Evening star., 1941-01-19
Witty Ready With Big
Bunch Of Ideas 10
Improve Layout
Would Make Over First
Nine; New Trophy Pops
Mid-AtIuntic Vets
RV WALTER McCAIIIM-

WHY CuA, COilSltASlOlldI country
Club pro. Is ready when they start
shooting questions AT him. early next
month. about the time a new group
club plant in Montgomery County.
club plant in Montgomery ounty.
A committee probably will call
up Witty and start shooting queS-
tons something like this:
What will it cost to put in fair
way watering?
How much 10 put in an extra
nine holes and when will they be
ready for play?
What are we going to do about
the present course? Do any of the
holes need rebuilding?
What will be our course budget
for upkeep. and the tournament
budget in l941?"
OF course. Congressional right now
Is in the middle of a reOrgizatition
A new group named Congressional
Country Club. Inc. will take over
the operation Of WaShingtOn'S larg-
est country club plant some time
next month. And they are sure
10 ask Witty a flock of questions.
Is he ready? The answer is YES"
Cox Always Ahead.
Cox happens to be a fore-handed
gent. which means that he usually
IS Jump or two ahead of the other
fellow Two years ago he saw the
need of another nine. with the bic
course crowded. and when the green's
staff had some spare time he put
them TO work The result is nine
holes all ready for play as soon as
green's are built. When the ques-
tlon of fairWay watering came up
Witty also went to work. He cot
detailed and involved estimates from
a Philadelphia firm and is prepared
to answer all questions.
Congressional. you know. is lucky.
They have. in a lake near the tenth
hole. a natural storage dam for
water, and they don't have to build
one. as Columbia did Cost of water
Ing the fairWays on the new course
Will be around Sl6.5OO Cost of
building the new nine holes Will run
around $1,000 hole which is cheap
enough.
But 1t is on reconstruction of the
old course that Witty really has
done his stuff. He's all ready to put
on steam to that end when they
give him the signal TO 60. For
example. that first hole. a par-5
affair, long has been a tough num-
ber. Witty would cut it up. making
the first hole a tWO-shotter around
400 yards in length. to a green
played in an angle of the orchard
alongside the present first fairWav.
The second hole would be another
fWo-Shotter to green located in the
corner Of the woods to the right of
the present second fairway. and the
third would be a one-Shotter to a
green located at the site of the
present temporary green for the
second hole. The fourth then would
be played to the present fourth
green. with The present third hole
entirely eliminated. The sixth green
would be rebuilt at the left of the
present location. and the eighth
hole cut from an easy three shelter
down to tWo-shot hole around 425
Yards. Those are the main changes
contemplated on the first nine.
Second Nine Changes Few.
Changes Planned on the second
nine are not 50 many but thev look
good on paper. The first three holes
on that side would be kept as they
ore. good golf holes with everv-
thing that goes into their construc
ton. The 18th would remain a par-
> affair. but the tee would be located
IN the valley near the present Ilth
Zee and play would be along a sWale
70 new green. The 14th hole would
be entirely eliminated. ana in its
place the old 18th. or the present
rs 2 hole. now out of use. would
come back.
Greens and tournament BUDGETS?
why has hose ready. too He has
oeen lar from idle this winter as
the club goes through a reorgari-
zatlon process. He isn't happy
unless he is working out something
new and good for the organization
The minute they give him the go,
signal Cox can get his green's force
nuSy on the new nine. He'll have
those greens ready for play in a few
months.
Presentation of a trophy for the
senior golfers of the Middle Atlantic
Coli Association assures a good
entry for the June event at Hot
Springs. Heretofore the seniors have
nad no recognition in the Mid
Atlantic. and have had to take their
chance with the younger men. But
William Wade HinShaW. prominent
Columbia member. has donated
cup to committee headed BY Albert
r. Mackenzie
Now there's talk of the District
Golf Association reviving a senior
championship, with a cup TO be put
up IN memory of Henry LitchfieId
West, beloved golf writer of other
years. That probably will go
through, for right now there is a
surge OF senior activity. The Dis
trlct association held senior tourna-
ments. but they died for lack of
interest. Now there's a revival of
that interest.
Fred Mcleod Columbia pro. will
not go to Fort Worth. Tex. for the
open championship this year. ,
although he will no alioib1o o,,.o