good
-, it has suffered through the lack
of not being supervised BY an expert
course architect, such as hoss. some
of the greens have been laid out on
too much Of = slope. SO that when the
Hround becomes baked in summer 1t
81 hard to stop ball on them
No changes other than the removal Of
tha sixth green are PINNED on the
course of the Columbia Country CLUB
s this year. according to the chairman OF
the greens committee. Walter s. Har-
ban. Owing to the difficulty of getting
~ fa1 haffarfnU
course, no work is planned on the
: course. The lengthening of the sixth
hole win change the hole to a long
! two-shotter instead Of drive and iron.
s One prominent golfer of the club. who
ADMITS he gets home on the hole now
& With q drive and iron. believes 1t will
s. ~ two full wooden shots in the sum-
3 mer time to get on the new green.
fact that the new green has a slope
Immediately in front Of it. whereas the
old green sloped down from the fair
way. The new green Is trapped on
both sides. but is clear from the front.
A high pitched shot will be necessary
TO stay on the green, however. for the
contours In front of the green make it
practically impossible to roll on.
That e. B. Eynon. jr.. District anna
tsur champion. is playing good golf
this year il indicated by q recent score
made by him over the Columbia course.
Playing with Albert r. Mckenzie and
George p. James, the champion was
around the course in II. The greens
Mt Columbia are still a little rough, but
are coming along and by the middle
Of April will be at their best.
Golfers at Chevy Chase are still play
ing on temporary greens. pending a re-
port from the greenkeeper that the
regular greens are in shape to be play
= ed over. Notwithstanding this handi-
cap. Jack Burgess, the club profess
Afonal. was around the course last week
s IN II.
Willie Norton, formerly of Deal, has
been engaged by the Shawnee Golf
Club ~ professional for the coming
season. Dates for the seasons tourna-
ments at Shawnee have been an
nounced. ~ follows:
Tune 10 to %. women's tournament;
July 10 to 20. Invitation tournament
for the Buckvood trophy; August 8
and Q. open tburnament1 for the Shaw
nee shield: October 10 to IL, autumn
Invitation Tneeting.
rlaying@ the best golf of any pro
Nbo took part In the event for . single
& tpand, yesd Mcleod Of the Columbia