Evening star., 1933-01-16
MOST CLUBS LACK
MONEY FOR WORK
Army-Navy Win Build New
Links-Some Are to Make
Minor Alterations.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

TSEW major changes in their
r. golf courses are being plan
i ned by the country clubs
around Washington for 1888.
Courses which have stood the
test of wears are to be allowed to
remain much as they were last
year, mainly because of their ex-
cellence, but also because of f.
nancial stringency.
Most. Of the clubs scattered
through Maryland and Virginia
within striking distance Of Wash
ington are on sound financial
basis, but practically all Of them
have felt the depression in re-
duced memberships and conse-
quent lowered income. This has
been reflected in reduced budgets,
and In the decision Of most of the
cubs to defer major golf course
changes until better times come
along.
Ths biggest construction project TO
be undertaken by any Of the local clubs
involves q new ls-hole golf course at
Army-Navy Country Club, but that
would have come along normally in any
lvent, for golf Is, 80 popular at the
ssrvice club that the present layout
d not adequate to take care Of the large
number Of golf addicts. Manor Is con-
giderfng changes ON its FIRST nine holes,
but there the prospective major changes
Ia local golf courses stop for 1888.
The usual budgets for maintenance
and upkeep will be retained during 1888.
but those major operations which in
volve expenditure of considerable sums
for green and fairway construction win
be missing at most of the clubs. You,
Mr.. Golf Club Member, are enthusiastic
when you see a new hole or new put
ting green, but you usually do not
figure how much it costs to move a
cubic yard OF dirt or to hire half
dozen men for two weeks to do the
job. 1t runs into considerable money
and golf clubs are not spending that
kind Of money these days
EOR the past two years or SO Manor
l. has had in mind a project for re-
building two or three holes on its
first nine. Holes involved in this con-
struction program include the nth,
sixth and ninth. At present it appears
only the ninth viii come In for atten-
tion this year.
r. P. Hines, the club greenkeeper, Is
preparing plans for rebuilding the
ninth green to take some OF the slope
and most Of the walls about bad put
ting qualities out Of the green at that
par hole. The fifth Is to be made
fn.o lengthy three-shotter, and the
sixth Is TO be heightened by about rs
yards, under the plans Of D. l. Thom-
son, chairman of the Greens and Golf
Committees.
Columbia has Just about completed
its green construction program, and
ftobert H. Dalgleish. chairman Of the
Greens Committee, is authority for the
statement that there will be virtually
no major changes made at that club
this year. The seventh and thirteenth
green's were entirely reconstructed last
Fall. At Congressional there are no
major changes planned. Burning Tree
and Indian Spring will remain the
same, and at Washington DR.. James
r. McClenahan, veteran Greens Com
nlittee chairman. is not planning any
major changes
And by the way washington Is just
now finishing the job OF cleaning up
the havoc wrought by severe rain
storm last Fail, during which the wash
OF SO much water from the hills1des
carved out huge chunks Of soil, particu-
iarly around the seventeenth fairway.
About the only change planned at
Beaver Dam Is trapping OF the NTH
green, which may be augmented by
construction of dam In front OF the
green to trap the water and make the
hfth q real water hole.
"Doc" JIMMY GALLAGHER, old
- time British club-maker. who Is
on the road for the Professional
Golfers Association spreading the doc
trine of better club making. will give a
demonstration Of the art OF manufac-
turing clubs In the Chevy Chase golf
shop next Wednesday.
Gallagher will come to Washington
during the course of an extensive swing
around the country, during which ne
has demonstrated club-making in nu-
merous golf shops Most Of his demon
stration is devoted to work on steel
shafted clubs, but he also will put on q
ahow for the wooden-shafted form.
Much of hts work Is devoted TO pre-
pairing and re-shaping golf clubs so
they will best fill the needs OF inoiv1d-
ia players. He carries his workshop
With him.
the meeting is expected to be at
tended by most Of the professionals In