The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-26
rHE CHAMPIONSHIP LINKS.
Points &C tho Courses for Tho Three Ma
tlunal Competitions

't'''A' 'Huin Ilonhnapsi W neatOH anu My
opia. are conceded to be the peer of any
golf courses in the land, while the other, the
Morris County Golf Clubs course at Morris
town, is an ideal test of the game for women,
VINO arc to hold their championship there
ms Is, however, no longer deemed a
championship course for men, not so much
m TURF and hazards "a in the short aggre-
gate OF the round and the undue prepon-
derdnce of easy four notes.-the dwelling
holes that are almost impossible threes
but that any one may readily get in stroke
more. The three links will be visited by
| hundreds Of golfers this season. aside from
those who are to play in the championship
events
The Chicago Golf Club has made many
changes in its course and house since II. j..
Nhlghan, entered from Onwents!a, beat
kossiter Belts Of Yale in the final ard
flhdlay ). Douglas in the semi-hnal Of
the third amateur championship of the
United States Golf Association there in
lSOH II was the last time the open cham
pionship vas held at the same meeting.
Joe Lloyd Of Pau and Manchester blythe
Sea won II by stroke from Will Anderson,
n runaway lad from North Berwick ana
working for the Watch Hill, r. J.. Golf Club,
who has since had Jobs at half a dozen
links, and by winning the open three times
became the most famous American pro-
fessional. In more ways thon one Wheaton
has helped to make our golf history. ANA
tours have not battled since that early
year for their blue ribbon at Wheaton, the
Western venues for the contest having
been in turn at OnwentSia and Glen View.
sl., 4, Gle a
ing ground OF the professionals in the open
championship in 1900 when Harry Vardon
Leaf j. II. Taylor by two strokes and the
ID fated David Bell led the residents
lined up behind the two British visitors.
in 1903 the women were the guests of the
club for their national event, Miss Bessie
Anthony winning and within few months
retiring from the championship for spell
to tho music OF wedding bells.
Wheaton IS ~ Illinois let the Fasteners
note, and about twenty-five miles from
Chicago, on the Galcna division Of the Chi
cago and NorthWc- .srn Railway. the club
mouse being about one mile from the
station. Cub buses meet the trains, and
electric cars run from Chicago every half
hour 20 within a stones throw Of the cub
house. The grounds comprise sOfnc 700
acreS OF exceedingly rich soil which Is IN
~ -t4itIlt iuIl slItl tDNllLlpu even IN inc
ana summer months. while IN every way
the goliiEg j. high class and uplifting
RE ildtncss Of the prairie Is relieved by
well placed cap and trap hu; kers and by
water hazards and. barring two or three Of
tae out holes the cuCrs-a IS n broad and lln-
confined TO the sicW as "a stretch Of golting
turf abroad which gives the golfng atmGs-
phore Of magnificent distances 50 stimulat-
ing at Nyopla. Garden City and Nassau.
The PLAYING length Of the course i 3,li0
ward. Tor the FIRST nine holes and .9as yards
or the in holes making total length Of
e0cs yards Bogcy j. - md PAR Is while
tho amateur record Is -, made by Nor /
man Hunter 81 the visiting oxford and /
Cambridge ,raLl in 1908, His card was
p ..S tst3stt g
M~oria's round is ego yards. and in
Sc ptomler, when the open championship !
is TO lie played there the turf Is = smooth.
closely woven carpet ri Green and always
IN superb condition 1t Ia Il splcEdid
country fer the old game a stretch Of
-,,inC laHd, broad end untranmriled. save
by hazards in the r ght places and With !
putting greens 50 true that tho most tihld /
are encouraged TO 60 plump for the hole |
daring an like Ngrdon. The amateur
record is II. made nv 4. q. Lockwood. hut !
IN be intcrCollegia ate tournament there
last fan tho best round was an SO, made by
Waiter T. Egan II will lie the third re- +
newal Of the oIen a. hyopia, but the first
,inca the modcrni HatiCn OF the CoGr q after .
the trip 81 RI G Leeds 70 Scotland and /
England n search ~ pointers.
Fred Herd Il Chicago won the opcn at
MONA ia lsgS with 32S. with AeCS Smith
second and Nlll Anderson third resneC-
lively 335 and $50 On tnr neNt occasion.
ia 1901 VIII Anderson and AIeck smith
tod at 33i tho former winning the tito on
the piqy on. ~ "a 90 win Smith was third.
1aa aud in 1895 he had-been fifth With $40
Ea won the ti:c in 1902, and. after