Evening star., 1925-06-10
TWO TIED WITH 79
IN COLUMBIA GOLF
A. R. Mackenzie and Agnew
Are Ahead as Qualifying
Rounds Are Started.

Twin scores NJ - hy Albert r.
Mackenzie Of Columbia and Char
\. Agnew, jr.. Of Bannoc<burn were
the lowest cards turned in over the
morning round Of the first days qusl
ihcation play in the Columbia Country
CIub Spring golf tournamen TODAY
Although the course is in excellent
condition. lending itself readily 10
low scoring. only eight OF the players
who started this morning turned in
cards below 80. Harry T. Krsuss OF
Bannockbnrn turned in one OF the
most surprising cards Of the tourns
ment. 81, composed OF So out and
S9 In. difference OF IA strokes in
nine holes. Kraus had a twelve on
the NTH hole
Other scores turned in up 10
O'Clock follow 4. NJ. Porter. CoIurn-
bis. so: F.. 3. Collins Washington. r.:
W. r. Tuckermsn Burning Tree. %:
ID. :. Neil. Baltimore Country Club.
"a; J.. ". Lsudick. Columbia. S4, l..
A. Snesd. Columbia. "a: c. Christie.
lndia n Springs, Sc: Lee r. Pass Bs n
nockburn. 80; J. r. Harris. Bannock-
burn, 80: j. r. Wise, Washington. g.,
S. B. Hardwick. Washington. SO; H.
K. Knox. Indian Springs. 90: J. NJ
Porter, Indian Springs. So: NJ. z.
Miller. Bannockburn, 81: r. W Wise
T.. 4,
Bannockburn. 104
Field Is Large.
With number Of minor chan in
The psirinss announced yesterday
half the field OF more than 300
PLAYERS played in The medal round
today. One Of the lsrsesr fields
in the qualifying round Of the CoIum-
bia Country Club Spring invitation
golf tournament played In the meds
round today. One of The Isrsesl fields
that ever competed In a goif tourney
about Washington. including all ne
cha mi pions in the Middle Atlantic sec
tion and every man wirhou exception
who has performed nots bIv in fourna
ments about the apiial. is entered in
the Columbia event. one of the hien
spots OF the competitive season and
proba bly, the most popular tourna-
ment held about Washington.
Because OF the size of the feld two
DAYS have been devoted TO the qua alify-
ing round. with approximately half
the group OF golfers starting TODAY
and half tomorrow Match play will
start Friday morning. with the semi,
hnal and final rounds scheduled Sal
urday.
mittee decided today not TO take the
low AZ scores each day for the six
sixteens. but TO take the low s6 CO rds
turned in during the two qua alifyins
DAYS. This method. IL was felt iS
fairer than taking the lowest cards
each day. Medal play rules OF The
United States Golf Association will
govern during the tournament. with
stroke and distance the penalty for =
ball ont OF bounds. lost ball and uu-
pla yabie ball. Although the commit
tee regards the lost ball penalty as
severe. in the interest OF uniformity
and 10 avoid confusion IL has decided
to make all three rules the same.
Few Withdrawals Made.
\ few Withdrawals were made lass
night. but the list of entrants was
swelled BY a few added names max
pla vers. Among the wiIhdra walls
were f. NJ Talcott of Chevy Chase
and n. I. Shannon OF Columbia. both
good PLAYERS.
Among the stars who started tods y
were Albert r. Mackenzie. former
Middle Atlantic ritleholder; Donald
Woodward. medslist in the Chew
Chase tourney and runner-up in the
Middle Atlantic three wears ago: G. B.
Asher Reginald A. Lotus, Page HuftH
and W. A. Mcclure.
The Columbia tourna ment brings 10
n end the Spring tournament season
a about Washington. although the Mid
die Atlantic Golf Associs ton cham
pionship will be played at the New
! MARYLAND Country Club next week.
George j. Voigt. winner OF the Column
lila event last year. plays tomorrow
with the long-driving ]. c. Davis. il,
! nd Roland r. Mackenzie. the Dis
I trict titleholder. plays tomorrow with
>. Floyd Bra wner.