The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-06
STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT
1T WILL TAKE PLACE AT MARION
ON OCT. 10, II AND IL.
A Complete Description Of the Course
for the Benefit of Those
Who VIII Play.

The gOlhng element in Indiana is inter-
ested Just now in the state tournament,
which will take place at the Marion Golf
club links, at Marion, on the 10th, 18th and
18th of this month. The mems champion
ship was won last year by Mr.. Harry Mil
Ter. of Terre Haute. with Mr.. Ernest Bur
ford, Of this city, as runner up. The wom-
ems championship was won by Mrs. Harry
S. New, with Mrs. II. II. Rowland as run
ner up, both of indianapolis. The course
AT Marion is z.4s2 yards long, with a DOGGY
Of forty-two. though the record OF the
course is forty-one. which was made by
Mr.. Lillard. of Marion, In a match played
recently with Bernard Nichols, the crack
professional.
The women's record was sixty-fve. but 1t
has been lowered to fifty within the past
fortnight.
To the players from Richmond. Muncie,
Terre Haute, Lafayette, South Bend and
indianapolis who expect TO enter the tour
nament, but have had no opportunity to so
over the course. the following description
may be of use as well as of interest;
The first hole. Anxiety" is 3O5 yards
long. parallel with the street. also with the
second hole A pull takes the player out of
bounds and a slice takes him into the next
course. though not necessarily in trouble,
since it is fair green clear across.
About 40 yards from the tee. crossing the
fair green, is a sand road, which is a haz-
ard. but not a difficult one. as il lies al
most level with the turf. One hundred and
twenty-five yards farther along is a stretch
of high grass and weeds. possibly fifteen
feet in width. Then a short approach, If
of good direction, will put the ball on the
green which lies in the midst of high grass
about four feet below the fair green. A
drive approach and two puts gives DOGGY
four.
To the left. returning. is the second hole
Palm, go Yards. also with a DOGGY four.
The only difficulty or hazard is the same
sand road which crosses the first fair
green. unless one would so consider the
slight depression (fOr it is not a hollow
between the road and the green.
No. 3 is Brookside. on the north side of
the clubhouse, playing west 15 yards. bo-
gey five. The brook is a very narrow stream,
and a drive of 40 yards carry will clear it.
Or, should the player drive in the brook.
he may lift his ball and drop it on the
fair green, no nearer the hole. with the
penalty of one stroke. which probably ac-
counts for a DOGGY of five.
1t has been decided To permit n woman
who drives in the brook to lift her ball
and drop it without penalty. on the prin-
ciple that so good a drive should not be
THE FOURTH TEE.
Recrossing the brook TO the fourth tee
the player faces much high grass and the
'Sheep pen" which gives the hole it's name.
A straight ball fairly lofted is almost sure
to insure a good lie. a pull takes ii out of
bounds. while a slice may land it in an
other sand-rOad hazard or some high grass.
so that a good or lucky drive leaves a
fairly easy DOGGY six for the S55 yards of
hat hole. The fifth hole is well named
Trouble, for more of il is possible I'm the
l92 yards OF that hole than can be readily
imagined The tee faces east and is a little
TO the left OF a road which runs east ana
west. 1t Is on the west side OF a road
which runs north and south. and about $50
yards east OF il is still another north-and-
south road. All of these roads are in
course of construction. Directly I'm front
of the tee-that Is, on the east side OF the
first street, is much high grass. On the
opposite corner lies the fair green. So,
unless one can drive the green, or at least
the second road, out OF which he is per-
mitted 10 drop back without penalty. il
Is better TO play TO the right and approach
from there on the green. Nichols said it
was the spOrtiest hole he had ever seen.
and il Is net hard TO believe nor TO realize
a DOGGY five is not too high for so short a
hole. still more Is number six, 405 yards
with boGey six. The tee is on the same
side of the road as the fifth green and a
drive in the second road may be dropped
back on the fair green without penalty. A
pulled ball goes in the high grass and a