Evening star., 1933-03-20
SECTIONAL ROUNDS
SET FOR AUGUST 8
Links Plum Matches Nation
al Open Qualifications
to Be Held at Manor,
BY w. r. McCALLUM.


Of Chevy Chase, Nd, today
" was awarded the sectional
qualification rounds for
the national amateur golf cham
pionship OF 1888. The 36-hole
tourney to determine the quail
f1ers for the national simon-pure
title from the mid-Atlantic sector
will be played August 8. The
award was announced by the
United States Golf Association
through DR.. William C. Barr, sec
retary Of the District of Columbia
Golf Association. The trials
were held last year at the Chevy
Chase Club.
The National Capital thus gets both
the sectional elimination contests for
the national open and national anna
tealr championships in this section. The
preliminary rounds for the national
open will be played at the Manor Club
OF NOrpeck, MO, ON May 10.
The award was made by the Cham
pionship Committee exactly one week
after the Columbia County Club, acting
through the District Golf Association,
asked for the sectional tourney at the
annual meeting Of the local golf body.
Columbia never has held the sectional
event for either the amateur or the
open title, although it has staged prelimi-
nary rounds for the P. G. A. and all
the important championships in this
sector OF the country have been played
over the course where the national open
itself was staged II years ago.
The letter informing DR.. Barr Of the
acceptance of Columbia's bid for the
tourney preliminary to the national
read In part. as follows: The Cham
pfonship Committee approves the in
vitation of the Columbia Country Club
and you are at liberty to release the
Information"
The U. S. G. A. also was n receipt Of
letter from Arthur B. Shelton, Co.
lumbia Club secretary. backing up the
bid for the club sent by the District
Association.
The amateur championship sectional
rounds and also those for the open
championship will be run off by the
District Golf Association Executive
Committee. Both Journeys are at SO
holes. The course Of the Columbia
Club, stretched out to championship
length, measures about $500 yards in
length.
ee7'HE most important shot in the
l. game Of golf?" George Diffen-
baugh. little Indian Spring pro.
raised his brows and gazed toward the
first tee where group of Georgetown
youngsters were warming up for an
assault on par
They are all important, George
said. From the tee shot down to the
tlrlest putt. But whenever I think of
scoring and scoring well. I think about
chlpplng and putting, and find I have
been knocking those chip shots close
to, the hole and slipping the puts In
won't be far away from par.
Look at Paul Runyon. That fel-
low has been winning tourna-
ments all over the South this
Winter because he has developed the
chip shot to fine art. haven't seen
him play many shots, but I understand
he is not long hitter. Therefore he
must be fine chipper and putter Yes,
chipping and putting is by far the most
important department of the game, in
my opinion"
George Diffenbaugh used to be known
as one OF the longest hitters around
Washington, back in the days when he
was growing into the game in which
today b Is one of the foremost
players. r a little man he walloped
q golf BAN long, long way, and even
though tod<9 he has cut down on his
distance somewhat in favor of keeping
the ball straight, he still Is plenty long
from the tee
We have a distinct recollection of
standing on the sixth green at Con-
gressional one day and watching ball
roll past the pin. It came from the
driver of George Difenbaugh, who had
hit that pill onto the green, 375 yards
from the tee. OF course, he had a
following wind behind the sphere, but
even with wind, that was a mighty
wallop And yet the same chap who
can pole a ball as far as that admits
that chipping and putting is the most
important part of the game.
I IKE most small men Diffenbaugh
himself is an outstanding artist of
the chip shot. He stands with feet
close together, back well bent. eyes over
the ball. and he usually plays the shot
WIN NO. or NO. IRON, claiming
that he can keep better control of a
running ball than of one which has
both to pitch and run as 1t would do If
played from a mashie or a spade.
"Of course it depends on turf and
ground conditions, as to whether you
should play straight-away running
shot or pitch and rum" says George
But whenever ground conditions are
favorable I prefer to hit the ball with
only short pitch and with lot of
run. find I can keep better control II
the ball isn't pitched very far.
Most Of the greens here at Indian
Springs are fairly open and many of
the chip shots are run-up shots. So
have found more success with that
type of shots than the shot which calls
for fairly long pitch with little run.
I think all golfers would find themselves
scoring better If they practiced little
IL.