New-York tribune., 1901-01-14
GOLF.
FIRST OF THE FLORIDA TOURNAMENTS
TO START THIS WEEK-PLAYERS
GATHERING AT PALM BEACH.

The present week marks the beginning of the
Southern golf On Saturday the Palm
Beach Golf Club. of the most prominent in
Florida. will start the series of open tournaments
which is to continue without intermission Or
mond st. Augustine. Miami. Nassau, Tampa,
Beleair, Aiken and other notable gofng resorts
south OF Mason and Dixon's line. 1t is eXag-
geration 10 say that these Southern contests,
bringing together they do some Of the ablest
players, both North and West. form important
a part OF the years goling history the midsum-
tournaments about New-York. Last winter
more than so per cent OF the prizes offered in
Florida by players from this section.
The links at the South have been the drawing card
fer Southern travel. Even the hotel men
realizing this, and few OF the big. hostleries
now without some sort OF course with which TO
cater to the popular demand c. B. Corey, who
is well known to players both here and In Boston.
is the secretary of the association under whose
auspices the Palm Beach tourney IS to take place.
He has arranged particularly attractive pro-
gramme for the day, and is confident Of a large
number of Northern entries. The Palm Beach
course has been heightened TO $500 yards, and
Arthur II. Fem has been placed In charge pro-
fessional. Fem at time Of the best
amateurs in the country and though he has Joined
the professional ranks he still counts large per-
sonal following among the leading golfers of the
North. Fem will have his assistant Robert
Stroumer. a young professional who was in Boston
last summer.
An experiment that is being watched with keen
interest by those who familiar with the short
comngs OF Southern greens is being tried at sew
eral the west coast of Florida this win
ter. Putting green's at the South usually de-
lusion and a snare. Grass grows with about
much luxuriance in city cat alley. Most Of
them are merely squares OF sand nicely rolled and
watered. This winter, however, Bermuda grass
has been introduced at Tampa, Ocala and Belleair
the coast of Florida. and the result prom
ises be satisfactory. This grass is a sort
Of plant which is set out OF hand much as straw
ground and spread rapidly. When rolled it
gives smooth even surface. which makes an ex-
a success Bermuda grass will doubtless make its
way to other portions Of the Florida coast before
Winter golf is spreading in California almost as
This year the Southern California Golf Associa-
ton has arranged lively season. and visitors from
fad under the most favorable conditions. The
ruary l and .; mems amateur championship.
February p. p and %; an open championship for
match for the Pasadena Cup, January %, at Pasa
dena; David Bell and Willie Smith who rank with
the best professionals in the United States.
playing a series OF exhibition matches at Los
Monica and Santa Barbara for similar exhibitions.
The Cafornians were anxious to get Yardon out
demanded for his appearances they compromised on
Bell and Smith. who will have the gate money side
OF the game entirely to themselves.
At the & annual meeting Of the Morristown Field
elected h% for the ensuing year President Eliot
Smith: vice-president Robert H. McCurdy: secre
Romaine. The additional elections to the Board Of
Governors included John r. Brinley, c. Albert
Rickard and c. W. Throckmorton.
Charles B. Macdonald. who has been appointed
member of the committee TO nominate new presi-
dent for the United States Golf Association will
resign the presidency OF the Chicago Golf Club at
the annual meeting OF that organization January
10 Robert g. Mccormick has been nominated
succeed him.
c. H. seeley, Of the Wee Burn Golf Club. who
was runner up in the interscholastic golf cham
pionship at Garden City is planning 10 spend
eral weeks in Florida this winter, during which
time he will take part in a number of the larger
tournaments.
The demand for a public golf links in Providence