Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21

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N new nine holes with an i'm
fNA pressive exhibition match on
1 \ May 10. A tentative scheme
to enlist three reigning sec
tional champions and one of the shin
ing lights of national golf In four
ball exhibition contest to mark the for
NAL opening of the splendid looking
new nine already has been outlined
and will be carried through, If all the
persons to be asked to play are IN the
city at that time.
1t is planned to pit Harry G. Pitt,
Manor Club ace and champion OF the
Middle Atlantic Golf Association, and
Miller B. STEVENSON of Columbia, Dis
trict amateur champion. against Maui
rice j. Mccarthy of Washington, pres
emit intercollegiate champion, and Ro-
land r. Mackenzie of Columbia, for
mer intercollegiate champion, semi
finalist In the 1927 national amateur
championship and member OF the last
two Walker cup teams.
Such a match will bring together the
four leading golfers about Washing
ton and should provide an exhibition
worth travelling miles to watch II
will find the two local champions,
Pitt and STEVENSON, who always play
well together. paired against two iads
of college age. who would be sincere
rivals for the intercollegiate title ii Ro-
land still was in school. All four are
lengthy hitters and we miss our guess
If a score around IL and 70 is not reg
istered by one or more of the quartet.
All are capable of it and at least one is
certain to get hot"
New Nine Impressive.
After three hours of golf, spent lost
in admiration at Harry Pitts tremen-
dous tee shots and fine putting. the
Manor star took us over part OF the
new layout at the Norbeck course yes
terday, Just before the formal program
arranged by the entertainment COM
mittee was to start.
The new nine lies in the angle Gre
ated by the Washington-Sandy Spring
and Norbeck- Rockville roads. and Is as
different from either of the present
mines as day is from night. 1t abounds
in dog leg holes of the most vicious
character, provided the tee shot is not
placed right; is far more hilly than the
present layout, and is cut through viz
gin timber of tall pines and hard
woods.
Accuracy from the tee Is to be at a
premium on the new nine holes at
Manor, in decided contrast to the pres
ent course, where on most OF the holes
the course is wide open and the golfer
literally may wander all over the lot,
and If his second shot is good, turn up
with par.
Pitt himself believes playing on such
a course as the new nine will strengthen
his own game, and that of most OF his
members. for the tendency on the pres
ent course Is to slug the ball for dis
lance, knowing that a shot off the line
is not severely penaliZed. Not that the
course now In use is not tough enough,
for even though off-line tee shots are
not severely penalized, the green's are
fairly small and are rather severely
trapped.
The plan is to retain the present
first nine as the first nine Of the new
course. and to make the new line the
last nine of the new layout, retaining
the old last nine, or Inside nine," as
the course for buffers and woman men,
bers.
Earl Carbauh, popular entertainer
and member of Manor, was in charge
of the elaborate entertainment program
provided last night at the first OF
Manor's stag night affairs for 1929.
There were no speeches.
The Women's District Golf Associa-
ton probably will re-elect Mrs. William
S. Corby of Columbia and Congress
sional as its president when 1t meets
at the New Willard Hotel next Monday
afternoon to plan It's tournament sched-
ule and arrange events for the season.