Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06


at East Potomac Park on jan
uary 81 for about month and
a half, reopening the fine g.
hole 1ayouts March IL, weather per-
hitting.
While maintenance and upkeep work
will be the major problems to be han
died on four of the courses, on the
fifth, which was only opened up last
Spring, Loeffler plans to put in num-
Der of bunkers. This course lies north
of the field house and is the latest
in the series of 9-hole layouts designed
to relieve crowded golf conditions dur
ing the busy season. 1t is not trapped
at all, and Loeffler plans to make 1t
harder by adding nearly score OF
traps.
The year has not been particularly
good one for public links golf from the
standpoint of the management.
late Spring combined with a lengthy
wet spell during early August cut down
play and reduced receipts. But still
Loeff1er, who has operated the public
courses for several years, Is lar from
bankruptcy because of his golf opera
tionS.
He offers good public links golf at
a charge smaller than in most cities.
We have just returned from Norfolk,
where Xix JoyneS and Walter Beckett
operate fine layout called the Truxton
Manor course, named after the city
manager of Norfolk. The charge Tor
10 holes there is 60 cents, and the
operators plan to raise it gradually to
81. The course Is a splendid one, and
is we'll worth paying dollar to play,
but the disparity between the charges
in the two cities is marked. Here IL
holes over a good course costs 70 cents,
either at Rock Creek or East Potomac
Park.
While it is too early to make any
accurate prediction, it is probable that
Washington will be represented In the
amateur championship next September
by only two men. So far as Is known
now. Roland r. Mackenzie and Miller
B. STEVENSON, both of Columbia, are
the only men who are definitely plan
ming to make the trip to Pebble Beach,
Calf, for the title chase.
Here's ore for the book from Wash
ington. Charles B. Stewart Is one OF
the high handicap men at the club. q
man to whom the breaking OF 80 Is an
event to be talked Of for weeks. Ii
he figures in more than one hole IN
good foursome, he is elated. The other
day Stewart went out in a foursome,
with Dave Thomson, the club profess
sional, playing the best ball OF Stew
art, v. c. Dickey and Comdr. c.. T.
Lynes. The catch comes in the fact
that Stewart found everything going
right, his puts clicking into the bot
tom of the cup: and when they had
completed the first nine, Stewards ball
was up on that of Thomson. Stew
art was out in 38. Needless to say,
the Scot paid at the end. for from that
point Lynes and Dickey took charge.
Gene Larkin, sorrel-thatched assist
ant to Bob Barnett at Chevy Chase, Is
now enjoying the warm breezeS at
Miami. Fla, where he has gone to be
assistant to a New York professional.
Several changes are in prospect for
the course of the Washington Golf and
Country Club during the Winter and
Spring. One of the most important,
from the standpoint of those members
of the club who are not long hitters, is
removal of the high bank at the left
of the tenth tee. This bank prevents
a ball hit only few yards of the line
the ladies fairway," which is about
$50 yards from the tee. Another i'm
portant change being contemplated is
reconstruction of the back of the sew
enth green to so raise the rear edge
of the putting surface that a we'll hit
ball will remain on the green and not
go bouncing merrily over. possibly to
run out Of bounds. The green will be
made longer from front to back.
Five green's which are not now COM
posed of creeping bent will be replant-
ed to this grass. While in the planting
process their contours will be changed.
Pathways at the third and seven
tenth holes will be changed, according
to present plans, although no indica-
ton has yet been given as to just what
the changes will be. Members claim
that many good drives on both these
holes are unjustly penalized by the con-
tours of the fairwayS.