The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-18
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~IHE first nine holes at Me-
ridian Hills golf course were.
outlined in Brassie Brides
some time ago. Today the last nine
will be taken up with description of
holes and shots, supplied by Wallie
Sparks, club professional, who
played the course recently for that
purpose, along with Ben Stevenson
and Bill lockwood.
Meridian Hills Is comparatively
new, being only two years old, but
in spite Of that fact, the fairways
and green's are in excellent shape.
The course appears to have aan ex-
cellent future.
Starting on hole No. 10, after a
long drive, Sparks advised the use
of a mashie iron for a placed shot
along the slope to the green. On
the left are trees and rough with
bunkers on the left. 1t takes q. well
played shot to get to the green in
two. You are now facing another
= Of those greens that requires play OF
high order to get down in two. They
are rolling and smooth, but hard
to dope"
Hole No. IL -
Hole No. II Is reached after you
play the ball over the knobs and
around dog leg to the well trapped
green. This is one Of Meridian
! Hills fine golf holes.
No. IL is easier, and your tee shot
is from hill overlooking creek to
a green that is difficult to reach, be-
cause rolling ball might stop any
where. A true mashie shot between
the trees, is the best bet and if you
play the rolling green right you are
down in two; maybe, one.
1t takes golf study to play No. 10.
If the drive is long and you are
good with, mashie the hole may be
played comparatively easy, but if
the drive is short, care must be
taken to keep the second shot short
or you will be in the lake, a beautiful
artificial lake that keeps the greens
supplied with water. After the
second shot you have trees to
contend with on both sides of the
fairway. The pitch shot to the green
must be right or you are in trouble.
At Caddy House
You are again near the. caddy
house. After a short walk across
the road you are at tee No. IA. 1t is
another dog leg fairway, with
bunker to catch a drive too hard
and to the right. The green is hard
to reach; just natural hazards, and
hard to judge when once there. The
green is rolling.
No. is is long par five hole. 1t
is another dog leg, parallel to No. IA.
No difficulty is encountered when
the average golfer gets the ball
where he wants it, However, there
are few traps and bunkers to
catch the wild shots This green is
one of the finest on the second nine,
and it is a pleasure to study shot
ON that surface.
No. 16 is a short mashie shot back
over ravine, that probably some
day will be made into a real golf
hole with the lake heightened to
allow the water to form additional
hazard 1t is a beauty pitch shot
and Bill lockwood sank a putt that
made the others sit up and take no.
tice. The tee shot is between the
trees to a nice green that has slopes
to make putt interesting.
Trapped Green
A natural trapped green forms the
chief difficulty on hole No. II, and
after you reach the green you will
remark about the fine fairway and
condition Of the green. Bill socked
one on this green that ran around
the hill onto the green and dropped,
just to prove his shot on No. 16 was
no fake.
The last fairway is directed back
at the caddy house door and the dog
leg fairway is dotted with chocolate
drop mounds and traps. The green
lies between the trees and is on a
slope, making is possible for any
ones score card to be ruined.
Meridian Hills is laid out with
three sets of tees, making the course
three different yardage<lengths. 1t is
built in natural golf country and has
natural habards galore.
1t is just another beautiful course
added to the list of Indianapolis golf
Fairgrounds and the membership
growth vindicates the statement that
Meridian Hills has a golf future.