Evening star., 1927-11-20

"HE waning years in amateur
golf around Washington finds
a Capital golfer virtually GER
i tain to be named to a place
on the international team
which will represent the United
states in the Walker Cup matches at
the Chicago Golf Club next summer
nv his work in the national amateur
championship at Minikhada. Roiano
r. Mackenzie of Columbia is almost
certain of a place on the team which
will. meet the British IN the Midwest.
And nv one of the paradoXes OF the
game. it is almost equally certain that
George j. Voist of Bannockburn.
holder of the two ma jor titles about
Washington, will not be a member OIL
the team.
Roland vent to the semi-final in the
Nfinikhada championship, losing 10
Chic Evans only because Evans hoied
a 25.foot putt on the thirty seventh
green, after the Columbia lad had bat
tied the Chicago veteran shot for snot
through SO holes and then pltcneu
well inside him on the extra hole. The
difference between the youngster and
the veteran who has won three ma
tionaI titles is not so wide, judged
on that match, as barn door.
Selections for the Walker Cup team
nv the United States Golf Association
are based almost solely on the record
of the eligibles in the national anna
teur championship of the preceding
wear. OF course, such men as Jess
Sweetser and Jesse Guilford, both OF
whom were unable to play at Min.
ikhada. are always hllely to be chosen
on their known rec rds
George Voigt, haf1pered by what
seemed TO be whispering campaign"
directed against him at Minikhada
and an unfortunate break on the sixth
hole of the first half of the qualifying
round, failed to qualify. That places
him pretty definitely out of the
Walker Cup picture for 1928 unless
he moves out early next Spring and
Summer and wins enough major
events to make him so highly placed
in the game the selection committee
cannot consistently ignore him.
His failure in the amateur title
cha:u was one Of only two mistakes
Voigt made over the year--the other
being his failure to qualify for tho
omen championship at Richmond. He
won nine tournaments in row early
in the year, but failed in the two big
tournaments.
Mackenzie did not enter the Middle
Atlantic and District championships,
which Voigt won, but by his work in
the amateur championship is prac'
tically certain of a place on the 132S
! Walker Cup team. These two are
without question the outstanding golf
ers around Washington, and any com
narison of their game this year nu 81
be prohlematical. for they did not
meet in match play during the year
Voigt, however. holds the edge on vic
tories from 1926. when he beat Roland
thrice. IT would seem, however. that
Mackenzie has the virtue of rising te
his best game in the biggest cham
p,onsip. while Foigt who should nave
tie necessary experience to key ~
his game up to top notch pitch failed
in the two big tests of the year.
Work on the new courses at tht
Manor Club and the Beaver Dam Club
where most of the golf construction
work now going on around Washing
ton is concentrated, is progressing a
- satisfactory rate, and assurances
are given that the new nin9 holes a
Manor and the new 1Shole layout a.
I3esver Dam will be completed In time
afor .,,lay@next Summer.