The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-22

We landed in Texas, after our Cali
fornia trip, none the worse for wear
and tear of three or four games
week. Texas is fast growing as
golfing center and taking its place
with the leading golfing States Of the
United States.
We found fully as much enthusi.
asm In the Lone Star State as we
found farther out West. There are
any number OF good courses and like
wise many good players. They APP
peared to be just as glad to see us,
and every match We have taken part
in 30 far has been followed by a large
gallery. and, like California galleries,
they were not idle curiosity seekers.
FL Paso was our first stop where
was lucky enough to back the
course record. Then we doubled back
10 Albuquerque and returned to
Texas again, this time to San An
tonic. Both Jim and myself re-
GREETED that we were not on hand
for the recent pro tournament played
there.
The citizens were still talking about
the remarkable golf displayed by Big
Bob Macdonald when he won the
tournament with a total of PSI, al
most a record for seventy-two holes
play. He was pushed hard by Cyril
Walker. of Englewood, a fast-coming
professional in tournament play.
More prize money was offered for
this event than has ever been put
up before for a similar test. but am
sure the money was well spent. San
Antonio is now on the map Of winter
golf tournaments, and II Is not I'M
golf tournaments, and IL Is not un.
another big purse next season.
The municipal links there is a
thing OF beauty and a course well
laid out. More towns in the country
should follow the example Of this en-.
terprising Texas town and encourage
public course golf.
Golf in Texas is new IN comparison
to other places. Golf architects tell
me that there is plenty of work to
do down there, not only in building
new courses, but in reconstructing
| some Of the older ones. 1t is possible
to golf here all the year around,
which Is q great thing to develop
players.
I realized for the first time that
we had seen very little Of the golf
ing conditions In America after my
review Of California and Texas, and
Jim Barnes agreed with me. This
has led me to predict that We are
now the greatest golfing nation
and will continue TO hold our place
ut the top for all time.
More Britishers, I am told, are
going to tour America this year.
One team is composed OF J. II.
Taylor and Sabdy Herd, two of the
best there. Herd has done re-
markably well in tournament play
, in England during the past two
years and his partner, Taylor. has
done enough in golf to earn him
an undying reputation. Five times
he has been victorious in British
open championships. Only Harry
Vardon has done more.
This pair will be prominent con.
tenders in our open championship
and II Herd plays as we'll here as
he has played abroad in British
tournaments he will surely be
among the leaders. Taylor, like
Vardon and Braid, Is not As young
az he used to be. These veterans
golf is good in spots, but in 70.
hole competition 1t is different.
George Duncan and Abe Mitchell
are likely to play in our open also
They were not satisfied with the
showing made here last yaar. and
this may lead them to make an,
other assault on the American open
| title. Abe played Skokie in record
figures, and, when he heard that
the championship was to be played
on this course he wanted to re
turn and make up for Nus poor
showing Of last year.
Mitchell and Duncan are grand
golfers and class with our best
over here. They did not do ms
well last year as they expected. &c
another trip across the Atlantic ID
coming to them. With four OF
England's best In our open, Il will
add an international flavor such
as II has never had before.
| DOWNRIGHT 1922, by Bell Syndicate, Inc. j