Evening star., 1946-08-18
Houghton and 5horey
Would Like 10 Brinq
Touring Pros Here
By MerreII WhittIesey

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touring golf professionals since 1884,
may return as stop on the PGA
circuit next year. Both Prince
Georges and Indian Spring are
angling for 72-hole open Journeys,
the former under working agree
ment with the Touchdown Club and
the latter promoted event.
Both are in the tentative stage at
this point and neither club has
asked PGA tournament manager
for dates. Pro Al Houghton said
Prince Georges would prefer May
date for a $4,000 purse. while Pro
Mel Shorey at Indian Spring said
his club was more interested in a
fall week end for $4,000 or $780,
Shorey said the Indian Spring
layout will be toughened and i'm
proved next year in hopes OF land
ing a spot on the tour.
Helped Promote Journeys.
Houghton, who helped promote
the four National Capital Opens at
Kenwood from 1881 through 1884,
has fought for an open tournament
here for years. This is the second
time the Touchdown Club has ap-
peared interested and Houghton
hopes to sell the club on the idea.
Washington is the only city of its
size in the country without major
golf event.
Three team matches are scheduled
today, Belle Haven VS.. Martinsburg
at Staunton, Va, the Country Club
of Virginia at Army Navy, and
Prince Georges at Indian Spring.
The Belle MISUNDERSTANDING match
will decide the Bi-State League title.
The match at Army Navy is the first
of home-and-home series, with
the Service Club slated to visit Rich
mond later in the season. Prince
Georges is paying a return visit to
Indian Spring.
A Pro-Senior tournament tomor-
row at the Green Spring Valley
Hunt Club at Garrison, Md, will
usher in the 18th annual Maryland
State-Senior championship. The
pro event will serve as a practice
round for the seniors. who will be-
gin play Tuesday in the champion
ship proper. The low pro-senior
duo will be known as the State
champion.
The State senior event will be
played at match play this year,
for golfers SO and over. Matches
Ey,.iI foo al
will follow Tuesdays qualifying
round.
Field Day at Kenwood.
Frank Emmet has announced an
added attraction to the third Junior
field day Tuesday at Kenwood Club.
Qualifying rounds will be held in
four classes to determine team
to represent the District in an
inter-city match with Baltimore
August 80 at the Country Club of
Maryland.
Friday the Glass B women golf
ers will compete in the second Sec
tion of The Star Cup at Kenwood.
Pairings and starting times for the
1s and up handicap players will be
made early in the week.
The complete lineup for next
Sundays Pro-Champions Invitation
tournament at Columbia Country
Club will be announced this week.
Several clubs will hold tournaments
today to determine representatives
In the novel tourney which will find
the pro and women's, mems and
senior champions from invited Dis
trict clubs competing.
This week will be a busy one for
the amateur golfers in this area who
have entered the sectional qualify
ing rounds for the National Anna
teur August q at the Five Farms
course of the Baltimore Country
Club. The number of places, pair
ings and starting times will be an
po,Inced shortly nv the JJSGA