The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-27

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park board officials, officers Of the
South Grove mems and wOmen's
clubs and municipal golf authorities.
Plans for revamping the course
to bring about more equal yardage
on both the first and second mines
Of the eighteen-hole course and re-
lief from congestion have been I'M
der consideration for some time.
Unusually active in bringing about
the new changes has been Kenneth
Hoy, president of the South Grove
mems club; Ken Loucks, publicity
chairman: Norman Thompson,
Charles Cook and George Bradford.
Realizing the need for better
playing conditions, this group took
their ideas to Arthur Lockwood Sr.,
city golf director, and Harry Schopp,
South Grove Club pro. who ap-
proved and aided in perfecting the
plans.
Tonight after players have left the
course, the group, aided by course
workmen, wiz move tee boxes to
their new locations, tack on cards
bearing new yardage distances and
pars, erect new guide markers and
effect the other changes necessary
to make the course playable under
the new system.
Blue prints showing the new route
have been made and will be tackled
up at points of vantage so players
may note the new arrangement be-
fore leaving the first tee.
TINE present arrangement was
i unpopular because series of
par FIVE holes we're all together,
with series Of par three holes in
a string. This has been broken up.
The new plan places some of the
par five holes on each nine.
Some par three holes have been
shortened, others heightened. Old
No. 19 hole, now par three, has
been heightened and will be par
under the new system. 1t
will continue to be No. 18 under the
new plan. Holes No. IA and Is will
become holes No. and 2 and each
Will be heightened.
Old No. 10 will be new No. 3 and
old No. II will be new No. 5. Each
will be shortened. Old No. will be
new No. II and old No. IL will be
new No. Is. Both these will be
heightened in yardage.
The new course will be 1904 yards
on the outgoing nine. Par will be
SO. Yardage on the incoming nine
will be Bill and par will be IS,
making par for the eighteen holes
II; total yardage, 6,175.
Players familiar with the course
will recognize the following de-
scription: No. l hole will remain
the same, going directly north from
the clubhouse. Distance, 278 yards,
par 4. Walk directly west from this
green to No. 2 tee and play directly
north to the far end of the course.
It will be 5O4 yards and par 5.
No. 3 hole, which is old No. Is
shortened to 1913 yards, will be par
3. No will be old No. IA, going
directly south 500 yards and will be
par 5.
HOLE No. will be 165 yards,
Il l. with the tee near No 2 tee
and the green eastward toward
East Riverside drive. No 6 green is
located in front of the clubhouse
and the fairway parallels Riverside
drive, 377 yards, par 4.
Tee for hole No. is located back
of the clubhouse and the fairway is
slightly dog legged northwest, 462
yards. The green is down the hill
toward the river boulevard.
Fairway on hole No runs north
and south. Yardage is 372 and par
is 4. There is a practice ground To-
Gated at the foot of the hill, between
No and No. 8 fairWays. No. 9 tee
is located near No. 8 green and the
fairway leads uphill to the green To-
Gated near the clubhouse. Distance
is pa yards and par 3. This COM
pletes the first nine near the club
house and permits any who choose
to play only nine holes to stop with
out inconvenience of walking a dis
lance to the clubhouse.
Hole No. 10 runs directly west
along the road which is a continual
ton of Eighteenth street. 1t is 381
yards and par 4.
Hole No. II runs north along the
boulevard $50 yards and par on it
will be 4. This takes you around
for the shot over the lagoon, which
has been beautified during the last
few months. It has a new rustic
type bridge with stone-faced piers.
Trees and underbrush have been
cleaned out and offer a beautiful
setting for hole No. II.
The yardage for this hole is Isl
and par 3. 1t really makes it a
tough golf shot. A short walk to
the north takes the player to tee
No. Is. The fairway of this hole ex-
tends south along the east bank of
the lagoon, 445 yards. 1t is a par 4.
Hole No. IA goes right back north
435 yards to the boulevard. a par
4 test. Hole NO. Is, with the tee