Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-28
BY WALTER r. McCALLuM.

A RTHUR b. THORN, PROFESSIONAL
~ and green-keeper at the Town
II and Country Club. has a plan
4 4 to shorten the long 50O-yard
sixth hole at the fine Bethesda
course. He has constructed tee con-
siderably in front Of the old tee, which
will bring the hole within the par 4
range and makes it possible for long
hitterS to reach the green in two shots,
By use of this front tee par for the
course will be lowered by one stroke,
from IS to "a. Thorn also has con-
structed new tees on all except the first
hole. The new bunker at the right OF
the second fairway has been completed
and nearly all the traps on the course
have been filled with white sea sand.
The club invitation tourney is to be
PLAYED on May Z, 8. 9, and 10.
This afternoon the Town and Coun-
try Club will be the scene of good
exhibition golf match in which Thorn
and Mel Shorey of East Potomac Park.
both professionals, will pair against
Maurice ]. Mccarthy and Mark Fan
nagan of Georgetown University
Members of the Argyle Country Club
are to play today In qualifying tests
for the club golf team. The tests Will
be concluded next Sunday.
Town and Country Club members
are to compete today In another medal
play handicap tournament. while mem
beers of the Congressional Country Club
will play in another blind DOGGY tourna-
ment.
w. r. Byrne Is the new chairman OF
the golf committee of the Bannockburn
Golf Club, succeeding M Beaman, VINO
has held the Craftsmanship for two
years. With Byrne on the golf COM
mittee are F. l.. Pendergast, former
club champion and Leo F. Pass, who
also has held the club title.
Golfers Of the Veterans Bureau will
play in a tourney next Wednesday to
open their golf season. The tournament
will be an l8-hole affair to be staged
at the Argyle Country Club, in which
the players are to qualify at Is holes
in flights of l6 each, with separate
flights for women, with match play to
be contested later at courses to be de-
cided upon by the persons paired to-
gether
Prizes will be awarded to the low
medalist and the runner-up in medal
play and to the winner and runner-up
in each fight of match play. Norman
y. HAL, WHO Is OIlc Vi 0dIlIlOCkuuIA ,
prominent golfers. is in charge Of the
tourney. He suggests that players be
ready to start at 8 am. or pm. Lunch
will be served at the clubhouse.
The Veterans Bureau expects to
enter IL players In the Inter-Depart-
mental League tourney at the Manor
Club on June 3 and A.
Woman golfers of Washington will
compete in Scotch foursome at the
Columbia Country Club Tuesday, which
is the next event carded by the Women's
District Golf Association.
Manager Ed Burns Of East Potomac
Park hopes to play the annual Spring
public links tourney early in May, with
five flights to qualify.
As q permanent mOmento Of the oc-
casion, the Women's District Golf AS
ISOLATION will present to the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club an engraved
scroll to perpetuate the gift to the club
by the association of sundial as a
memorial to Mrs. Phyllis Keeler Miller,
former secretary of the women's golf
body. Mrs. William s. Corby, president
of the golf organization. and several Of
her committee members, worked assidu-
ously TO make the gift proper me-
mortal to Mrs. Miller and to make the
memorial tournament the success it
turned out to be. Forty-four woman