Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-03
Country Club Opens Its Sporty New Course

four handicap player: = drive. No.
; iron and two puts.
NO TWO
80 Yards. Par -Four
\ sharp dogleg 20 the right. with
q peninsula o. trees 1utting Oh.
between lee and cup. L your drive
Is veil placed, TINS noe should not
be difficult TO par. The green Is
exceptionally large, well backed ano
slopIng. There are small sandIrap2
On both sides OF the green. This
hole offers chance OF . birdie.
As played by Puckett: A sliced
drive, niblick or mashie niblick
with two puts on an easy green
- NO. THREE
5e7 Yards. Par Five
This Is a straignt-down-the-
middle hole with distance the cnlci
obstacle. A trecllned resaca follows
the fairway TO the left and q road,
also lined with trees. bounds the
layout 10 the right. The fairway Is
broad, allowing the player 10 60
after distance on the first two shots
without much danger Of getting into
the rough The wind usually comes
up from behind. aiding distance
shots. There Is . possibility Of q
birdie.
As played BY Pickett: Two GOOD
wood shots. q mashie- niblick and
two puts. A No. 3 iron needed II
wind Is coming off the green.
NO. FOUR
20 Yards. Par Three
Old John Z. Par, - inevitable
and unacceptable as the Cuban
rhumba On the radio. Is going 70 DC
. tough opponent on this hole. The
fairway Is none too broad and IL Is
lined on the left by rough border
ing q resaca, and on the right By
q fenced road. a line from the ele-
waited tee TO the cup would follow
this road perilously close. And
there's some more Of those lovely
trees gracing the road with their
ominous beauty. A slight drainage
swag travels up the fairway. turn
Ing to the left on the green. This
won> help your roll. II you car
place your tee shot we'll. you should
get par. otherwise you'll be battling
Bogie. or some other gentleman
from Kalamazoo.
AS played by Pickett: No. } iron
and a pair OF puts.
NO. FIVE
as Yards, Par Five
uFho.. -. 49,. A. All. IT. r..
the first time. dig deep in the bag
and find your Oldest and worst
battered ball. Invoke the aid Of
Dame Fortune and hit It. Chances
are good you will witness a sharp
slice into the heavy rough bordering
the resaca TO the right. Two factors
enter into a conspiracy with Old
Man Par on this hole. One Is that
the dyke on which the tee Is located
Is oblique TO the green, and the
other Is that a brisk wind usually
crosses the fairway from left 10 right.
Another factor Is n mental hazard
created by the resaca To the right.
Under the old arrangement this was
a par fos hole. and |. was tough
est on the course. However, the tee
has been back just enough to mate
1t par five and 1t is not so hard If
your tee-shot Is we'll placed. The
fairway Is broad and smooth. The
green is good with a sandtfap 10
the left. The Old Demon of the
couse has been AIMED down TO where
a birdie is within range of possibility.
As played by Pickett Two woods,
a short pitch. and two puts.
NO. SIX
80 Yards. Par Four
To a newcomer, this hole looks
easy TO par. It's fairly short and the
fairway Is wide. The Ethiopans
among t. kindling here are a stiff
cross Wild and a tightly trapped.
bottle-necked green. The approach
Is very narrow and two young Sa-
hara deserts posing under the name