Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
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~ oMETHING by way of a modern
record, If not an all-time record
for Winter play over at least two
local golf courses, and probably
over all the layouts near Washington,
has been set during the mild months OF
January and February this year.
More than 5000 persons used the
course of the Columbia Country Club
during the first two months of 1881,
which averages out at more than 5O
each and every day of the two months.
Much of the play was over week enos.
but the days during the week most OF
the time have been fine for golt, ana
weekday crowd of 40 or 45 was COM
mon at Columbia during the mild Gays
over at the washington Golf and
Country Club, where the play IS al
most as heavy as at Columbia, Brick
Wood, the club starter, has kept figures
only for weekend golf and has not
made q count of the players leaving
the first tee during week days. But he
estimates the daily average at around
40. including weekend golfers, which
would bring Washington's total for the
two months up to more than $4,000
players.
Based on the figures available and
estimates made by professionals and
starters, Columbia has had the heaviest
volume of play during this Winter SO
far, with Washington next. Both CLUBS
have q number of regulars" who go
out almost every day weather permits
the playing of golf. Indian spring,
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gressional report unusually heavy play
this Winter, although their figures do
not match up with those of Washington
and Columbia, while there has been
comparatively little golf played through
the week at Bannockburn.
In'view of these figures there can be
no doubt that Washington shapes up
fairly well as Winter resort. As a
matter of fact, the climate Of the
Capital is not very different from that
Of Pinehurst, and is only a few degrees
colder than that at Augusta. At the
latter place, however; there is no snow.
The present Winter has been as good
for golf as the historic Winter Of 1913
1919, when there were, If we recall cor
rectly, only four days during which it
was impossible to play golf.
WHILE nothing has been done toward
w actual construction work on the
new nine since 1t was laid out
some time ago by Donald Ross, it ap-
pears certain that within short time
Congressional will start work on new
nine-hole layout to relieve congestion
on the present 18-hole course. The
plans for the new nine holes are all
ready, and the course will be built al
some future time along the high land
east and north of the present eleventh
and twelfth holes. John G. Rooms, who
retired as president of the club in Janu-
airy, is q strong supporter Of the project
for providing an additional nine-hole
layout at Congressional, as reflected in
his address at the general meeting
Rooms told the club that the course is
needed now, and in view of the fact
that Congressional may hold national
championship in. some future year, the
course should be built as soon as pos
sible. Rooms reminded the membership
that II a national championship is held
over the 18-hole course, the members
will be deprived Of the use Of that lay
out for at least two weeks, and should
have a course on which to play during
that time.
Mrs. J. Marvin Haynes, holder of the
Congressional Club woman's title, now
is in Florida, where she is playing III
the Winter tournaments. j. E. Baynes
Clyde B. Asher, Roger Whiteford and
L. w. Laudick, all of Columbia, also are
In Florida.
Mrs. G. T. Keefer, president of the
Women's District Golf Association, Il
in Italy, and plans to return to Wash
ington about April /.
COME folks have a genius for getting
- themselves in spectacular spots anc
situations that cause Tightening
of the nerves. v. Calvert Dickey of thu
Washington Golf and Country Club
"the man who never gives up" is one
Of these. For years there has been q
good deal Of rivalry between DickeI
and A. L. Bou. Dickey Is a better golfer
than Bou, but occasionally the latter
beats him, at attractive odds. They
played together the other day at Wash.
ington, and Dickey laid the long odd.
Of IS to 1, in small amount, that HI
would beat Bou. Dore c. Gruver wen
along as ballast and described the match
as pure drama" Bou was / up play.
ing the sixteenth and won that hole
placing him in the comfortable spot o.
being 2 up with 2 to play, at odds O.
IS to /, with him on the short end
1.-THE guy who never gives up" holeC
an I8-footer to win the seventeenth, anc
went to the eighteenth needing tina