Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-20
COMING GOLF EVENTS.
Cape Cod Championship to De De-
cided This Week.

The only open golf tournament scheduled
for this week Is that of the Cummaquid
Golf Club of Yarmouthport, Mass, for the
Cape Cod championship. The trophies Of
fered for competition are the Cape Cod
championship cup, the consolation cup, the
blasted hopes cup and prizes for the Scotch
foursomes There will be gold. silver and
bronze medals for lowest scores. Some New
York golfers have already sent in their en-
tries prominent among them being r. C.
Watson, jr. The tourney will begin tomor-
row and continue throughout the week,
winding up on Saturday afternoon with
mems driving and approaching and putting
contest. A new feature on Saturday will
be progressive mixed foursome. two holes
to qualify, and best eight scores to qualify
at match play.
Golf in the Adirondacks will receive some
little attention in the near future. as the
third annual open tournament Of the Am
persand Golf Club will be played September
1, 3. and 5. The qualifying round. at
eighteen holes. medal play, will be played
on Saturday. September 1. the first sixteen
qualifying for the Ampersand cup and the
second sixteen qualifying for the consola-
ton cup. The first round at match play
for the respective cups will also be paved
in the afternoon of the same day, leaving
the second round and semi-finals to be play
ed on Monday, and the finals, at thirty -six
holes. on Tuesday. The tourney will be
brought to close on Wednesday with an
eighteen-hole handicap for the Algonquin
cup.
The Fenw!ck golf tournament, open to all
legal residents of Connecticut who are
members of clubs in Connecticut, will be
consist of an individual championship for
the Fenwick cup eighteen holes, medal
play. best sixteen to qualify, these sixteen
to draw for partners, avoiding the match
ing of members of same club in first round
and play successive matches of eighteen
holes. morning and afternoon, until only
two remain. The final round between these
two is to be at thirty-six holes for the Fen
wick cup. The consolation competition for
the club cup, second sixteen in qualifying
round for Fenwick cup to contest for the
club, cup on same conditions in event
number one. There will also be a thirty
six hole handicap on the third day for the
Cottager cup
One of the big contests in the east will
be the annual open tournament of the
Lenox Golf Club. which begins on Monday.
September 10. and continues throughout
| the week. The tourney will open with a
| thirty-six hole. medal play handicap for
the Alexander cup. On Tuesday. September
II, the preliminary round at thirty-six holes
for the Lenox cup will be played, the first
sixteen qualifying. Those failing to qualify
Will compete on Wednesday for the conso-
lation cup. and the first match play round
for the Lenox cup will also be played On
Thursday, In addition to the second round
will be a preliminary medal play round for
the Presidents cup, and the sixteen who
qualify will play their first round at match
play in the afternoon. On Friday the semi
finals and Anal for the Lenox cup will be
played, and the second round for the Presi-
dents cup, while on Saturday the semi
finals and final for the Presidents cup
will be played.
The great contest for next week will be
the women's national championship at the
links of the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
which begins on August 2s with the quail
flying round, and the competition will be
brought to close on Saturday, Septem-
Der 1.
Following the women's championship will
be the invitation tournament OF the TUX
edo Golf Club, beginning on Tuesday, Sep-
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