New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
GOLF.
APPLIES FOR OPEN TOURNA-
MENT DATES ANOTHER WOMEN'S
CONTEST AT DYKER MEADOW.

To golfers who are planning TO take part in the
open tournament season. the news that the Baltus
rol Golf Club has made application for May 81.
June ! and for It's spring meeting Will be
ceived with satisfaction. Though the Metropolitan
Golf Association has not formally passed the
application, a member Of the club said yesterday
that doubt felt of its approval The tour
nament will thus follow the annual championship
OF the Nassau Country Club, and will consequently
afford a second opportunity for practising for the
National championship TO be held in July
It is hardly necessary to add that the BatusrOl
players will have their links in the very best of
shape by that time. Six acres of forest have been
cleared to provide for extension OF the playing
length. while a six inch water main has been put
in from the Short Hills Water Company. thus In
surfing plenty of moisture for the greens at all
times. A force OF laborers has been at work for
some time in making changes, all of which will be
completed by the time the tournament is held. The
fourth hole viii then measure 80 yards, the added
distance being obtained by the blending of the old
fourth and fifth holes. The sixth is entirely
1t viii have playing length of 80 yards, with the
Baltusrol driveway a continuous hazard for
short drive The seventh is extension back
ward OF the old seventh hole and will measure 5O5
yards the same hazard being utilized as a penalty
for the second shot. The other changes are unim-
portant. but will nevertheless contribute TO the
general excellence of the grounds. Though the de-
tails of the tournament Will necessarily await the
approval of dates by the Metropolitan Golf AssO-
citation, il Is practically decided that the opening
day will be devoted to a qualifying round of thirty
six holes. in which the first and second sxteens
will be eligible for the match game. A cup will be
awarded to the player making the best score. On
the closing day, in addition to the finals, there will
probably pc an oDen handicap. with prizes for the
best net and gross scores
The latest announcement from the Dyker Meadow
Golf Club indicates a active season than
usual among its associate members. Mrs. Adolph
E. Smylie and DIR. II. NJ. Lloyd have just offered
prizes for a scratch tournament for women, 70
continue from April 80 70 May s. The qualifying
round of eighteen holes is to be decided upon the
first named date while the preliminary match
rounds VIII take place May l, the semi-tinalS
May and the finals May s. Mrs. Smye's cup
the woman making the best score in the qualifying
round.
links Van Cortlandt Park that Bendelows
ignation green's keeper would result in de-
terlOratOn of the links have proved grOundess. It
announced yesterday that Var Flood. for
merly professional at the Crescent Athletic Club,
Of Brooklyn, had been engaged by the Park Com
missiOners take Bendeows place. Flood will
begin his duties at once. The recently or
ganized Van COrtlandt Park Golf Club will en-
deavOr overlook the improvements, and this
end il has organized the following Greens Com
mittee: r. W ConrOw H. +. Brown DR.. Z. NJ.
Mendal, Felix LamOnd. Thomas Bendelow and An
Jasper Lynch, secretary of the Golf Club of
Lakewood, made known yesterday the official pro
gramme Of the clubs annual spring tournament
TO be held Thursday Friday and Saturday of
week. The qualifying round for the Lakewood
Cup is to be at tirtysiX holes, and three divisions
match play. cup is offered for the best score in
the preiminaries. The Saturday handicap will be
eighteen holes, with handicap limit of eighteen
strokes and a prize for the lowest gross score.
before each contest.
The Laurence Harbor team will play its first
Westminster Club on the Laurence Harbor links
to-day.