New-York tribune., 1901-06-03
GOLF.
ENTRY WEEK FOR PROFESSIONALS IN
NATIONAL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.
CONTEST TO TAKE PLACE ON MYOPIA
LINKS. NEAR BOsTON-THOSE WHO
WILL PLAY-NOTES

The closing of the entry list Friday for the
national open championship means a brief but well
period Of notoriety for of the pro-
fcssiora golfers of the country. For some reason
other there has never been the same interest
this class that there is abroad and the attention
focused that way during championship week gen
orally does for the entire year Last season. when
Nardon and Taylor. the two English champions,
took part. the tournament attracted considerable
interest on both sides of the water. but with the
positive assurance that neither of these will
play this year the affair is reduced 10 sort Of
golftng yardstick. by which the home talent will
measure up its progress in the last twelve months
The death of Tom Hutchinson and Alec
Campbell since the Chicago meeting withdraws two
able men to whom Eastern clubs usually looked
for creditable representation. George Low, Of
Dyker Meadow. is the only Eastern man left of the
eight who obtained prizes at that time. Low has
been playing rather well of late and will doubtless
move up peg two in the present contest. David
Bell. OF Midlothian. and Lawrence Auchterlone. Of
G!onview. who finished third and fourth respective
", will probably fight II out with Willie Smith
another possibility. Both Smith and Bell made
extensive tour of the Pacific Coast last winter and
the result rather tips the scale IN Bells favor.
Harry Rawlins. formerly of Lakewood. and
Harry Turpie. of Edgewater. are two more of
last years prize winners who may be relied upon
for consistent if not brilliant work.
The tournament has been awarded to the Myopia
Hunt Club of Hamilton. Mass. and though the
choice is naturally unpopular with the Western con-
ungent owing to Its inaCCeSSibilty II is essentially
test of championship merit. which is the main
thing TO he desired. once before in 1895, the open
championship held there and Fred Hurd
proved the winner. Then it was nine hole course
Now it is of the longest eighteen hole courses
in the country and is considered worthy of mention
along with the classic links of Great Britain.
Owing chiefly the energy and interest of Herbert
g. Leeds the grounds have been laid out in way
that could hardly he improved Their total
length is 623l yards. Six holes four hundred
yards more, two three hundred and fifty
and only is under hundred. St. Andrews,
the famous Scotch links. which was the scene or
the recent championship of Great Britain, has one
hole five hundred yards, three over four hun
dred sin over three hundred and fifty and under
four hundred. six from three hundred and fifty 10
hundred and two under two hundred. From
this II will be that Myopia Is not far behind its
Scotch rival and in some respects 1t is even su-
psrior il The turf is said to be invittngly
smooth the greens large and true and the hazards
admirably placed Harry Nardon did not appear
there last season. but Taylor. the English open
champion. did. and enthusiastic In his praise
of its colfng qualities. He made the round four
times in IS 50 81 and 81 respectively record which
is not likely 10 he beaten for some time 10 come.
The distances Of the various holes and the boge
score for each Will he interesting TO professionals
and amateurs alike. They follow: