Evening star., 1941-05-30
By WALTER McCALLUM.

Nearby Virginia now has a modern
public golf course.
The public layout of the Fairfax
Country Club, designed by Robert
Trent Jones, nationally famous
course architect, was opened today.
Operated by John S. Connolly, well
known in local golf circles, the course
plays around 6.100 yards in length.
1t is an interesting nine-hole lay
out with varying sets of tees for
each circuit of the course, and marks
the opening of the first play -for-pay
course in the thickly settled section
of Virginia within a few miles of the
Capital. Also II Is the first golf
course to be thrown open around
Washington in some time.
Incorporated in the new layout,
which is located about a half mile
from the traffic circle at the inter-
section Of Lee boulevard and Lee
highways, in Fairfax County, are a
couple of choice short holes, where
Architect Jones has used all his
artistry in building a pair of gems
for the accurate iron player. Par
for the course is II. The seventh
hole plays about 160 yards over a
water hazard, which is unique In
public golf course construction.
Lack Of Rain Hurts Fairways.
Connolly hasn't been aided by the
dry spring, and winter rules will be
in effect through the fairways, prob
ably for the balance of this year
But the putting greens are in good
shape, and altogether the new course
shapes up as welcome addition
to the family of public layouts in
and near Washington.
Here is the yardage OF the first
nine, which is varied somewhat on
the second nine: No. !, 440 yards, par
S; No. 2, 800 yards, par 4; No. g.
400 yards, par 4; No. 4, 1854 yards
par 4; No. 5, 1875 yards, par 3: No. 6
333 yards, par 4; No. 7, 160 yards
par 3; No. 8, $40 yards, par S; No
9, 357 yards, par 4. Total yardage,
3,l39. Par 36.
Gruver Heads Washington Club.
Dorie c. Gruver, well-known
Washington businessman, is the new
president of the Washington Coli
and Country Club. Gruver has veen
vice president of the Washington
club for several years, as well as
serving as House Committee chair
man. He was elected to the presi-
dency on the voluntary retirement
of Christopher B. Garnett, president
of the club for the past six years
Other officers of the Washington
club for l94l, elected by the club
Board of Governors are: Vice presi-
dent, DR.. Richard N. Sutton; treas
urer, Henry w. Branson; secretary
Ben L. Fuller; Golf Committee
chairman, Ralph S. Fowler; Greens
Committee chairman, DR.. James
Taylor McClenahan; House Com
mittee chairman, James Palmer
Entertainment chairman, v. Man
ming Hoffman; Swimming Commit
tee chairman, John F.. Myers, and
Budget Committee chairman, Leslie
H. Whitten.
Washington today was to con-
tinue play in its club champion
ship tourney, with medalist Harold
H. Hair meeting R. F. Alexander
one of the tournament dark horses
and defending champion E. T. Rice
scheduled to clash with former
champion Ralph S. Fowler.
First round results in the frs
flight:
H. H. Hair defeated l. Franklin. il
aaTTell. and 5; R: S. Fowler defeatss,
Pardoe defeated j. l. Manders. 4 and 3
DR.. W. R. McLister defeated T. Turne
Smith, and B: john. J. Baehman de
feated J. R. Murphy. , up; c. NJ Cla
defeated James L. Tracy, by default.
Kenneth Haynes, a second flgh
qualifier. drove the first green, 80
yards from the tee, and holed a Is
foot putt for an eagle deuce. tn
boys at Washington are having
lot of fun with E. A. J. Fay. TIL
latter drove the first green not lon
ago and holed a deuce on the pa
hole. A few days later he tool
Is strokes to play the 18th hole
Naturally he has taken q lot o
good-natured kidding.