Evening star., 1928-05-14

| W " time OF the year Wnen every
golf layout should be in
| good shape. But we had
the privilege yesterday of playing over
a course that is the last word In golf
comfort and golf shots around Wash
ington; and the golf course which is
| in as good shape as human hands may
make It, We refer to Burning Tree
where Marshall Whitlatch built lay
| out that stands as a mark OF genius and
| where one may start out at any hour
| on q Sunday morning. when other
courses are crowded and play without
being held up in front or pushed by the
| following foursome.
| Burning Tree simply is in perfect
shape. And when that is said. nothing
more Is left, for the golf course as a
developer OF shots has been known as
| the best around Washington since Its
! opening some half decade ago. Putt
| ing green's that have the trueness and
| the keenness of razor. but putting
green's that hold pitch like the slowest
| greens of Winter; fairways that have
come along until today they rank with
/ any around Washington. In short a
| Burning Tree course that is In excellent
condition.
We never have seen putting green's
| that gave more to the good putter and
exaggerated the faults OF the badly hit
putt than those of Burning Tree. AS
we watched our partner-Roger S.
Whiteford--sink putt after putt with a
queer looking contraption adapted from
Walter ]. Travis old center shafted,
wooden headed putter fashioned for
southpaw. we wondered what Jerry Ira
vers and Bob Jones could do on green's
like those at Burning Tree. where those
masters Of the approach putt would
drop many OF the long ones that curl
away at the cup OF green's less true
than those at the playground OF WASH
ington's millionaire colony.
And we also saw a bit of reSplendent
putting by Fl. II. Newton over the first
nine, where he dropped four puts of
almost impossible length. the shortest
OF 9 feet and the longest 80 feet. while
his Sherman Ford. couldn't
get the bali in the hole at all because
hts firmness was lacking. And we re-
membered Oakmont last year and the
remark of Tommy Armour on Oak
monts ra2or-keen greens. III you ever
lose your confidence and don't hit them
firmly. you're gone"
More than a score woman golfers OF
the city are practlcing today over the
Congressional course for The Star Cup
tourney, which opens tomorrow at Con-
gressional. with the first OF two i5-hole
medai-play rounds. Miss Dorothy
White of the Washington Golf and
Country Club, holder of the cup for
the past two years, announced last
night that II she Is fortunate enough 10
win again. she will return the cup to
competition. even though 1t Is supposed
To become the permanent property OF
three-time winner. All the leading
woman golfers about the city have en-
tered the event, which ranks next to
the woman's District championship In
Importance.
Tommy Armour has become quite
literary gent. Writing from Sandwich
Just after Hagen had won the British
open championship. he said that Comp
ston and Mitchell were coming to Amer
lea after the open In England and that
he had arranged some matches for
them. The first match he said, has
been arranged for hts own club, the
Congressional Country Club. Harry
Vardon and Ted Ray. the old masters
OF British golf. also are TO come TO this
country, and Armour also has arranged
| for matches for them.
On the strength Of the written state
ment that Mitchell and Compston will
| come 10 America this year, efforts are
| 10 be made To have them play at Indian
| Spring, matched against j. Monro Hun
ter and probably Glenn Spencer OF Bal
! timore. two OF the noted long hitters OF
this section OF the country.
Dorothy white. women's golf cham
pion Of Washington, has been named
| chairman Of the women's golf commit
I'M NF hA HuN
try Club, succeeding the late Mira.
Phyllis Keeler Miller. Miss White will
announce the personnel OF her commit
tee shortly.
Entries for the Chevy Chase tourna-
ment close tonight with the club golf
committee and from the list already
! submitted II is certain that the field
will be one of the best and largest ever
| TO enter the tourney. II Is not yet
| known whether George j. Voigt, winner
enter this year. He has been playing
around New York for the last two
weeks and rumor has II that he has
severed his Washington connections
and intends To locate permanently In
New York,
The Washington Dental Golf Asso-
citation VIII hold itz monthly tournament
on Wednesday at the Washington Golf
and Country Club.
/ Members Of the Washington Typo
thetae are 10 gather at tho Indian
| Spring Club Friday To engage In their
monthly golf tournament.
We have always kn0wn that golf, In
additisn 10 being the study OF q iife~
time and science, as David A, FurRan
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