Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
PLACES ON LIST ASSURED
ONLY TWO GOLFERS HERE
Mackenzie, STEVENSON Qualify Automatically. bu,
Others Must Await Associations Decision.
Club Baks at Fee for Pro Match.

halt has been called tn the negotiation
pending a decision by Congressional
Club as 10 whether IL will permit chsr7-
ing an entry fee. Tommy Armour in
sists that in such a match. where he
places a national reputation In ieoparC0
against two men who have not more
than local following. he should have
something besides glory to play for
And so he holds that gate fec should
be charged, in addition to whatever
side bets may be arranged Indian
Spring is willing TO abide BY whatever
decision Congressional makes, feeling
that the better part Of courtesy should
dictate that if Congressional did not
charge a gate fee. Indian Spring should
not do so.
II is quite apparent that the match
itself insofar as the question NJ golf SUI
prenacv lies between the two pairs. Is
serious business for the men involved.
quite aside from the question Of money.
But the golfers are professionals. who
make their living from the game of
golf. and in view Of the fact that MANY
days Of practice and training will en-
sue before the match, our judgment Is
they should be paid in some Way for
the excellent exhibition certain IN %
given.
ing cards in their match A. Indian
Spring, but Hunter played the British
pair off It's feet. Certainly Tommy
Armour. holder Of three~sectional titles
and only last year holder of the national
open. rates some monetary compensa
ton for 72-hole exhibition match. SO
do Sandy Armour. and Monro Hunter
and George Diffenhaugh, all OF whom
have practiced long and hard for the
match. In our view the idea that they
should give free exhibison Is falla-
cious
Al least dozen pairs NJ members NJ
Congressional Country Club intend 70
enter the mixed Scotch foursonle event
10 be played at the club next Wednes-
day On Saturday an ls!hole putting
contest for women will be held.
Golf courses about washington these
Midsummer days are not the same
crowded places they were IN the DAYS
OF Spring and will be later In the year
when returning vacationists again take
up the game over their home courses.
Congestion on local courses has virtual-
ly vanished, and through the week the
courses are used comparatively little
Neither Chevy Chase nor Columbia,
probably the two local courses most
widely used, report any but relatively
small play. while the other clubs are In
much the same condition. Shortly after
Labor day. however the usual week end
congestion again will be visible.
/ Tommy Armour probably is the only
man who has reached the first green
at Congressional in two shots. and he
I has donn 1t no less than . half dozen
! times On one occasion. when We hap
pened to be playing with the former
/ open champion. ne fioled lengthy putt
from the right edge of the green for an
! eagle g. Tommy by the way. has the
reputation among the professionals Of
securing more eagles on par holes
than any man In the game.
/ Not only has he the knack Of putting
+ two very long wooden shots together
/ but his second shots are usually accu-
rate On any course that has two or
three holes stretching out more than
500 yards ne is likely to snaz an eagle
now and then
We have seen him time and again
play his second shot TO the twelfth
green at Congressional with an iron,
and although he has only fsv IS. he
always makes bid for the score, tvo
under par The eighth hole Of the
course, which Is a par y. aitnOugn ONLY
a drive and a No iron for such a hit
ter as Armour ne gets in rather often,
j. Monro Hunter, the Indian Spring
giant. has had several IS on the par ;
sixteenth at Indian Spring. So long Is
Hunter from the tee that he seldom
has 10 use more than No. : iron to
get home.
Rows Of willow trees planted alcns
the right edge of the rough on the
fifteenth mole at Indian Spring are
expected 10 grow no within a few
wears and transform the hole into
one Of the most picturesque about
the Capital When they are fully
grown the entire right side of the fair
way will be lined with trees. preventing
cutting the corner over the edge If the
rough and forcing play ont ~ the right
where It is intended the hole should
)e played.
Beaver Dam Club golfers are compel
ing today In the second tourney OF the
season tor the Cadillac trophy. q scratch
event Another Cadillac trophy tourre
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