Evening star., 1923-03-18

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The Town and Country Club is
sorry to lose Ryan, Fischer said. The
club has thoroughly appreciated his
services, particularly his activities in
connection with the construction OF
the new golf course at Bethesda,
Md, which is now i'll use. Ryan col
laborated with Toomey and Flynn,
course architects, in the construction
work and was placed in charge OF
the work while the architects were
out of the city.
Ryan has been visiting his former
home in Connecticut during the win
ter. and also took a trip to Florida
TO play golf. His brother, Joe Ryan,
will remain with the club as green's
keeper.
The course of the Town and Coun-
try Club now is closed. while seed is
being planted and the links thorough
ly renovated in preparation for the
coming golf season 1t Will be opened
about April l.
Several Washington golfers are
planning to go to Pinehurst the lat
ter part of the week to play in the
amateur professional best ball con-
test, which will precede the annual
north and south open championship
Tor the title now held by Pat
O'Hara. Fred Mcleod will play in
ago. Guy NJ. Standifer. District
champion of 1922; c. J. Dunphy, the
present title holder, and other promi-
nent amateurs of the city are also
planning TO play in the north and
south amateur.
Columbia and Chevy Chase courses
are open for play today. Both are
soft and soggE in places.
nj, Ia fac
sional at the Chevy Chase Club, will
report for work at the club April L.
Two nine-hoIe courses, instead of
one of eighteen holes. will be put
into play when the East Potomac
Park public links opens next Sttur-
day, according to Col. c. o. Sheriff.,
officer in charge of public buildings
and grounds. The entire eighteen
holes of the layout south of the rail-
course until shortly before the public
links championship. which opens
June 70.
Officers of the American Navy Con-
struction Corps will compete in a
handicap tournament for a cup pres
ent TO the corps by the Royal Corps
of Naval Constructors of Great Britain.
The cup has been played for once
before-last year-and was won by
Lieut.. Commander Bullard, playing
over the Jefferson Park course. at
Seattle. Wash. Many OF the Naval
Construction Corps officers at head
quarters in Washington will compete
for the trophy when the tournament
is played in September of this year.
The tourney is played at courses
scattered all through the United
States and its possessions.
New greens of the rearranged course
of the Washington Golf and Country
Club, which were built last summer
and fall, now have a good stand of
grass on them, and appear to be in
shape to use this spring. Some of
the greens, however. which were not
completed before cold weather set in.
may not be in use until the latter
part of the summer. The second.
third. ninth. fourteenth and eigh-
teenth greens are Yet to be built,
while the tenth. eleventh, twelfth.
fifteenth. sixteenth and seventeenth
are now in good condition.
DIR. G.. ID. Kirkpatrick Of the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club had a
card of 50 over the Rixey course yes
terday afternoon. The course, like
all the others about Washington, was
fessional. had IA card OF so. playing in
q three-ball match with Col. l.. s.
Morey and Fred Paxton.
5. L. Mosby. the veteran player of
tlt Ciub. " llp mas just recovered from
an attack of pneumonia which we'll
nigh proved fatal. watched the golf
crs come in yesterday. heard their
scores and then remarked, q wonder
If they will do 50 we'll after April L."
On or about that cate the local ground
rules, permitting the player to tee up
through the fairway. will be rescind-
ed. Mosby Is residing at the club
house, convalescing from his illness.
The course Of the Columbia Coun-
try Club, which has not been changed
very much for more than two years.
will have only one major change this
season. The third green, as most of
the golfers who have played through
the winter know. has been entirely
reconstructed, and now demands
more accurate approach shot The
first green will ultimately be changed.
1t is learned, to eliminate the soggf-
ness after a heavy rain, but the
change will not involve any radical
reconstruction work
Work of rearrnnginE the drainage
OF the bunkers and surfacing the
traps has been completed at Chevy
Chase, under the direction of Francis
James, course supervisor