, 1935-08-09

taken out by local golfers who Ike
he layout located in a bend of the
reSaca a few miles north OF here.
Like Allison, most Of them have not
been regular golfers but are taking
W the game for the first time.
OBrien also announced that
Edison Steele and Ben Elam, both
formerly connected with the the
Willow Springs course In San An
tonic, have arrived and assumed
their duties as assistant profession
ais.
All greens have been seeded and
are expected to be ready for play in
about IS days. The green's will be
gwen pet care, the grass to be
nurSed along. watered and fertilized
until high enough TO be played upon.
Nov that the greens have been
seeded, attention is being given to
beautifying the fairways and club
house grounds. Electric current has
been brought to the spacious club
house.
A putting green Is to be built and
lighted for night use. Other facili-
ties also are to be provided for the
Use OF golfers and others. 1t Is
hoped later to provide boats and
other amusementS making the
course a recreation center.
The course may be reached BY
driving out on the Rio Hondo high
way. taking the first paved road to
the right and then taking the first
turn TO the left, a dirt road leading
right TO the course. Cars may drive
right up TO the clubhouse in this
way. 1t also is possible to remain
on the Rio Hondo highway until
crossing the resaca, then turning
sharply at the resaca bank ana
crossing the bridge to the clubhouse
which may be seen from the road.
O'Brien has changed the layout
Of the course so that the fairways
will all be covered by Bermuda
grass. Under the original layout
some OF the fairways were covered
by salt grass. Mowers have cropped
he grass and 1t is expected TO be-
come greener with each moving. "A
:Ain also would help. In the mean
tine green's and fairways are being
watered from bar pits by means OF
O portable pump.
The San Benito course Is regard
cd by OBrien as a fine layout with
par Of 36 for the nine holes. There
are two par three and two par five
holes with lots Of water hazards,
the course being bounded on three
sides by canals and resacas. The
total yardage is 3,477. The shortest
hole Is No. Z, a par three l75-yard
hole and the longest Nos 8 and g..
each 525-yard par five holes.
A description OF the course fol-
lows: No. / hcle-A small dog leg
70 the right. ALP yards. Par four. No.
"A slight dogleg to the left. 37U
yards. Par four. No. 3-A 400-yard
Straightaway with q canal across
re fairway as a water hazard and
/ lake back Of the green. Par four.
No. A slight dogleg to the
right. There Is q lake to the left and
1ut OF bounds TO the right. The par
hole Is 40 yards from the tee.
No. 5-This fairway Is a straight
way with a lake to left. $40 yards
one and par three. No. 6-There Is
| canal across the 4o0-yard fairway
about 275 yards from the tee. The
Sreen Is IN the middle of a lake.
Par four.
No. THE 175-yard par three
lole has q i40-yard carryover over
Reter. No. SIS a dogleg to the
right with a semi-circular lake
bordering the right side Of the fair
way. There is a canal 20 yards short
the green and across the whole
width OF the fairway. SIS yards and
lar five. No. 9-There Is q ditch rs
ards from the tee with water the
.ntire length OF the fafrway to the
light and a slight dogleg to the left.
i25 yards and par five.