Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

ent ninth green at the club house, on
which the new ninth hole will go. But
meanwhile Maj. Newman has con-
structed on the site of the proposed
ninth green a practice putting green
which is about as difficult an affair as
may be found in this neck of the woods.
The green is in three levels and any
man who goes around in an average of
two strokes has done good bit of put
ting.
The new ninth green at the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club which
has just been reSodded with grass from
the turf garden on the old sixth green,
will be ready for play during the Fall
This green was the only one which
suffered severely during the hot
weather, and its condition was sscribed
by club officials to poor drainage.
The Washington club has introduced
an innovation in this sector of the
country, by furnishing courtesy cards
to its members which will certify that
the Virginia organization Is member
of the United States Golf Association
and that the member thereof Is en-
titled to club courtesies. The cards
should aid members in obtaining per-
mission to play on other courses when
they are travelling.
Quite a representative group of
greenkeepers and course supervisors
from the East are expected to attend
the Summer meeting of the United
States Golf Association greens section
tomorrow at the Arlington Turf Gar
den. The work has been completely
recognized during the past year, and
the date was chosen so those who wish
to do so may attend the amateur cham
pionship at Merton, starting tomor-
row.
j. E. Baines of Columbia, who played
in Richmond and at Virginia Beach q
few days ago with Albert r. Mackenzie,
Hugh Saum and H. King Cornwell
tells of queer incident that happened
on the fifth green of the Hermitage
Club in Richmond The party played
SO holes on the day of the occurrence,
and Albert MacKenzieS pitch to the
green at the fifth hole struck the edge
OF the cup, breaking of a piece of turf
from the cup as the ball hit the flag
staff and bounced 10 feet away. The
turf was replaced and Mackenzie holed
the putt.
In the afternoon BaineS had a putt
for a half on the hole and his ball hit
against that loose piece of turf and
fiicked out Of the cup. He said the
loose turf alone kept his ball from going
into the hole as the ball hit squarely
in the back OF the cup.
And IL you don't think Freddie Nc
Leod can play bunker shots, think over
his third shot to the eleventh hole in
the exhibition match last Tuesday at
Columbia. Did you notice that his chip
shot from the sand hit the hole 40 yards
away and with q break in luck might
have holed out for 3. And while we
are on the subject, how much better 1t
would have been. aside from the
thoughts of the gents VINO bet on the
game II the match had finished all
square. How many times would both
Ere Mcleod and Mac" Smith take
IS on that eighteenth hole? Not many
times. under the conditions, We are sure.
But they both did, and by that margin
dropped the decision to Bob Jones and
Roland Mackenzie. And for the benefit
of those who bet on the medal scores,
Roland Mackenzie was the only man
who holed all his puts. His II was
holed II. Mac" Smith was con-
ceded a 6-foot putt at the third hole
and the others all had conceded puts.
Washington golf fans will have three
major interests in the amateur cham
pionShip beginning tomorrow in addi-
ton to Bob Jones bid for his fourth
title of the year Although Roland Mac
Kenzie and George Voigt do not now
live in the Capital they still have
place in the thoughts of Washingto-
mans Miller B. STEVENSON of Columbia,
one of the Capitals foremost amateurs,
is the lone entrant from Washington in
the title chase.