Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26

J" II II tournament scene Tor Capl-
tai golfers shifts this week 10
the fine course Of the Country
i Club of Norfolk, Va. where
compare lively small field
will compete, beginning tomorrow, for
the title now held by George j. Voigt
of Bannockburn. Voigt will defend his
championship against the leading
players Of Washington, Maryland and
Virginia.
A two-dav qualifying round will be
played tomorrow and Tuesday. with
match play rounds scheduled for We'd
nesday and Thursday, with the maj
round the latter day.
Woman golfers of Washington will
compete on Wednesday at the Con
gressional Country Club in special
I8-hole event for the Armour trophy,
put up for the occasion by Tom Ar
mour OF Congressional. newly crown
ed national open golf champion OF
the United States.
BannOckburn golfers yesterday he
gan competition for the Tom Moore
trophy, donated to the club several
years ago by the prominent local
PLAYER. The event is 72-hole handi-
cap medal play affair, with four medal
rounds to he played between June -
and July 10, inclusive. Prizes will be
given for first, second and third low
net and for the lowest gross score.
Thomas s. Flaherty. chairman OF
the entertainment committee OF the
Congressional Country Club event
has an idea that might work out as a
means of even more definitely placing
Washington on the national Eolnng
map and adding to the prestige this
city now enjoys IS the home or the
ne tional open champion. FlahertN
suggests that the clubs about the city
should make an effort 20 secure one
of the three big national champion
ships at least once every 10 years. In
addition to the national open, the ma
tionaI amateur nd the wOmen's cha NJ
picnship Flaherty also thinks the
Professional Golfers Association
championship might we'll be played IN
Washington.
As a means toward this end he
would have the proposed home-bred-
foreign born professional match. sug-
gested as an added factor in the in
ternational contest for golf suprem-
acy, brought here, to he played over
the Congressional course. Many or
the best Scottish and English profess
SIGNALS reside in this country and are
not eligible for the Ryder Cup team
play. Therefore. il has been suggest
ed that match between fOreiGn-born
pros living in the United States and
home breds would add to the gayety
of the gOlfing season. Such foreign
born team could muster men of the
caliher OF Tom Armour, Bob CtulCk-
shank, Macdonald Smith, Jock Hutch
ison, Fob Macdonald. Jim Barnes,
Harry Cooper. Willie MacFarlane and
Harry Hampton. Against them could
be pitted such sterling American-born
performers as Walter Hagen. John
Farrell, John Golden. Leo Diegel. Joe
Turnesa, Gene Sarazen, Larry Nab
holtz and Tom Kerrigan.
Two tournaments of S. holes. To he
played at Rock Creek Park and East
Potomac Park OH July I. 10 choose the
four men to represent Washington in
the national public links championship
at Cleveland in August. have been an
nOunced. Those wishing TO enter are
urged to turn in their entry to Edward
A. Burns at East Potomac Park. or
AL Farr at Rock Creek Park. Entries
close at o'clock July s.
On Friday, July S. the four players
who have won positions on the
Capital public links team will compete
at Rock Creek and Potomac Park for
the District municipal links title. This
will be 36-hole medal-pIay affair with
10 holes scheduled for each course.
The Sherwood Forest Golf Club has
announced its annual invitation