The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
HIGHLAND LINKS To Be
DEDICATED ON APRIL 50
New Golf Club Is Planning Big
Tournaments to Be Given
This Season.
FINE NEW CLUBHOUSE

Plans for the opening of the 1904 golf sea-
son are already we'll under way and the
many local lovers of the old Scotch game
are restless while awaiting for the first
call OF Fore" The coming season will
doubtless far eclipse all others from
standpoint of the enthusiasm displayed
and prediction recently made by one of
the citys foremost golfers that the 1904
season would surpass all others in the
number OF beginners seems in a fair way
to be fulfilled the devotees of the game
are anxious that those who are unfamiliar
with the sport become members of one of
the three OF the most prominent of the
citys organizations and thereby receive the
benefits that accrue from such a member
ship.
A club only recently organized is the
Highland Golf Club. whose links are situ-
ated on the high bluff just south of En-
merichsville and west of the river. w. r.
Root is president, j. Il. Kepperly vice pres
ident, William Donaldson secretary and
w. w. Carter treasurer. All the officers
are enthusiastic in their praise OF the Ioca-
ton or the new club and say that they
look for an exceptionally good season, not
withstanding that this will be their first
years play a club.
The new 81 900 clubhouse now in course Of
one of the finest in this part of the coun-
try. 1t will be handsomely decorated and
tastefully furnished throughout. and its
easy access to the Bismarck and Riverside
the club members and their friends. The
plans call for the completion of the new
clubhouse by April 10. The clubhouse faces
north. and the home hole and the first tee
are directly in front of it's porch.
The membership of the Highland Golf
Club will be positively limited TO one hun
dred members. Few shares left, and
IL is certain that these will be sold long
before the opening of the season. Appli-
Cations for membership in the club will be
received by any of its officers.
will wards
in length and will be e!ghteen-hole
course. The links are beautifully located
and are dotted with many natural hazards.
The ground was in no way damaged by
the recent high waters owing TO its high
location and will soon be in shape for pre-
liminary play. The dedication of the new
links and clubhouse will be held on Sat-
urday, April 80.
The Highland Golf Club is a member of
the State Golf Association and will be rep
resented in the state tournament, which
will be played in Richmond next October.
The sports and pastimes committee has ar
ranged for number of club tournaments
less experienced players will be handi-
capped that they will have an equal chance
with other members who have a more
thorough knowledge of the game.
1t is quite probable that the uniform
method of handicapping recently adopted
will be in vogue on the local links this
and a synopsis is given herewith:
Briefly. 1T is recommended that the clubs
ADOPT as a DaSlS Tor their nandlcapplng the
par score of their links. Theoretically
this system is correct. In practice, how
ever, ii will be found impossible TO accur-
ately represent the playing values of the
different holes in whole figures. The RENE
dy, therefore, IS TO allow half strokes,
which Is the system now recommended.
With the universal adoption of this sys-
tenn the work of handicapping committees
at present Onerous should be comparatively
easy and the result of their labors should
give much greater degree of satisfaction
TO golfers. Club handicaps as a rule are az
present based upon the DOGGY" of the
course, upon the play of the scratch
player. Some clubs have no scratch players
and base their handicaps on the amateur
champion. These systems inaccurate
an inadvisble from the viewpoint of a han
dicap committee because DOGGY" is al
together too elastic Scratch players have
varying orders of merit and the amateur
champions are not always worthy of the
position they occupy. Par is based upon
the playing length of a hole.