Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-21

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All the leading players of local
clubs, including Chris ]. Dunphy of
Columbia, the District champion. who
won the Chevy Chase tourney last
week, and Dwight Partridge, winner
or the Indian Spring tourney, are en-
tered. In addition Tom Sasscer of the
Maryland Country Club, the middle
Atlantic champion: Fred Mackay and
Gordon Wood of Richmond. and sew
eral other fine players from out of
town are listed
The major award is the Wardman
trophy, presented to the club several
years ago by Harry Wardmdn. The
winner Will receive a replica of the
trophy and will have his name en-
graved on the original. Privileges of
the course are extended tn all .ourna-
ment contestants this week.
The Chevy Chase Club has extend
ed the privilege of its course to CO.
lumba members who are not to take
part in the tournament. Columbia
extended its course privileges 20
Chevy Chase members during the lat
ter's tournament last week.
Sidney c. and Edgar Kaufman and
Albert +. Steinem and May Weyl tied
for first place in the Scotch foursome
event yesterday at the Town and
Country Club.
Public links golfers who will start
the tests tomorrow for the right to
represent Washington in the national
public links championship, which be-
gins here June IS. are wondering
whether they can use the steel shaft
ed club in the qualifying round. The
United States Golf Association has
taken what appears to be an ambigu-
Gus position in the matter of the steel
shaft. 1t barred the shaft more than
year ago from tournaments under
Its auspices. subject to tests. The
tests were made in several sections
of the country but the governing
body still is on record barring the
shaft from tournaments under it's
jurisdiction. Sectional associations.
however. under the rulings of the
l.. S. G.. A. may make their own
rules regarding the shaft. The public
links championship is held under the
auspices of the L. S. G.. A. and all
probability the steel shaft should not
be used in either the qualifying round
or the tournament proper.
Scribe golfers are tuning up today
on many courses about the city in
prepare ton for the spring tourna-
nent of the Washington Newspaper
Park public course tomorrow. Presi-
dent Harding will tee off at 8 o'clock
tomorrow ,r.3rr aftsr rao With With Chief Chief
Edgar Markham, president of the
scribes' club.
I'm account or the many tOuTna-
nents for amateurs about Washing
ton up to the middle of June, the Pro-
fessional Golfers Association of
Washington and District will not hold
its first tournament until the anna
teur events are over. Peter Jackson
of the Indian Spring Club. who is
secretary OF the association, wishes
the organization to get away to a
good start and plans to hold several
events after the major tournaments
are over Among the Journeys sched-
uled are pro-amateur best ball events.
amateur VS.. pro events and an asso-
citation championship.
1t fs hard to see what local golfer,
II any, has a chance to trim Chris
Dunphy if he plays his shots as well
at Columbia this week as he did last
week at Chevy Chase. Dunphy is
long and straight off the tee, and is
playing his mashie with fine accuracy,
backing up his good pitch shots with
the ability to hole the ten-footers.
Against Sam Dalzell at Chevy Chase
he played the twelfth, thirteenth and
fourteenth in 5. 3. g.. laying his sec
ond shot dead against the pin on all
three holes. The shot to the four
teenth was played from a trap.
Dwight Partridge, winner of the In
dian Spring tournament. believes the
Indian Spring course will, within
few years, be the scene of one of the
national championships. Partridge is
very much impressed with the course,
declaring that it calls for every shot
In the bag, even of the best player.