Evening star., 1928-03-23
BY w. II. McCALLUM.

w We have discovered" golf
a course almost entirely new
NV to use and a doggone good
one. For many months AL
Farr and lately Walter F,
Hall have been importuning us to come
out among the picturesque hills in Rock
Creek Park and listen to the sweet
whisper of the brides calling over the
rugged fairways.
Yesterday we succumbed, and today
we are glad that we did. OF course
Rock Greek Park is a public fee course
and yarn boosting the course may be
looked upon as an advertisement
free--to enrich the Golfers OF S. @.
Loeffler. the concessionnaire. II that is
the case 1t can't be helped. But Rock
Greek Park Is so good and so downright
interesting % play that we rather feel
1t might do the naughty dwellers at the
country clubs around Washington bit
of good to test their various games over
the splendidly constructed and thor
oughly testing layout cut through the
pines In the park made possible through
the foresight of President Roosevelt.
Harding Opens Course.
Away back in 1923. when the late
President Harding was the first golfer
OF the land, he oficially opened the
course one day in May, driving the
ball from the elevated first tee far
down toward the green tucked away In
a corner of the pines. That day was
also held over the new course the
Spring tournament Of the Washington
Newspaper Golf Club, won. we recall.
by Charles p. Shaeffer with the aid
OF an elongated handicap.
Rock Creek Park was hard that day
-fairways not in such good shape,
greens a bit bumpy and some OF the
ee-fringed holes bit too arduous Tor
our temperament.
So we forgot about Rock Greek Park
temporarily and went back to the
great open spaces elsewhere, where a
bounding ball didn't always find berth
behind a big pine tree. With bitter
memories of an on par 4 hole ana
the rattle Of a golf ball of the boles
OF innumerable pines ringing in our
ears.
Builds Another Nine.
Last year Leoffler built another nine
at Rock Creek. Since that nine has
been in commission the Establishments
of Farr have been getting in their IN
sidious work. Yesterday we found time
for a round OF golf Quite windy
day, far too windy for any particular
pleasure over a course open TO the fun
sweep of the gale. So we had huncn
that Rock Greek. with It's comparatively
sheltered fairways-or as We remenl-
bered them-might not be quite so
windy as any of the other courses. Farr
laughed when we hove in sight, out re-
fused to play--perhaps because the
t.AY fvlA
Hall was busy giving lessons TO the staff
OF the Spanish embassy. so We elected
TO try 1t with one companion. It's
good. Nay, It's better than good, it's
tough. The wind blew, and
blew hard on one or two OF the holes,
but II wasn't the soul-seartng gale that
roared down at East Potomac Park or
out at Congressional, or Chevy Chase,
or Indian Spring. or Columbia.
The first and second holes were the
same as that day nearly five years ago,
the second a little longer than back in
1923, for we recalled that for some un-
explained reason We got hold OF one
that day and drove on the green. But
the third and the fourth and the tricky
little fifth and the sixth and the sew
enth were all different.
The eighth had a familiar look and
after puzzling a bit We decided IL was
composite hole made OF the old third
and fourth joined together. So 1t was.
We got around-after fashion--on
what Farr called Course A. and then
launched over into land Of wonders
and fine golf holes. and narrow fair
ways and keen putting green's: deep
valleys and trying climbs. but good golf,
every inch of 1t.
The tenth. We finally figured out. was
the old eighth. fine two-shotter. al