The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-08
GOLF DOINGS
HERE
AND ELSEWHERE

The mems championship, match play, of
the San Francisco Golf Club is yet unde-
cided. j. W. Byrne and H. Babcock are
in the final heat, and had proposed to
play it off Friday morning, but owing to
the indisposition of the latter this was
not done. The contest will, doubtless, be
a close one. In the Liverpool gold medal
competition last Monday H. Babcock and
j. w. Byrne made the first nine holes in
So each: in the second round H. Bah
cocks score was 81 and j. w. Byrne's 81.
In the silver medal competition J. w.
Byrne did not finish. while H. Babcock
made the first round in SO and the second
in 81.
Orestes Pierce, captain of the Oakland
Golf Club, has returned from visit to
the Eastern States, where he took les
sons from the celebrated player and man
ufacturer of golf clubs, w. Dunn. He has
brought back with him some suggestions
for improvements in the Oakland links;
The distance from the first teeing ground
to cornerstone" the first hole, which is
now 200 yards, is to be heightened to 500
yards, and the distance between fence"
and gully" the second and third holes,
which is now 100 yards, will also be ma
terially heightened. New iron flags will
also be placed in each hole. The putting
greens will be well rolled While they are
soft from the recent rain, and will be
much improved thereby. Melville, the
professional, has left the Oakland Golf
Club, and John G. Motion has been en-
gagged in his place.
At the golf tournament held on the links
of the Los Angeles Country Club at Pico
Heights the competitions scheduled to
take place between men and women mem
bers on December 81 were begun, but not
concluded. About twenty-five entered the
competition for men, Sc holes, medal play,
the maker of the best gross score to re-
ceiVe the club championship and gold
medal and the maker of the best net
score (after deducting handicap to re-
ceive silver medal. The contest was
not finished but the best card handed in
at the close of the days play was that of
w. Cosby, who, playing at scratch, made
a score of 173, or slight fraction over 43
strokes per round. The competition for
women members of the club, at is holes,
medal play, the maker of the best gross
score to win the club championship and
a gold medal, was won by Mrs. Hugh
Vail, at scratch, with gross score of
121. The second prize, silver medal, for
the lady making the best net score, was
won by Mrs, j. D. Foster, whose gross
score was 126 and net score, after deduct
driving competition for women was won
by Miss Gertrude McCrea, with a drive
of $50 yards, other competitors being
Mesdames ]: T. Sartori, f.. Silent. c;
Monroe, A. c. Balch, j. G. koephe and
z. Severance.
On Monday. January 2, the open anna
teur competitions. for men at Sc holes,
medal play and for women, at is holes,
medal play (the maker of the best gross
score in each competition to receive a
gold medal and the maker of the second
best gross score in each competition to
receive a silver medaD were postponed
until to-day on account of the rain. An
elaborate luncheon was served in the club
house to about fifty people, among whom
were many of the best known members of
the Country Club, as well as Messrs. Rob
ertson, owen. Morgan and Bates of the
Highland Golf Club.
1t is expected that the open competi-
tons, which may be entered by any anna
teur golfer, will bring out some fine play
Not only will the best golfers of the Los
Angeles Club enter the contests but also
Messrs. Orr and Cravens of Pasadena,
w H. Young of Duarte, Wood of Colo
RADIO and Butcher of Riverside.
The golf tournament which was to have
been held on the links of the PachapDa
Club at Riverside on January 2 was post
poned on account of the rain.