Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28

OLAND II. MAChENLlE, crack
golfer of the Columbia Country
Club, shortly is to leave Wash
i irgton to take up his residence
in New York.
The leading links luminary of the
National Capital, only man from WASH
ington to obtain international recogni-
ton on Walker Cup team and for
the past five years an accepted golf
star of national magnitude, has ac-
cepted job with New York brokerage
house and win leave Washington for
his new duties on April 6.
Roland only recently returned to
Washington to spend few days here
with his parents before leaving the Cap
ital to take up his permanent residence
in New York. The line of work which
he will enter viii be similar to that
in which he was engaged with local
brokerage house for the past year. Al
though he intends to keep on playing
golf. the young Walker Cup star de-
clares he probably will not join New
York club for year or mole, being
determined to stick to business and play
golf only on occasions when 1t can be
done without any sacrifice Of working
hours.
Last year when he worked for To-
cal house he practically gave up golf,
playing only two or three times month
and then only after business hours. He
| intends to retain nonresident men,
bership at Columbia, and will be in
Washington occasionally to visit his
parents. For four years Roland has not
| played In any of the local tournaments,
combining his tourney play to the big
ger events, notably the national anna
teur championship.
So To-
undoubted topliner of amateur golf
records and blazing bright trail of
| tournament victories. His only serious
rival was George ]. Voigt, who also has
| left the Capital to become associated
with a New York brokerage house.
Roland played in his first national
| amateur championship in 1928, failing
to qualify, at Flossmoore. The next year
| he qualified at Merton, and surprised
the golf world by carrying George Won
| Elm to the thirty seventh hole after
Won Elm had obtained a lead of eight
holes. The following year he won the
| qualifying round at Oakmont and was
beaten in the first round by Dick Jones
| of New York. In 1925 he lost in the
| first round to Miller B. STEVENSON, a
| clubmate at Columbia and present Dis
| trict title holder. The year 1927 found
Roland reaching toward the champion
ship, for in that year he won his first
| three matches handily and went to the
semi-final where Chick Evenas of Chi
cago dropped him out on the thirty
| seventh hole by sinking 20-foot putt
for a birdie on the first extra hole.
Last year Roland, palpably in need
of practice, failed to qualify at Brae
Burn. He was a member of the 1926
and 1928 Walker Cup teams, contribut-
ing victories to Americas standard In
| both contests.
His departure from Washington re-.
moves from the Capital both the na.
tionally accepted golf stars who have
blazed the name of Washington high in
the golf armament, for both Mackenzie
and Voigt are feared figures in national
golf, and each has been conceded a
chance to win--if Bob Jones ever falters
along the purple path of the champion
ship.
Darcy (Red) Banagan, mastodonlc
assistant professional at Columbia
staged little golf stunt yesterday that
shows his ability at times. Playing with
Roland Mackenzie, the assistant pro
blazed through the first five holes of the
last nine in Is strokes-one over even
3S-0nly TO run into an on the
difficult fifteenth hole and yet finish the
nine with par IS. Banagan. who is
quite hitter from the tee. scored the
nine like this: 4 A 2 3 8 3 3 5-35
The round included five brides and one
hole four over par.
To force play over into the fairway
and avoid short cuts across the rough
which might endanger those on the sec.
ond green, Course Supervisor Fits o.
Columbia has planted row OF trees al
the right of the fourteenth hole, which
will form a formidable hazard to those
who attempt the long carry across the
face of the hill.
Arthur b. Thorn, pro at the Town ant
Country Club, paused In the midst o.
round with Tony Penna of Congress
sional yesterday, long enough to an
nounce that he expects all the leading
pros from the Baltimore Washington
sector to be at the Town and Countr!