Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15
NEW GOLF LINKS
WILL OPEN HERE
Forest View Plans Open House
and First Tourney for Satur-
day-AlI Invited
AGROSTOLOGISTS IN ACTION
BY SANDY McNJBLICK


Of the fairways cutting like an AZ
through dense and primeval forest land,
with seven creeks and two lakes on
twelve of the holes. with an eighteen
hole yardage of 6513 yards and a course
expected to be one Of the most haza rdous
in the district some day, will be
formally opened this Saturday with a
tournament.
Thirteen Of the holes are completed
and over these holes there will be q
medal play tournament in which many
stars are expected to compete.
The name of the new club IL the
Forest View Country Club. It's at
Woodbury. Heights, n. ]. The forest
part of the name comes from the fact
that most of the course was carved right
out of forest. The "view" part comes
from the fact that you get a close e-up
OF the forest every time shot Is
missed.
Besides the forests and the creeks
and the lakes, the terrain is hilly. 1t
involves 163 acres of land, 90 there's
plenty of room. This course was started
before the war and had promising
future. Those behind it at the time
went through with it and actually
finished the course, but hostilities put
crimp on all the elaborate plans for
prosperous golf club there and it lay
idle. Last fall the project was taken
in hand by some prominent Philadel-
phia and Jersey golfers.
There was lot Of work to do The
promising fairways had grown bushy
and the tops of the grass waved to the
passing winds like wheat in the fields.
But the new hackers waded in. Fair
ways were moved down to normal.
green's picked and nursed back to put
ting health, and the work has progressed
so rapidly that now thirteen of the
ing shape.
All Invited
Eddie Clarey is secretary of the new
club and chairman of the tournament
for Saturday afternoon. Eddie not only
invited every golfer in Philadelphia to
come to Woodbury. Heights Saturday
afternoon to view our latest golf course,
but urges them also to bring their
friends.
Entries should be made at the first
tee and the players will be started IN
foursomes. Glass A is for golfers with
a handicap from l to 10 strokes; d
from those from 16 to 30. That doesn
leave ANYBODY OUT. uiN pAA"NS SO
each class for gross and net.
The golf will not be the only attrac-
ton. The new $4,000 clubhouse will
be thrown open for dancing in the after
noon and dinner dance at night.
That's where the wives and sweethearts
come in.
The clubhouse has porch running all
around It. Inside there's reception
room. ladies' reading room, two private
dining rooms and the main dining salon.
On the second floor there are eight bed
rooms with baths and dormltory
which will accommodate fifteen. There
is also n ladies locker room with snow
ers on this floor. The mems lockers
ore in the basement which is very COM
modious. The professional will have
his shop there and there's also a bill
lard room down there.
1t Is said that many star players OF
the district will play for Forest View
next year when the new club expects to
apply for membership in the Suburban
League play. In fact, the lineup Of
prospectives is so strong we hate to
name the individuals. As team they
look strong enough to crash through any
league and the other teams might not
play. .
pected Saturday and golfers are assured
Of fine time pleasant Altogether and
a chance to see a startling golf course.
Those going by train should dismount Mt
Woodbury. Heights, all trains leaving
Camden at forty two minutes after the
hour. BY trolley you get off at what
looks like Mantun and by automobile
you take the aforesaid Mantua Pike.
It's open house, golf and a pleasant
time.
Greensmen Meet
The first tournament, exhibition OF
mechanical links appliances and lecture
session of the Greens Section of the Golf
Association at Merton yesterday was
success. Nearly every club in the Qs-
trict was represented by prominent OF.
ficials, including mostly chairmen OF
the club Greens Committees.
The main exhibition consisted In
testing out moving machines. These
machines have reached an advanced
stage. Each is profiting almost daily
by various problems which have come
up. Theories were eXpounded all over
the place and the delegates had q
chance to absorb a lot of valuable in
formation. Each machine was given a
certain amount of territory to NOV
and the experts then went over the
ground after watching the performances
to form their own opinions.
The whole meeting was along the
lines of mutual benefit. Each club is
enabled to profit by the experiences of
the others, and these sessions should be
Of inestimable good to all. The various
ambassadors left Merton at late hour
much impressed by what they had seen
and heard, with many new ideas and
much food for thought.