Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21

~ " YASHINGTONS faSt-moving
N II golf season, rapidly budding
NNN toward full bloom, will work
EV itself this week toward the
Inauguration of the tourna-
A1ent season with a brace Of formal
club openings in which liberal applica-
tons of 'whoopee" will be intermingled
with scattering of golf. The week
will not be without its solemn note,
however, for the Women'S District Golf
Association is to hold the initial tour
nament for the Phyllis Keller Miller Me-
mortal Trophy as corollary to the I'M
yelling on the lawn of the Washington
Golf and Country Club on Tuesday.
Only few days had elapsed since
Columbia announced the formal open
ing of its course, scheduled for next
Wednesday, before Bannockburn quick
ly fell in line with similar announce
ment, details of which are made pub
lie today for the first time.
The formal course opening at Ban
nockburn is to be celebrated next Sat-
urday and the announcement today
by the golf committee leaves no doubt
that it will be day of fun-making and
a little golf The golf feature of the day
is a "totalisator" golf tournament.
which Is new name for an 18-hole
handicap event. "It's something diff
mittee declares. PLAY In your own
cen holes of golf One event for the
women and the men. Tee of from
noontime on"
Further details of the old-home week
party at Columbia next wednesday
have not been revealed by Chairman
James and his co-mvstifiers of the golf
committee. But from the thickly
yelled hints that are going the rounds
the opening party of the year will be
something to look forward to--and look
back upon. There will be a driving
competition; that much of the golf pro-
gram has leaked out. But other details
are being closely guarded. The COM
petitors and parties to the crime are to
assemble at the clubhouse at 1880.
Bannockburn's golf committee de-
clares that its opening day next Satur-
day is going to be a red letter day IN
the history of the club-"an afternoon
of fun, golf, good luck and good fell
lowship"
Bannockburn today makes public its
season golf schedule, which includes an
impressive array of events starting on
Saturday, and running without break
through September, and well into Oc-
tober, when the club championship will
be played.
The schedule follows:
April 27-Totalisator tournament.
Nay L e ping ,SCEsSy a,, event a.nt
Nay 3S-Medal play: handicap event.
June June Match play against par.
June s-Ton1bstone tourney
June IS-IS-The Fairway handicap: ..
June 22-23-Mixed Scotch fourSome tour
June 2s-so-Miniature tournament.
July 6-7-The Potomac handicap.
; July ls-1ATwo-ban foursome event
August s-4-Point tournament
+ August 1o-ll-Gen: Sherman sweepstakes.
AUGUST AUGUST Widow
August 81. September and Round
AO SEPTEMBER 7-s-Blind Bogey event.
September 14-15-Cabin John special tour
: In addition to these events, play will
be scheduled at the proper times for
the Tom Moore and Henry Williams
Cups, the club championship and the
two-man championship. Ban1ockburn
is to hold its Fall invitation tourna-
ment on September 1921, inclusive.
The women's District Golf Associa-
ton has been preparing for many
months for the Phyllis Keeler Miller
Memorial presentation on Tuesday. In
tribute to the late secretary Of the as
ISOLATION. its members will present to
the Washington Golf and Country Club
a sundial which will be placed on the
lawn of the Virginia club, between the
clubhouse and the first tee. Watson B.
Miller. husband of the late Mrs. Miller,
will make a short address, and the
women will play in an 18-hole medal
play handicap tourney for a trophy pre-
scented by him.
Entries for the opening tournament
of the Spring season-the Washington
Golf and Country Club event-will close
with the golf committee of the club
next Saturday night. The tourney VIII
start on Wednesday. May 1. with an 10
hole qualification round. to be followed
by the four customary match play
rounds. Course privileges are to be ex-
tended to all participants from Mon
day. April 90. to Friday. May 3, In
elusive.