Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-21

aScendency OF group of young gol
superiority IN greater degree as tiy
One of them, Roland r. Mackenzie,
the 17-year- son of Albert r.
Mackenzie, put forward his claim to
top rank about Washington In SO
straightforward a fashion that any
fair minded observer who has watch
ed the progress of golf about wash
ingtou over the past year could not
do otherwise than place him at the
top of the local group of players.
So the year, in addition to placing
Washington again on the map az
regards participation in national
amateur golf events, has definitely
established one player as the leading
amateur about the Capital, based
solely on his record over the past
IL months, and on no other factor.
Nackerzie's Title Clear.
The development OF Roland Mac
kenZie's game was characteristic of
that of most youngsters, Showing
the results of painstaking care. long
hours of practice and careful study
of the style of some of the leading
golfers OF the day, Mackenzie's game
was raised within a few months from
one Of ordinary ability TO one of
outstanding achievement.
While he did not win all the tour
naments In which he participated
about the city, he won three of the
major events, the District hampton
ship and the tournament at Wash
ington Golf and Country Club and
Indian Spring, and his showing in
the national amateur alone should
award him q good ranking in the
rational list.
veteran Players Fail,
~The other tournaments throughout
the year brought forward the men
who in past years have figured among
The tournament winners. Strange to
relate, two of the leaders among the
older group Of players about the
clty-men who have always figured
10 win enc or more events during
the season-did not annex a sin gle
big open tournament. These men
are Walter Il. Tuckerman, last years
District champion. and Chris ].
Dunphy, the 1922 District titIehoider
Tuckerman was runner-up to r.
Cliff McKimrie in the Middle At
lanticJ championship at Richmond and
runner-up TO George j. Weight al
Columbi
Dunphy won the Columbia cham
pienship, qualified in the national
amateur and won the medal in the
Columbia tournament. He was run
ner-up to Roland Mackenzie at In.
dian Spring and finished third in the
District championship. Otherwise
Notwithstanding the great gams he
has shown in the past, he did not
figure extensively in local golf
4 review OF the local tournaments
WITH their winners and runners up
follows:
Summary of Tearneya.
Washington Golf and Country Clut
Won by Roland r. Mackenzie: run.
nar-up, Albert II. Mackenzie.
Chevy Chase Club--Won by Miller
B. STEVENSON; runner-up, John F
Daley.
Columbia Country Club-Won b,
George ]. Voigt; runRer-up, Walter
r. Tuckerman.
Baltimore Country Cluh-Won b,
ID. Clarke CorkFan: runner-up. Ro
Land r. Mackenzie,
Indian Spring Golf Club-won b.
Roland r. Mackenzie; runner-up
Chris J. Dunphy.
Bannockburn Golf cIub-wen b,
George j.. Voigt; runner-up, K. F
kellerman, jr.
Town and Country Club-won b,
II. Cliff McKimmie: runner-up, H. G
Pitt,
District amateur championship
Won by Roland X. mackenzie; run
ner-up, r, Cliff Mckimmie,
Middle Atlantic championship
Won by r. Cliff McKimmie; runner
up, walter r, Tuekerrnan.
Club team ehampionship-Won b!
Columbia Country Club; runnerup
Chevy Chase Club.
Club championships were won al
follows; Columbia, Chris ]. Dun
ply; Chevy Chase, c. Ashmssde Full
Ter; Bannockburn ( Epert L. Bone