Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-19
nv WALTER r. MecALLuM.

%HE professionals have saying
that a good golf course breeds
good golfers, the inference being
that the man who can play a
good course in fairly respectable figures
is apt to play any course we'll That
being true, it is not surprising to note
the rise of small group of amateurs
from the Beaver Dam Country Club
into local prominence within the last
two years. Beaver Dam had few good
players four or f1ve years ago, when the
club was opened. The golfers whosreg-
lister from Beaver Dam, generally speak
ing, have developed their games over
their own course.
For confirmation of the theory that
a good course develops good golfers,
take the Columbia Country Club, where
more youngsters play than ct three or
four other clubs put -togethsr, Wa
have had such stars as Bob TEnken=
staedt, Roland Mackenzie, Everett
Eynon, Miller B. Stevinson and few
Others, all of whom developed Their
orally rated as one of the best in the
East.
And SO it seems with Beaver Dam.
That lengthy layout, the longest about
Washington and one of tho best, is
developing crop Of good golfers who
have made their mark in. competitive
golf about the Capital and seem des-
tined TO 60 much further IN the years
20 come than they have in past years.
This year Volney Burnett and Martin
r. Mccarthy were the outstanding per-
formers on foreign courses for the
Beaver Dam Club. But w. Bion Moore,
one Of the best players in the club,
did not play in many of the tourna-
ments. If he had he might have made
q good showing. for he is fine player.
Burnett Conner.
Burnett, who recently won the Beaver
Dam Club championship, is youngster
whose game has been developed almost
entirely at Beaver Dam. He is quite a
long hitter from the tee and has done
some exceptional scoring. Even though
he has not gone to the final in any of
the invitation tournaments as yet, ne
has demonstrated his capabilities in a
manner that leaves little doubt he will
some day be factor to reckon with.
Like most of the men who play Beaver
Dam In respectable figures, he hits the
hall long way. You have to do that
20 get around Beaver Dam. Martin P.
Mccarthy possibly the most consistent
scorer at the CLUB. was runner-up to
John G. Shorey in the Banncckburn in
v1tation event last September, a semi
f1nalist in another tournament and a
consistent fighting tournament player.
Grit and fight are McCarthy's outstand-
ing golf characteristics His game is
not sufficiently rounded out to win big
events as yet, but he Is man capable
OF beating almost any one around
Washington when he has a good day
Moore was Semi-finalist in the Chevy
Chase tourney two years ago and. al
though he gets little time for play, is
one Of the soundest golfers of the
Beaver Dam Club.
These three are the ones who have
figured in tournaments under the BAN
fer Of Beaver Dam, but there are sew
eral others coming along.
Fairway Recuperating.
Like all the other courses about the
Capital. the Beaver Dam layout suf-
fered from the drought last Summer,
and, like the others. the fairways are
coming back now. The extreme length
of the layout forces any golfer who
would play near par to hit long shots,
and that is what is being developed
among the top-notchers at Beaver Dam.
Length and accuracy are their strong
points. There are not many drive and
pitch holes at Beaver Dam. Most of
the holes demand a long drive and a
fairly long second shot. The first three
holes Of the course are drive-and- pitch
affairs, but from then on most OF tho
holes are drive and a long iron shot.
For this reason Mccarthy. Burnett and
Moore and the other leaders at the
Landover Club are becoming masters
with the long irons on course that