Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08
WARDMAN TROPHY
/ IS HISTORIC PRIZE
Hectic Struggle Expected
in Qualification Round,
Opening tuesday.
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.


ington and the surround
" ing territory again viii!
turn their efforts toward
the splendid course of the Column
bia Country Club this week, where
the annual joust for the Ward
man Trophy-one of Washington S
historic golf trophies-wil start
day after tomorrow,
Always a. .racting a banner field, both
in number of entrants and in skill OF
the corr petitors, the Columbia tourna-
ment again this year lives up to the
best traditions of such events by pres
enting the largest and possibly the
best field. in point of scoring possibili-
ties, of any invitation tournament about
the Capital And just by way of passing
the Columbia tourney is the last OF the
big Spring events near the Capital. Tor
Congressional, which usually holds a
tourney late in June, has decided 70
abandon its event this year.
Where only a small group OF Washing
konians competed last week In the Mid
atlantic championship at Richmond,
large sector of Washington gol1oom
will be casting envious eyes toward
those expansive Columbia greens TINS
week, hoping to qualify In the hectic
struggle that always takes place IN the
medal round at Columbia ana later
hoping to win one of the attractive
prizes the club puts up for the VlctorS
in its tournament. The tourney Will
omen Tuesday and conclude on Friday.
with half the entry list scheduled TO
play on Tuesday and the other hall on
wednesday. The main fight will be In the
medal round, for the scoring at CO.
lumbia, if last years qualification round
is an indication, is always a shade lower
than at the other local tournmentS,
because of the size and the class OF the
field, and not because Columbia Is an
easier golf course than the other lay
orts. The customary four match play
rounds will follow on Thursday ana
Friday.
Popular Tourney.
The Columbia tourney is regarded by
most golfers as one of the two or three
high spots of the competitive golf year
about the Capital, for many men pass
I'M other tournaments to concentrate
on the Columbia event. In the llst OF
winners of the Wardman Cup, since II
first was played for in 1913, appear
two members of the Walker Cup team
and two of the most prominent gol1ers
in America. Roland r. Mackenzie, VINO
learned the game over Columbia roll
ing fairways, has won the tournament
once, and George j. Voigt, seml-nnal-
list in the recent British amateur cham-
pionship, has twice won the Journey.
THE first time Voigt won the event
was back in 1924, when he was tnen
plavina at East Potomac Park. He won
il also in 1927, when he had started on
the inonressiye streak OF victories tnat
has led him to his present high post
IA golf, Here is the complete list OF VIC
hrs in the Columbia tourney since the
Wardman Cup first was placed IN COM
petition: <.1..,
Chase Club.
IsI4-B. Warren COrkran, Balti-
more Country Club.
1915-Walter j. Travis, Garden
i9I6-B. Warren Corkran, Balti-
more Country Club.
IeIT-WaIter r. McCaIIum. Wash
ington Golf and Country Club.
19lS-WorId War. No tournament.
IsI9-SiIas Nj. Newton, Country
Is2S-SiIss M. Newton, Country
Is2I-Waiter r. Tuckerman, Chevy
Is22-MiIIer B. STEVENSON, Column
bia Country Club.
I9a3-Chris J. Dunphy, Columbia
Country Club.
l924-George J. VOigt, unattached.
1925-Roland r. Mackenzie, Co
Iumbia Country Club.
I926-MiIIer B. STEVENSON, Column
bia Country Club.
I927-GeOrge J. VOigt, BannOck-
burn Golf Club.
I92S-MiIIer b. STEVENSON, Column
bia Country Club.
1929-RObert L. Finkenstaedt,
Warren. Ohio.
To show how hot the scoring pace
cas in the medal round OF the Column
bia tourney last year We need merely 70
recall that II tied for the last lew
places in the first flight, necessitating
\ play-of, and IS made the last night
rive flights win qualify this year. and
the struggle for places in the match
I,lay rounds will be just as keen this
wear as they were year ago. The
course, under the able supervision oil
q p, Fits. has been brought along
slowly, and has rounded into condition
"a well that today 1t is IN topnotch
shape. The tournament committee IN
charge of the event is composed OF
George P. James, chairman; Donald
woodward, Albert r. Mackenzie. Hugh
a. Saum. Everett Eynon, W. Carton
Evans and Frank S. Appleman.