Evening star., 1925-02-15


Chevy Chase opened yesterday
while. Columbia opened Friday and
Washington on Thursday. Congress
sional, although it was open earlier
in the week. was closed yesterday
but may open again today. Oscar
Coolican, chairman of the golf com
mittee, said he hoped to have the
course open today.
And conditions at the courses are
not bad at all, considering the very
long siege of snow and wet weather
Washington has had. There are soft
spots in all the fairWays, but the
courses really are in surprisingly
good shape.
The splendid showing made by
Donald Woodward and Chris j.
Dunphy. both OF Columbia, in the
South Florida championship just con-
cluded is a good and sufficient COM
mentary on the quality of the golf
played in Washington, in the opinion
of a number of prominent golfers
here. Dunphy won the tournament
with Woodward the runner-up, both
men coming through to the final in
impressive style.
There il n possibility that for the
first time in many years a conflict
may come about between Baltimore
and Washington clubs as to the dates
for their tournaments in the Spring.
The club at Gibson Island, near Balti-
more which has one of the finest
courses in the country, is planning a
tournament for May l, and 3. which
dates are likely to be selected by
the Washington Golf and Country
Club for it's invitation event.
II the Washington Golf and Coun-
try Club holds its tournament on
April 80, May l and 2, as is planned.
it will offer a problem to some of
the local players as TO which to favor.
Although the Gibson Island tourna-
ment is closed event, open only
to a very limited number of specially
invited guests. there is every chance
that 1T doubtless will take away from
Washington some of the most prom
inent amateurs
Dr. James r. McClenahan, chair
man of the green's committee at the
Washington Golf and Country Club,
did not know last night just what
dates would be selected by his club,
which usually opens the season about
the Capital, but expressed the hope
that there would be. no conflict with
an event about Baltimore.
If Washington decides to hold it's
May Z, s and 8, there probably will
be no conflict, but these dates would
push the Indian Spring, Chevy Chase
and Columbia tournaments even fur
tlier back than was the case last
year.
The dates for the local tournaments
will be settled at a meeting of the
District Golf Association to be held
March 2.
Golf professionals of Washington
who have interested themselves in
the organiza ton of a pro association
to embrace territory in the District
of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania
and Virginia have made progress.
The Baltimore professionals, although
they are all in the Maryland asso-
citation. have expressed a desire to
join the contemplated four-State or
gantzation, while tentative plans
have been made to enroll many of the
pros in eastern Virginia and around
Richmond. That the pro organiza-
tion will be put through seems GER
tain, but it's organization may. wait
until several of the pros return from
the South.
Public golf. even though the two
big municipal courses are closed, has
not suffered relapse The nine-ho1e
course in West Potomac Park con-
tinues to attract hundreds of devotees,
while East Potomac Park and Rock
Creek Park are closed.
East Potomac Parks new nine hol g
layout looks fine and should be a
very desirable adjunct to the 1S-hoIe
course in use during the past two
Seasons