DECEMBER 22, 1921
PAGE 7
Country Club Notes
The next scheduled tournament on the
Country Club's program is the nine
teenth annual Midwinter, which starts
with the playing of the qualifying round
on December 28, and continues at match
play throughout the week. 106 golfers
took part in this event last season, and
indications are that this number will be
exceeded this year.
Thomas W. Lamont, New York banker,
and Dr. Charles H. Mayo, probably the
world's greatest surgeon, were among
men of national reputation who enjoyed
Pinehurst golf last week. Their scores,
however, remain unpublished.
George Crocker of the Brookline Coun
try Club, has been enjoying golf at Pine
hurst for several days with Parker W.
Whittemore. Mr. Crocker, a senior
player, tried the new Mid-Pines course
and scored an 83. This was a brilliant
round for a Senior golfer and quite the
best that has been done there by any
player able to register for the Seniors'
championship.
Mrs. Herman Ellis met with bad luck
in the play-off of the tie for the medal
in the Carolina tournament. Her second
shot to the first hole fell into an almost
impossible lie in a trap, so that she was
just able to dislodge it. She did well
to get the ball into a place from which
she Avas able to play it at all. Golfers
who make heel imprints in traps should
remember to always smooth out the sand.
Frank Keating is playing consistently
in the early eighties. He is as danger
ous as any player in Pinehurst when
within putting distance of the hole.
Miss Louise Fordyce of Youngstown,
runner-up in the recent Carolina tourna
ment, has returned to her home after a
two weeks' visit at Pinehurst. During
the course of her visit Miss Fordyce
scored a 92 over the Number 1 course.
She expects to return for the champion
ships later in the season and her early
season practice here should stand her in
good stead.
Miss Clarissa Metcalf, golf champion of
Wellesley college, is spending the holi
days in Pinehurst and keeping up her
golf. Miss Metcalf is the only woman
golfer and one of the few players who
have registered a two on the thirteenth
hole of Number 2 course. She once sank
a full mashie shot to this green on her
second stroke. Par for the hole is 4.
Eddie Fitzgerald, Manager of the
Holly Inn and Berkshire at Pinehurst,
is very much worried over his golf game,
which he fears has fallen off several
points since last season. Eddie realizes
that it will soon be time to take on some
opponents from among his guests who
find delight in taking the measure of
their genial host.
Jack Jolly of the St. Mungo Company,
recently entertained a number of his
friends at Pinehurst by demonstrating
his new "Never Miss" ball. A ball over
which Jack . claims his company has
waved a magic wand (had it patented)
and which will hold an absolute straight
line on the putting green.
William Wilson is worried because his
tee shots do not go ''off the bat" like
he wishes them to, but once on the green
Willie is all confidence, and well he may
be, for few golfers can equal him when
it comes to sinking the ball.
Harry Bowler, professional of the
Winchester club in the Boston district,
spent the past week in Pinehurst. He
recently opened his golf school in Boston
and was qualifying himself to give spe
cial instruction on various shots required
at Pinehurst, for he says he expects a
number of his pupils to visit here during
the season. This was Harry's first
visit here and now he is a full-fledged
Pinehurst rooter.
W. W. Windle of the Worcester Coun
try Club, is a vastly improved golfer.
He attributes his correct style to a
season under Willie Ogg, professional of
that club who did so well in the heart
of the Commonwealth that he has been
given a three years' contract. Mr. Windle
is chairman of the Greens' committee at
Worcester and had the course in wonder
ful condition for the Massachusetts ama
teur championship last summer. Now
Worcester wants a national event.
Walter Howe of the Tatnuck Country
Club, Worcester, Mass., will look out for
Donald J. Ross's interests in the golf
department at the Mid-Pines Club. Howe
will be the golf instructor there. The
Worcester golfer taught at Pinehurst
last year.
H. B. Emery is getting in more golf
this season than usual as he is taking a
great many guests over to Knollwood and
doing eighteen holes with them over the
new Mid-Pines course. Mr Emery says
that after playing Mid-Pines he finds he
can score better at Pinehurst. This is be
cause Mid-Pines is such a severe test it
brings out more golf, and shows up when
a player returns to an easier course. All
who play Mid-Pines enjoy it.
Walter Hagen and Irving Robeson
have deserted the golf links for the hunt
ing grounds. They have been off after
game for several days and will undoubt
edly return to Pinehurst with some in
teresting stories. Hagen ig far from
being a novice with a shot gun.
Surgeons, who are careful to use a
deft and delicate touch in the operat
ing room, are not so particular when they
get a golf club in their hand. Like
many others, they forget that a delicate
and well timed touch is just as important
in golf. This was demonstrated by
members of the Southern Surgical As
sociation who met here last week, but
the doctors enjoyed their frolic on the
links.
Donald Parson is playing better than
ever. He recently did a fine 73 on the
number two course and the crack ama
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