Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-01
SEOND NATIONAL.
PREMIER WOMEN GOLFERS.
Good Playing for the Opening Day OF
the Tourney at Brookline.

Through fog and mist. and over the soggy
turf of the Country Club near Brookline,
Mass, plodded yesterday nearly ninety OF
the best women golfers OF the country, In
a qualifying round Of the national cham-
pionship, and when the last player had COW
cred the three miles and had completed the
eighteen holes 1t was found that Miss Mar
garet Curtis of the Essex County Club,
Manchester, Mass, and Miss LouisaA Wells
Of the home club had excelled all others
and were tied for the first place with scores
Of 50 each. Following close at their heels
were Miss Ruth Underhill Of the Nassau
Country Club. Glen Cove, L. l.. and Miss
Georgianna Bishop Of the Brooklawn Golf
Club of Bridgeport. Conn. also tied for
third place with scores of 30 each. Miss
Curtis and Miss Wells and the winner OF
the tie between Miss Underhill and Miss
Bishop will receive Individual prizes given
by the association. Twenty-seven other
players, with scores ranging up to 1902. are
also in the running for the first round OF
match play today. Two more players. Mrs
]. T. Hubbard of the Harbor Hill Club.
Staten Island. and Mrs. Alex. McGregor Of
the Oakley Country Club. WATERFOWL
Mass, were tied for the thirty-second po-
stion. with scores Of 103
There were forty eight other players who
completed the course and handed in cards
with scores ranging from 1O4 to 133, but
they will have to wait until next year for
another chance at championship honors.
Nine players withdrew.
The low scoring, in spite Of the lifeless
turf and slow putting green, was sur
prise of the tournament. No less than
twenty-four players bettered 100, seven
were below 95, while the work of Miss Cur
tbs and Miss Wells in breaking 80 deserves
the highest praise. The play Of Miss Gene
We've Hecker, last years champion, and
Mrs. E. A. Manice, who defeated her in the
spring, was somewhat disappointing. Both
were erratic at the start and lost many
strokes in the outward journey, but. coming
back, each steadied perceptibly and finished
strong.
Considering the condition Of the turf.
which gave very little roll to the ball. the
driving was remarkable. Miss Curtis. Miss
Anthony. Miss Bishop, Miss Underhill and
Miss Adams repeatedly made ITO and $50
yards. while some drives reached over 200.
Some of the long iron work was also good,
but, as usual, in all women's events, the
putting was the feature. If the greens were
a trif1e slow. they were remarkably true,
and once the players got the roll OF the ball,
two. three and courtyard puts were COM
mon. Very few players took more than two
on any of the greens. and in this way made
up for many mistakes through the fair
green
The play was the best ever shown by wo-
men in championship event, the scores
being several strokes better than at Baltus-
rol last year. The dull weather kept down
the gallery. and the course was compare
lively clear all day. Miss Hecker's play
seemed to be the attraction, but after three
or four holes had been played the gallery
paid more attention to her partners Miss
Anthony. who played the first nine holes
Manice, while Miss Curtis and Miss Wells
were left entirely alone except tho last