The Washington times., 1929-05-29
CLUBS HOLD
SPECIAL.
EVENTS
By George A. Simpson

As customary, District golf
ors will observe Memorial Day
with various tournaments that
will commemorate the occasion.
Every club has listed an af-
; fair which Chevy Chase reveres
the day by starting play In
the Morven Thompson Me-
mortal event.
The event is in memory of the
late chairman of the SOlf commit.
tee ana is open only to members OF
the seniors association. The pair
ings for first rounds of match play
are as follows:
Chester Wells t11) vs. c. @. Treat
"a; II. r. Mccain (D vs.. L. Q: Cam
seron o.; @. =; Worthington G1 vs. vs.
r. g. Risdale scratch); w. c. Menden-
hall % w. H. L. Rice CD; r. H. Jack
son (1SI VS.. r. r. Keefer (1D; John
Tsiss T.lsott tl12 e 's ". asrT e. naH.SF MlsT 81
(12l; q. b. Christian. jr. uol vs.. W.
g. Peter (5l: D. $. Barry uel vs.. W
-
B. Mcyay. jr. (s): D, c. Shanks, t12l
vs. C. ii. Bridges (Sl: Carl Keferstein
(l4) vs. c. B. Drake u6; W. L. HhIyer
80 va. H. r. Stanford uol: e: II.
LOTUS (7) VS.. Fulton Lewis (25): G. I.
RuEgles dD vs. c p. Hin d0; c. v.
Wheeler uO) VS.. W. H. STANDBY (sl;
W. D.. Hoover I'D vs.. F. M. Savage
(2ol; Dwight Clark u2l vs.: w. n.
Wright 40: C. L. Frailey ts) va M.
NJ Taylor (G); H. d. Champion Q1)
We. DR.. u H. Bryan I0; A. Y; cush-
man d2l vs, W. G. Brantiey 0o; Il.
c. L. Marlatt uI VS.. Benjamin Miller
(fs); Joseph Wheeler (ls) VS.. whitman
Cross t13l.
II another feature of tomorrow
golf activities at the Chevy Chase
Club. 1t is an 1S-hole medal handi-
cap contest.
The new Harper Country Club
will be officially opened tomorrow,
but the members will have the use
Of only nine holes. 4 handicap
against par ID on the program. s.
q. sLeoffler, jr., manager Of Beaver
Dam, will dedicate the new nine.
hole layout at the Landover golfing
site. 1t Is 3.400 yards in length and
many describe it as one of the
finest tests of golf. in this locality.
Beaver Dam will celebrate the
opening OF the Few course with
gala ceremonies, as the Presi.
dents Cup event starts. while
women and men driving and
putting contests are also listed.
Bannockburn is holding a sweep
stakes for men and women. with
Is holes for the men and nine for
the women. Other interesting
events, which the golf committee
refuses to divulge. are booked for I
o'clock.
Match.play rounds of the mlnia.
ture tourney Ii slated at Argyle.
The qualifying rounds were played
last Saturday and Sunday.
Besides a flag-day tourney at
Indian Spring. George w. McCarter,
golf chairman. 10 offering driving
contest for men and women, while
Town and Country Club is holding q
handicap against par OF 1S holes.
A tombstone tourney is the order at
Washington Golf and Country Club,
while Manor will stage a flag
tournament for men and women.
Congressional Country Club will
stage a handicap event OF lS holes.
again evidenced yesterday. Mrs J.
Marvin Haynes, of Columbia Coun-
try Club, shot a 40 to take the low
gross prize in the Glass A division
of the nine hole handicap bimonthly
tourney of the Women's District
Gold Association yesterday on the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps
course. The day before, she fell
before the brilliant play of Mrs.
Hugh T. Nicholson, of Washington
Golf and Country Club. and s.
Mrs. Nicholson could do no better
than 49 in yesterdays event.
Mrs. Hayes led the field Of 80
women competitors. the largest
Of the present year. i'm low
gross scOres but was tied for top
hOnOrs In low net by Mrs. Har.
EisOn Brand. ir., Of Chevy Chase,
who scored 45-7, So. Mrs.
Haynes low net was 80, due to
her twO-strOko handicap.
Mrs. J. F. Gross, Indian Spring.
placed second in low net with
1873, 40. Miss Dorothy Hunter,
daughter of the Indian Spring Club
pro, was second in low gross, with
A.. Her low net was Al.
Mrs. E. 8. Hughes, Army, Navy
and Marine Corps Club, was the
winner Of Class B. with 1910. So,
while Mrs. Jerome Meyer, of Town
and Country, was second, with
41.l4, 81. Mrs. A. s. Gardiner. of
Columbia Country Club. and Mrs.