New-York tribune., 1921-04-07
Columbia Club
Shapes Course
For Title Meet
Golf Links at Washington
Undergo an Overhauling
for National Tourney
By Ray Mccarthy

On our return from the South Mon
day we stopped at Washington and
had the pleasure OF having Ceorye II
0hasmar escort us over the course of
the Columbia Country Club, on which
the national open championship tour
nament will be played in July. Chas-
mar is chairman of the greens commit
tee of the club. Not only is he live
chalrman who is very much on the
JOB, but he is q fine golfer to boot. He
was as enthusiastic in showing us
what changes were being made in the
course as we were in having the
beauties Of this wonderful layout
demonstrated.
"A description or each and every hole
was printed IN the Tribune on Sunday.
February s. Golfers and links follow
ers, however, will undoubtedly be in
e:' 1eresled IN knowing what the changes
Will be and what progress has been
made The work OF changing some Of
'he holes IS progressing very ny
and probably viii be complct june
L. IN the end it viii be ,lJl cham
Plonshp course, as well as one of the
best IN the country
First Hole Unchanged
Each of the tees will be pushed back
from twenty to fifty yards. The first
hole will remain practically as it is,
q tine dog-leg two-shot affair. On the
second trap will be put in on the
drive Tho tbird ,,,;1I " "a sa0On u (. ' iIooheu
The fonrtb is tbe rntoa 80. tI0e ne onaIsSu' ga
the one-shot beinr dr;vn '1yV Tbas,S,, no.e.
rightfully takes ne nnsi+;o,, ~ :.
makes little difference whefbsr 4bo
one-shot he mada u,;+l d,;.. s"u
mashic. '''' D''''A - "
Patrons and those vho bavo rlo,.od
over the course. thoup-1. viii nsver - 49,
ognize the fifth hole Whan Il is 3n;sbed
Chasmar saws II viii he ona of
talked Of holes in tho co,,n4rr W. 40 ~
lievc him. This hole viii he 1enc.+ boraa
from 435 wards To 565 vards II III ~
known as the do1,i1,s ioIo E,+nI;.-
clear across the fairwav abont tGras
hundred yards from the tee, Will be
series OF traps and mounds
inns stretch OF trouble VIII be eighty
Hpe YARDS VIDE. Woe TO the golfer
VINO misses ms second, or. missing his
urlVe, tries to get over on his second
ana nops into tnat stuff. 1t viii take
NJ nm the rest, OF his life to get out.
i nat the only change there. The un-
fortunate or fortunate arriving at the
sIAtH VIII ma JhlS mole the same as il
was before the war.
Cna9Aar says the seventh hole will
pe harder to reach after the bunkers
1here nave been pushed more into the
green An extra trap is being put in
at the right Of the green on the eighth
one,shog mole OF 1874 yards. The
ninth nas been heightened to 440 yards
from 994' ana couple of extra traps
nave Deeh put IN at the right Of the
lalTway;
un the fenth hole trap is being
constructed at the right OF the fair
way TO eaten sliced drive. similar
trap is belAg put in on the eleventh
iairway The twelfth hole has grown
from 437 yards to 490. Here the tee
has been placed far back. 1t is d bet
Ter ole tnan ever now. or, rather, it
"Al oe i'll It's new condition.
Tee at 13 = ole Set Back
The tee has been set hack ON tho
thirteenth hole also. which m,ol,os 49, s.,,
one-shot green 1s5 wards from tba TOO
instead Of 15O as forme,l,- III 4oo
80 Lo.,