Evening star., 1928-12-16
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ter, they are as true as any putting
surfaces we have ever seen. And to
make the matter more interesting, In
August, when most of the green's al
the courses around Washington are In
bad shape due to brown patch and
other causes, the Belle Haven greens
are at their best It causes one tc
wonder why.
Belle Haven plans to lengthen It:
course to something like 1000 yards
by building another nine-hole layout
to go over the hill from the present
course to point near the main Wash
ington- Richmond highway. This move
will be made shortly, 1t Is understood
and will give the Alexandria club q
course the equal of any around this
sector of the country.
The present nine holes are suficient-
ly diversified to make an extremely
interesting layout.
The benefit tournament for the fam
lily of Bobby McWatt, postponed from
last Friday, will be played this week
at Indian Spring, according to present
plans. McWatt, who has been at Nor
folk for several seasons, was seriously
injured in an automobile accident sew
eral months ago and the professionals
tended to hold benefit tourney for
him last Friday. The event. however,
was postponed because of rain. Nc
Watt was formerly professional ct Co.
lumbia. -
George J. Voigt, star amateur of New
York, who learned his golf in Wash
ington. was in the city for few days
recently as a, guest of Dr. George A.
Baker. ~ -
J. Logan Hopkins of Washington dis
likes cold weather and bitter Winter
winds for golf. But the fine days OF
last week were too much for him to
Withstand and he played at the Vir-
ginia Club with v. G. Dickey, III. ID.
eastman and Ralph w. Fowler. Hop
kins still maintains he is fair weather
golfer, Notwithstanding this excursion,
and intends to 60 South later. -.
Dickey, one Of the members of this
match, who plays almost every day
rain or shine, is looking forward to the
time when the water in the hazard In
front of the eleventh green will freeze
play a ball that does not carry the
hazard. Last Winter he played one
from the ice and holed It.
Out in the Middle West. where Pres.
idents hail from, and good golfers grow
as thick as the gophers which dig cute
little holes to hide golf balls In, q sys-
tenn of managing golf tournaments is
in vogue which might well be given
some thought by the men who manage
the golf events around Washington.
The system has been in use around
Chicago for many years and has proved
ideal in so far as successful manage
ment of club invitation tournaments
| is concerned.
In effect, it amounts to selection of q
Gear" for the period Of the tournament
! paid man who does little else during
the golf season but travel the rounds OF
the tournaments and manage the invi.
tation affairs Some years ago We re-
call watching genial Tom Bendelow
then associated with nationally known
sporting goods house, manage the tour
naments around Chicago to the salts
faction of the members and guests alike
Tom, as we recall 1t, Travelled about
from club to club, doing o good job OF
tournament management, and was SO
fair and impartial in his ruling and SO
affable withal that very shortly no tour
nament was regarded as bang-up af-
fair unless Tom off1ciated In the start
er'S chair.
Bendelow has passed out Of the tour
nament management picture, and has
been devoting his time to golf course
construction, which Is more renauneEA-
tive, but the memory fingers on, Of Tom
sitting in comfortable chair, under a
big umbrella, on the old elevated first
tee at Glen View, or other clubs. ON
ciating in ole-hearted and satisfac-
tory manner.
This business of running a golf tour
in charge. It requires the full time
services of at least one competent man,
and the part-time services OF another.
One man must start the players. Oh.