Evening star., 1923-05-06

Inc lHuiah spring event promises
10 usner in an annual series OF
pleasing tournaments at this club.
1t offers the first golf event on it's
new course to which members OF
outside clubs have been invited and
the first that has ever been played
best ball match last October The
tournaments at the club near Silver
Spring should prove welcome addi-
tions to the schedule about Wash
ington.
Inasmuch as the fairways. due TO
lack of growing weather, have not
come along as well as might have
been expected. there is a possibility
that ground rules permitting the lie
to be improved through the fairway
VIII be put into effect. Chairman
Burr Of the golf committee is making
every effort to have the course in tip
top shape and will have a force of
men at work during the tournament
doing nothing else than raking the
bunkers.
The qualifying round will be in
two sections. with half the field play
ing Wednesday and the other half
Thursday. Match play will be held
Friday and Saturday.
The Star cup event will consist OF
eighteen holes handicap medal play
Thursday and the same on Friday.
Each contestant will deduct from
her score for the two rounds twice
the amount of her allotted handicap
The tourney will be held at the
Md. The course Of the club will be
open every day. except today. from
now until the beginning of the
tournament for practice. Contestants
In Tho Star cup event are permitted
to pair themselves.
Play will begin at 10 o'clock each
morning. Mrs. L. o. Cameron, the
District champion, is also the pres
ent holder of The Star cup.
Dave Thomson. professional golfer
at the Washington Golf and Country
Club. set new record for the course
at Rixey. Va, yesterday, playing in a
four-ball match with Henry A. Linn
Fred Paxton and Charles H. Baker
Thomson. whose game this year is
apparently q decided Improvement
over that off last year, was out in
40 and back in "a for card of "a
He incurred two penalty strokes on
the last nine holes as a result of un-
playable lies in hazards. Thomson
should do well in the professional
under the auspices of the newly or
ganized Pro Golfers Association.
Supervision of the Indian Spring
invitation tournament, which starts
next Wednesday, has been intrusted
to p. c. Knox. a member Of the club
and an enthusiastic golfer. Knox
will be in entire charge of the
tournament under the supervision of
the golf committee, headed by A. D..
v. Burr.
Leo Die9el. Washington profess
sionaI, who defeated Abe Mitchell in
a special match last fall. will sail for
England May 16, to play In the Brit
ish open championship which starts
June Z.
Columbia golfers are displaying
some fine golf over the course off
Connecticut avenue. Miller b. stew
inson, winner of the spring tourna-
ment last year. who has a mark of
SO to his credit. shot a 73 on Thurs
day, with a on the short fourth and
on the one-shot sixteenth hole.
Stevinson might we'll have been be-
low 20 on this round.
John w. BFawner, jr., captain of
tho Central High School team, and a
son of one Of the steadiest players
ever developed hereabouts. scored a
a in practice Thursday, and the fol-
lowing day ably helped George p.
James, one of the clubs stars. in a
match with Roland Mackenzie and
Red" Bannagan, the assistant pro-
fessional. The former pair lost,
however, on the last hole, after be-
ing up and 2 to go. Banna-
gan had q card of 75 in this round.
He is shooting a fine game this
spring.
Tia spring tourney Of the Chevy
Chase C1ub- thig year will and Friday.