Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-28
Maryland Open Golf
Scheduled al Manor
In Surprise Move
By MerreII WhittIesey

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ISOLATION has placed the IA TOUR
naments on its 1854 schedule,
the dates of which had been an
nounced previously. and in some
what of a surprise awarded the
State Open championship to
Manor Country Club.
Otherwise the tournaments
were assigned as expected. with
Baltimore getting the mems and
women's amateur championships
at Suburban and Fine Farms,
respectively.
The Open will be a 54-hole
tournament for the second year,
the first round July IL and the
final SO holes July 10. Manor
will have its new clubhouse COM
pleted by that time, or at least
enough of it to accommodate
the golfers.
The Open was held at Prince
Georges last year-won by Char
ley Bassler-and it generally be-
lieved it was Baltimore's turn
this year.
The schedule includes a
new tournament. the Maryland
Scotch FourSome championship,
September 1912. which will re-
place the four-ball tournament.
This will be held at Woodmont
and the c. c. of Maryland.
The state schedule:
April IS-May l6--team champion
ship, entries close April o. MAY -
mixed two-ball at All View.
to-l3-Maryland amateur at Suburban
July l2-13~-Maryland Open al Man
orr l5-womens heId day at Wood
Aug. i1--Maryland senior at Conm-
bia: .0--Pather and son al Chevy
Chase; 27-mixed tWo-ban at Congres-
Sept io-1"-Maryland scotch four
some champion ship, Woodmont hrst DAY.
c. c. OF MARYLAND final; l6-women S
field day al Bethesda; 20-@4-Msryland
"V Oct. 1S-l4-i5-Women' Payne Cup
al Congressional.
Clarence Doser. the new Wood
mont pro. has reported and will
be on hand through next Sun
day when he leaves for Augusta
to compete in the Masters tour
nament
Billy Gilbert has been named
DoSer'S assistant and the two
pros and probably Dr.. Jerry
Footer, club champion. and a
player to be named. will play
an exhibition a week from today
Gilbert has previous experience
as an assistant at Woodmont.
Bill Tate has announced the
new Lee-Way Golf Range is open
for daytime play and will have
lights for night driving ready
about April 90. The range is at
5000 Lee way in Falls
Church. about a quarter OF a
mile from Merrifield.
Dick lanes. the Court House
Club pro, will be the teaching
pro, with Stony Jackson assist
ing.
Al Houghton expects 80 per
cent attendance from the Middle
Atlantic PEA members at the
spring meeting of the pros to-
morrow at Belle Haven.
After a business meeting start
ing at 1920, the afternoon
session will be given over to guest
speakers, including Dan Sheehan,
rowing representative of the Ma
tlonal Golf Foundation and Vic
tor East of Chicago. one of the
veterans of club manufacturing
Babe Zaharias is expected TO
make a late afternoon appear
ance.
The guests will include presi-
dents of ths three amateur golf
associations. Ray LaWrenson of
the District: Dave Halle of the
Maryland State. and A. Herman
Stump of the Middle Atlantic.
Joe zoeller. who was reap
pointed as sectional chairman on
The USGA Public Links Com
mittee has awarded the Ma
tional Publinks qualifying rounds
to East Potomac June "a. The
championship will be held in
Dallas July 1917.
S. g. Leoffler. ST.. win send the
medalist with all expenses paid
if he is from Washington.
Bethesda and Indian Spring
open the interclub team match
season today with BetheSda's "A"
golfers at Indian Spring and the
Indian Spring B" golfers at
Bethesda.