Evening star., 1937-02-21


~ LID Bannockburn Golf Club,
A one Of Washington's first golf
organizations, all fitted out
~ with a new name, Is on the
way back, and a reorganization of
the old club has paved the way for
return of Bannockburn to its former
glories as one Of the hot golf spots
around the city.
Renamed the Capital Golf and
Country Club, which isn't such a far
cry from the name of the Washington
Golf and Country Club, located across
the Potomac in Virginia, old Bannock-
burn has new set of officers, long
term lease on its present property
near Glen Echo, Md. and plans to
put on a membership drive in the
Spring which will bring into the club
quite a group of members.
Officers of the new organization,
elected at meeting two days ago,
are: President, Harvey L. Rabbit, a
former Manor Country Club member
and Washington attorney; vice pres
ident, Frank E. Sullivan; secretary
treasurer, Roy K. Aten. Directors, in
addition to the officers. are Joseph T.
Keating and Kenneth E. Spencer.
H0ughton Promotion Manager.
TONY SYLVESTER, who has been
the professional at Bannockburn
for six or seven years, remains in
charge Of the golf shop. AL Houghton,
! former Kenwood pro, will remain as
the playing pro and promotion man
ager, Houghtons job mainly will be
to gain members for the club.
As explained by Secretary Aten, the
new club will go forward on a sounder
financial basis than the old organiza-
ton enjoyed. Arthur McGeorge OF
Wilmington owns the property on
which the golf course and club house
is located, and it is his wish to keep
a golf club on the land. There is
some private building going on north
OF the golf course, chiefly north of
the fourteenth and fifteenth holes.
For the past three or four years
Bannockburn has been a public fee
course. 1t will remain in that status
for time, but the officers of the new
organization are confident that the
/ new Capital Golf and Country Club
will gather enough members to hold
tournaments in future years and to
regain the days of the old Bannock-
burn organization.
Back in 1912 the old Bannockburn
club moved over to the present loca-
ton of the Capital Golf and Country
Club from course located near
Chevy Chase Circle The old course
was subsequently taken over by an
organization named the Kirkside Golf
Club, the name being taken from the
church at Chevy Chase Circle.
Staged Noted Tournaments.
A NINE-HOLE course was laid out
by those Bannockburn pioneers.
among whom were Lee Crandall,
Daniel 1. Hazard. Dr. Thomas J. W..
Brown, John T. Harris, DR.. Bruce l..
Taylor, George T. Cunningham. Miles
Taylor, William Mackie and Dick
Beattie. Eight or nine years ago the
course was heightened to l8 holes,
and old Bannockburn staged a series
of amateur invitation tournaments,
which were among the better affairs
for the Simon pures around Wash
ington.
Then came the depression. Ban
nockburn lost a good many members
and went on a public fee status. Those
days now are in the past, the present
officers of the new club say. and the
Capital Golf and Country Club may
be expected to go forward.
The golf course is a layout of ap-
proximately 5000 yards, laid out over
rolling country just north and west of
Glen Echo. Par for the course is 10.