Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07

w YASHINGTON'S golf prestlge,
a already established for 1921
Nv by the victory of Tommy,
v Armour in the national
open championship, BIDS
fair to be enhanced late TINS montn
when the largest and most skiiui
delegation of golfers ever to enter lne
amateur championship fares loI.n
toward Minneapolis where the anna,
go. Title tourney is to be played
over the picturesque Mlnlkilaoa
course. a,,+
That Tommy Armour's Oakmont
victory was no flash in the pan was
graphically shown yesterday at 1oro1l-
n where the tall Scot flashed ~
over the last round to nose out Wa
nonald Smith, defending title holoer'
IN win the Canadian open. Armour
now holds two national titles, equal-
inc Rohbv Jones record Of last year
whom the Albanian held the British
and American open championships,
and If the Scot, who represents tne
Congressional Country CLUB, keeps on
in the same golfing vein ne mas en-
loved for a month and halr ne may
annex the Professional Golfers Asso-
ciation title at Dallas, Tex, in
September. -. 10
IF Tommy wins that event, TOO, ne
will be sitting on top Of the pro-
fessioral world in truth, although
without question he is the ranking
Dro of the year without that ttle'
However, winning match play title
and particularly Walter Hagen's pei
championship, is something different.
For Hagen intends to hang onto his
match play championship, even
though he may not show so we'll IN
the medal play events.
With the Voigt case settled insofar
as his entry in the national amateur
championship is concerned. WashlnS-
ton will place in the simon pure tltle
chase a brace Of men who nave a.
tracted national notice in golfhg
way and another who quallfled ana
won a match in the amateur or last
wear Roland r. Mackenzie Is estab-
iished nationally. Winner of the quail
fving round in the 1925 championship
and a member Of the Walker Cup
team last year, Mackenzie Is one OF
the ranking players Of the country.
Though Voigt has played in only
one national amateur--and 1alled 70
qualify in that-his deeds over the
last six months have made him ma
tional figure and he is sure to be one
Of the outstanding dark horses at
+ Minnea polls Even thOuSn COHlTdIi-
sons are odious. it is none the less
significant that Roland Mackenzie has
been unable to win a match from
Voigt in more than a year, and that
J Voigt is the leading player OF the Mid
die Atlantic section is well established
: With these two men in the field
Washington should make quite q
splash in the amateur Of this year
bringing the Capital once more into
the national golfing limelight as 1t was
at Oakmont last June.
Outside aid i'm golf receives a ia
vorablc vote from j. J. Lee. secretary
of the Southern Railway Golf AS
sociation. Playing the fourth hole a
course r., at East Potomac Park. {
few days ago, he topped his drive or
the 2G0-yard hole. Taking full swing
with a brassie, he hit a good ball
which would have gone far past thu
green. Just at the moment the bal
was to 30 over the green little dos
trotted across the putting surface. Thu
ball struck the dog and stopped :
foot from the cup, enabling Lee t.
secure a birdie 3.
From the Argyle Country Clul
comes q tale OF artificial aid which
enabled n player to make Ntera
''hir.:e' 4 on a par 4 hole. Charles II
Watson missed his drive at the 42S
Hard third hole one day last weel
and failed to get over the creek will
his second. He then used a midirol
sni hit good shot, which apparent.
'ayas hound to be over the green an'