Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-10
Winter Golf Will Be Active
at Lakewood and the South.
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Woman Has Dog for Caddy-
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Although it is no longer customary for
big golf clubs to close their links in win
ter, it is tacitly understood that tournament
committees shall enjoy needed rest during
that time. and the number of prize compe-
titions is therefore small. But while
matches of this kind do not figure on a
clubs golfing calendar. there is always
considerable play by members and almost
every clear Saturday and Sunday will find
the courses filled with players.
Just now lull that always precedes the
opening of the southern golfing season is
noticeable at some of the larger clubs. One
or two important championships still
to be decided. notably that of the Baltusrol
| Golf Club, which starts tomorrow, but for
the most part there will be no open tourna-
ments until the Lakewood meeting again
brings the cracks together in Thanksgiving
week. After that players will begin to
scatter for the winter and the preparations
now being made for them in Florida indi-
cate an unusually strong conviction on the
part OF the southern resorts that most of
them will go there.
The Florida East Coast Golf Association
| Is arranging series of open tournaments
to be held at Palm Beach, Miami, st. Au-
| there Is another association which is max
| ing similar preparations for tournaments
at Tampico. Belleair and Ocala, and be-
| tween the two busy schedule is promised.
In addition there will be the third united
north and south championship at Penhurst
and the annual Southern Cross champion
ship at the Palmetto Golf Club of Aiken.
| Willie Wier. the Morris county profess
sional will go in a few days to take charge
o. the links of lie Summerville Golf Club in
Geor ia, and other well known northern
professionals are making arrangements to
spend the winter giving lessons in the south.
But for the stay at homes Lakewood
Will remain the week end Mecca. There
Is already considerable golfng there. and
the outlook is for a buster season than in
TWO or three years past
The new course of the Lakewood Country
cub is In prime condition. and there is
every promise of good sport. The old golf
club of Lakewood has abandoned it's links
ana merged It's identity in the new country
club, which also embraces the members of
the abandoned Ocean County Hunt and
Country Club. This new course is fine
eighteen-hole circuit of 5000 yards and it's
first test will be made in the forthcoming
open tournament, November % 81 and %.
The golf club of Lakewood only rented
the grounds on which were its old links,
and when the lease was not renewed it de-
cided to join forces with the country club.
which also had extensive grounds east of
the railroad track, but too far from the
hotel center to become popular. There had
never been play enough to require two links
in Lakewood, and now that the long stand
ing rivalry between the two has been over
come and consolidation taken place the
players have promise of the best golf this
popular resort has ever afforded. More
than one hundred acres have been purchas-
ed near the upper end of the lake not far
from the homes of George Gould and Ar
thur 3. Clafiin. A new clubhouse has been
built containing elaborate parlors. dining
rooms. reception rooms, squash courts bill
lizard rooms and other facilities of a typical
| country club.
Jasper Lynch will be the captain, of the
clubs team this winter, continuing in the
office held under the old golf club. Willie
Norton. professional at the same club for
so many years, will remain as professional
at the new links. He has been at work for
several weeks preparing the green's for the
Thanksgiving tournament. and says they
are as fine as velvet and as smooth as
glass"
1t is the. intention of the club to hold a
series of winter team matches, and all the
big clubs will be challenged to send teams
| to Lakewood on successive Saturdays.
Among the players who will appear on the
| Lakewood team are L. l.. Kellogg. ir.. the
| Staten Island champion George 7.
! Brokaw j. A Janin, Frank NJ. Freeman,
| Frederick p. Kimball. Jasper Lynch, ]. G.
Patterson. Harry Suydam Henry James
and Arthur B. Claflin.
| The old course of the golf club of Lake
wood is still retained for play, and will be
used this winter under the management of
one of the hotels. 1t will be known as the
Pine Forest Golf Club