Evening star., 1932-10-02
L|NKSMAN'S GAME
AT PEAK THIS YEAR
Amateur TitIehoIder Rated
Above Pitt-FoW Others
Get Recognition.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

BY w. r. McCALLUM.
r YNLIKE most golf seasons
when there has been plenty
~ of competition on which tc
base comparative rankings
the 1882 season around Washing
ton has been a lean one. There
has been little opportunity in the
tough test of competitive play to
sound out the merits of the top
ranking golfers around the Ma
tional Capital. Only three major
tournaments have been held
among the amateurs hereabouts,
together with a sectional qualifi-
cation round for the national
amateur championship.
But out of the whirl of the circum-
scribed competition this year it is plain
that Roger Peacock has at last reached
the heights predicted for him two or
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place this year in the ranking of local
luminaries, even If only for the impress
sive manner in which he won the Dis
trict amateur championship.
That feat alone would entitle him
to place at the top of the heap, even
were it not backed up by his fine play
in the sectional rounds for the amateur
championship and his fair showing in
the championship itself at Baltimore.
Here is the way the best of the local
golfers are ranked this year:
First-Roger Peacock of Indian
Spring, District amateur champion.
Second-Harry G. Pitt, champion of
Manor Club, District champion and top
ranking golfer of last year.
Third-Roland r. Mackenzie OF
Columbia, winner at Chevy Chase.
Fourth-Maurice Nee, 17-year-old
Manor Club youngster, winner of the
District junior title.
Fifth. Monro Hunter, jr., unat-
tached
Sixth-John F. Brawner of Columbia,
lone Washington qualifier in the anna
teur championship.
Such stars as Miller B. STEVENSON OF
Columbia. winner in other years OF
practically every tournament around
Washington: John C. Shorey OF Manor,
an outstanding star of past years; Tom
nv Bones of Columbia, youngster
who has not cashed in on his un-
doubted skill: M. Parker Nolan OF Con-
gressional, Martin F. Mccarthy OF
Beaver Dam and many others cannot
be ranked at all because they did not
90 far enough in the slim number OF
competitive events to make any decision
on form.
nEACOCK won the District title at
Chevy Chase with total OF Egg,
one stroke better than an average
of 75s, shattering 800 for the first time
in the local simon-pure chase IN many
wears. In addition he qualified well up
in the national championship sectional
rounds with a total of 148, only three
weeks before his winning effort over
the same course in the District title
event. His showing this year. year
of paucitv of competition, entities MIN
to first ranking.
He has played his home course at
Indian Spring several times In par or
better. and has been an Impressive
golfer at all times He was only Two
strokes away from qualifying Tor the
national at Baltimore.
Harry G.. Pitt of Manor has lost
little Of the fighting sting that char
acterized his game last year. He started
the season in fine style by winning the
baltimore Country Club tourney after
losing at Chevy Chase for the first time
In four years. But after that VICTORY
Harry's game never came back 10 the
crest. even though he put on flne
show to place second in the sectional
elimination rounds for the national at
Chevy Chase. Here, he played two
rounds of that tough layout in IA
strokes. Only the fine-stroking Chand-
Ter Harper beat him to win the medal
Harry had a dismal time at FIVE
Farms in the national. He never got
started and at no time was he near
qualifying. Nevertheless, the strength OF
his game and the fact that he finished
second in the District championship,
far behind Peacock, entities him to sec
ond place.
/ plaved one round at Chevy Chase
with Pitt in which last years District
champion played Is holes in two under
par. He finished with brace OF IS for
a par &c. Harry failed to qualify in
the biggest sectional tournament OF the
year-the Middle Atlantic championship
scoring 78, which was one stroke too
high.
n GLAND MACKENZIE made only two
X starts this year. Probably had he
played in all the tournaments
there would be no doubt as to his top
rating But the tall Columbia star has
been ailing most of the year. Since his
return to Washington in March he has
probably not played more than 20 full
rounds of golf.
His victory at Chevy Chase in May
was most impressive. There isn't any
doubt that Roland, right or wrong, is
the best youngster ever turned out at
Columbia, and certainly he is one OF
the two best golfers ever produced in
Washington.
He placed fourth in the sectional
rounds for the amateur at Chevy Chase,
playing through even though he was
weak from a throat operation. He was
unable to play in the national itself
because of the same illness. He Ger
tainly rates third place in any ranking,
and there isn't much doubt in my mind
that he would rank first had he played
in all the tournaments.
Maurice Nee, the youthful Manor
star, is ranked fourth because OF his
excellent consistency throughout the
season. Maurice looks like another
Roger Peacock. If he continues to come
as he has over the last two years IL
won't be long before he is at the top
of all District golfers. He hits EN- a
mile from the tee, plays his irons well
and puts surprisingly well for
youngster. He waded through the DIS
trict Junior championship to win with
ease and he qualified for the national,
even though he failed at Five Farms.
Young Monro Hunter, formerly OF IN
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