Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-27
BY FOSTER HALEY.

n YEW YORK, January 81 R.-
M Out along the Pacific Coast,
across the Great Divide, where
the clink of the Winter tourna-
ment purses makes sweet music for the
ear of the wandering professional, the
path of golf during 1880 was laid in
pleasant places.
From Puget Sound to the Mexican
border came reports to the Associated
Press and the United States Golf ASso-
citation OF an increase in courses, an
Improvement in those already estab-
lished and, more to the point, large
increase in the number of players.
Exact figures were not available in
many places. but the report of the pub
lie links at Seattle, Wash. gives a good
indication of the general increase in
play-28O,0 900 persons used the munich
pal courses there in 1880, compared to
10000 in 1929. Last year and this golf
development in the area of which San
Francisco is the hub has meant a
81 100000 outlay.
Several reasons might be suggested
for this large increase-more courses
over which TO play and therefore less
congestion, spread of the gospel of
golf, or a sudden increase in outdoor
consciousness in heretofore stay-at-
homes. Charles Brandenburg, San
Francisco SPORTSMAN, thinks the bust
ness depression forced lot of people
to have time for golf.
More Time to Play.
In 1928 and 1929, Brandenburg said,
business men were too busy making
money to give much time to golf. Then
came the collapse of the BOOM The
business man had lot of extra time
on his hands and he went out on the
links to forget his troubles.
Reports from four representative
cities: Los Angeles. San Francisco,
Portland. Greg, and Seattle, give good
picture Of golf prospects on the coast.
Seattle-Two new courses opened, a
nine-hole municipal course and an 49,
hole daily fee course; four new courses
| are planned in Seattle, Tacoma and
vicinity this year. Nine holes will be
added to the new course of Seattle, a
new 18-hole course IS planned at Lake
Carrot, near Seattle, Tacoma will open
a new 18-hole municipal links. an 49,
hole course will be opened at Boutwell,,
Wash, and nine-hOle course at Enum-
claw, Wash. The Sportsmen's Country
Club was incorporated i'll Seattle in
December and two Spokane residents
purchased a 369-acre tract near Dart
ford as a site for a golf links.
Portland, Oreg.-A movement is under
way to develop a 463-acre tract in
Mock'S Bottom as public golf course.
Los Angeles course building.
although considerable improvement in
existing links but a large increase in
play on the public links. San DIEGO. in
| the Los Angeles area. is considering q
100000 course in Balboa Park
Growth at San Francisco.
San -Eighteen-hole courses
competed by Stanford University,
Union League Club. San Francisco
Pasat.ampo. Monterey Bay and Rio Del
Mar Country Clubs at Santa Cree
Nine-hole courses were completed by
the Northwood Country Club and the
Hillview C-untry Club of San Jose
Work was started on 18-hole courres
at Reneryille Country Club. In addi-
ton. S64.O00 worth of reconstruction
work was done on eight courses in the
Sen Francisco area. Courses are con-
templated by the Monterey Peninsula
Country Club. the Wauhilla Country
Cub of Fairfax, the Marin County mu-
nicipal course of San Rafael and at
Adams Springs. Stocktons plans eight