Evening star., 1920-03-14
WASHINGTON CLUB
|. HASPLANNEDF0R
!. BUSY GOLF SEASON
Elaborate Program Provides
for Competition Even in
Hot Months.

The Washington Golf and Country
Club, the live organization at Jewell
Station. Va. Is the first one Of the
local clubs to announce It's season
schedule. That tho club is planning
a busy golf season. even during the
hot months. when many golfers are
| away. is evidenced by the program.
| now in the printers hands The pro-
gram will be distributed to the club
| membership shortly.
The tournament season Of tho club
opens with the annual spring invita-
ton event. which will open the COM
petitive season about Washington and
will be held May 6. Z and 3. During
the remaining weeks Of May and ex-
tending into June will come the first
annual handicap competition for the
Moore cup. presented to the club by
Tom Moore. The event will be at
thirty-six holes medal play. with
handicapa. one round to be played
each week.
Monday, May 81. a miniature tour
nament favorite event with the club
members will be held For those
handicap match play against par
event is offered
Sweepstakes June IL.
On June - members will compete
in a ball sweepstakes event and on
June 19 a tombstone tournament will
be held. June 2s match play against
par event will be offered, and during
will qualify for the July monthly
tournament. On Monday. July 4. an
other miniature tournament is sched-
uled with an approaching and putting
tourney to be held during the after
noon: Match play rounds in the
monthly tournament will be held one
each week during July. and the quail
flying round for the August tourney
will be held during the last week Of
July. Ball sweepstakes events will be
held every Saturday afternoon during
August for those not competing in
the monthly tourney.
Saturday. September 4. a medal play
handicap event is offered, and on La
Dor day a two-ball foursome handi-
cap. best ball match. will be nlaved
with the players to be paired bv the
golf committee. During September n
club team championship will be held
and the last week in September mem
bers will qualify for the johnson and
Birney cups. the former the club
for the two trophies will be held
weekly during October. During the
same month the woman golfers Of the
club will compete in the women's
championship for a cup donated by
Mrs. Tom Moore.
Washington golfers got in two days Of
good. but sloppy. golf last week when
the weather opened up and the sun came
out strong enough to melt the little re-
naming snow. Wednesday, the first
clear day Of the week. attracted a num-
Der OF golfers to the various courses
about the city, Chevy Chase in particu-
lar being mecca for players who had
not swung a club for months Out at
the Washington Golf and Country Cub
E. J. Brennan. J. NJ Barnes, J. l. Power
and J. w. Turner went around the
course and reported that. although sog-
gy in spots. the golf was good to have
after a winter of inactivity.
Fred Mcleod is the only local profes-
sional who will attend the annual north
and south open championship to be
held at Pfnehurst March 29 and 80
The Columbia pro will leave WASH
ington for Pfnehurst March Is to get
In few days play in preparation for
the pro event
orrin A. Terry. newly appointed pro-
fessional at Chevy Chase Club,
will take up his duties tou.orruV
He succeeds Robert Whfte, who II
now in New York planning and ar
ranging for the building Of the: big.
gest golf proposition in the United
States near Roslyn. Long Island. The
project, which is understood to be
financed by a group Of wealthy New
York hotel men. contemplates the
building Of a group of five golf
courses about central hotel.