Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-20


of the Columbia Country Club
constructed back in 19l1--a lay
out far different from that which the
club members began using when the
golf course was moved from the original
location of the club near Georgia ave-
nue. in Brightwood. Not only Is the
entire course different from that OF
1911, but it has changed in several
respects in the past decade. or since
the national open championship was
only major mems championship ever
to be held below the Mason and Dixon
Line.
When the course originally was laid
out the second green was short OF the
ditch which now catches second shots.
The third green lay in a pocket in the
woods the fourth hole was a two
shotter of drive and pitch length, the
fifth was drive and pitch hole. So
was the sixth and the seventh and
ninth were far easier than they now
are.
DACK in 1916 and 1917 Columbia
- was getting ready for bid for
one of the major title Journeys
when DR.. Walter S. Harlan, then chair
man Of the Greens Committee, was one
of the vice presidents Of the United
States Golf Association. The second
green was moved across the ditch, the
fourth hole was made into one-shot-
ter. the fifth was changed in 1919
to a big three-shotter and changes pre-
pared the layout for the big show Of
1921, when Jim Barnes spread-eagled
the field to win the national open
title.
But golf courses do not stay the way
they are originally laid out. The in
creased length of the golf ball and the
growth in the number Of fine players
make changes necessary, ana Columbia,
always leader in the movement to
keep its golf course modern, found even
easy for the long hitters. Changes
which have been made since 1921 In
clude a new green at the first hole, q
new green at the third, new green at
the sixth, new green and lengthening
of the hole at the ninth, new green at
the tenth and new greens at the four
tenth and sixteenth. With these has
gone a new green at the eighteenth,
which leveled out the mounds and
bumps Of other years on the finishing
green.
ITO the casual eye Columbia might
l. seem today the same course over
which the national golf stars of
1921 tried to catch Jim Barnes from
the time he scored an opening SO In the
championship, but 1t is far different,
and it will be even more different when
the contemplated changes are made.
The sixth and ninth holes now have
temporary greens in use, while the new
putting surfaces are being covered with
grass. But further changes are contem-
plated at the fifteenth and seventeenth
! holes, where both these greens are
scheduled for reconstruction. A year or
two hence Columbia will be a far diff
ferent layout from the national cham
pionship course of 1921. New greens at
the SIXTH ninth and tenth have been
built within the past year, and at least
two more green's are in for reconstTuc-
ton.
The course as It stands today is one
Of the toughest layouts from the back
tees Of any golf course in this section
OF the land. Next year, in all prob
ability, Columbia will stage the cham
| pionship tourney of the Middle Atlantic
Golf Association, and the sectional quail
ification rounds for the amateur cham
pionship. The Mid-Atlantic event has
not been held at Columbia since 1919,
and the District Golf Association al
ready has petitioned the U. S. G. A. for
1882, with Columbia as the scene of the
36-hole test.
COLUMBIA today began its partici-
~ patton in the unemployment tour
nament with an event for women.
Tomorrow and Sunday Journeys will be
held at the club under the direction
| Of the Golf Committee. A notice posted
in the clubhouse today reads as follows
In the year Of the recovery, 1881.
by order of the U. s. G. A. and at
the request of the Maryland Golf ASx
ISOLATION all golfers of the Columbia
Country Club will cooperate in the
following manner
Ladies, each round, 81.
Gentlemen, each round, 50.
THE proceeds of this stupendous
event will be given to local relief or
to the charitable organization receiving
the most votes, provided this agrees
Prizes will be awarded somehow.
The following early entrants show
the enthusiasm of the Golf Committee
and other less prominent golfers:
''Pappatharkies" James "Cappy" Ste
vinson, Simply Mackenzie, "Chicky"
Evans, Envy Eynon, "Franko" Apple
man, "Hughtie" Saum, MI" Wood
ward.
Lesser entrants-"Pa" Eynon, "Prexie"
Asher, Papa" Baines, "Clarka Da"
Griff, Red" Banagan, Mouse" Nc
Leod, LESS" Pate. 'Hughie" Mackenzie
A THOUGH heavy rain fell during
"A most Of the morning, So fair golf
ers played in the field day tour
ney staged yesterday at the Congress
ed a tSsrs NlNtk