Evening star., 1933-03-26
TITLE TESTS HERE
t CALLED PRELUDES
awarding Open and Amateur
PreIims to Columbia and
Manor Significant.
ny w. r. McCALLUM.

{. n fairs making Washington
IA the golfing capital Of that
part of the East between
Philadelphia and South Carolina,
IN the eyes of the men who govern
hational golf at least, has resulted
in the award Of sectional qualifi-
BATON rounds for both the ma
tional amateur championships to
local clubs.
During the past fortnight the
sectional elimination rounds for
both the open and amateur title
tournaments have been awarded
to two clubs classed as Washing
: ton institutions.
The Manor Club two weeks ago was
awarded the preliminary rounds in this
section for the open and less than a
& week ago the Columbia Country Club
was given the sectional tourney for the
amateur title event. Thus Washington.
: for the second successive year, becomes
the focal point for the leading profess
, Aional and amateur golfers of Mary
land. Virginia and North Carolina, a
sure and certain prelude to favorable
reception by the United States Golf
Association for a bid by Washington
CLUB for one Of the national champion
ships.
me u S. G. A. today recognizes the
Ma ,icnal Capital as not only the point
mo-. central and most accessible to
thc greatest number of golfers in the
Nj die Atlantic territory. but it also
recognizes that Washington has an
arraJ Of golf courses good enough to
stag important sectional tournaments.
THIS being the case, it is only step
Il forward to hold one of the bigger
championships. itself. Washington
could have had the amateur champion
ship in 1882 if one of the local clubs
, fact officials of the u S. G. A. plainly
sta ed that the title tourney last year
could have gone to Washington club.
-BI. after it was plain that none Of
-thc local clubs intended to bid for the
tourney, the Baltimore Country Club
. sterped in. asked for a national, got it,
ana did fine job Of running 1t of.
e.. the significant item in the
Oh cnology of the situation is this:
Wan the delegates representing the
- B. ..more Country Club asked for the
Sea icnsl qualification rounds for the
amateur championship this year, they
D. Washington club. with the plain
Sug~,- ton that the National Capital
va the golf center Of this section and
Should be the spot at which such
journeys should be held. This being
ms ic known at the District Golf As
80; !ct.on meeting, the Columbia
r. Country Club bid for the amateur sec
tional tourney and got it--for August
3. Richmond also bid for one Of the
Journeys.
the program for the National Open
tol. ae,,. with the sectional rounds to
b. u'ayed on 81 courses scattered from
A. Il :: to Tacoma on May Is. The
Mau3 Club Is designated as the club
D. N.-icl the sectional tourney will be
cl, li in the mid-Atlantic sector. The
eh. III. ionship proper will be played
6un. 8 q and 10, over the course Of
tn. North Shore Golf Club at Glen
kieU., Ill, for the title now held by
Gene Sarazen.
THE important thing, in so far as the
i local professionals are concerned,
is that entries for the open Will
close earlier than usual this year, pc
cause of the early date set for the
che mp.onship. which hitherto has been
he'd late in June CT early in July. Inc
en--.es will close this year at O'Clock,
til da~. May ., with the U. S. G. A.
I'm edition 10 professionals, the Sec
t'oc roLntS v-ill be open to amatuers
Vi, ..1-e a II n5icap rating OF three
fsS:o'-e- CT le G The entrv fec again Is
40
Ar entriej clcse On NAV z the
iChc~rionship Committee will deter
I'm. tie number o. places open in each
lk-c ion. Last year. with Sc players en-
te:sd il the sectional rounds at Con-
kre,sonal. there were eight places open
Five of these places went to Washing
Ion professionals. As has been the
tu.c in the past the more entries there
lere from each section, the more places
thsre are open in the sectional rounds.
The National Open this year will be
b big tournament in so far as prize
money Is concerned. With q purse
'kl.nGo, the national moves up into the
rac.z ce big-monev affairs. In other
Sea"5 With purses of $4,000 fairly COM
me- enl one as high as $4,000. the
Navel Open at five grand ranked as
r-iro- affair But this year the open
j. on cf the biggest in total purse
In 'crt, nataly. for some of those local
e,'f ~ddicts who would like to play at
Cc'rnba and watch the open too. the
Co';nb.a Invitation and the National
Opo, conflict as to dates. The Co
lvr,ba tourney is set for June 6. 7, 8
arr Q. while the open ends June 10.
It ras now been II years since q
yyfs',i- gton club has staged a national
: Tournament. The minds Of those who
so",rn the United States Golf Asso-
riat'or recognize Washington as q
.'n-tn"s" golf center. Surely now. If
.cne Of the local club goes after ma