The Washington times., 1938-03-28
ONLY 3 MAJOR.
GOLF JOURNEYS.
SLATED FOR D. C.

Slim indeed are the number Of
male golf tournaments to be
played before the approving eyes
Of the Washington public, a glance
at the schedule for the Middle
Atlantic sector during the coming
season reveals.
Only three tournaments Of ma
jor caliber are scheduled locally,
two in May and one in Septem-
Der. When one considers the
number Of attractions listed
around the Capital In recent years
always in the neighborhood of
a half DOZEN, the offerings seem
very meager.
Two invitation Journeys, Incl
dentally the only two Scheduled In
this sector, and the District anna
teur event are the only tourna-
ments to be decided on District
links,
WIDE GAP
The Washington and Chevy
Chase club invitation affairs are
listed for successive weeks in May.
the former May 4, S, and s, and
the latter May II, IL and Is. A
four-month gap lies between these
and the District championship,
slated for September 81, 20 and 23,
Both the Middle Atlantic and
Maryland State tournaments come
early this year. The Middle
Atlantic event, in which the tall
curly haired Billy Shea will de-
fend his title, will be played at
the Pennington Country Club in
Charlottesville, Va, June Is, II
and 18. Volney Burnett will be
defending his Maryland cham
picnship over the Dodgers Forge
course at Towson, Md, June "a,
Is and 26,
With the Middle Atlantic and
Maryland Journeys scheduled so
far away from the Capital it is
doubtful that more than a hand
full OF Washingtonians will par
ticipate in each event. If they
were played around at one of the
neighboring clubs, players could
play in the tourney and still get
down to the office for half a day.
INVOLVEMENT SITES
AS it is, the Maryland affair will
require the best part Of a day
for the round and driving to
Towson and Charlottesville players
will have to put up for the dura-
ton Of the event.
The Middle Atlantic P. G. A.
tournament will be played over
the Chamberlin Country Club
course at Old Point Comfort,
Va, again this year. The pro-
amateur event will take place
April %, while the pros will do
their stuff April % and "a. About
ten or fifteen Of the local amateur.
maShie Swingers are expected to
enter the pro-amateur.
The District junior champion
ship will be played over the
Manor course, June 81 and %.
Washington'S golfdom was &C
lively engaged yesterday in tuning
UP for a busy season at the ma
jority Of clubs in this section. A
strong breeze, but excellent
weather conditions, enabled club
wielderS to stage some spectacular
golf at the eight courses that had
large turnoutS.
At Beaver Dam, A. E. Bodner
scored an ace, sinking his tee shot
on the 154-yard fourteenth. He
was playing with his son at the
time and used Spade-mashie shot
to accomplish his feat.
H. G. Wood scored an eagle on
the 4O3-yard fourteenth hole at
Manor yesterday. He was playing
in the fourSome with T. N. Beaver,
A. L. Alderman and E. j. Peters.
Wood used a 4-iron to register
his second shot.
Immediately following Woods
feat, Alton Pratt duplicated the
stunt" on the 384-yard sixteenth
hole, by holing his second shot
with a number 5 iron. The hole
is par 4. Pratt was playing with
his brothers, Kenneth and Dan,
and Billy LaBille.