Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02
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Bobby Brownell. Jay Randolph.
and possibly John Grub VIII
play at Johnstown, Pa, this week
lin the Sunnehanna Amateur
championship. the major medal
play tournament for amateurs In
the East. n
The promoters Of this event,
which Brownell has said Is the
finest tournament In which he
ever has participated, are asking
for Walker Cup consideration,
which would add to the prestige
and help them attract the Ma.
tons top amateurs. -
The Sunnehanna is by invita-.
ton only, and the requirements
are that players must be State
or sectional champions, Walker
Cuppers. amateurs who finished
in the first four the preceding
year. or committee selections.
Brownell lost his eligibility as
District Amateur champion last
year. but was invited back be-
cause he finished third last year
behind Gene Dahlbender, one Of
the South's top amateurs from
Atlanta. and Bill Hyndman II,
the 1855 National Amateur
finalist.
Randolph was invited as "a
foreign winner - he's still the
Egyptian Amateur champion, a
title he won while in service.
Grub may be invited as a COM
mittee selection because Of
several cancellations.
Past champions have included
two Walker Cuppers, Don Cherry
and Hillman Robbins. The COM
mittee is hoping the USGA sends
a representative this year, and
III so. the sponsors in Johnstown
believe their tournament will be
made. Incidentally, Billy Thorn
ton. the Azalea Amateur cham
Ipion who shared In the recent
Belle Haven four-ball title, is
among the entries.
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There's a piece in the current
issue Of Golfdom by Charles
Eckstein, vice president Of the
Chicago Golf Association, which
merits reprinting in part.
It's entitled What ] Look for
ION a Golf Course" f
Eckstein starts with the APP
preach to the club-how the road
Is Handicapped and maintained
and whether the cups on the
practice green are Clearly cut.
He notes whether the super
intendent has been ingenious
enough to use asphalt, crushed
stone and similar materials in
dressing up paths; whether
divots have been replaced,
whether the fairways are moved,
and whether there are two cuts
to the rough, not so high just on
the fairway. and higher for badly
strayed shots. az :
He looks to see If the trans
are raked and If the overhangfng
grass is too severe. Positions Of
ball washers, towels and benches,
absence of litter and upkeep of
trees all are important.
And we've seen this happen
this year. He asks isn't it rather
absurd to water to the am
Iproaches to greens because the
greens are hard. In so doing, the
ball sticks in the soaked ap-
proaches If you play short, and
becomes over If you hit on the
green. -
He says he's only SKINNED the
surface. but it's q pretty good
test. How does your course rate?
4 4 4 49,
Saturday is National Coli
Day. sponsored by the PGA, with
the proceeds to go to various
golf charities and other projects.
Men will compete against Cary
IMiddlecoff's round at Inverness
and women against KathV
Cornelius at Pittsburgh.
Gen. Floyd Parks. president Of
the Middle Atlantic GA, an
nounced sectional qualifying
rounds for the USGA seniors viii
be held September II at Burning
Tree. Keith Kallio added to
his silverware collection the
other day. winning the Wash
ington Floor Covering Associa-
ton tournament at Norbeck with
a u over a field Of rs. d. Bobby
Knowles. the ex Walker Cup
player who is in the Open quail
flying rounds at Columbia,
entered here because he's COM
|peting in the Elkridge Member
Guest this week end in Baltimore.
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