Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-19
NINE MORE HOLES
/. PROMISED FOR 81.
Public Course Also Under
Consideration for Fort
4 Dupont Next Year.
BY w. R. McCAL.LUM.

A FURTHER increase in public
~ golf facilities in Washing
1 \ ton Is planned for next year
by the Welfare and Recre-
ational Association of the once of
Public Buildings and Grounds,
which already operates a full
length, nine-hole golf course in
AnacoStia Park. Capt. F. Walter
Hoover in charge of the golf
activities Of the welfare sssocia-
ton, announced today that a plan
for enlarging the existing golf
course in Anacostia Park to 10
holes is being considered for next
year, and, that in addition, a
scheme for construction of a nine
holt course near Fort Dupont Is
being considered. =
II both these new courses are built
next year, 1t will make 81 holes of golf
available to the residents of the South
eastern section of Washington and UNI
doubtedly win take away some OF the
play from the courses in Potomac Park,
which are under different manage
ment.
The Anacostia golf course, first of the
full-length courses to be operated by
the Welfare and Recreational AsSocia-
ton, was opened June l last. 1t was
built last year by o. p. Fits, course
supervisor at Columbia. The course Is
in charge of p. w. Lightfoot, but is
operated by the Welfare Association.
Play at the Anacostia course has aver
aged between 200 and 800 persons
each week since the opening of the lay
out. not enough TO pay operating ex-
penses, according to Capt. Hoover, but
sufncient promise Of further support
to make feasible the plan for construc-
ton OF two additional courses.
THE present Anacostia course Is laid
i out on fiat country bordering the
Anacostia River, and the new nine
which 1t is proposed to add to this
layout will be constructed over much
the same type Of country. But the pro-
posed new nine-hole course near Fort
Dupont will be laid out over much more
rugged country than the present course.
for the area near Fort Dupont is broken
by hills and ravines, which should lend
itself to favorable golf topography,
There are today eight nine-hole
public golf courses about Washington,
all of them available to public links
golfers at minimum costa minimum
which is much lower than the charge
for public links golf assessed in other
cities. Most of the courses are con-
parable in playing quality and difaculty
with the best of the public courses IN
other municipalities, and it is a dead
sure bet that your public links golfer
IN Washington can play the game
cheaper and over better golf courses
than the same type Of golfers in nearly
every other city. There are four good
nine-hole courses in East Potomac
Park, one sand green course in West
Potomac Park, and two fine nine-hole
layouts In Rock Greek Park. All these
are under the operation and manage
ment of s. @. Leofier. The course in
Anacostia Park is the only one ut
present operated by the Welfare Assoc
citation. although the latter oFganiza-
ton operates pitch-and-putt course
at Colorado avenue and Sixteenth street
and . miniature putting course ct
Seventeenth street and Constitution
avenue.
TTHE four Washington woman entrants
i in the national women's Champion
ship at Buffalo next week, left
washington last night for the scene Of
the championship. They are Mr9.
champion: Mrs. j. Marvin Haynes.
runner-up to Mrs. Meckley; Mrs. Ora
Emge and Miss Winifred Faunce. The
tourney will open, y it'll an 1S-hole
qualification round next Monday. Next
Thursday a picked team of washington
woman golfers will meet q Baltimore
team in team match over the Chevy
Chase course, and on Friday, September
IS, large field Of woman golfers VIII
play at Columbia for the Corby Cup.
Mrs. Mackley will play in the
national championship with her beloved
Schenectady putter to aid her on the
greens. This puttsr is permitted in the
United States, although in Canada.
where Mrs. Meckley frequently has
played in tournaments, it is barred.