The Washington times., 1930-07-09
Putting Courses Serue LcubatOs to Gain GOlng Recru
PUTTERSSQON
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ADD|CTS
BY JUNO KHNERK


What effect will ali these
miniature putting courses have
upon golf itself?
It's popularity now undiSputed,
one wonders how long it viii last.
Whether its life will be a short
and merry one ending in a gen.
eral decadence of the paStime or
whether 1t. will continue on to
greater support than ever is a
matter which time alone will
prove.
The angle of greater interest
than the life and popularity of
this so-called fad is what it will
do to golf or for golf. And the
consensus is that it is proving
blessing to golf by recruiting
thousands of new players to the
actual playing of golf.
Men, women and children
who never before had a golf
stick in their hands have
found these putting courses
an ideal place for recreation
and pleasant pastiming. And
that they are getting a kick
out Of it and enjoying it is
best atteSted by the numbers
frequenting these courses in
every part Of the city.
This contact thus is their first
introduction to golf. And any
one who has ever played golf at
all feels the fascination of the
game growing upon him with
the satisfaction Of having played
any particular shot well, no mat
ter whether it happens to i. be
only one shot in round that
required even hundred strokes.
And the same way with this
putting game. No matter how
green the player the reaction
usually is the same. Somewhere
around these putting courses he
may have scored a hole-in-one, or
Just missed such feat or else
sunk a goodly putt. Here the
germ for playing golf itself is
born. The satisfaction of having
made this perfect or near-perfect
shot brings about a desire to re-
peat the feat.
But putting itself, no matter
how well it is done. fails to give
the limit of satisfaction the
player Graves. He wants to get
out and hit them and see the
ball sail. Herein is where the
greatest thrill that golf produces
lies. OF course there are excep-
tions, but the greatest kick the
majority of golfers get out Of
playing is hitting the bali and
seeing it go, preferably straight
and long.
Ask the average golfer what he
best likes about golf and the
answer invariably is:
"Boy, if I could just hit them
long and straight I'd willingly
sacrifice the rest Of my game
to suffer just to hit them like
they should be hit and see them
travel"
And that's the desire born in
the breast of the average fire.
quenter Of the putting courses.
Even though his time is occupied
so that he has little opportunity
to get out and try his luck on the
course with a full bag of sticks
he'll find some way of crowding
in q schedule wherein he'll get q
chance to Dlay the game at least
once.
And once he succumbg to
this lure, he's y recruit to golf,
for about nine out Of every
ten who once start the game
not only find the exercise ex.
tremeIy beneficial but dis
cover that golf has . siren ap-
peal all It's own that exertS
an undeniable urge to con-
tinue.
More than SO members Of the
District Women's golf association
had an extremely fine days
outing at Annapolis Roads yes
terday. They combined golfing
and swimming and had a thor
oughly enjoyable day Of it. AL
though no actual tournament was
held the players generally group
ed off in foursomes and played
l8 holes.
Mrs. j. Marvin Haynes turned
In the best card among those
completing two rounds when she
turned an even 80 for her two
trips over the well-trapped lay
out. A number of other players
also were in the eos among
them being Mrs. H. B. Hird, Mrs.
Harrison Brand, Mrs. r. Lester
Rose, Mrs. H. A. Knox. Mrs. F. A..
Keefer. Mrs. Y. e. Booker and
Miss Dorothy Hunter.
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