Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-17

fun extent Of the elbow. There is 4
ntnksr 20 yards from the tee guard
M the extreme LETT of the fairway.
whi!c bunkers on the right and left
oi the green nccessitatc q straight
second shot to avoid trouble. Dis
sance. 302 yards; par. 4.
Inc second hole is Il blind toe
Shot Two cross mounds about 100
yards from the tee are designed 10
catch IA topped ball. but a long drive
carries over the brow OF hill down
ana the green. is a book coo yards
from the tce) and az the green IS
raised on all sides. the pitch sho,
must not only be accurate as to dis
iahcc. but should have back spin
IN order To hold. y ball which il
pulled. sliced or short. or II bail
which rolls over any side Of the
green is severely pcnaliZcd and re-
CURES skillfui shot for recovery.
The fairway is guarded on the right
and left by bunkerS for badly PLAYED
tee shots. while on each side OF the
green are small bunlscrs to catch mis-
placed shots. Distance, 300 yards:
par 1.
In front of the third hole is a brool;
running for 100 yards or more in III"
direct line of play. There is Il fork
IN tins brook about eighty or ninety
yards from the tee. on" branch going
TO the right and becoming Il deposit
DRY Tor badly sliced balls and the
DINER stretching out to the left in the
uirrction OF the hole. The Yeen,
which is the only fiat green ~ the
course. Is guarded on the richf by u
bunker and on the left by mounds.
pixiancce "G5 yards; par. 4.
The fourth is Il one shot hole With
a fairway bordcrcd on the left ny
thick woods. and with n very natural
green built into Il hill. Closely guard
ing the green are undulating mounds
on the right and left. the one on the
right having a large sand pocket Th.
., lsf
and slopes toward the tee. inviting a
nigh bail that can drop and hold. Dis
tancc. III yards: par. 3
The nth is Il new hole II was
recently officially opened by President
Harding. playing with Howard +.
" " nitney' president of the United
WNant - Eandcrpocl. secretary Of
;he association. and senator FrelinG-
huysrn. of New Jersey. II is one OF
IN" most unique and daring exam
pies OF S%ii architecture ever pro-
duc"d IN this country or anywhere in
the world. The tees for this hole are
located just within the shadow OF
deep woods ana in a most p!ctur-
cSQu" situation. There is a deep
ravinc nifty yards from the tee. and
from this point is q gradual upward
slope for a distance OF nearly 200
yards. TO the crown OF the hill. Three
hunarch Yards from the tee AN enor-
nous hazard has been constructed
across III" entire width Of the fair
way. so that ii cannot be cvadod.
Thc entrance TO this hazard is IA wide
sea OF sand and then for "a distance
OF ninety yards is a SucCcssIon of
hunkcrs and high undulatinr ridges.
with large sand area in the CEN
ter. The final carry OF the hazard is
an enormous bunker. with cops from
eight TO twelve feet in height This
hard. which is entirely artificial.
covers an acre and Il half.
me green is elevated on three sides
and is designed to hold Il we'll played
pitch shot landing on its surface.
y ban which goes either to the right
or left Of the green, or beyond is
p"nali2cd by mounds on the left ana
deep slopes in the rear and on the
right.
The sixth hole is guarded on the
left by out-of-bounds all the way TO
the hole, and on the right by bunkcrs
The ground runs level from the tee
for about nifty or scvcnty-iivc yards
and then slopes gradually downward
for some distance to "A hollow. y
long straight drive OF $50 yards viii
give player an opportunity 10 get
on the green with a brassic shot of
200 yards. The fairway narrowS per-
c"ptib!y approaching the green. whicn
IL tcrraccd and is severely guarded
by undulatinS mounds. Distance.
iG0 yards: par 4.
The seventh fairwaY is guarded by
out bounds on tho left from tee to
green. and on the right by rough and
II large trap. The drive carries over
the brow OF Il slight incline TO Il nat
with a wnist-shot pitch To the green.
y backspin IS essential. as'the green
is an island entirely surrounded with
bunkcrs Distance, 3D. yards.
par. 4.
The eighth l. "a "ne-shot hole. the
ball being driven from an elevated
tee. The green is guarded on the left
by bunker which extends c-third
Of the distance OF the green across
it's front. while q bunker close into