The New York herald., 1922-10-28
PLANS
new GOLF COURSE
Early Start to BE Made on
Championship Eighteen
Hole Circuit.
by KERR n. PETnIE.

The eighteen hole course AZ White
Sulphur Springs. where the women's ma
tionai championship was decided a few
weeks ago, Is 10 BE- supplemented BY
another circuit OF standard proportions
This does not foreshadow another visit
there by the fair title contenders next
year. as has been hinted might posslbiy
come TO pass. but apparently has been
decided upon by the board Of directors
or the Greenbrler Club by way Of coping
with the growing interest In the rerort
as a golfing center. As at present con-
stituted the Greenbrier golflng outfit
consists of one excellent eighteen hole
course and a nine hole affair upon which
the tyro may cut his teeth and learn the
rudiments Of driving. pitching and
putting. at the same time whetting his
appetite for 3 task more difficult
Whether this nine hole course viii be
utilized as the groundwork OF the new
eighteen hole circuit has not developed
The probability Is that this ground will
so be used This being the case the
task of building the new eighteen hole
round should be greatly sImplified. as
on the abbreviated nine. hole play
ground there are several sporty holes
Of the pitch or drive and pitch order
and other country OF excellent contour
and conformation which will blend ad-
mirably with any modern scheme OF
links architecture.
Seth Raynor has been entrusted with
the work of designing the new course.
which in itself is guaranty OF excel
lence in the completed creation. Mr..
Raynor's name being linked with sew
eral Of Americas outstanding golf
courses. It Is the intention OF the Green
brier officials to make the contemplated
course a real championship affair. so
that 1t is not inconceivable that White
Sulphur within the next few years may
b intrusted with the holding OF even
a bigger championship tournament than
the women's.
Greens Section Gives Aid.
BY way of furthering a plan TO have
putting greens second to none. the Greens
Section OF the United States Golf Asso-
citation has been consulted. Experts
from the national organization already
have visited the site OF the new course
and after an extensive study OF soil
conditions have submitted their formula
for the vegetating and propagation or
turf. BY the time the course is ready
putting green's entirely of creeping bent
grass of the variety that is especially
adapted to it's soil.
Quite possibly advantage OF the pres
ence of Mr.. Raynor will be taken to
modify certain of the exaggerated fea-
lures Of the present White Sulphur
course which made themselves so mani
fest during the women's championship
This applies particularly to the moupd-
ed greens of the first, fifth and twelfth
holes where In dry weather the ap-
proach becomes not only matter OF
needless difficulty but almost of luck
A scheme of bunkering around these
greens would no doubt appeal to the
great majority Of golfers as being more
manifestly fair than the present ar
rangement where the high mounds not
only greatly restrict the territory sur
rounding the flagpin but also tend to
make blind shot of 1t most Of the
time.
over and above this not many faults
are to be found with the present Green
brier course which even after pro-
longed drought disclosed many strong
championship points and character
istics. In moderately moist weather the
course unquesticnably would offer quite
test for the male experts.
The house committee of the White
Beeches Golf and Country Club promises
the members of that organization and
guests the time of their lives tonight
at the Halloween party and masque-
rade. The big joyous social event of
the year, IL is. according to the afore-
mentioned II. c.
Nest of us participate and many OF
us bring friends. says the notice of
invitation. "'Tis a eoodly crowd and
usually q motley gathering OF vaga-
bonds, nymphs. negroes. knights. mer-
maids. follys, princes and other rep
resentatives of royalty. An organ