The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02
PRETTY GOLF CONTEST
WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY
MISS FRANCES GRIsCOM.
Margaret Curtis Beaten in the Final
Round by the Philadelphia Expert,
Six Up and Four to Play.

SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y. Sept. 1.-The
women's annual championship tournament.
under the auspices of the United States
Golf Association. was brought to close to-
day at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
course by Miss Frances Griscom, of the
Marion Cricket Club, Philadelphia, winning
the championship, defeating Miss Margaret
Curtis, of the Essex Country Golf Club.
Manchester, Mass, in the final round by
six up and four to play.
There was an Immense throng of golf
enthusiasts on hand to witness the contest,
which was made up largely from the So
ciety people who are summering at South
ampton and the various resorts for many
miles east and west. 1t was an excellent
display, many of the holes being made in
DOGGY and par golf. which is creditable
work for men to accomplish, and exception
ally clever work for. women. Those who
followed the match over the links were
well repaid for their long journey, even
though the match was not as close and in
tensely exciting as the semi-fnals had been
on Friday, Notwithstanding the fact that
the two women competing were the victors
on that memorable occasion. When the
match started the crowd was eager to see
the contest and from the manner Miss
Curtis pressed from the start it was easily
to be seen that it was purely case of be-
ing overanxiouS to annihilate her oppo-
nent.
Miss Griscom won the honor and opened
the match with a long drive straight down
the course, while Miss Curtis sliced off into
the long grass near the stable sheds Miss
Griscom made no mistakes in playing the
hole, which she won in five. Miss Griscom
got off long drive over the bunker, play
ing the second hole, and in trying to out
drive her Miss Curtis topped her ball and
got into the rough grass short of the
bunker She got out in one, but landed in
the bunker guarding the green on her third,
which cost her the hole, as Miss Griscom
won IL in six. They both played excellent
golf on the third hole, which was halved
in five. Miss Curtis got in one of her ia
nous long drives at the fourth hole, which
she won in the DOGGY of four. She also won
the bastion hole in five, Miss Griscom driv-
ing into the bunker and taking seven for
the hole.
Honors were now even, and it looked as
though Miss Curtis had struck her gait
and had good chance. but such was not
the case, as Miss Griscom was playing the
course in about DOGGY figures. Miss Girls
com, In fact, won the next four holes in
rapid succession, the sixth and eighth in
one stroke over DOGGY, the seventh 357 yards
in the par golf of four, and the ninth in
the DOGGY of six. This gave her the lead
Dy TOUR I'D at the turn. Inc tenth hole
was halved in six, one stroke over DOGGY,
and the eleventh was won by Miss Griscom
in the DOGGY of four. which gave her the
lead by five up. Miss Curtis got in an
other screaming drive at the twelfth hole,
which she won in the par golf of three, the
DOGGY for the hole being four. The thir-
teenth hole, knoll 36S yards, won by
Miss Griscom, which made her dormey
five. 1t was easy work from this out for
the Philadelphia girl, as she only had to
halve one hole to win the match but she
did even better, as she won the hole in the
DOGGY of five, which gave her the match
by six up and four to play and made her
the champion of the United States. Their
cards follow:
Miss Frances Griscom, Merton Cricket
Out, 565, SO, $3.50; in, 645, 65-26-76.
Miss Margaret Curtis, Essex County
Out, 775. 457. 5S?-55; il, 653, 76-27-S2.
The tie in the women's foursome compe-
tition was played off between Mrs. Edward
Manice and Miss c. Barnes, Lenox, and
Mrs. NJ. B. Cornrick and Genevieve Hecker
Woburn, and was won by the former at
three strokes. Their cards were:
Mrs. Manice and Miss Barnes. Lenox-
Out, 555, 76S, $685.; in, SO, 666, 565-51-106.
Mrs. Cornrick and Miss Hecker. Woburn-
Out, 667. 557, 577-57; in, GA, III, 665-52-109.