Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-08
%HE first eagle 3 ever scored on the
lengthy par s tenth hole Of the
Bannockburn Golf Club stands

Bannockburn COLI ,Clup SCanCS
today to the credit Of w.
A. Alexander, a tall youngster whom
Tony Sylvester claims Is one OF the
coming golfers about Washington.
Alexander made the eagle in q three
ball match, in which he was playing
with his father and uncle, and the
manner of his making 1t was a feat in
itself. For the eagle 8 might just as
well have been 2, which would have
been 8 under par on this hole, where
most Bannockburn members are proud
and happy to record 6.
The hole is 462 yards long. This Is
not so long from the viewpoint OF mere
distance, but the tee shot must carry
a deep valley, and the second shot must
be played far to the right and again
over a valley. In addition, the hole is
uphill every inch of the way. Alexan-
der swatted out a long tee shot, which
ended $40 yards up the middle of the
fairway. Then he put everything he
had into mighty walop with brassle,
which ended less than a foot and half
from the pin and in direct line with 1t.
The ball might well have gone in for
the deuce had 1t had an ounce more
steam behind 1t.
At the seventeenth the youngster
holed a 15-footer for birdie 8.
That he has in him the making OF a
fine player, according to Sylvester, Is
shown by the fact that on Sunday he
went two over par for the first two
holes and still was around the f1rst nine
in 80 strokes, even with q 4 on the
short eighth hole.
Most Of the money and much Of the
glory of the initial tourney Of the Mid
die Atlantic Professional Golfers ASso-
citation rests today in the shop of the
Chevy Chase Club, as Bob Barnett, one
of the winners, and Gene Lark1n, one
of those who tied for second place, con-
template their winning effort in the l8-
hole sweepstakes yesterday at Indian
Spring, where the wind almost swept
the sweepstakes into the lake at the
seventh hole.
Barnett paired with another midget
performer-George Diffenbaugh-to win
the event with best ball Of rs, which
was considerable shooting in the teeth
of the gale that swept the course. Bar
nett did most of the shooting, according
to the modest Diffenbaugh.
The pros drew up schedule OF events
for the year, elected officers, discussed
at some length the proposal of the
National P. G. A. to raise annual dues
to $50, had an argument or two, few
rubberS of bridge after dinner and called
it day.
Among the things they decided upon
was to revive the somnolent Middle
Atlantic open, which has lain in a
torpor since 1927, when Leo Diegel won
it over the Indian Spring course. They
also decided to continue the closed
match play championship, which was
won last year by Bob Barnett Of Chevy
| Chase, and chose Barnett, Sandy
Armour of Congressional, Charles P
Betschler of Rodgers Forge, and Ralph
Beach of the Suburban Club of Balti-
more as members of a committee to
| select a course for the open and tc
choose course on which to play the
sectional qualifying round for the ma
tional P. G. A. championship. They
also considered election Of three local
assistant professionals to membership
these being Claude Orndorf Of Wood
mont, and W. Elwood Poore and Daniel
Burton of Chevy Chase.
Warner Mather President.
Warner Mather of Woodholme was
elevated to the presidency of the organ
ization. succeeding Arthur B. Thorn OF