Evening star., 1937-02-17
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w yHAT is the finest round OF
M golf ever played around
w Washington'
There have been so
many of those super rounds played,
rounds in which par was knocked
for row of stymies, that we went to
Fred Mcleod and asked him. Our
own enthusiasm might not work out
so well. Rounds, for example, like
Fred's own dozen or so 65s at Co
lumbia, Bob Barnett's half-dozen Gas
at Chevy Chase before the days of
watered fairways. Roland MacKenzie's
65s at Columbia, Al Houghton's 81
at Washington three years ago, Roger
Peacock's twin 62s at Indian Spring,
Houghton's 63s at Kenwood. and so on.
You could go on down the list and
make any duffer tear his hair at
thoughts of his own ineptness, but in
Fred's opinion the really great round
wasn't one of those mentioned.
II guess the finest round
of golf ever played around
Washington was that 63 that
Tommy Armour shot at Con-
gressional about nine years
ago." said Fred.
When you consider all angles of
it, that one looks the best In the
first place Congressional is long
golf course, but to Offset that Tommy
Armour was long hitter. But when
you consider that Tommy took Z on
fairly easy par 4 hole and yet played
the course 10 shots under par, you've
got to concede that that round stands
out like light.
"OMMY was quite a golfer in
those days. He is today, but in
those days he seemed to have more
on the ball. He took 7 on the four
teenth hole Otis the fifteenth today
and still he was 10 under par. Con-
gressional was par 70 course in those
days. So I guess that round stands
out as tops around this town"
Those twin rounds of 81 by Roger
Peacock are the best amateur efforts
made in recent years. They probably
never will be licked by any simon
pures around Washington. And the
81 by AL Houghton at Washington in
April of 1884 was a red-hot piece OF
links artistry, considering the ball out
of bounds on the eighth hole
The only fly in the gravy,
where AIS round was concerned,
was that it was made under
Winter rules.
Al teed 'em up that day, but that
doesn't take away the fact that he had
nine brides and nine pars.
ERED himself has gotten so tired OF
shooting 65s at Columbia that he's
sort of lost track of 'em.
yep, I've had few good rounds
here, but I guess I won't get down
there any more Those watered fair
ways will make it tough this year and
in succeeding years." he says.
One day, three years ago, Bob Bar
nett went out to play the best ball OF
Gene Larkin and Bill Hardy. They
thought between 'em they could whip
the red-headed boss OF the pro shop
at Chevy Chase. They had good rea-
son to think so. too, for both of 'em
were right around II or 72 all the
time.
But Bob tossed q 64 at 'em,
kidded 'em and told 'em how
punk they were and made 'em
like it.
And when you get to speaking about
amateur rounds you've got to con-
slider the twin Cts registered at Chevy
Chase by Maury Nee and Dick Lunn.
Maury's was made in the qualifying
round of the invitation tournament
and Dick had his hot round In the
club championship of 1884.
Dicks may have been the better
round, for he took 6 on the six
teenth hole, but Maury's was made
over a wet course, after rain. It's
hard to tell which was the better.
Both of 'em we're plenty good.
THEN there was the day Roger Pea
cock stroked the ball around
Manor in GA whacks That wasn't
any child's round, nor was the CT by
Parker Nolan at Congressional last
Summer.
All of which is evidence that Wash
ington has a flock of hot golfers. II
they got as hot in the national tour
naments as they do at home. we
might have national champion
some day.
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