Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14

Another OF Richmonds eighteen
hole golf courses which recently has
been remodeled. will be opened this
morning at 9:55. when the Lakeside
Country Club golfers tee off In the
qualifying round or the tournament
for the Governors prizes. This will
be the second course 10 be reopened
I'm week in the vicinity OF Rich
mond after having been recon
structed. tho links OF tho Hermitage
Country Club having opened las.
Saturday.
Beautiful green's and fairways are
the outsta nding features OF the Her
mitage Club, and the same is true OF
the Lakealde Country Club. Nothing
has been left undone by the officers
OF the club and the green's COM
mittee to make the course one of
the most modern in the country.
Donald Ross. Americas foremost golf
course architect. supervised the con-
struction of the Lakeside course. and
on recent visit to Richmond de-
clared 1t to be one OF the prettlest
he had seen In his travels to all
sections of the country.
When the work OF remodelling the
course was started II became neces-
sary for n virgin forest OF oak trees
to be cut down before the links could
be constructed according to the plans
outlined by the members Of the board
OF directors. 1t Is through this vir-
GIN forest that several of the greens
and fairways are located. This In
Itself adds to the picturesque feature
of the course.
Top SOIL Is Excellent.
The rapldity with which the course
was remodelled was due In large
measure To the excellent top -aoil on
the property OF the" corporation
which owns the grounds. A top soil
OF oak rot" several Inches thick
has made the tolls OF the green's
committee and tho groundkeeper
clared to be ideal for golf courses
and was commented upon by Mr..
Ross on his recent visit TO Richmond
Although the qualifying round Will
begin today when the ex-presidents,
president and vice-president of the
club tee UP at 9:55. today will mark
only the beginning OF the qualifying
round. Other entries In the tourna-
ment for the Governors prizes will
have n chance to qualify during the
week. The first round will be played
next Sunday morning, starting at 10
o'clock. tho second Saturday, May 81,
at p. M, the semi-fnals Sunday,
May IS. at 10 o'clock. and the finals
on Tuesday. May 80. Memorial Day.
The final round Will be thIrty-s six
holes, the others eighteen.
The sixteen players handing in the
lowest medal scores made during the
Qualifying period will qualify. All
cards must he turned In not later
than PM. Saturday, May 90. Match
pay will determine the best golfers
OF the club. Prizes Will he awarded
TO the winner and runner-up.
Tennis program Good.
In Its, efforts 10 have one OF the
most Inodern golf courses 10 the coun-
try and one OF the best tournament
cards In its history the officers OF
the club have not overlooked tennis
and predictions have been made that
tennis will be n feature Of the activities
OF the club this summer and fall.
The schedule of golf tournaments
as the local club follows:
Golf.
May IA through May 80. Unc.)-
Board OF Governors prizes.
May IA through October Goat
getters' contest.
May IA through October Ringer
tournament.
June 10 through June s5-senior
tournament.
june rs through July 4--Vice- presl-
dents prizes.
July 0 through July 3o-Tourna-
ment against par.
July 16--Flag tournament
August i? through September 3
Marcuse cup tournament.
August 81 through September IL
Womens tournament,