Evening star., 1930-10-03
NWO big golf tournaments sched-
uled for decision over courses in
Baltimore next week viii mark


uled for decision over courses in
Baltimore next week viii mark
the virtual end of the big-time
season around the Capital. Both events
will involve many District golfers.
First of these is the women's cham
pionship tourney Of the Middle Atlantic
Golf Association, TO start over the
course Of the Elkridge Hunt Club Mon
day morning. This tourney viii run for
five days, with the final round carded
for October 10. Three fights WIN
qualify.
Mrs. John N. Hodges. who won the
title last year In thrilling round
against Mrs. Dorothy White Nicholson,
will not defend her championship. Mrs.
Hodges has given up competitive golf.
The other tourney is the Middle At
1antic Professional Golfers Association
championship, scheduled for decision
over the elongated 72-hole route at the
Woodholme Country Club next Thurs
day and Friday. All the pros in the
washington area are planning to play.
The event originally was scheduled for
September 16 and IL, but was postponed
to avoid interference with the Bobby
JUnSS eXn1OlClOn maCcn.
Prize money totaling something IN
the neighborhood Of $4,000 has been
put up for this match.
The sand wedge" has made its an
pearance aroung Washington. The con-
cave faced mashie niblick, which is a
club for getting golf ball out of en-
barassing spots in sand bunkers and
which was the sensation of the amateur
championship last week, is for sale at
the imposing price Of $1250.
One Of the local professionals, with
Q keen eye for business, after watching
George Sayers sell part Of the 800 sand
wedges over the counter in the golf
shop at Merton, put In an order for a
number Of them.
The club Is the most ridiculous freak
ever invented, but no man can doubt
It's efnciency in getting out Of sand. 1t
bottom and the bali can be picked out
from the most atrocious lie without
trouble. SO many shots were laid dead
out Of the sand at Merton last week
with this implement that there Is no
doubt as to its efficiency. The club Is O
marvel, but the main question Is whether
1t will last as lawful implement. On
cials Of the United States Golf Associa-
ton laughed about IL. But behind their
hunor was a serious note, for they hold
that purchase of a sand wedge is also
purchase Of a golf stroke, md that Is
far from the purpose Of the came The
tip-oh Is that when the committee on
implements and the bail get through
with consideration Of this weapon it
may be barred. Just as was the slotted
iron club. But for the present the fell
lows who own sand wedges can go on
merrily knocking golf balls out of bunk
erS dead to the hole
Bobby Jones carried one in his bag
at Merton, but the king of the links dis
dained to play 1t on those rare occa-
sions when he got in q sand trap.
With o score 19 below par. Ralph S.
Fowler is the winner of the ringer
competition at the Washington Golf and
Country Club. which started away back
in May. Flooding through the fine
weather Of May and early June and the
hot days of July and August, Fowler
hung UP birdie after birdie, with an
eagle on his card at the fifteenth hole,
and won the ringer event by a single
stroke from Comdr c. Tremaine Lynes.
Fowiers selected score was 81, while
that Of Lynes was SO.
Here are their cards with par for the