Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25
WOMEN IN MEDAL
| EVENT TOMORROW
Several Tournaments Listed
for Today Over Local
Club Courses.

-vEN though no big golf
- tournament is listed locally
for the week, the links dew
IL otees will have their I'LL of
divot digging this week, for all
the clubs have scheduled events
for Memorial day-next Friday
and several other tournaments are
listed prior to May 80, some Of
which are being run of today.
Five clubs have listed events for to-
day, while tomorrow a large group OF
woman players will gather at the Army.
Navy and Marine Corps Country Club
to play in medal play tourney OF the
women's District Golf Association. The
women will have the spotlight on Tues
day, also, for team of about IL Wash
ington players is to meet team Of fair
golfers from Baltimore in q match at
Baltimore.
Events scheduled today were a medal
play tourney at Bannockburn, sweep
stakes event at Argyle, a one-day han.
dicap tourney at Woodmont, a blind
DOGGY event at the Manor Club, and
medal play handicap tournament at
Events listed for Memorial day fol-
low:
Argyle-Flag tournament.
Bannockburn-F1ag tournament.
Chevy Chase-Victor Kaufman Me-
mortal day cup, 10 holes handicap match
play against par. contestants to use
seven-eighths Of their club handicap.
Columbia-Medal play, 1S holes.
Washington - Miniature tournament,
in which members with handicaps UP to
IL must be at the first tee by Q O'Clock;
members with handicaps Of 1914, inclu-
sive, by $40: members with handicaps
15-i7 by $40: handicaps 1920 by 10,
and 80 on to the high handicap players
starting at l0:40.
Manor Club-Tombston tournament
for men: women's tombstone tourney,
s-hole medal play with handicap.
Indian Spring-Flag tournament.
Woodmont "Kickers' tourney, in
which each participant may choose his
handicap.
COMPASSIONATE holes handicap
medal play. with prizes for gross and net.
Beaver Dam-For men; competition
Tor the Presidents cup, handicap, and
driving approaching and putting con-
tests. For women-18-hole medal play
handicap tourney, also driving, APP
preaching and putting contests.
Have you ever heard Of an eagle on
the par ninth hole at the Manor Club,
hole where even the best players are
content to register q 5, and where woods
reach out from the fringes of the fair
way to catch ball even slightly of
the line? George r. Miller Is the gent
who made the first eagle on that dif1i-
cut ninth hole, whose length alone
daunts even the longest hitters-all but
Harry Pitt. And Miller's eagle came at
time when he had driven into the
woods and seemed to be headed for q
buzsard 6, rather than an eagle 3. It
all falls In line with v. G. Dickeys
philosophy about never giving up In o
golf game Here was the situation: Nil
Ter and Al Treder, the club pro. were
playing Harry Pitt and George D. See,
and the score was all even going into
the lengthy ninth hole. Miller. Treder
and See drove into the woods and Pitt
poled out . perfect ball far up the mid
die Of the fairway. Miller played out
into the fairway and hit a perfect bras
sic shot that disappeared over the hill
and looked as II it might reach the
green. Harry Pitt hit fine brassie shot
that reached the green, and Treder and
When they reached the green they
found Pitts ball resting safely on the
putting surface, but they didn't find
Miller'S ball, until some one suggested
looking In the cup. Sure enough, there
It was, resting in the bottom of the
cup and the first eagle had been made
on the ninth, from full brassie shot
to the green. Harry Pitt got birdie 4
on one Of the hardest par holes
around washington and lost the hole.
Put that one in your book.
An investigation of the handicap of
Mrs. J. o. Rhyme of Bannockburn. I'M
dertaken by the District Golf Associa-
ton after a representative of the Beaver
fv1.th had v,rOtanfad Mrs Rhvrn'S
handicap of 16 In The Evening Star
cup event has resulted in the revela-
ton that Mrs. Rhymes official handi-
cap at Bannockburn is 16. Scores In
the possession of Fred Rhyme, chair
man of the Bannockburn golf commit
tee, show that Mrs. Rhyme Is entitled
to o handicap Of 10, but the committee
gave her q handicap Of Is. The tourney
was run of by the Women's District
Golf Association, and the inquiry into
the handicap was made by that body.
Mrs. Hugh T. Nicolson Of the
Washington Golf and Country Club
will defend her women's District cham
pionShip over her own course In the
title tourney, beginning June 9 to ID.
Entries for the tourney, accompanied
by the customary fee of So, should be
sent to Mrs. Frank r. Keefer, presi-
dent of the association, by June z.
The tourney will start on June with
an la-hole qualifying round and viii
be followed by 18-hole match play
rounds.
Most Of the Washington professionals
who will attempt on June 16 to qualify
for the national open championship
are to 20 to Richmond, where the Sec
tional qualifying round Is to be played
over the course of the Lakeside Country
Club. The Lakeside course is classed as
fairly easy" layout. but 1t demands
accurate driving. for most OF the fair
ways, particularly on the first nine,
have been cut through trees. The
course was built by Donald Ross and
most of the greens are built up in
characteristic Ross fashion, demanding
pitch shots after the tee shot. few
Of the local pros, among them Sandy
Armour of Congressional, will 60 to
Pittsburgh for the qualifying round.
Many washington amateur golfers are
pointing for the championship tourna-
nnent Of the Middle Atlantic Golf Asso-
citation, which will be played June 5, 6
and Z over the James River course Of
the Country Club Of Virginia. B. War
rem Corkran, who won the title last
year over. the Roland Park course Of
the Baltimore Country Club, will defend
his championship.
Entries for the tourney close at pm,
June g. and should be sent to w. r.
McCallum, secretary of the Middle At
lantic Association. at the Country Club
nj A <lax,