Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-21

= A national and permanent golf
course. over which the more imper-
tant championship tournament shall
he played annually, has frequently
been proposed by both English and
american enthusiasts. This PROPOSE
ton has aroused much favorable and
unfavorable comment, opinion being,
apparently, sharply divided on the
feasibility of the plan. 1t has been
pointed out that such course would
standardize championship play and
make IL possible to compare the form
and ability of the various winners.
seini-fnalists. and others in different
years, thus furnishing u basis for ac-
eurate comparisons
Opponents of the scheme take the
stand that unless certain drastic re-
strictions and conditions were i'm
posed few favored players would
greatly benefit owing to their being
residents near the course 1t is also
'held' that-in no other sport is a per
petual right given to any one course
Or field for the holding of a national
championship. although it is admit
athletics and similar contests the
competition surface is far more
standardized than in golf.
Taylor Reyives SuEEestion.
There are still other angles to be
considered and even the conservative
British golfers are becoming more in
1erested each succeeding year in the
proposition for a national course. j.
H. Taylor has revived this suggestion
as it is well known that many of the
clubs are becoming weary at having
their links overrun for fortnight or
more whenever championship is
played for on any of their courses.
On these occasions hundreds Of play
ers hack up the teeing grounds for
the short holes, scar the fairways, no
matter how punctilious they may be
in replacing divots, and assault the
bunkerS.
The players however. present a less
serious problem than do the masses
of spectators. the majority of whom
have little or no regard for the dam
age they cause by climbing up and
down the bunkers and swarming over
the putting green's In addition to the
trouble of organizing these meets and
the suspension of the general use Of
the links for play by the members. for
n couple of weeks at least, the club
has to spend in many instances hun
dreds of pounds in repairing and
renova,ing the links after such titu-
lar invasions of its property
Deal Course In Bad shape.
In view of the possibility of en-
tries from the United States, the lead
ing American golfers will be inter
.ested in the latest reports from Kent,
Ting land, where the Deal COLI CLUBS
course is situated. which arctic the
effect that it is doubtful if the Ia
nous links can be made playable in
time for the 1890 British open cham
pionsilip next SPRING Soon after the
outbreak of the war in 1914 the Brit
ish military authorities converted
part of this course into shooting
range. Six holes of the links were
commandeered by the government Of
ficials, who quickly changed the fair
ways greens, hazards and tees into
chaotic area of well trampled COM
mon.
When the Deal club regained pos
session Of its property recently part
of the course was in an appalling
condition. the grass being waist high
in places and the lie of about one
third of the links totally obliterated
The work of renovation was begun
Immediately and is daily being hur,
ried TO the limit>of all the LABOR and
other help available
The Deal course has enjoyed an en-
yiable reputation for many years,
only one fault being found with It's
original construction. This was due
TO the fact that the first nine hoieS
followed on almost in a straight line
and those on the incoming trip were