Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18
PUBLIC GOLF LINKS
WILL OPEN IN JULY
Eighteen-HoIe Course in Po'
tomac Park to Be Among
Best in United States.
BY W. n. McCALLUsf.

The public golf course in lower
thorities to be the best of its kind in
the United States. will open early in
July. 1t was announced last night by
f. F. Conklin. chief clerk OF the bu-
reau of public buildings and grounds.
Opening of the public course will
make available to thousands of Wash
ingtonians for the first time golf
course situated within a short dis
lance of the heart OF the city and
one on which any person may play.
Permits will be issued for lockers
and the playing privilege on applica-
ton to the Office of public buildings
and grounds.
Nine holes OF the proposed eighteen
hole course are now fully completed
and ready for play. with bunkers In
place and greens thoroughly seeded
and rolled. The other nine. holes will
be completed at Later s date: when I"sn
rent appropriations. The Aeld house.
at the north end Of the course. 10 not
yet finished, and will not be COM
pletsd when the course Is opened.
The two wings of thu house are epen:
however. and 100 wooden and steel
lockers will have bean installed in
the wings by July /. The central
portion Of the field house. which will
include a domed lunchroom ana wait
ing room, will be completed when
funds become available.
No specific appropriation has been
made for the building of the golf
course. 1t was explained. but money
for its building has been taken out
Of current appropriations for tho bu-
reau of public buildings and grounds
in line with the plan for beautifca-
ton of lower Potomac Park and to
provide a breathing spot for the resi-
The course. which is comparatively
fat, but we'll bunkered. was laid cut
by Waltsr J. Travis. dean OF golf
course architects, and Robert White.
formerly professional at tho Chevy
Chase Club. These men. considsfsa
country. have built . ceufss they hey
holes are not OF great length. owing
to the restricted space AVAILABLE.
every one has been made q testing
golf hole, and play of the hishest
character VIII Be necessary y,t to =. Sis
figures. The turf has come along re-
markably we'll this spsing. and the
greens are at present In es eoou
shape as any about the District; Tney
are very we'll bunkered. and the ap.
proach to each green demands eeoo
orria Terry. new pre- At the chsvy
Chase Club. is rapidly getting oSek
on his game. Although Terry nes
scarcely touched a club for two years
in play. owing to muscular treuaie,
he was around the Chevy Chase course
last Wednesday in Is over slow Jar
ways. He was playing with MRS. EN-
Dry Smith.
At least two changes Of radical
character have hsen made AZ the
COURSE ef the Chevy Chese Cup this
spring. The hrst, and one when VII
meet with approval Of many OF tho
best playcrs Fl re n!stEies;, - r. Se.
belAef OF tho brook, changing 2 Ietn.
% teeS tvo-shot hale ttte 9 spiH,RsGnss s
one-shntter. 4 very 4ne shot vnt %
rsSS;% 1 70 gst hone 5 s.. hs In a. at It
Wes. two medtoore ehots Cousa ~
played and etill the player eee'e got
An attempt has bsen made to make
the sixth hole a two shotter by NOV
ing the tee about seventy-hve yards
farther north. Even with the change.
two of the very best shots thar ever
came from driver and brassie VIII pe
needed to get home on this hole, as
the ground in front of the green usu-
ally Is soggy and the ball gets prac-
tically no roll up to ths green. Ine
second shot also must be very straikh1,
AZ the green has q narrow entrance
betWeaN tRe deAp bunkAse guardsa en-
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