Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-08
CLUBS MUST SEND
|. IN CERT|F|EDL|STS
Those With II Handicap or
Less of NJ. A. Association
Members Eligible.
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.

A NTICIPATING a huge field in
~ its annual invitation tourna-
ment, starting next Tuesday,
despite the handicap restric-
tons which have been frightened this
year, the Chevy Chase Club has de-
parted from its usual procedure this
year and is not sending individual in
vitations to prospective competitors
in one of Washington's biggest and
most popular golf affairs.
In place Of the individual INVITA-
lions which have been sent out for
many years each club secretary has
been furnished a printed sheet on
which entrants will write their names.
The club secretary then will certify
that they meet the handicap require
ments and will send them in to the
Chevy Chase Club by Saturday night
when entries will close
For several years past the Chevy
Chase tourney has been open to all
invited entrants and to club members.
But this year the club has reverted 10
the custom of 10 years ago and will
restrict entries to members Of clubs
belinging to the Middle Atlantic, Dis
trict and Maryland Golf Associations
who have handicaps of II strokes or
less. No guest who has a handicap
over IL, as certified by his club secre-
tary, will be eligible to play in the
tourney, a procedure which Robert
Stead, jr., golf chairman at Chevy
Chase, hopes will result in consid
cradle reduction in the entry list.
Only "a to Qualify.
THE decision of the Chevy Chase
Committee to restrict guest en-
tries TO men with handicaps Of
II or less is a common sense one, for
there are only four flights to qualify
for the match play rounds, or 81 play
ers in all. With an entry list Of the
size expected at Chevy Chase (it was
more than 800 last year, 1t Is plain
that man with handicap Of IL
strokes hasn't a Chinaman's chance
TO make the match play grade. even
with good round.
It usually takes scores Of IS or bet
ter to make any flight at Chevy Chase,
even the fourth and last. OF course
the scoring depends in measure on
the weather, but under normal condi-
tons scores above IS are out OF the
tourney. And who can expect an ID
handicap man to shoot an IS on
strange course and such lengthy one
as that Of the Chevy Chase Club at
tournament time? So the decision OF
the committee is not based on smooth
ness or anything but common sense
and a desire to get all the entrants
started without too much crowding
and less Of time.
Gene Vinson may be here in time
to defend the Taft Trophy which he
won last year, but 1t is doubtful. The
tall MiSsiSsippian wants to come back
to Washington to play around the
Capital this Summer but so far he
hasn't made known when he will get
here If he doesn't come back in time
for the Chevy Chase affair Roger Pea
cock and Harry G. Pitt will shape up
as the main contenders, with more
than possibility that Billy Howell
will be here from Richmond to make
a bid for the cup he never has won.
The tourney will start next Tuesday
and will end Friday.
TACK QUIGLEY of the Army-Navy
Il Country Club is playing No. /
man on the University Of Mary
land golf team, which last Sunday
beat Catholic U. and Georgetown in
an extramural match at the George
town Prep course at Garrett Park.
The Maryland team plans to play
in the Southern Conference tourney.