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Highland Park Press, 21 Apr 1932, p. 14

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i) _ _( _ . > the first man to register every Sunâ€" §+.1:> day morning. 4 s â€": Sam Bernardi of Briargate played & _ his first hole of â€"theâ€"season on the _â€"â€"â€"_ _ â€"____ Sunset Valley linksâ€"a birdie.â€"Let‘s â€"_~â€"__ _ hope that‘s the first of a long line hw â€"â€" of feathered friends, Sam. f . Duke Hill has been: out several $s â€"~~â€"~times on weekâ€"days, putting over a bit of practice on his foursome. 3 That‘s the way to click. stt _ _ are trumps now with Alex Byfield, . whose Sundays (at least the dayâ€" light hours), will be devoted to golf until the snow flies. Alex still plays _: bridge in the evening, but â€"even that will be laid aside as soo nas daylight saving goes into effect. Or will it, Alex? _ After all, one can‘t play golf after nine in the evening, even in June. se _â€"_.._John Zengeler took Dr.Mayo..to Noted at the first tee were P. M. French, George Bliss, P. H. Prato, Wm. Prato, E. D. Haner, S.®Yamaâ€" gota, and V. L. Daley among those playing the course for the first time. They were delighted with the layout. Among the regulars was W. H. Walâ€" Last week we promised you a deâ€" scription â€" of â€"the ~Sunsetâ€" Valley course, hole by hole. Here it is: _ Hole 1. 375 yards. Par 4.â€"â€"An excellent "getâ€"away" hole. Trouble {%r_fl_gign_nfl_th‘-mâ€"tbuh a sand trap and the apple orchâ€" _ Announcement in the Highland Park Press last week that Sunset Valley Golf club would accept memâ€" berships on deferred payment plan until May 15 brought an excellent response during the weekâ€"end play. is consiocime demanding a reepunt = avis is in midseason form on the greens, coaxing in the long ones. Ask his opponent what happened on the eighth when Joe hooked his tee shot to the far edge of the Skokie and ran his chip back a good brassie E.â€"C,. Mombry is a regular at the course, as usual. By far the largest turnâ€"out of the season was recorded, with more than 200 golfers doing their stuff Saturâ€" day and Sunday. The Sunday regisâ€" tration in excess â€"of 160 wasâ€"more than that of the previous Saturday and Sunday combined. Te the cleaners, according to the first count. The doctor says all precinets shot from the pin. On seeond thought we‘ll tell you.:r He had a three, and that long put cost someâ€" n Sitke shll : o 6 P smy Mick C + s t e % iR ce t e Bs s es Armakcl x * k e 4 The Fourth Hole x AMewe s ronminainecore e Co y GOLFâ€" ACTIVITTIES g%asl_xgg_gf_hmk._al--ndâ€"-bw eatches a slice. A wellâ€"placed drive is valuable on this hole to open up the green.â€" Otherwise the second shot is likely to be over or through trees. Played from the front tee WM!M ellâ€"trapped green. % Hole 8. 470 yards. Par. 5.â€"The wmwmâ€":@m w€ents a problem for the long hitâ€" ter, especially when the iground is not â€"soft â€"orâ€"when driving with a Hole 4. 430 yards. Par 4.â€"An excellent twoâ€"shot â€"hole, with trees and out of bounds from tee to green on the left. A sand trap and bad ard dividing the first and sgecond fairways. ‘The hole presents no difâ€" ficulties for _ the good â€"golferâ€"and play moves rapidly. & a short pitch are generally required, although the long hitters who steer their teeâ€"shots from the â€""bridge" on the right of the fairway between the pond and a clump of trees someâ€" times get on in two. The green is large, and slopes up sharply from the fairway. and out of bounds from tee to green| Hole 8. 150 yards. Par 3. One on the left. A sand trap and bad| of the most beautiful short holes in rough on the right add to the interâ€"| the district. The Skokie ditch est.. An approach that an angle o j y penalized, for the| 45 degrees directly in front of the bushes and trees back of the green| preen. The tee shot must stick on A sand trap and a clump of oaks and shrubs penalize a hook. â€"A sand. Hole 2. 387 yards. Par 4.â€"A ind.â€"Two good punches and h itttccs Tels prommiai on y t s t eanth s Lo The New Eleventh G & Res i eperees es o *HE PRBL8 ;;e:.t;;\ Hole 6. 147 yards. Par 3. The second | first short hole, a pitch to a beauâ€" hrough lifully trapped green. Trees on the nt tea|"ight are bad news to a slice. More fours x i " wle by the average golfer, as the __tmm.|feeâ€"shot must be very accurately ~yards on the left of the fairway. A bad hook will catch the ditch at disâ€" tances up to 220 yards. â€"The green . Hole 7. 420 yards. Par 4. Anâ€"| in front of the green. The tee shot other beautiful twoâ€"shot hole, hb ustâ€"beâ€"perfectly placed to avoid ticross the Skokie, which angles|trees on theâ€"right and traps on both ncross the fairway in front of the|sides of the green.â€" The old tenth tee.â€"The ditch is an ideal hazzard,| green was considerably enlarged to the distances from the tee varying| make this fine sporting hole. from 20â€" yards on theâ€"right to 120| Hote 19 590 vards. Par. 5. The venth treen require a â€"pickâ€"out. The gree large and in excellent condition. Hole 5. 365 yards. Par 4. The Skokie drainage ditch is right in y nd trees on the right put n premium on a wellâ€"placed tee undulating. A is well trapped on the left and a mound on the right catches slices on the second shot. Not. an . easy Taf e EN att N EC . reach h7 487 +2" x the green or bad news for the player lurks on all sides.. On the eighth tee one proud golfer of the "round ninty" class, questioned regarding his score, loudly admitted being "gseven over threes" for the first seven. On the ninth tee he revised his calculations. He was one under lives,." : :: * 3 Hole . 500 yards. Par 5. Anâ€" other crossing of the Skokie ditch for the tese shot. â€"Three to the right und left of the fairway spell trouble. A road crosses the fairwayâ€" about "10 yards from the tee and makes x fine measuring stick for the averâ€" age hitter. Another good punch and u poke (providing they are straight) Hole 10. 365 yards. Par 4. This hole was reconstructed toward the end of last season to become one of the finest in the district. . It is now a dogâ€"leg to the right, utilizing the old eleventh green, which was reâ€" built. The second shot is across the Skokie ditch, to a beautifully trapâ€" green. Some of the long hitters have been on in two. s ficulty, â€"A hook makes the second shot a long one, with plenty of trouble. ~Thus the easiest hole on the course has been transformed into one of the most difficult. 5 other short hole of unusual difficulty and beauty. Again the Skokieâ€"ditch Hole 12. 520 yards, Par. 5. The longest hole on the course. A dogâ€" leg to the left from the old eleventh tee.â€" The Skokie ditch is the hazâ€" zard for the drive. Bad rough to the left and plenty of brush â€"and trees add to the interest. An innoâ€" centâ€"looking sand trap catches many drives not perfectly placed. An inâ€" teresting long hole, the green of which will be omes available. Hole 18. 380 yards. Par 4. A ~â€"Total distance for the first nine :244 yards. Par 36. Five water oles. up the hole, but a short one is in anglem across the fairway directly in front of the green. The tee shot must â€"beâ€"perfectly placed to avoid pitch ove (Continued on page 21) THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1982 hap e is in similar difâ€" alngre ar 3. Anâ€" ® cil are t year 1981 John try. tion and 45, tificates 1932. PAMPH Mr. C.

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