Evening star., 1921-02-20

Yet it appears highly probable that
the course of the Columbia Country
Of the United States is to be held
July 1921, will have one of the very
few real three-Shot holes in the coun-
try when it's new fifth is completed
Distance is not the only essential to
a fine three e-shot hole. nor is it an
absolute necessity. This is proved by
three-shotters in the middle and far
west, where a 600-yard hole is some
times considered as two-shotter
when the ground is baked hard
There used to be a 610-yard hole on
the old Westward-Ho course, near
Chicago, with a cross bunker guard
Ing the green, which was sometimes
reached in two shots by long-hitt1ng
players-not always professionals.
Essentials of Fine Hole.
Use Of configuration of the fair
green and requirement of accurate
placing Of shots are coming to be re-
Earded more and more as the essen
tial features of a fine hole. In this
respect the new fifth at Columbia
comes up to snuff. As at present
laid out the distance itself is quite
long enough to make even the long
est driving player extend himself 10
get home in three shots and. doubt
aional in the coming open who will
point to the fifth as his waterloo:
Building of three tees, the longest of
which is about $40 yards from the
middle Of the green, have made the
hole a flexible one and one that can
be suited to requirements OF turf and
wind conditions.
The distance of the fifth at Column
0ia will be about 565 yards under
normal conditions. Designers OF the
hole have in a measure departed from
modern golf custom in placing
veritable Quagmire for balls all the
way across the course and extending
q distance of 125 yards down the fair
way. Unpleasant will be the task OF
the player who gets mixed up In
this hopeless tangle of weeds, bunk
ers and sand traps. He will be for
tunate, indeed. If he gets out of the
trouble in two shots.
To get across this trouble requires
q tee shot of more than 200 yards
and to get this distance Is task,
for the shot gets no roll at al; Ihe
ball pitches against q hill and will
get little run.
Second Shot Real Test.
After a fine tee shot comes the awe
some task. To be right the second
shot must carry a mere distance OF
$50 or 200 yards, clean across the
trouble. all the way down the fair
way. A hooked second shot will go
out of bounds, while a sliced second
Of the fairway. Provided all the trou-
BILE is carried on the second shot,
there is no reason in the world why
the par of cannot be secured, for
the green itself is easy enough to
reach after crossing the trouble. In
fact. it sticks up hike a sore thumb"
from its background. and is elevated
At the back about five feet. Only
pitch very much too strong can run
across. The out-of-bounds fence paraI-
lels the hole all the way to the left
and directly in front of the three tees
runs brook that is practically sure
to trap a topped ball.
All in all, the fifth is one of the
strongest three-shot propositions in
the country. 1t will be fully as
which is also a real three-shotter.
There will be q bare possibility that
one or two extremely long players
may get home in two. but. considering
the difficulty to be surmounted. it is
highly improbable any man will at
tempt It, contenting himself with get
ting on the green in three.
Twelfth Hole Dimcult.
In considering two-shot holes of
great dificulty at Columbia, the
twelfth, which will not undergo any
changes before the championship,
must always be thought Of. 1t, with
out doubt. is one of the strongest
tionally strong ones. Two very nne
shots will get the player home in
comfort, but the slightest slip on
either the tee shot or the second may
cost any number Of strokes.
The tee shot must be at least 225
yards long to get home in two. A
much longer tee shot 10 possible. how
ever. for carrying $50 yards the ball
will roll down hill a good distance.
The man who gets his tee shot at the
left Of the fairway is at a great dis
advantage. however, for his second