Evening star., 1932-05-24
THE sc entrants In the sectional
/ qualifying round for the open
golf championship to be played


qualifying round for the open
golf championship to be played
at the Congressional Country
Club on June will start their testing
task at Q o'clock Paired in threesomes
the entrants will leave the first tee at
5-minute intervals with the last group
to get under way at 10:45 o'clock. The
comparatively late starting time will
not permit the last group to finish until
well along toward o'clock. Ties for
the last places will be played off at 1S
holes on the following day.
Eight places have been awarded to
this section. and the Distric. Golf AS
sociation will handle the details of the
qualification round. Secretary William
C. Barr today announced the starting
times, with Lawrence Wisner of Balti-
more, Bob Barnett of Chevy Chase and
Dick Cook, unattached, scheduled to
start the qualification round entrants
at 9 am, June 6.
After consultation with officials Of
the club the District association an
nounced that the club course will BE-
open for practice to local amateurs and
professionals on Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday. For out-of-toWn amateurs
and pros the course will be open for
practice on these days and in addition
on the Saturday and Sunday preceding
the qualification test The entry is the
largest ever to compete In a sectional
qualification round in this sector OF
the land.
QUITE a group of pros tried out the
course yesterday. Among them
were Gene Larkin. Ralph Beach.
George Diffenbaugh. Sandy Armour Al
Houghton. Lawrence Wisner, Archie
Clarke, Walter Cunningham, Al Jami-
son and one or two amateurs.
Most of them played the next tenth
and eleventh holes for the first time.
and they all agreed after the round that
the addition Of these two holes makes
much stronger course than the Con-
gressional Of the old days with that
lengthy tenth and the short sixteenth
They look more like golf holes than
the Others" most of the pros declared.
And both Of them absolutely demand
that your tee shot must be placed right
to open up the green for the second
shot"
From our observation the holes can
be played any one Of two or three ways.
Both are dog-leg affairs to the left, and
the long hitter can cut corners if he
chooses. Strengthening out the dog-leg
by cutting across the left corner. But
this is dangerous, for deep rough lies
along that path. The new eleventh is
going to be pretty severely bunkered,
according to Sandy Armour, With row
Of traps extending along the left side
of Ia fair n n hNnZpI
Congressional is in excellent condition
for the title test two weeks hence.
Archie Clark, the assistant pro at the
club. hopes he can perform as well IN
the 36-hole sectional round as he cid
a few days ago, when he accomplished
the unprecedented stunt of playing tie
last nine holes in nine Is. never over
or under 4. for a IS. One dav !act
Summer Archie played the last nine n
SO without a par on his card, but thlI
time he got a flock Of pars, most O.
them As.
Outside Of the new holes. there e
little change in the course for the Sec
tional tests New tees have been built
at the third and seventeenth holes. and
the extreme lack tee will be used ct
the long fifth, but the big hitta-s " Il
get there Just the same. no matter
what tees are used az the long NOES.
LII Strong turned in 36-hole total
Of 1853 to win thc aEnUol Spring t0urra-
ment of the Department of Agriculture
yesterday over The course Of the Ken
wood Golf and Country Club. G. NJ.
Palmer had a score Of l73 TO finish
second Low net went to F. w. Rich
ards with card Of 184-50-134.
CONGRESSIONAL, Columbia, Chevy
~ Chase Manor and ArmyNavy
women's golf teams won matches
yesterday in team contests at the Army
Navy Club. AS result Of yesterdays
matches the Chevy Chase and Colum-
bia teams are tied for first place. each
with four wins and no losses. Here are
yesterdays results:
Congressional vs.. woodmont-Mrs. Alma
points; Mrs. Jack shulnan ard Mrs jerome
seEeE S.. W. SO. Q; MEs J. DowdsI! snd M MTs
H A. Knox and Mrs. Ralph Orr &C..
sylvia Strauss tWJ, O. Confessional, 9;
~efa esIu@bla :, Us wasntngsen1Mrs. J. Marvin
pon1s Mrs ara NF Booker sfaeF snd Mrs co
Sutton wash. Q; Mrs, H. r, ouinteI and
Msf Ms and M4s Marr 'for PORfs Mrs. W Mls
VII ea4s so Nafkess aRf Nv kes In and
bia. 9; Washington o -''' w.
Chevy Chase ys. Beaver Dam-Miss Susan
and Mss El!zaseth gEaNnsE g. e.. j
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