The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-01
BARBECUE and
Fine GOLFING
10 Mark FETE.
Eou, OF Best Golfers In
Ssrtion To Stage Con-
test tuesday
MEMBERSHIP IN NEW
Fiji TIIJB STARTS TODAY

lLUD OIhN ~ ANON
=. Jacksonville Golf and
B c,.,,rr Club will open its club
4 -. and golf course next Tues
s y nth a mig Fourth Of July
.s,.ion featured by q golf
-, between four of Western
\ W.; Cardinals most prominent
i ME- and a barbecue to which
4, ~sFc Is invited.
r. ,olf course, which is 81 IL
40 ~ miles southwest of the
- n Laurel Park. will open at
H. and anyone paying the
,,s.- fees may play. At $50 p.
r brs Tcomer, former amateur
,S,-,ior Of Florida and recent
,.r.iraIist in the all-southern
1lrs7 at Atlanta; Willie Dow,
,,a!sSjonal at the HendcrSonville
,,r,s. Henry Westall, one OF
|ls.sriI'e's best golfers, and Frank
|rlry professional at the Bit
rog Country club. will play an
|,yrS,ion match of Is holes. The
70, had not been paired today,
mi !. was thought that Dow and
|rls-; the two professionals, would
,yr5sa ToOmer and WeStall, anna
bus or that would be made an
|l;IriIle He Jacksonville battle
|streen Westa .lClark and Toom-
EDow. A large gallery is expect
to follow ,heSe players over
h new course, and. many other
4 igl and visiting golfers are ar
.ayiaC matches Of their own.
The golf matches over. a bar
Zen. will be served at the club
4 nous at s o'clock under the di-
re--,r Of the womer's division of
I he n.i and country club. At this
tine ne public will have its first
opportunity of inspecting the club
house. recently remOdeled and re-
4 furnished although stockholding
ne-,s,s Of the club have held two
r three social events there. \
,tl,ge Of SOC for each person will
b raie for the barbecue.
leadership in the golf and
.n:ry club will date from to-
Ia! July l. Owners of each share
Of the original issue of stock will
be entitled TO a discount of $50
from Inc annual family member
ship lee Of $50. Daily green fees
IN the golf course are so cents.
The schedule of membership fees
provides toy ShOrt-term member
Sn3S Tor nol-reSidentS of Hender-
500 county, but no one living in
ms county can take out member
sap Tor less than a year and no
loa resident can secure a "split"
MEMBERSHIP; that is, one granting
ne privileges of the clubhouse
1-loi. those of the golf course,
%7ee ;erSa. None except men,
US can be entertained at the
Ss'l'lSe, although tourists may
IVAN courtesy cards for a limit
81 le1oc. these to be issued by
~ secretary. J. W. Duff, at the
WIS, Of a member.
&3 v. Strong. president of
4 u 30, announced today that
S a0glandes has been en-
. s-i.i L official green's keeper,
- ,n ms work in the past week
- 2,s1 largely responsible for
saloS ability to open the golf
, ..@ next Tuesday. Aided by
~ Showers, the greens and
~'alS have shown marked inn
4 ~ S,'lent in the last week, and
- L Is not claimed that the
%S IS finished" course 1T Is
god condition and will be a
'9Ilon 10 those who have not
u recently. Mr.. Langlandes
me first nine holes of the
I'ore course at AsheVille,
Isa under Donald Ross and
4e Walter Travis, noted golf
. -, builders. and has been con-
I with famous courses in
FORK and the st. Lawrence
y valley.
Course was started in 1925
H. onaId Ross, working for
VI Park Estates, spent ST.
s, VI the layout and cOnstruc-
!. DE was instructed to build
vs. possible course and not
rN's expense. Every hole was
H., perfect and present an en-
4 y different problem. No two
n N the course are alike.
4 = Ross stated that the course
~ OF the three best ever de-
H. by him.
+ course is 6,4O2 yards long
& gat Is 10. The green's are ex-
: !, 1ns.iy large and average more
1900 square feet each. They
Planted with Metropolitan
.NraIn which is considered
,Or this climate.
a.S group of local citizens pur-
~ , tne tract of land which in
i89 acres about a year ago
~. e course has been complet-
in nine holes in shape for
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