Evening star., 1932-01-10
MANY LINKS KINGS
OVER &YEAR SPAN
No Tourney Winners OF '23
to Be Found in Present
Group of Victors.
BY w. r.. McCAILUM.

about radical change in the
1 winning of the major golf
tournaments about Washing
ton. Take a mental journey back
to 1922, which Is just 10 years
back and cast a reflective eye over
the list Of winners Of the Journeys
in that year. In those days Chris
j. Dunphy, Guy NJ. Standifer,
Walter R. Tuckerman and Roland
Mackenzie were the topliners of
amateur golf around Washington.
The year 1922 was Dunphy year.
Closely pressed by Roland Mackenzie,
who then was coming along fast as a
tournament winner, and by Guy M.
Standifer, who had won the District
title in the previous year. Dunphy
swept everything before him, winning
four Of the major events Of 1922.
In 1923 Roland Mackenzie came into
his own: He won nearly everything In
sight that year, starting with the
Washington tourney, and winding up
with defeat at the hands of Albert
r. MacKenZie-his father-in the final
Of the Middle Atlantic championship.
For the next two years Mackenzie was
to dominate the tournament field about
Washington until George j. Voigt
came along with his straight and sure
game and f.s brilliant putting TO win
about everything there was to win.
Pitt Gets Along Slowly.
Voigt dropped out of the tourna-
ofof,, nA knI afE
an impressive string of victories in
1927. and was succeeded by Miller 3.
Stevinson, who had been coming
steadily along with a tournament VIC
tory now and then until he reached
the top heights in 1923 and 1929.
Meanwhile. Harry G.. Pitt, the leader
Of local golf in 1881, had been picking
up tournament for himself here and
there over the years Of 1925 on, but he
had not developed the consistency that
was TO establish for him last year one
Of the finest records ever made by
local golfer.
Today Pitt stands on top Of the local
golf world, undoubtedly the finest
amateur golfer around Washington. He
has arrived there by gradual stages.
Harry's rise to the top was no path of
roses He had to fight and fight hard
for each niche on the path to the
sminence he now occupies
Four years and little more ago Pitt
was just one of group Of young tour
nament players seeking to win the big
events about the Capital, and how that
group has changed. There were Page
Hufty of Congressional, Al Houghton
then Of Manor. John Shorey, young
ster who graduated from the public
links to Bannockburn, and Stevinson,
who was then at the crest OF his
game.
Albert r. Mackenzie was not far
back, but he was always q little too
short hitter to win on course which
was not fast. Now most of those
names have dropped out Of the win
ming column.
Mackenzie, Voigt Gone.
For example, Stevinson although he
played fine golf. did not win single
tourney last year Shorey won the
Woodmont event, and Hufty did not
play. Houghton has become success
full and popular professional at KEN
wood Golf and Country Club. Roland
Mackenzie is living in California and
George Voigt has gone on to greater
things in golf than winning minor
tournaments. Voigt is generally classed
as one of the first six amateur golfers
in the United States
Those winners of early years
Standifer, Dunphy and Tuckerman-
have dropped out of the tournament
game entirely What change In the
short space Of 10 years.
Frank K Roesch. who annexed the
District title in 1880 and did not de-
fend his championship last year, won
an occasional event through 1927, 1928
and 1929, but Rcesch has not played in
tourney since last May.
AS tournament winning around
Washington goes today, Pitt stands as
the most likely winner in any event
he enters. There are several young
sters knocking at the door-such fine
players as Everett Eynon, the Columbia
champion; Tommy Bones, the Column
bia southpaw J. Monro Hunter, jr.. of
Indian Spring; Roger Peacock OF Ar
gyle; Byrn Curttss of Indian Spring
and Jimmy Drain of Washington.
They may be the tournament win
ners Of future years. But 1t Is doubt
ful If any eight years to come win see
such decided change in the winning
group around Washington as the past
10 years have shown.