Evening star., 1934-11-01
TRIO FORMIDABLE
IN LOCAL AFFAIRS
Mrs. WaIper, Mrs. MacKen-
zie, Mrs. Diffenbaugh Show
Unusual Skill.
BY w. r. McCALLUM.

w YVES of golf professionals
NH/ are beginning to play an
important part in the WIN
ming of major prizes around
Washington, following the lead of their
sisters in other parts of the country,
who have absorbed so much golf in
struction from their husbands that
they are able to 60 out and win.
Mrs. Leo Walper, club champion at
kenwood, holder of the woman'S record
at that course; Mrs. Roland MacKen-
Zie, winner of two important tourna-
ments already this year, and Mrs.
George Diffenbaugh of Indian Spring
are the women whose spouseS are golf
professionals and who play a better
than average game.
They may be expected to play an in
creaslngly important part in the
tournaments next year Mrs. Walper's
husband operates driving course in
Bethesda, on Wisconsin avenue;
Roland Mackenzie is the well-known
and justly popular pro at Congressional
and George Diffenbaugh is the smart
little boss of the chip shot and the
Bull SIlUp dG SDTlIlR.
Have Natural Golf Ability.
TT MAY be that close connection
with the game of golf and an op-
portunity for continuous instruc-
ton has something to do with the
golfing ability of these three feminine
stars, but it is more than probable that
had they been cast in any other walk
of life and taken up the game they
would do as well. Golf ability is not
measured alone by instruction, but also
by constant application and practice.
Mrs. Mackenzie has been a semi
flnalist in both the major tournaments
held in this section this year, and has
been consistent scorer around 80 and
below during the season. She was
beaten by Mrs. L. G. Pray in the semi
final of the District championship,
and by Mrs. David H. Clark in the
semi-final of the Middle Atlantic
Early in the year she won the Post
match play trophy and later annexed
the gross prize in the buffers tourney
at Kenwood. She has been one of the
most consistent of the woman golfers
in the Journeys this year
Mrs. Walper'S game has improved
very materially this year. Last year
she was not ranked in the top flight
of woman players around Washington,
but this year her game has SO i'm
proved that she can hold her own in
any feminine company in the city
Two days ago she scored an 81 at
Chevy Chase. She had previously
won the championship at Kenwood
and has made an 81 over that rugged
layout to set a new record. A de-
termined fighter, Mrs Walper will be
heard from more often next year.
Her Time Is Limited.
IRIS. DIFFENBAUGH does not
.lNI get the time to play that Mrs.
Mackenzie and Mrs. Walper
have, but her week end golf is dotted
with scores below 100 and she has abb
sorbed so much golf from her husband
that she can play al 1.-The shots with
ease, but lacks the time to practice
and make them perfect.
1t may well be that 1885 will find
the wives of professionals winning
major slice of the tournaments. Ger
tainly they are good golfers this year.
Mrs. Leona Cheney, member Of
the Curtis Cup team which played at
Chevy Chase in September and pres
ent Western woman'S champion,
learned the game from Harry Press
Ter, her former husband. Up in Con-
necticut Mrs. Tom Hucknall, wife of
the Woodway pro, is fine player and
frequent winner in the metropolitan
Woman's Journeys. Mrs. Art Millea.
wife of New York pro, also is
golfer Of promise.