The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-08
ACCURACY MAIN THING TOCONQUER
 MERlON COURSE
u. s. Open COntenders Will Find Real Test in Par 70
 Layout al ArdmOre

Ardmore, FA-NOFl-Ine eAbt course of the MerionN Cricket club where the national open golf tour ney Is being played has par of j 70, and Q total yardage of e694.
 A hole-by-holo descpirtion of the course follows:
 No l-30O Yards-Par (
 On this testing getaway hole an accurate 230 to 240 yard drive Is required to reach the key posi- ton on the fairway. From this point the hole bears to the right and the green may be played either
 No 2-H66 Yards-Par 6
 The layer risking the boundary to the right on his shots up the rising fairway finds himself in a better position to approach the closely guarded green with a pitch or run-up shot. The green Ia set In n slightly diagonal position.
 No 3-i05 Yards-Par 2 An all.carry spoon, or long iron reaches this undulating plateau green. The green sets at tho top of an abrupt slope, Getting close l to the pln Is made increasingly difficult when tho cup is placed to tho right just back of the yawn- ing trap.
 No A--5e5 Yartis--Par 6 Tho objective of the tee shot is ovor the ridge, keeping to tho right of the large trap in tho face of the hill A brassle second over large | oxpanse of sand finishes up on the slope short of creeh. The creek along with traps at the rear and rugh dunes at the right and lef. of tho green require q delft third shot.
 No 5-42S Yards-Par (
 Tho stream skirting tho left sido | of the airway presents n hazard off the tee since the best results arc obtained with a balll reaching tho left side of the fairway. Tha player holding the left side has tho advantage in being bale to play his fro nshot Into the slope of the green which pitches from right to loft. No 0-4sS Yardis--Par { A premium Is placed on tho drive which hugs the right sido of the fairway, the left side of the green being partially cut of by Il large bunker. A sh6rp terrace at tho green entrance calls either for an all carry shot or Il low Iron shot.
 No 7-3OO Yards--Par4 240-yard drive to the right along the boundary permits either u | pitch or pitch and run shot to thls fairly narrow and closely garded green. Play from tho loft side is generally from Q hanging lie over huge hunkers.
 No S--307 Yards--Par {
 The well hit accurate shot re. coives its reward In easing tho shot to tho green. Tho green, the small est on tho course, is entirely block. cd at tho front by deep sand pit, drive, requires precise manipuln. lick.
 No e-iS6 Yards---Par 2 This closely guarded on -shot ottor, which Is played down hill over q pond at tho greon edge, ranges from a mashie to an iron, dopend- ing on the location of tho pin. Tho severity of the hole increases whom played from the loft tec. as from this angle tho green swings around In back of a largo pit
 No fO--33H Yard--Pnr ( From tee high up in tho woods tho drive must reach a distance of approximately 260 yards In order taht the entrance to tho heavily trapped green may be opened. Tho play Is to the loft from tho drive area md tho shot to the green Is n pitch and run or run-up. No if-37S Ynrds-par { On this holo accuracy rather than distance off tho toe is ossen- | tial. A stream runs diagonally across tho line of the second shot and evtcnds around tho right sido and rear of the green. A most OK. acting spade or mashle hibllck shot with plenty of bite Is the par. | producing requisite.
 No f2-4OO Yards-Par {
 Tho drivo Is from q tco deep in | the woods with n compulsory carry over a stream 200 yards away. A tee shot hugging the trees to tho right on this elbow holo sobstnn- | tially shortens tho distance to the green.
 No i3---i33 Yards--Par 2
 This "Emcrald Isle" practically surrounded by sand may easily be- come n thorn in the side of tho best golfer. Woo be to the spade or mashio niblick shot that Is not firmly hit.
 No f4--443 Yardis--I'ar ( Thee too shot up the middle Is played slightly away from the road way boundary. While the green surface is concealed to tho second shot, n series of mounds with traps right left and rear indicate to the player the limits of the green area.
 No 5--3O5 Yards--Par (
 Tn order to reach strategic pos sltion the drive must carry q bunk. ! CT at 200 yards, finishing up on the left side of the fairway. From this point the player has the choice of playing stiff mashie or a low iron shot with enough run Co make the upgrade to the green
 No f0-445 Yartis-Par
 From the tee the ground falls away to lower leved, the fairway being fanked right and left by sizcable traps. The second shot must carry a broad, rock-walled depression, the bottom and sides of which are mass of dunes, sandblown beach wrass and Scotch broom. The two level green stands out boldly above the quarry edge.
 No l7-28O Yards Par 2
 High on the brink of the garry is perched the tee of the testing 17th. The shot is played across the quarry to weIi-bunkered green.
 N f8--46e Yards-Par
 The finishi Reaching the fair way at the far side of the quarry | hank caila for n whale of tee