Evening star., 1932-11-26

or the Columbia Country Clup,
i down there in the sun-drenched
addition to the locker room
made possible by the forethought OF
John c. Walker, former club president,
and discuss their favorite club topic
that tough golf course stretching out
there over the Maryland hills over
which more golf history has been writ
ten than on any layout around the
Capital. And by the time the sun
reaches down through the Slated shut
tiers, and the discussion (argument, II
you will) reaches its peak, they have
finally decided that there are three
really hard two-shot holes on the course
But there are many opinions as TO
which is the toughest.
Some think the third, where fine
tee shot must be followed by testing
second, rates as the hardest. Others
cling to the sixth, where raklng tee
shot must be followed by a pin-split-
ting second to get the par OF A. Others
adhere to the ninth, and some think
the fourteenth is the really testing two
shotter on that lengthy layout. But
when Freddie Mcleod, he little "goll
doctor" comes along and they ask him
his opinion, there isn't much more room
for argument.
FREDDIE has been at Columbia q
l. years. He has seen the metamor-
phosis of Columbia from the time
when it moved over from the old layout
in Brightwood into a real champion
shin course, the only layout arouno
washington ever which nationa
championship has been staged IN the
last two decades. He has played every
famous golf course in the world. anc
has walloped golf balls on every 1ames
hole from the mist-drenched Scottisi
highlands to sunny California: =.
"SIlre." says Freddie, I'VE nave 10
of tough holes on this course, Wnetnel
or not the wind blows. But OF tneH a.
7 think the eleventh and ninth are JUS
about the hardest, under all condltlonS
and of the two I think the eieVenVi
stands up consistently as the haroest
The ninth is a real hole under I'M
usual wind conditions, for the wlns
usually blows out Of the west ana
takes two fine shots to get nome IRON
the back tee-440 yards from the green
But even though the eleventh is lev
yards shorter. I think 1t rates as
harder hole than the ninth. Your tes
shot on the eleventh must split th'
middle.
stVoU don't often find yourself get,
II ting home from the right, and j
YOU hook you've got to cover toC
much distance with you second Snot
even if YOU don't catch one OF thosf
traps over on the left. And be sure tc
hold your second shot up on the le1l
corner of that green. If you don't ane
it hits short, 1t is almost sure 10 KlcH
into that trap at the right. The green
plenty big but If you miss 1t you car
take a lot of wallopS. Now the nlntn /
hole big enough to satisfy any one
but it is fairly wide open from the tee
You can get home from the !e1t Sloe
and If you miss the traps at the r1ghl
Won can also hit the ball home. But
YOU can't do that on the eleventh un-
less you get good break.
..VIIHEN it comes to tough one-shot
w holes, try that fourth some day
when the wind is whipping oul
of the west right in your face and that
bunker in front of the green looks
mile away. More As here than IS, even
for the good golfers. But it Is fairly
easy hole for the man who can't carry
the bunker. He can play short or to
the right and get his just the same
while the gent who blazeS away at the
green can get himself in lot OF worry:
THAT fourteenth hole has caused
plenty of headaches. If you miss that
green what a lot Of grief you can run
into. Go over the green and see If you
get 4. The fifteenth is the same. Hit
a hooked tee shot on that hole and try
to get a 4. Go over that green and
try to chip back close to the hole. Oh,
yes, we've got plenty Of danger spots
on this mans golf course. But of them
all think the eleventh and ninth stand
out as the two toughest two-shotters.
They have caused me plenty of grief
when I seemed to be moving along to a
good score"