The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
MARIN GOLFERS
GATHER ON SAN
RAFAEL LINKS
0 Opaning Tournament of the Club
Is Well attended and Proves
Successful

The first regular club tournament held
on the San Rafael links, on the lst. 90
and 4th insts., was highly successful. Inc
caddies', children's and ladies' competi-
1ions were all well filled, while the men,
contests on Independence day excited
much interest. The eighteen-hole handi-
cap medal play brought out twenty play
ers. who were paired according to their
strength. The best score for the first
round was 81, which was made by X. U.
Brown, J. A Folger and c. =. EelIs. In
the second round three well known golf
ers-J. A Folger, c. 2. Eells and G. +.
Pomeroy-disappointed the committee by
falling to make any returns. Harry Dib-
blee who IS quite young player, fur-
nished the surprise of the day, by hand
ing in a gross score for the eighteen holes
of l2S. r. G. Brown being second with 129
and Lieutenant T. G. Roberts third with
130. AS Harry Dtbblee received handl-
cap of y his net score Of 1Ol was also the
best, Lieutenant 7. q. Roberts being sec
ond with a net score of lis. The prize for
best gross score was awarded TO Harry
Dibblee, and the prize for best net score
TO Lieutenant Roberts No particularly
good scores were made, several or the.
members playing decidedly below thelr'
usual form. =. =. Eells won the driving
contest with a clean carry OF III yards
9 inches, Lieutenant I. u RooertS DelhS
second with a drive of l56 YARDS 20 inches
Ben Holiday made an excellent long drive
Of l7O Yards, but the ball fell outside the
lateral lines and so could not be counted
In the apprcaching competition Lieuten-
ant T. G. Roberts was first with an aver
age distance OF 70 feet ! INCHES from SLie {ne
cup for the three best balls out OF hVe
lotted from a distance OF SeYentN-hNe
yards over a SiN-toot net. X. Gilman
Brown was second with an average dis
tance of % feet , inches.
Clement Arnold. a boy golfer. took part
in the mems handicap, but dld not play
as he usually does. II IS coaHuehtIH eA-
peCted he viii develop into a strong
Dr.. J. Dennis Arnold has presented the
club with red jerseys and, green caps, to
be worn by the Caddies, red ana green be
ing the club COlors.
Beginning at 1:50 this afternoon there
will be mixed fOurSOmes. with handicap,
on the San Rafael links, at nine holes,
medal play. Two prizes Will be given.
one for best gross score and one for best
Though the san Rafael Golf Club has
g full eighteen-hole course planned. it Is
a present using. and viii continue TO use
the names and distances of the holes be-
ing as follows: Daphne. 444 yards; Look
out. 292 yards; Oak Neuk. $50 Yards; Abi-
lene. lf2 yards, FaraWay, 80 YARDS:
wards, Santa MargaTita. 81 yards; Saint
Andrews. 3S3 yards. total, 3l45 yards. Inc
second nine holes viii have q distance OF
29s5 Yards making the total distance $3.50
wards or miles $50 yards. The course
IS more diversified Jhan that Of any or the
local clubs. and has bunkers, barrancas,
water courses ana other hazards. The
course wandeTS in and out among the
hills behind San Rafael, and is in the
home green is particularly fine being l29
feet in diameter, as level as Dillard
table and kept in excellent condition All
the putting greens on the san Rafael INKS
they usually are on California links, es-
peCially in the southern part OF the state.
Some Of the holes are on the tops OF hills
and the whole course is sporty and inter-
eSting-