Evening star., 1921-05-15


THE qualifying round will be held
rll day Thursday. Match play rounds
n the four flights will start Friday
s-orning and continue through to Sat
srday AFTERNOON. when the finals in
AL flights and consultations will be
played.
The winner of the tournament will
receive a replica of the historic tro-
ply presented to the club by for
mer President Taft when he played
Over the Chevy Chase Club course.
The runner-up will receive a replica
Of the Sherman trophy. presented to
the club by Vice President Sherman.
Gho in the days when he was In
Washington had two famous golnng
sons at Chevy Chase in Tom and
Sheriff.. Prizes will also be given
to the winner and runner-up in each
flight and the winner of the conSo-
Iation in each flight
Walter r. Tuckerman, the star of
the Chevy Chase Club, won the event
last wear, defeating A. r. Mac KEN
zie of Columbia in the final. Tuck
crman has been playing very wei
this spring. but reports are that VIII
Ham S Reyburn. former Dlstrlct
champion. has been going strong.
Among the other entrants VIII De Il
u Finkenstaedt, the District anna
tnur champion: \. r. Mackenzie or
tsnInmhia who won the Washington
tournament: Donald Woodward ana
probably several players from out OF
tbwn The Chevy Chase tournament
alwavs brings to Washington num-
her of golfers whose fame is more
than local.
IFred Mcleod, professional at the
Columbia Country Club, a memoer OF
the American team which Will invade
Great Britain to attempt to win the
rho, mi shin
frulty over securing his passports.
II appears that Mcleod has never be
chime a citizen of the United states
and is not a citizen OF Great Britain,
because he has taken out his nrst
naturalization papers in this couh-
try. .,d
the state Department are working
hard trying to secure Tor the littie
Columbia pro the necessary passports
tS enable him to sail from New YORK
fbr England on May "a. Mcleod is
arxious to go to Great Britain, not
alone for the honor of playing for the
Ifnited States in the British open
championship, but also To try 10 m
dice a large number of stars 70 pay
i'll the American open TO De heio d.
columbia, July 1929
1.-THE new nth hole at the Columbia
etountry Club is proving a haro nut
q crack by most of the golfers VINO
nav over that course. The stretch
o1-rough grass and sand Dunkers put
n last fall have proven the eno OF
many a fine score in the days the
hole has been played, and the nItn
While causing a lost hole 10 some
Solfers, has met with general appro-
Ration.
tUb- Banuockburn Golf Club Will en-
tertain the woman golfers ABOUT the
district May 26 and 27, when the an
1ual competition for The Evening
ktary trophy will be held over tne
cabin John bridge course. Apout
{orty woman players are expecIe9, 70
5nter the play for the trophy, wnfch
las won last year by Mrs. ). h DE
tarees of Bannockburn.
tWOrk on the new course OF tne
Washington Golf and Country Club
Which was stopped while the greens
force put the links in shape for the
fecent tournament, went ahead IN
EARNEST during the past week. Tine
tew course may be in use in the
Spring of 1922.
tDave Thompson, the new pro at the
Virginia club. has gone over the new
9ourse several times and is very much
Impressed with the layout. Incl
dentally. Thompson has proven him
Self a fine player and is very we'll
liked by the members of the club.