Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-15

IDe nine LII o. I1ClC 10 bAAS So-N'
Out
Par 434 4 S 3-36
Mccarthy, 3 4 4 4 $50
IN
Par ......4344 3 5 4 4 4-35-71
Mccarthy, 8 2 4 4 2 4 4 4 +3l-o6
Thomson himself was around the
course in rs that day, but his caro-
looked puerile before the riot OF brides
that Mccarthy put on.
Three years ago the big lad with the
Irish name played in the club invita-
ton tourney, and then he set what still
is the official course record. Playing
the first nine in IS Enthusiastically
par-McCarthy came to the eighteenth
hole needing 4 for 60. He hit
colossal tee shot at this eighteenth and
reached the green, 400 yards from the
fee. with a spade mashie second. But
the cup was in tricky spot, and he
three-putted for TO-
That score is the lowest made in COM
petition over the present washington
course. For 10 years and smore the
amateur stars have had crack at 1t
in the club invitation events, but no
one has come close.
In that tourney Mccarthy was licked
IN the second round by Dick Wilson, one
of his Georgetown golf teammates. Es-
saving to drive over the trees at the
seventeenth hole in the attempt to reach
the green, Mccarthy found the ditch
and it cost him the match.
Thomson Within Stroke.
Dave Thomson has had no fewer
than ten 67s over the past four years
in his many attempts to tie or beat
McCarthy's mark, but the 66 still stands.
On several occasions Thomson has come
to the last two holes needing a birdie
and a par to tie, but each time he has
failed. Perhaps some day the puts will
drop little more often than usual and
Thomson will either tie or break the
record made by the long-hitting NC
earthly.
Henry D. Nicholson, the present club
champion, played the course in 81 two
wears ago with 5 at the seventeenth
hole, where he tried too hard for
birdie 3 and three-putted the green.
Frank K. Roesch, former club cham
pion, has had a 81, and few years
ago Tommy Armour on his second
round Of the course, scored So, with
three holes over par, getting back In SO
strokes.
But the twin marks made by Nc
Carthy still stand and probably will
stand for some time.
decade and a half ago was short
layout with true par Of SO. In 1921
the course was changed around, length
added, and the layout stands today as
one of the toughest par 10 courses
about the Capital. Many times both
mines have been played in figures far
below par.
MacKenzie's First Nine Fine.
poland Mackenzie has played the
frst nire in 81, Dave Thomson has
PLAYED IL several times in 80 and one
or two BIS have been scored over tne
last nine. P. w. Calfee played the last
nine a year and a haf ago in 80
strokes, but his out nine was not SO
good.
birdie. While the course is not short
as length goes on golf courses. there
are MANY opportunities for brides on
the seven holes on the layout which
are drive and pitch affairs for the
fairly good golfer And how they get
EN-. Numerous instances Of holes be-
ing halved in brides come at WASH
ington, and only yesterday, on SLOW
course, Jimmy Corcoran and Henry
D. Nicholson halved the seventeenth IN
birdie S.
Donal Chamberlin of Kenwood Coll
aid Country Club today denied the re-
port that Gene SaraZen will not De
invited to play in the National Capltal
open tourney if Kenwood holds tne
event again this year. Chamberlm
said there is nothing to report issued
several weeks ago that Sarazen VIII oc
barred from the tourney at kenWooa
because of alleged derogatory remarks
by the New Yorker last November.
o0rnrHiF1o 70 Cha T11hpTlln. VIII
receive the first invitation to partlcl-
pate in the tourney, if it is held this
year
HENRY D. NICHOLSON is not only
Il l. the golf champion Of the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club, but s
also the co-holder Of the contract bridge
title at the Virginia club. Nicholson
and z. P. Brooke, a former Middle
Atlantic golf champion, held more cards
and played them better than the other
4O-odd competitors in the first contract
bridge event of the club last night. and
walked of with the main prize. Second
to them were Joseph z. Baldwin anc
DR.. Richard N Sutton.
Nicholson LETT Washington today with
J. G. c. Corcoran for Miami Beach
Fla, to spend the balance of the Winter
in the balmy atmosphere Of the South
A number of Washington golfers arr
TO go over t. the Rolling Road Club o
Gainesville. Nd, tonight to attend th'
annual meeting of the Maryland stat
! Golf Association. Edgar A. Peppler
Rolling Road is slated toisucceed Rober
Mclean as president of the association
while Robert Stead. jr., Of Chevy Chas
is slated TO become vice president
the association.