Evening star., 1928-06-03
BY WALTER r.. McCALLUM.

II We d n d y. when the
United States Golf Association green
section will end its Summer meeting
with a trip to the Arlington expert
mental farm of the Department OF
Agriculture and TO several of the lead
ting courses around the Capital.
We've often wondered how many
solfers realize how much the greens
section Of the United States Golf AS
socistion In its cooperative work with
the Department of Agriculture means
10 the individual pleasure Of every man
snd woman who plays the game.
aGolf courses of two decades ago were
fairly good courses, with proper re-
card to the limitations of the game OF
those days and thc distance the bah
cbuld be driven But the golf courses
of 20 years ago would not by any man
rser Of means be suited to the modern
game and the modern ball. Improve
unents in grasses. in bunkering, IN the
cotatour of greens and in many major
construction methods have been the
oHfgrovth Of the work OF the green
ssctions and the free and mutually
ffelpful interchange of ideas afforded
bv the central office maintained by 1t.
Indeed in our humble judgment, the
work Of the green section is the most
important part of the job done by TIE
United States Golf Association, even
though the big championships get the
h@4dlines and the publicity
without the green section there
would be little interchange Of ideas be-
tween gTeenkeepers all over the country
nauch of the helpful work with varied
kinds Of grasses. and course upkeep
and construction methods would be
confined to a few Of the urban sections
OF the country. and the individual
golfer would mt be the beneficiary q
many Of the improved methods used
on the golf courses of today. which he
sees in q vague way. but hardly
realizes.
Notable Work at Arlington.
Over at Arlington the Department
Of Agriculture is doing notable work
In cooperation with the green section
IN improving the putting greens OF the
5000 golf courses throughout the
country.
FOR example. the greens men are nov
seeking q way to coax the pessiferous
Pa Annua 70 so perpetuate itself that
Il vii remain on putting greens
throughout the Summer months. Poa
Arnua- be Il known, Is a grass which
springs up early in the year, reseeos
sowne time in early April and dies out
lesgfns bare patches in putting greens.
II some way could be found TO per-
petuste its growth throughout the Sum-
user, II would prove boon for this sec
ton OF the country, for Poa Annua
makes a fairly good putting surface,
esser though 1t does not have the flne
texture and srnootfness Of several OF
TIE bent grasses.
Various experiments IN fertilization
o. grasses. IN eoncuer1ng brown patch
and In ttae thousand and one little re-
nsncments that make the modern golf
cvurse q thing Of beauty are being
carYse6 On At Arlington. the central
point IN . great national experiment
station organized solely for the purpose
a Improvement of the golf courses
taroushcut the bunkered land
Green keepers from all sections Of
the country tomorrow viii gather q
Atlantic City, =. j.. 70 discuss tneIr
oonuaon problems. vii play In golt
f0urnsnaent at the Atlantic City Coun-
txE Cub and viii move Tuesday down
m Pine VALLEY, near Philadelphia, where
= zygternattc tour Of this vel planned
ard famous course Is On the program
They win then come 70 Washington p
vixtt the Arlington farm and several
oE the le2dtnz couE5eS around Washing
taa. among them the Burning Tree
Cksb. the Coiumnxa Country Club an1
the Washington Coli and Country CLUB
KseTen clsbe Ia the washington clS-
tssct are members Of the United SIaIes
COZ Association Green Section and DE
John borssith, g.. Is IN charge o. tsss
research Nofk here. DT, Wsisef .
Hzxbsn. chairman Of tine green ccn'
rsfttee Of the Burning Tree Club, II on
Sic executive committee Of the green
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wliasaxn n. Weed, better known ~
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fou-nal match with .. G. Gruyer,
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