Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-03
HEN Is q hole in one not
hole in oree If an ace is
made with a second ball, after

NN hole in oree If an ace is
" " made with second ball, after
the player has fired his in
itial effort of into the hinterland, far
from his objective, does 1t count as a
hole in one or is 1t a deuce, even though
it was made from the tee?
That question Is puzzling Robert Rec
side. youthful Chevy Chase golfer, as
he ponders over shot he made on the
fourth hole, and 1t also is considerable
Of a stickler to the authorities In the
golf shop.
Reside was playing in between
showers, and coming to the fourth hole,
fine one-shotter, he uncorked a wild
slice, which wound up far over in the
fifth fairway. Thoroughly disguised
with the shot, he dropped another ball
on the tee, wound up and fired away.
To his surprise, the ball mounted high
in air, In direct line with the pin, hit
on the green, took a hop or two and
damned itself down in the cup.
Great was Resides exultation until
he thought back on the effort that pre-
ceded the ace
C. e. Rogers, a guest of Horace Dodge
at Columbia, has just set what Red"
Banagan believes to be modern record
for speed of play. Playing alone for
part Of the distance, Rogers INDUCED
in three complete 1S-hole rounds, start
ing between 1880 and O'Clock yester-
day.
Banagan says more holes have been
played at Columbia on single day than
this, but the players started long before
noon.
The Senior Golf Association of the
Chevy Chase Club is to open its season
tomorrow, with the holding of the an
nual meeting for election of officers
and other business. The association,
literally a club within a club, is open
to any member of the Chevy Chase Club
who is SIS years Of age or over.
On April ii and IL there will be a
senior tournament at 10 holes handi-
cap medal play, in which the competi-
tors may play holes on either day
or ID holes on one of the days. On the
same two days there will be held putt
ing contest over q 27-hole distance,
with golf balls to be put up as prizes.
Anticipating a banner season, the
committee in charge of the Senior
events, headed by Maj. Gen. David C.
Shanks, u. S. A., retired, has announced
that handicaps for the initial tourna-
ment unless revised before the event,
will be the same as they we're at the
close Of the season last Fall.
ringer contest will start on April
IL and will run throughout the season
to October 81, with full handicaps to be
allowed. In addition to the prizes for
the net scores, there will be a prize of
10 golf balls for the player who makes
the lowest gross ringer score.
Our prospects for the season." the
committee says, were never better. In
addition to the Wagenhorst Cup for
April IL and IL, there will be the Nor
ven Thompson Memorial Cup, winner
having name engraved on plate and re-
ceiv.ng en- individual cup. The club
president, George P. Perkins, will pre-
sent a piece of plate. Cups for other
suitable trophies have been offered by
Maj. H. A. ellis, Charles w. Wheeler
and Gen. D. C. Shanks. Doubtless
there will be other trophies offered by
members as the season advances. The
usual Senior Golf Association Cup will
be awarded to. the member turning in
the three lowest net scores during the
season. Full handicaps to count
AS soon as our membership can be
definitely determined IL is intended to
start and press the more important
contests SO they may be completed prior
to the Summer exodus Of cur members.