The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16

The Western Championship Will Be
Fought Out at Chicago Club
August 20-3O.

Official announcement has been made of
golf championship, which will be held at
the same time as the open women's tourn-
ament as we'll as the invitation contest,
will be held on the links of the Onwentsla
club. The competition is open to women
members Of clubs affiliated with the
Western Golf association.
The preliminary round in the western
tournament will be played Tuesday, Aug.
26, the best sixteen scores qualifying for
the first match round on Aug. e.. Gold
medals will be awarded to the winner Of
the championship and to the woman max
ing the best medal score in the qualify
| round, and a silver medal will be given to
the runner up.
Competitors should send their entries
through their club secretaries, and an
entry fee Of SO should accompany each.
evening Aug. %. Entries and entrance
fee should he sent to Edward P. Martin,
144-146 East Erie street, Chicago. Tele-
phone, North al.
The winner of the championship will be
known as the West ern Woman champion,
and her club will get possession OF the w.
A. Alexander trophy for the ensuing year.
Following program:
Tuesday, Aug. 26, $50 a. disqualification
round at eighteen holes, medal play.
Wednesday, Aug 81, o:30 a. m.-First
match play round at eighteen holes.
Thursday, Aug. %, $50 a. m.-second
match play round at eighteen holes.
Friday, Aug 20, 10 a. m.-semi-hnals at
eighteen holes.
Saturday, Aug. 80, 10 a. m.-Finals~: at
eighteen holes.
| The program of the Onwentsia clubs
seventh annual open tournament, which
! will be played in conjunction with the
Western championship, follows: g.. -.
| Tuesday, Aug 26, $3.50 a m.-Governor's q
cup, preliminary round, at eighteen holes,
| medal play. Players making sixteen best
scores to uqalify for the first match round.
The winner of the Governors cup will get
the custody of the cup for one year, and the
Onwentsa silver medal. A prize will be
given the player making the best medal score
in the preliminary round. The cup will be-
come the property of player winning II
three times. Players who stand seventeenth
to thirty second in the preliminary round
will qualify for the Governors solace cup.
Players who stand thirty-third to forty
eighth in the preliminary round will qualify
for the Governors Tyro cup. - . tz.s@ .
| $3.50 D.. m.-Home hole match Each player
must drive off the eighteenth tee and hole
| out Player making holes in lowest number
Of strokes will be declared winner s! y Z :
| wednesday, Aug. ~, S:5O a. H1.-FiTSC hdLCl
round at eighteen holes for the governors
solace and tyro cups. --- r Z
| 2 >p. m.-Benedick cup. Trophy presented
by Hamilton Mccormick to be competed fol
| in foursonnes at twelve holes, medal play
with handicap. First ten holes and seven.
| teenth and eighteenth holes to be played
Winners receive custody of cup for one yeal
and miniature Benedick cup, Cup become:
property Of players winning it three times,
Thursday, Aug. %, $3.50 a. m.-secont
match round for the governors, solace, Fant
tyror cups. :. 4,:,'. - 6. s5-t1 fs$1
$3.50 p. m-Four-ball pair foursome
Competition to be. at eleven holes, media
play. The first ten holes and eighteenth tt
be played Best ball of each pair to count
Entries must be made in pairs. Prize t
each Of winning pair, ~ {. # st s
Friday, Aug. %, $3.50 a. n.-semifnals 70
governors solace and tyro cups.
$3.50 .p m.-Tournament handicap at eigh
teen holes, medal play Handicap limi
eighteen strokes. - a, -
Saturday, Aug. 80, $3.50 a. m-Finals 70
the governors, isolace and tyro cups a
eighteen holes. ts.f r 5
$3.50 p. m.-Mixed fourson1e handicap a
eighteen holes, medal play. Handicap limi
twenty-seven strokes
Il Although an entrance fee of So i.
! charged for the Western Women's champ.
y ionship, no fee Is required by the Onwent
sia club for any event. :iia -.z. -.
Entries for the governors cup close Fri
{, day, Aug. 22, at 6 p. M aS &C.
Entries for home hole match can be mad
!. at time Of competition. lx#.
!. Entries for the Benedick cup close Wednes
, day, Aug. 81. at 8 p. m. as "a
Entries for four-ball pair foursome clos
E Thursday Aug. 2s, at s p. M
i Entries for mixed foursome close Friday
j Aug. 20, at g p. N.
Il slAll entries should be made to the sport
i and past1mes committee OF the Onwent
3 sia club. and handicaps should accompan;