Evening star., 1924-11-23

NuN ~ ali utli OF tllJlalC occurrence II
cesses, developed under pressure. p
this vicinity
The ranking of the Golf about Wa sh-
hston in the past years usually has
been difficult matter, because there
never mas been until this year, and
possibly last. a PLAYER who stood out
clearly over the others Tournaments
IN naSt years fell not to one man. but
were scattered around among three or
four.
This year Roland Mackenzie. win
nlnS three tournaments about Wash
lngton, going to the final round in an
other and proving the real sensation
of the rational amateur cha;npion-
ship at Philadelphia, unquestionably
deserves top rank among District
golfers. Last year Chris j. Dunphy
was entitled TO this honor, for DuaDhy
won two big'events, the biggest OF the
year hereabouts.
Wen First Event of Year.
Young Mackenzie lived up to his
early season promise by winning the
nrst event of the year-the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club tourney.
anneNlnG the final round from his
rather, who won from him in the
Middle Atlantic final last year Then
Mackenzie went on to Indian Spring
TO win from Danphy in the final
round. And after his failure to
qualify at Chevy Chase, he went to
baltimore, winnin. the medal and
gong to the final round, on,y to sue
cumb to marve Gus round OF golf
by d. Clarke Corkran
Roland went to the Semi-final of the
Columbia tournament, Succumbing to
'TeoEse j. NolEt, who was in a great
golfins mood durin. that event. That
a los ~
henzle until the amateur at Phila-
deiphia, where the lad gave the gallery
4 taste of what he had by scoring a
I5 over the first half of the medal
round. His last round was not so
good. but still was good enough to
qualify. And then came that great
SI-hole match with George Won Elm,
the runner-up ina the championship,
which has been written about number
less times, and clearly established
ttotand Mackenzie's right to a place
among the finest golfers of the Nation
When Roland Mackenzie came over
TO indian Spring for the District
amateur championship, he found him
self in a bad putting streak the
iIrSt day, and many shots behind the
leader. Two rounds of "a and rs the
second day gave him a 72-hoIe total
OF 800, however, good enough to win
by shot over r. c. McKimmie, who
had the championship sewed up until
the last round.
No other golfer about Washington
has record this year approaching
that of the younger Mackenzie
There is no question as to his place
at the head of the list
Mtkimmie Placed Second.
Nor Is there much question about
the ranking of K. Cliff McKimmie in
second place. Mckimmie, who always
has possessed a great game, but never
seemed to get IL going until this
year, went down to Richmond in June
and waded through the hardest half
of the draw to win the Middle Allan
tic championship. Some of his
matches were close, particularly that
with Roland Mackenzie, but he
always had the reserve to win. He
didn't play in some of the other
tournaments. but was plenty good
enough TO annex the medal and win
the Town and Country Club event.
And then, with the District cham
pionship we'll in hand, a bad out
nine on the final round cost him "a
chance to win. At that, he came back
in SO to finish as runner-up. He fully
deserves second place purely on his
tournament showing, aside from the
consistency he showed in the inter-
Mackenzie and Walter r. Tucker
laan.
Third place should rightly go to
George j. Voigt, holder of the mu-
nicipal links championship for two
Years in succession and winner of two
other tournaments hereabouts this
year. Voigt won the Columbia tour
nament from Walter r. Tuckerman
in the Spring and annexed the Ban
nockburn event in the Fall. He did
not play in several of the other events,
but on the record made in the tourna-
Inents he entered is entitled to the
No. rating.
STEVENSON Ranked Fourth.
And Miller 3. STEVENSON, although
he didn't play IN the District cham
pionship, maintained his consistent
record this year, for STEVENSON shot
Il 76 to win the medal at lndian
Spring, was but one shot back or the
medalist at Chevy Chase, and then
proceeded to win the tournament,
beating John Daley in the final
round. Stevinson went to the semi
final at Baltimore, losing on the last
green to Roland Mackenzie.
STEVENSON is entitled TO fourth Mace
in the seasons ranking on the face
Of this achievement and his record In
the interclub matches, where ne had
almost UNIFORM SuCCesS'.
Something went wrong with chris
Dunphy's game this year, He always
had the ability, but didn't come
through The only event Dunphy won
about Washington this year was MS
own club championship-that of Column
bia-and that is no small feat. Where
he won two Journeys last year ne didn't
win an open event this year, although
he always played well.
should Fave Better Rating.
Dunphy is entitled to fifth place, and
should have a better ranking, but could
not consistently be placed ahead OF the
men who have won tournaments ABOUT
the Capital this year. Dunphy lost 10
Jimmie Davis in the Washington. tour
ney. to STEVENSON in the Chevy Chase
event, to Walter McCallum at Columbia
and to Corkran at Baltimore. he mas
beaten all these men in other matches,
but was beaten by them in the tourna-
lnents.
Dunphy won the medal at Columbia
With a great ~, made from the back
tees, a mark that seldom has been
edualed by an amateur under medal
pIay conditions from the rear tees. And
he finished In third place in the District
amateur, one shot behind McKimnie.
who. in turn. finished a shot back Of
Mackenzie. Dunphy played some grand
golf during the season, but somehow
didn't come through in the big tourna-
inents. His victory In the Columbia
championship came over the same men
who previously had beaten him in the
ctEer events.