Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

hia enioyed its biggest year IN
I 1927. both in the cam =, ,.a W
sense.
Three high spots in the game IN ana
around Washington marked the prog
ross of local golfers. Tommy Ar
mour's victory in the national open
championship naturally takes nrs'
Mace in the feats credited to players
from the Capital. placing him on the
;ou rung of the professional ladder. q
Mace he definitely assured hlmseii
a few weeks after his Oakmont VIC
tory when he moved north into CANADA
to win the Canadian open--his second
national title within space OF ilVe
weeks.
Later in the wear Roland r. Mac
Kcnzie. amateur, of Columbia. VINO
has been a stranger to competitive
Golf abolt WASHINGTON now for more
than a year. progressed TO the semi
final in the national amateur cham
pionship, getting furtherealong in the
amateur classic than any Washington
amateur has done in two decades. or
since Walter II. Tuckerman reached
the semi.final away back in the dark
ages Of the game. Roland didn't reach
the final round. but he missed only
because Chick Evans holed 25-footer
across the thirty.sevcnth green to END
n solfing epic that kept thousands of
people on edge over Minikahda's roll
ing fairways.
voigt Remains at Top.
Earlier in the season George j.
voiSt. then as now the outstanding
amateur about Washington. from the
local standpoint. had moved through
an impressive total of tournament vic
tories. running up something like nine
wins in row, repeating in the Middle
Atlantic Golf Association title event
and later annexing his third straight
District title.
storm clouds which had lowered
over Voigt's head from early in March
broke in July when the executive com.
mittec of the District Golf Association
indorsed a recommendation of a spe-
cial investigating committee declaring
Noict ineligible for competition in the
District amateur championship. This
ruling later was rescinded after the
United states Golf Association con-
Quoted an Independent Investigation Of
the charges against Voigt and white
washed the player of the somewhat
~iled imputations of professionalism
leveled against him. In so far as the
the game. Voigt il today simon pure
amateur. However. he is the only
man in or near Washington who ever
has been forced 10 undergo inquiry by
the national or a local gof body on
charges that he had not lived up 10
the spirit Of the amateur rule.
Dorothy White Carries On.
Dorothy White. 23Sear-old player of
n IT. IA rr.zaHn yts4r
Club. again proved her right to reign
as the queen Of local golfers when she
repeated i'm the District women
championship and again won The Star
cup-a handicap tourney. Although
beaten in the third round OF the
women's midatlantic, she won the
qualifying round In a high wind and
clearly -rcved her right to be placed
at the top of the woman players of
Washington.
The season also was notable for the
recrudescence of Fred Mcleod. popu.
lar professional at Columbia. who fol-
lowed a victory in the Maryland open
cha mpionship by playing himself into
tie with Leo Diegel for the Middle
Atlantic open, only to lose on the play
off
Visions Of the manner In which
Foigt later was to move through the
local field came early In the year
when the Bannockburn star went 10
FLORIDA with his employer and won
the Palm Beach title. later coming
into the Carolinas TO annex the North
and South at Pinehurst and then win
ming the new Mason and Dixon cham
Dionship al Virginia Hot Springs.
k0igt returned in time TO play In
the Washington tourney, but did not
snter. When he did play In local
affair, the Chevy Chase event, how
ever, he started a career which won
him seven ma or events around Wash
3ngton through the year. lie marched
through the local field without losing
in a ma ior play event. His two fall.
,Ires Of the year came I'm the two big.
gest tests--the first his failure 10
qualify for the open at Richmond and
the second his failure to qualify in the
amateur at Ainikhada, where he was
outside the championship 81 by two
EhotE.
HougIIfon Ranks Second.
A. l.. Houghton of Manor must take
second place I'm any ranking of purely
local stars for his twin victories at
Washington and Congressional Miller
j. etsginson Of Columbia won one
event, while Page Hufty Of Congress
sionai was runner-up to Voigt in TWO
and John Shorey Of Bannockbufn won
one and waE rUnner-up In announcer
KaH r. Ke'lerman Of Columbia won
the BannOckburn event and WaE run
ner.up in the District junior event for
she fiffh consecutive time, iosiDS 10
Page Hufty.
Public links golf around Washing
ton also had its biggest year. WIN IN
usually heavy ACTIVITY on the pnbDc
courses in Rock Creek and East 10.
t0Blac Parks Rock Creek was opener
ssFiy IN tn year with tuii lehkin
xs.nole course and was highly popular
sith all CLASSES 0f players The mar
II reicbes " East POTOMAC Park also
we're crowded with golfers throughout
As,e year. The Dietfict public links
team Old not fare no well IN the ma
ilouai public links Championship. al
Though one Of the entrants went
shrouei the tbirH round In The iltif
chase Charles W, Cole Won Tie lhH+
triet municipal Tile.
Conceded little chanae 10 siianh
fsyD Jones title before the champion
sf,3D began, Tommy Armour u Con
gresstonal moved up ~ Oaknlont ~
. tuns with the confidence and .sklli
et.gundeFNG by three Yseeks III steady
Dfacilce around Washington. WIN u
graa. second round III 81, he moved
into SECOND plane after the ss."n9
round Just behind 'he pace sett@f,~~
ussalson e. Johns Oh " Minneapolis.
90 amateur @i}1 shows great proln'h..
Johnston faded over the third round,
jsaying Armour. Hagen Sarazei, N@hi-
horn end one ~ Two others 10 hkht
II out for the title. QubEly iheE
faded away and Harry rD1psr, conf
gent young pro from Los Anglers, fin.
teheG win 2ol iea Wing Armour need.
ing 80 over the lsst nine 10 Tie He
lls9ed q bii Ole 3 1T tho last h1ic 10
rnisi in deadlock with he English
l.pEH Californian.
Armour Wins I'isy.of.
Tie following day Artupur tfpuDcefi
GJuper Ia the Diay-off scoring ~ ~