Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

W. OOKING forward into 1928, the
golf prospects for competitive
play about the Capital next
wear indicate little change in
the tournament situation. I'm
less the clubs get together at the
annual meeting of the District Golf
Association, the months OF May
and June will again be crowded
with tournaments, while the splendid
Fail months lack the bigger aItairs 10
which they are suited.
George ]. voigt again will dom
mate the local tournament field, unless
some new unheralded star comes
along who can match the consistent
briIIiancy of the Bannockburn star,
and that is a development not yet in
sight around Washington. On the
other hand, it is not unlikely that
yoigt will extend his conquests into
larger fields, wading through the To-
cal tournaments as he did this year
and going a good deal further in the
national amateur than he has done
over the last two years.
Voigt's greatest hurdle is the quail
flying round. Once by the medal
plav test and he is certain TO go far
unless he comes up against a man
like Bob Jones or Jess Sweetser. And
even then the issue is by no means
certain, for the Bannockburn player
can stand the pace of the best OF
them IL he gets on one of his putting
rampages.
The District amateur championship
win. probably go either TO Columbia or
CONGRESSIONAL next year, while the Mid
die Atlantic Golf Association title
chase viii very likely go to Congress
sional, Aside from these affairs the
local Journeys will move along much
as heretofore with the congestion OF
Journeys increasing until the day
comes when the clubs get together 10
do something about it-moving some
of the events back to the Fan or
adopting some such system as inNl-
tation events only once every two
years instead of every year.
Baltimore gets the p. G. A. cham
pionship, the biggest event held IN
the Midatlantic area since 1921, While
1t is likely that several Washington
entrants will go TO Hot Springs. Va.
in September to play in the national
women's title chase to be held over
the Virginia course.
On the course construction side Two
private clubs will move into the Sc
1ect circle Of organizations who have
more than IS holes Manor and Beaver
Dam will have 27-hole layouts in
play during the Spring. while work
IN. Congressional's new course IS Stat
ed to start in the Spring, when Don
AID Ross or some equally well known
course architect will come to the Capt..
tai TO lay out the links.
Next year the long and bold player
NAV take the straight line TO the frs
hole at Chevy Chase. under plans in
the mind of Chairman Thompson of
the golf committee Removal OF a
tree on the left side of the fairway
will enable the widening of the fair
way on the left, and permit the long
player to shoot down the left side and
mitch over bunker to the green, in
stead of playing far out to the right
and then pitching down 10 the green.
The new scheme of play will give the
long player the advantage Of pitch
ing to q green banked against him in
stead of playing TO a green slightly
falling away from the shot. for the
first green slopes toward the south.
Many Washington golfers are in.
forested in the announcement from
New York the other day of a national
champion ship for club champions, to
lie plaved at ST Augustine. Fla. on
January TO Z. inclusive, and it IS
1,ossible that one or two of the cham.
Dions of the local clubs may enter the
tourney George Noigt and Roland
IIaeKenzie are not eligible for the