The Washington times., 1929-07-16
GREE.NSG(|D
STUDY Of
EXPERTS
By George A. simpson

BY George A. Simpson
When the United States
Golf Association green Sec
tion holds q summer meeting
here on August 10 and 20, the
members will wrestle with
problems that give them much
concern.
The two greatest troubles Of the
grecnkeeperA are fungi and grass
tl1at curls instead OF growing
straight. These have annoyed tho
green's expert for years.
The green section OF the q. 3.
G. A. viii meet at the Arisngtoa
experimental farm. operated gby the
Agriculture Department, on the
morning Of August TO-. There the
members can study soil conditions
and grass best suited for different
turf. Those who wish to gOsf In
the afternoon will have an oDpOr-
tunity OF visiting one of the local
courses.
In the evening, the Middle
AAkA0NgGAG kAD8VEAANAVl
keepers win hold it's regular
meeting with most Of the dele
gates In attendance.
The program for the second day
Of the session here will be Ia the
hands of the Middle Atlantic Green
keepers, President o. r. FittE.
course supervisor at the Columbia
Country Club, and his co-wCrkcrs
plan to escort the visitors over the
courses OF this section.
Many golf clubs favor bent"
grass for their greens. The term
bent" is misleading as the blades
should grow straight and firm.
There are five varieties Of bent"
gra, 81 Washington, Metropolitan.
Walnut, Virginia and Columbia.
The majority of greenkeepers
insist there IL nothing finer for
greens than bent" grass, but they
have no end OF trouble in keeping
the grass from running along the
surface.
This Is one of the worries Of
Tom Fisher, veteran green
keeper nj Burning Tree. Fisher
has discovered that the soil Mt
Burning Tree and climatic con-
ditiOnS are not beneficial for /
the grass, which has tendency
to curl.
Fungi q disease of the soil, kills
the grass and leaves a brown spot,
Many golfers believe the summer
sun causes these brown patches.
Fisher Ii experimenting with a sui
phur and lime fluid In the hopes
that this will effect a cure.
DR.. Thomas T. w. Brown, the
golf nestor at Bannockburn, holds
to the opinion that good greens can
be developed from almost any
variety Of grass. He claims the
secret is the successful treatment
given the grass in the first two
years. He states that the grass
should be cut regularly and raked
firmly If 1t runs.
The grass, according to DR..
Brown, should have resistance like
the bristles In brush.
Qualifying play in the Sherwood
Forest tourney will start Friday.
Match play rounds are listed Satur-
day and Sunday. The Washington
golfers entered follows:
=. n Barker tBahnoekburn). Jack
AIggs Crock creekl, VS. @. Burnett
sRsavsr pagal. ByFah Custiss tIndissaa
greasienal1, =. ]. KePney (Csngrss-
sionai {. c.1. Robert 3. Lewis (Bsayer
Dsml. william 2, Murray tB9nnocs-
q. l. Parry Congressional 9. c..
g. A. Porter lWashinRton Golf and
Country clubl, Fred Rabe Manor
Club, Lindsey stOtt tBesysS Daml'
Wannan tRock Creek. W. D. witten-
meyer (Rack Creek. &
p. w. Calfee (WashingtoH Ge.f and
Country ciub9' 3: g. jewell tWashing;
oIiveri (East Potomac Park). John
RuaRs tHaFrer Country Club, MauHy
Fitzgerald (unattachedl,
Fred Mcleod, veteran pro at
Columbia Country, scored Isl In
the Butchart.Niehols $4,000 tourney
yesterday over the FlourtoWn course
of the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Mcleod shared ninth and tenth
monies with John GcheuhAI, Joe
Brennan and Charles Lacey. Mcs
Leod, the only Washington pro to-
finish in the money, had rounds
q Bob sS ~a Barnett, ne chevy Chase pro,
carded 1856. A frightful 81 on the
first IS was ruineus for, Gene
Larkin, Barnett's assistant. LariEin
covered the afternoon round IN
IS, giving him = total af lbe.
George Diffenbaugh, assistant
prO at Indian Spring, collected
l56 also, with rounds Of 50 and
70. Al HOughtOT, pro at Harper
Couutry Club, scored 15S whlis
j. Monro Hunter. pro- at indian
Spring, took 160.
Jim Preston, local representative
OF the public Links Section of the
II. s. G. A. has placed boxes ct
East Potomac Park ana Rock Creek
Park. These boxes ara to receive
contributions to defray expenses OF
two Of the District muny players
to the national municipal champlOn.
ships in st. Louis next month. 3.
@, Leoffler, jr., who operates the
muny courses here, has agreed 70
pay the expenses OF two players.
Now, Preston seeks to raise funds
for the, other two players,
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