The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-19
ON ST. ANDREWS LINKS.
SENIOR GOLF OLUB ANNOUNCES ITS
EVENTS FOR TIE SEASON.


Tho Course 70 ne Made over 5000 Yards
LonE and Nero Dimcult 60 Play Over
Lnkeweed's Entries Close on wednesday.
Through II. L. Cuthbcrt, the Secretary, the
Greens Committee Of the st. Andrews Golf
Club has sent out the match fixtures for the sea-
son. Until tho Mount Hope course ia ready the
contests will DO decided at the old st. Andrews
links. There will be three classes in the monthly
handicaps, an increase of ono since last year.
The classes are A, for players having
handicaps not exceeding nine strokes: b.,
for those handicapped at ten to eighteen
inclusive. and c, for those rated over
eighteen. The prize in each class each
month will be Of the value OF 500, and the en-
trance fee in the handicaps will be 81. The
monthly handicaps will wind up in November
with the match for the ce.Prcsidcnt's cup.
The committee, as for rs possible, has made UP
the schedule so as TO leave Saturday free for in.
formal play and team matches. The dates
claimed for the open tournament are the same
rs last season, subject TO the revision of the
Metropolitan Golf Association. No professional
tournament has been announced, but should it
be deemed advisable a match between the best
men Of the East and West or some equally Inn
portant contest may be arranged. The schedule
follows:
April 97-First monthly handicap. classes A, d.
and c.
May la-second monthly handicap. classes B and G.
May 1a-second monthly handicap. class A.
May 3l-Memortai Day handicap, Governors prizes,
value $40 and $50. limit eighteen strokes; second
handicap, prize value SEQ. for all rated above
eighteen.
June l6-Third monthly handicap. classes B and c.
June e3-Third monthly handicap. class A.
July 5-Indcpendenco Day handicap for the :. Stay
at-Home ~ cup.
July 2l-Fourth monthly handicap, classes A, d,
and c.
Aug. 25-fifth monthly handicap. classes A. d,
and C.
Sept. e-Labor Day handicap. iimi. eighteen
strokes. for club prizes to nrst, second. and third;
value 800. $40. and el0.
Sept. 15-sixth monthly handicap, classes b and C.
Sept. 22-Sixth monthly handicap. class A.
Oct. l3-seventh monthly handicap, classe. b andc c.
Nov. . ELECTION Day)-Club annual championship.
medal play. %,hirtystx holes, for John Reid medal;
sMoy. sSnThsnhssiying Day D z, h%anaiS.g; open only to
for the Vice Presidents cup.
Unless otherwise stated all matches will be
Of eighteen holes. Following the example Of
Greens Committee has adopted a strict rulo
regarding the suppression of scores by any com
tested card, with a complete score, his handicap
will be reduced by 1--we strokes in the next
match an hin IN which ne may Az. com nPP,i E. . 70, .. -.
Morris County Golf Club at Morristown as a
formal opening OF The links. but there will be no
mems and the women's cups will be held on
May 30 and 81, and again in the fall, when
loving women Of the House Committee will pre-.
side at Saturdays ten: Mrs: Robert Ballentine.
Mrs, ". Allston Flagg. Mrs; Cornelius b.
and Greens Committee for 1897 are;
Honorary Vice President. Mrs. H. Mex. Twombly,
President. Paul Revere; Treasurer. Joseph b. Dick:
son; Acting Treasurer, Edward r. Nicholas; Score
Thomas. George C.. Kip, Alexander II, Freis. and
Walter ID. Wood.
Many changes are being made on the course.
weeks, the total playing distance of the eighteen
holes Will be over 5000 yards; n walking dis:
m lanss f0 w III F %ie9. q the aS Si%b's 'h proie sn@ "a hn Is
in charge of the improvements, which will make
the links entirely different in playing charac-
teristics from the course used for the women's
national championship last October.
Golfers who intend TO try their fortunes In the
open tournament at lakewood must have their
Club, Jasper Lynch. by next Wednesday even
ing; Play in the preliminary eiRhteen-hole
makers OF the sixteen best scores will play on
Friday and Saturday, in match rounds, for the
aaslify viii play fer i the c Tmiie ahSse G Gno f iD n t6s
same way. There will also be n special handi-
cap on Saturday.
States Golf Association, has returned from his
southern trip and vii, be among the sojourners
next meeting OF the L.. S. q. A. Executive Com
mittee. the Metropolitan Golf Association will
announce the dates claimed for the spring and
summer open tournaments, which will begin
1922.
There was a largo turnout of golfers on tho
Crescent A. c. links on Saturday, many players
from tho Dykcr Meadow and st. Andrews clubs |
Joining the home men on the practice rounds.
vet, a guarantee OF low scores when the monthly
tournaments begin.