Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
Hagen Seen as ';ShiPping; Not Through
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE
by W. r. McCALLUM-

sional a player named Don johnson
has come to the fore with some phe-
nomenal clouting during the era of hard
ground. johnson, according to Archie
Clark, the assistant pro, nearly parked
his tee shot on the seventeenth green
at the Congressional Club few days
ago, which is merely a distance of 385
yards from the tee. We saw Tommy
Armour drive that green once and what
a wallop that was!
johnson came to the eighteenth hole
just as dusk was settling down a few
evenings ago and, having heard OF
moonlight golf, he decided to see what
could be done in the Semi-darkness. SC
he took his truSty driver in hand and
knocked out five balls toward the eight
zenith green, $50 yards away and uphill
all the way. He found four of the five
balls on the putting surface, which also
is considerable clouting.
The Bannockburn Golf Club today
announced the competition for the
Barly-Pate Cup, two-man team affair,
to be played at 18 holes match play,
with handicap allowance. Entries will
close at noon August II, and palrings
viii be made Immediately thereafter.
The first round must be played between
August II and "a, the second round
between the 25th and the 31st. the
third round between September l ana
September 7. the fourth round between
September ID and 81 and the final on
OF before September %.
For each difference of three strokes
in the aggregate handicaps ri opposing
teams the team having the larger hand
lean will start one hole up, provided
that no team shall start more than six
holes up. A major fraction OF TWO
strokes will count as three. Chairman
Bvrne of the golf committee has made
the restriction that no team VIII pc
eligible TO enter the event where the
difference between the handicaps OF the
partners exceeds 10 strokes, out any
competitor may voluntarily reduce his
handicap for this event only. Prizes
will be given to the winner and runner
I'D, and the winners will have their
names engraved on the Barry-Pate
Trophy.
Harry G. Pitt, the long smiter of the
Manor Club, has hung up phenomenal
string of IS and Is in the ringer con-
test now on at Manor to pile up a
choice score of Is for the first nine
holes Harry has not played out his
string on the second nine yet, but he
may follow with as good score on
the back nine as he has on the first
If he does he is apt to spread-eagle
the field, for there are only few
ManoriteS who are capable of getting
IS on such holes as the ninth and
fifteenth, and not many of the golfers
can reach the green at the seventeenth
from the tee. Harry has picked up a
on the long ninth, on the par
S and first hole and has brides on all
the others. He may bring his ringer
card down to 81 or so by the end OF
the season.
There will be no tournament for club
members at Washington tomorrow, the
Golf Committee having decided that
since so many members are out of the
city only three events are to be played
on Saturdays during August. A tourney
was played last Saturday and another
will be played on August Is, with the
even numbered holes to count. On
August 80 a nine-hole match-play
event will be held. The Golf Com
mittee has announced that no mem
Der who has not availed himself of the
opportunity to get a handicap under
the new system will be allowed to play
in the Saturday events