Evening star., 1942-03-26
Valves Green Fees;
Must Limit Number
OF Daily Guests
Prince Georges Named
Host for Maryland
Open Tournament
Nv WALTER McCALLUM.

Congressional Country Club has
started something in this war time
that may we'll sweep the country
and be adopted generally by many
country clubs. The club Board OF
Governors has authorized the Coli
Committee to extend golf course
privileges, without green fees, to SOL
diers at nearby Army camps through
out 1912, and possibly for the dura-
ton OF the war.
Details of the plan remain to be
worked out, because 1t is new and
because obviously a blanket invita-
ton to men in uniform to play golf
over any country club course would
work a hardship on club member
ships. But the scheme in its general
phases, which will throw open the
Congressional course to uniformed
men of the services, would limit
daily numbers. Golf Chairman r. A.
Keilty now is working out the de-
tails Of the plan. although ne is
not prepared at present to say how
many service men may play the
course on any single day. The num-
Der NAV be 20 or more, but arrange
ments will be made so there Will
be no disarrangement OF normal
play.
Congressional Applauded.
Around Washington, a city where
30 many Army camps cluster, such
4 plan will be boon to men in uni
form, although it Is hardly probable
that all the clubs around town Will
ADOPT it. However, some are sure
to follow the lead Of Congressional
and it may we'll become Nation
wide courtesy to men in uniform
who cannot otherwise find golf club
facilities.
Many golfers are in the Army.
Men are in camps around Wash
ington from far distant places and
would like to play golf. They can
not do so because country clubs are
closed to them, and public courses
are crowded.
Congressional has taken a long
and worthwhile step forward In
helping service men find way to
play the game in their of1-duty
hours.
Prince Georges Gets Md. Open.
Prince Georges Country Club OF
Landover, Md, gets the Maryland
State Golf Association open cham
pionship, to be played in July on
dates to be announced within a
week The tourney for the title
won last year by amateur Bobby
Brownell will 60 to the old Beaver
Dam Club for the first time in its
history.
Brownell will not defend the title
he won last year with the record
score of 1876 for SO holes. Bobby is
with the F.. B. I. and is not playing
In golf tournaments any more.
Meanwhile AL Houghton, prexy
and pro at Prince Georges, also
wants the Middle Atlantic P. G. A.
championship at his club. and has
sounded out Witty Cox on the prop
osition. Witty is president OF the
Middle Atlantic p G. A., and his
recommendation will carry lot OF
weight.
The pros will gather at Prince
Georges, Monday, April 13. for an
informal sweepstakes and pro-ama-
teur tourney and to arrange their
schedule outside of the 10 joint pro-
amateur affairs to be staged by the
Middle Atlantic P. G. A. and the
Maryland State Golf Association.
Details OF these affairs, five each
TO be played in Washington and
Baltimore, have been ironed out,
and they will 60 forward as origi-
nally planned. The matter Of 10
per cent cut in receipts by the as
sociations has been settled, and the
MARYLAND State Association within
a few days will announce its sched-
ule, including the 10 pro-amateur
events.
Tommy Doerer, Bradley Hills pro
and manager, has new assistant.
The youngster Is Jack Webb, a boy
with little background In golf. but
one who Doerer says will work in
with plans Of the club management
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