The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27
COLE.
Talk About . Change In tho Time for Deciding
the Open Championship-

the Open championship
A number Of golfers are Of the opinion that
the open championship should be played at o
different time from the amateur championship,
as 1t is in Great Britain. The question will
probably be raised at tho annual meeting of the
U. 9. g. A.. The supporters of the movement.
who are backed up by tho professionals, urge
that by playing the open championship at q diff.
ferent date and place the event might DO
which would bring out q higher class of golf and
do away, with the element Of luck that figures
SO p5S%i TanIS under the present ss5 system. ~ The The
event, for. as it is now. the last day OF the cham
pionship meeting, marks the fitting of the
hustle and confusion, the open championship il
hurried through and fails to receive the proper
attention..
Handicapping at match play is one Of the most
difficult phases Of golf. The system at the Nut
ley Golf Club is that the player receiving the
larger handicap gets the difference between the
two handicaps.a and the strokes are given on n
certain number of the hardest and longest holes
Of tho eighteen. instead OF In accordance with
books. This makes it easier for the man with
the lesser handicap in playing matches, but it ia
O question II IL is not unfair to select only tho
hardest holes for the application of the odds. It
would seem TO be a better plan 70 distribute the
ODDS oyer a long. a medium. and a short hole. in
change the order Of the holes according to their
the strokes, should be evenly divided between
the outward and the homeward holes.
The winners in the class A monthly handicap
during the season at tho Crescent A. O. were +.
p. Moore. James l. Taylor. o. B. Van Brunt,
and w. Adams In class 3 tho successful play
e e were W. 3. Rhett. Z, F KFackowiEer, 4;
a cup, and was also eligible to play for a hand
some trophy. representing tho championship in
finals in these events were played on Dec. 49, ssn at
eighteen holes, match play. In class A Taylor
boat Moore by default. and Van Brunt beat
S SaaT Iss SS By ; u H ap a ah 70 I I fo play ~ s Si%ii M 3 lRhstt
beat Kraekowizer by default. In the finals, on
play play. anu -'D''' DEAL "'in'0sn 0S . up and to
This Is the height Of the Rolfng season in
California. where the game is popular. The
Preside links OF the San Francisco Golf Club
Is daily crowded with players OF both sexes.
The naval officers stationed at Marc Island have
a nourishing club, and u series of team matches
has been started with the San Francisco Club
In tho first match. played on Dec. II, the Mare
new golf club, has been organized at Oakland,
and a nine. hole course laid out on he shore OF
and handsome clubhouse is to be built. It is ex,
pected that California will DO represented at the
next amateur championship.
Now Years Day events are accommodating
rapidly. The roster includes the professional
match at the Ocean County Hunt and Country
Club, g, novel team match at the Harbor Hill
Coll Club. and handicap competitions at the
Richmond Hill clubs. At the Nutley Golf Club
the play VIII he a boyle competition, at match
play, for n prize presented by w. j. Berg. The
remaining events during January ut Nutley. be.
sides tho monthly cup, will be hn%ndicap.niatch
play Tor the Morgan Cup, for men, on Jan. & and
10, and, on Jan. 90 and 90, handicap.malch play
for tho championship cup. The Nutley course
10 well adapted for winter golf.
NOTE.
Unless there is q fresh fall Of snow there will
be no postponement OF the women's match All
the Dyker Meadow Golf Club tomorrow, al
though the competitors will probably have 10
spheres.