Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
EAGER FOR
PINE VALLEY TEST
..,,. Amateur Golf Champion
.hlU ON Great Links Is Most
Promising Tid-eit
TEST OF ACCURACY
:. saNDy McNIBL1Ck

nm " most talked of golf course IN
n W. .s.,. United States is probably r'ne
~. : ,u,' v.t there has never been a
...rn,ment there of an official mature,
~u,u: .h,s reason the Philadelphia
.,.rr n% championship to be played
n.'e .s,s weck is absorbing the whole
n..u ..,, Of local linksmen, and 1t is
M. nossible that the eyes OF solters
W. r,rbere will eagerly follow the nap.
..nins, next week, for it is no secret
a. Pine Valley will some day DID ior
" ~ ns',vs ouery OF every player hcreabouts
~. ave- OF the championship is
aws.t ~. will oualify?' With thirty two
~, n get in the match play nearly
n ~ ~, y pine Valley member. will snap
~" rn IN a bet II you don't. think
;SS or or a pair Of 00s, will make the
IS som. regulars there have laid bets
xsr 1S5 TO 100 will get in. -
H,ted what he thought would qualify,
~ of The officials laughed. ;,
aE,ery one who finishes will get in, y
'Ths reason for this is that Pine VAL
t.v the great vision of the late George
E,,mp. was built us a test OF real
scS There is a designated oasis for
tSe abort player as we'll as the long
risvers. the fairways are moderately
rsomy. and there are no superhuman
=, impossible shots required.
Rut IL Is one Of the supreme tests OF
accuracy in this country. 1t Is phys
isally impossible to score there when
playing bad shots.
An Tried It
Some Of the greatest professionals and
amateurs, both in this country and
shrnad. most of the really famous ones,
Saye played Pine Valley. The best
seore ever made there Is 12. two shots
ser par, made by Woody Platt.
That score was the result Of not miss
ine anything, no super -recoveries OF
ANYTHING like that, just accurate golf
On the other hand every bad sho,
kpenalized, as 1t should be. Therefore
yoi can't 20 down there, slice and hook
III over the place and expect to gel
anywhere.
Few players there are who haven
come awry shot in the bag. and that's
the reason there's n standing bet at Pine
Valley most players won't break 30 OF
even 100 the first time they play there
The best players have run up .drol
counts at Pine Valley. They ART
prone to be from half to a stroke
hole off their normal game Mt home
where the test is generally less strict.
Hence the reason for the estimate!
on what will qualify at Pine Valley
II will be interesting to read the stats
tics when the statistics are all in We'd
nssday night.
Meantime the championship vii
probably haye one Of the finest field
II ever had. The champion Of Quebec
the Pennsylvania and the Marylant
champion, three national semi -finalist
and medalist, former Texas runner
up, and so on-class right through.
Few Of the experts in the Philadel
phia district would miss this test fo
anything. Many of them have proved
their prowess In bigger championships
q 4 Pine Valley.
always comes in for lot of discussion
There are those who claim that IT.
only course for brilliant players
But the facts Of the course rule al
that out.
For instance, here is an interestin
and most accurate table Of the dis
tances and carries down there whic
has been recently compiled. 1t shoul
be of interest on the eve OF the cham
pionship.
From middle of tee to middle g
geen the possible carries are:
3D. ~ yards. par !. Carry first bunke,
* * SaidSi'second. l3a yards: begin fairwa.
M. angie point. 2As: middle green. AZ
ss: " ao.S s;ri: is Des S.xn 4 n1SrAs 1srxs*
bunker; ssI middle srsen. ' ssa! carry seeo"
nisa,i, y. .1,.n yards par 3. Carry bunker. ID
~, y! yards. par !. Carry bunker. IL
,s.:, ,s; near soos side second bunker. 2S7: carr carr
TSsSa sssa' .s1 sSo9; begin fairway. os3: midd
.es carry sanEssr' Sasss ''fs IT, 81 msd az
~ ,s q w Ms 1871; angie point 'E .io: it5:FmrE middle ~
s..i,G ~ y, yards. par 8. Near side road. -,
asy :.sUhG sSsj nSsr Ss, slfS second bunker 5o
A Sno ooi' mlude green, SJl
h.s ~ yards, par !. Carry bunker q,
Ta misdIvw tissdrIway. las, carry second bunke
b,sn y, Yards par 4. Carry bunker IA,
siSsa ialrway l46; begin rough. aT6. 'S 'SSa
as ssss sssSssn; H,rGs ~; middle green. All. Tot; Il
u..: y; ~ ". yards. par 8. Carry bunker, II,
%%nt. %%snt $50: middle green. 3n5 ~
bssin S,t Yards; par l. Carry bunkcr :
islrw.vvA vvA'rogsay, la3 angle point az az =.
III "a, 80; green. 3lo '' e'
, hollow, i6s' angle M; nes,r fnT fstr%sy: !:
II, iW 20 shot bunker. 46s green ' IA
q ys,dSSs ~ Yards, par 3. Near ,ida ,a1 20
H. carry lake, l45; green, iWt iWt' 'aA
A<sin ,o',v YARDS, par g. Carrv i.Lo -,
pont ssconi sSl far side rough. RAJ 20 20,
~ 11SSSha 1Ssh shot. f22; middle Erssn' shs' M
!ti; ,IsSs, yards. par 1. Long csrrv n' & nvt
it'll sSxona,, Sxn, middle. $50; left middiSS bunkc
aIyr sss srTy xr.sn ~ near sds Rough u'Es uoI
III sSo s0o yards, par 1. Carry ~ ,,,,
u shot point, 1888; near side ifh,r%a hnVi.
S'TT Eesn' nv sss carry bunker. 2oi: ni MIDI
AIRY S Yards. par 4. Garry b,rlo, -
Vi; nss, srwsy. way. lol; carr sseoud eouddHer
carry Sp Sap.ss edge lake. 800; carr v"n y, ,ounse
T. s;Ss Yards sOi Glaaa GmaSIe green: taS Tot