The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-15
SOME EARLY SEASON GOLFING.
TIE IN BOGEY HANDICAP SWEEP
STAKES AT DYkER MEADOW.
Results on Other Links Far and Near
-George strath TO he Professional 1t
the Crescent 4. &. Course-ProEraume
OF North and south Championship.

George Strath. one of the best known OF
the resident Scottish PROFESSIONAL. has left
the Hllandale Golf Club to take charge OF
the Crescent A. c. golfng. Strath arrived
here in 1895 and laid out the Dyker Meadow
links. staying with that club for two yenrs,
during which he laid out the Marine and
Field. Crescent A. G. and other courses. lie
was the frst professional TO give a lesson 70
Walter j. Travis. who was then taking up
the game as an Oakland member. Strath
next started the gofng for the Wee Burn
Club. and remained with it until last year.
when he changed to the nearby Ilillandale
Club. At Wee Burn Strath had ms pupils
Charles II. Seeley, for two years the Con-
necticut champion. and Miss Genevieve
Hecker. twice winner of the womcns cham
pionship. Strath is regarded AZ remark
ably skilful coach in the game.
Golfng interest for the last week in March
will be divided between the Florida cham
pionship at ST. Augustine, the Palmetto
Club tournament at Aiken and the United
North and South championship at Pinehurst.
won last year by c. B. Cory. The following
Is the schedule for the Pnehurst tournament:
Saturday. March .s-Thlry six hole handicap.
three prizes; nrst sixteen gross scores 10 qualify
for North and South championship. Iteaten eight
10 arst round TO keep on Tor CONSTIPATION cup Al
match play at eighteen holes, and anal rounds on
Tuesday afternoon. March 81.
Monday. March 'O-Eivhteen hole handicap.
with usual prizes. best four gross scores TO qualify
for women's championship OF links. Match play
81 eighteen holes,
1hr comp t,ions are open to all amateurs
and there are no entraLc fees No play
can win both the gross and net prizc : in the
hsndhiG,sPs and PlaySr PSllinr on c the
prize, There will BE- a number OF extra
events In the way OF hsndicaps, driving
trials and approaching and putting con-
Ia aDAI tao Mt Rls
1t was like summer on the links of the Dyker
Me adow Golf Club y'stt rday. Tn, re were
some odd pools OF water on the fair green.
but they did not bother the players who
an carly start this spring and busht Is OF their
casts were brushed on the putting greens
b fore the DOGGY harticsp was under way.
The play was over the short course. and there
light made returns. The result was Tie
b. tween Mcssrs. Evans and Thurston. who
Divided the rri,"S. Tn" scores:
\. II. Evans. o.. 90 down: W. n. Tnurs,on. lo?.
Pnllips o. say down: Howard y Walden, %.
down Daniel Chauncey, %. % down: John lee,
LOG, So down; Thomas a. Eddy, 20, s-ii down
There was a medal play handicap sweep
stakes yesterday at the iountakah Country
Club. play being on the winter course, which
was In very good condition. This was evil
dent by the score made by the clubs pro
fessional. John tIobens. in a round with
MIRO Nj. Michaels. Hobens had four IS
| going out, which brought him TO the turn with
IS and he came home In 40. Charles Spiegle
won the handicap sweepstakes. The scores
were:
Charles Spieyle Of. Ii--so: @. NJ. Martin, OF. SIS
Ferrick. los, eos: H. G. Giles. 100 i4-sS Percy
Jackson. i0i, -&.