The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-15

Nelson ninth green. l
overlook thu
fairway and creek. Your drive mus
carry 40 yards to clear the creek
A topped drive and you are II
trouble. If you are over safely, us'
a spade mashie or niblic and shoe
the ball high into the air onto the
green that is twenty feet high. TAXI
two puts and you are in, in par
This is another beautiful hole and
favorite of Jim Edwards the rea
estate man and golf enthusiast. L
is hard to play in par. Last veal
during a professional tournament
Chick Nelson drove onto the green
1t was a remarkable shot.
Again you find yourself on top o.
the bluff Of Tee II. Water catches
a dubbed pitch shot. The ball mus
alight on the we'll trapped and bull
up green to play 1t in par 8. If yot
get into the traps or into the creek
get an adding machine. The distance
is 1913 yards.
Hole No. - follows along the
creek for most of the distance re
Quired on the drive. The second
shot is a brassie or spoon and the
third a blind shot onto the green Ut
over the creek bank. A direction flag
marks the general location Of the
green. Many players get into
trouble when shooting the thir6
shot by lifting the eyes and drive
the ball into the creek bank, with
the mashie instead of pitching il
hole has birdie possibility. Par is
five. The green is trapped on three
sides. The distance is 432 yards.
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You again shoot up to a green fol
hole No. 13. Because the green Is
trapped all around you cannot rur
the ball onto the green. 1t requires
pitch shot with either the mashiS
or niblic. Par is three. The distance
1877 yards.
Regarded as one of the best gol1
holes in town is No. IA. The tee is
than the fairway, affords an oppor
tunity to make a long drive. 1t must
be straight as the creek follows The
fairway on the left. A slice takeS
the ball out of bounds on the right
The second shot is made with the
creek and fence still forming out o.
bound hazards along the sides of the
fairway. Control your shot, says
Nelson, and on the third stroke USE
a mashie and pitch onto the built-uI
green, trapped on three sides. From
tee to green is '525 yards and par Ii
five, allowing two puts on the green
$50
Hole fifteen is up the hill, and
whether or not the second shot Is 9
blind shot lies in the distance gained
on the drive. ~ it goes to the right
you are in the rough, to the left out
of bounds, so 1t must be straight anc
long. The second shot, a mashie OF
midiron stroke, is decided on by the
distance of the drive. You can rol
onto tho green over the hill, trapped
on three sides, and make par foul
with two puts. The distance Is 33I
~. DIS.
Standing on the tee at hole six
teen the drive is into the valley. Use
the mashie spade for the second
stroke and pitch into the green. Il
is we'll trapped on three sides, anC
while not hard hole to play, is 6
beautiful one. Two puts make pal
four. Distance, $40 yards.
Once again you must worry about
shooting into the creeks. Hol,
seventeen presents the perplexinl
situation of the two creeks again
to cross. The drive takes you oYel
the first branch of water. The sec
ond shot requires q mashie shot o.
skill, as the creek bank runs along
the approach side Of the green. The
green Is built up and has grass
bunkers instead Of sank traps. Pal
is four and allows two puts. TIL,
distance is 800 yards.
The eighteenth hole leads to tn,
clubhouse. 1t is a dog-leg hole. Tht
tee is on the bluff. The creek crosses
in front of the tee and bends alonl
the left side Of the fairway and fol
lows down to the dog-leg. Best golf
ers play to the left, in spite of tn,
water, Nelson said. If you shoot II
the right you get into the rough ant
the green is entirely hidden. Pla!
the second shot to the left and tn,
green will be in sight. Pitch ontt
the green that is builsinto the banl
on the side Of the knoll. You hav'
two puts to keep your game per
feet. Few will play this course il
par, or near to it. Wally made ;
score of 81 for the second time an,
Sc for the first, making total par 79
The total yardage Of the cours
is 5000 yards. Probably from thes
two articles, written through tn
courtesy Of Nelson, you can i'm
agine why the Irvingtoniaans ar
wild about their playground.
you have played over the course 70,
recognize the changes, and if not
you probably have a desire to do s.