The Washington times., 1923-12-04

The outlook Tor next year - "a.
ceedlnely bright. True II IL. the
National Capital win not have the
honor OF entertaining one of the
big national or sectional Journeys
yet thsre win Be Just enough com
petive golf on tap when another
spring rolls around to satisfy those
who crave plenty Of tournament
action.
Colnmbia, Chevy Chase. Indian
Springs. washington, Kirkside.
Town and Country. and Bannock-
burn win hold their annual spring
invitationals. Congressional. Burn
ing Tree, and Beaver Dam win un-
doubtedIy be ready BY that time to-
stage events OF their own.
Then there win be the second
annual District public links cham
pionship TO be staged over the
Rock Greek Park course. In point
OF entrants this event superseded
anything held In this section during
the year. The indications are that
II win be OF stIIl larger proportions
next year.
OF far greater import TO the
game was the decidedly notice
able Improvement III the brand
81 golf exhibited by Washington
golfers during the past season.
Par golf became the rule rather
than the exception, and there
Were few tournaments hereabOuts
wherein some golfer did not break
par for the course.
During thes past season there
were played just five major tour
naments in and about the National
Capital. The first of these was the
Indian spring invitation, followed
BY the Chevy Chase and Columbia
opens. the Middle Atlantic and the
Bannockburn open.
On the strength OF his showing
81 four of these eventsr-he being
absent from the city when BAN
nockburn staged theirs Chris j.
Dunphy should be awarded the
palm and placed at the head OF
Washingtonss amateur golfers for
IN the indian Spring. chevy
Chase, Columbia and Middle At
4antic, Dunphy had an aggregate
OF $40 strokes for the 72 qualifica-
fion holes played The nearest ap-
preach to this was Albert r. Mac
Kenzie and Miller B. Stevenson.
who had a total of s21 strokes
each.
Dunphy's consistent playing can
best be shown by pointing out
that In the four qualification
rounds he was low medaIist IN the
Indian Spring. second in the
bia and third in the Middle At
Lantic.
Dunphy not only led Mackenzie
and Stevenson by averaging nearly
three strokes better in the ouaiifi-
cation rounds Of these four tourna.
ments. but he met the Middle At
lantic champion I'm the first rounds
Of the Chevy Chase and Columbia
opens and in each instance elirninat-
Cd Mackenzie. They both reached
the senai-finals Of the Middle Atlantic
and it was here that Mckenzie
scored his only victory Of the year
over Dunphy, 81.
Ounphy shot wonderful golf in
the Middle Atlantic. Before reach
ing the semi-final round where he
went down before Mackenzie. he
had disposed OF George Voight.
warren Cochran and FrankI
Sweeney.
In the championship rounds Of
the four tournaments Dunphy won
the Chevy Chase and Columbia. In
the Indian Spring he carried Dwight
Partridge to the nineteenth hole in
the semi-final round before going
down in defeat. Mackenzie elm.
mated him 3 and ! in the Middle
Atlantic.
Then to top his excellent show.
ing of the year, Dunphy was the
only Washington amateur to make
q creditable showing in the national
amateur tournament held at Chi.
cago in September. With a stroke
total Of 161 he tied with six others
Tor the last three positions, but
lost out in the play-off.