The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-05
A LINKS WITH INDIAN NAME.
FINE COURSE or THE DlkiGIL
CLtB At NEW R0C HEIIE.
Round Longer Than An, In the Metro
pOIltan District Except Garden CIT,
--nut anu In Distances the same
Curved Lines az Play on Three Holes.

this spring is notable addition TO the
Circet OF high class courses that surround
Greater New York. II will bring the roster
Of eighteen-hole courses in the territory of
the Metropolitan Golf Association 10 twenty
nine The playing length will be $500
yards. which il forty-eight yaEds longer
than the Apawamis links at Rye, forty-fve
yards longer than Deal, and IL exceeded
amorg the local links only by the 644i yard
course of the Garden City Golf Club At
an approximation OF $500 as the average
length, the total linear measurement OF
this circle Of twenty-nine slghtaen-hoe
courses Is lG2 400 yards which az the crow
flies would be a course ninety-one miles
long Add TO this the distances OF the
forty-odd nine-hole courses, and the total
gives an idea OF the fine stretches OF grass
land kept up for the playing OF the old
Scotch game in the Metropolitan Golf As
sociation territory.
The Wykagyl-an Indian name course Is
laid out over the highest stretch Of country
near New Rochelle. The tract which
comprises $50 acres and is valued at sl20'-
600 has been taken on lease. and large
modern homestead on the property. with
sutahe additions is to be the clubhouse
The limit Of membership is 500 and 1t
has nearly been reached Although New
Rochelle is taking up golf six or seven years
later than most OF the towns, the Nykagyl
had the adyantage to start with Of the en-
tire membership of the Pelham Country
Club. block Of about 1875 players and to
this extent the new club is the successor
of the old one which was forced from its
nine hole course by the builders The
advance Of the Queen Anne cottage is the
one enemy that golf cannot withstand
An unusual feature 81 the Wykagyl
course il that both halves are OF the same
length, $3.50 yards. The ninth hole is at
the clubhouse and both the first and tenth
tees which provides two starting places
for the rush hours and gives TO the late
afternoon arri walls the choice of two links
Of the same distance to choose from. 4
novelty is that on three Of the holes, the
third. eighth and eleventh, the line Of play
is on half-circle. curyinR in toward the
putting greens for the approach shots
The curves are necesstated by the lay OF
the land and need not penalize a player
who will make due allowance for them,
Holes that break of at a direct angle after
the first or second shots are not unknown
they have ono at Onwentsia and two at
Sandwich hut the circular line Is something
different and less difficult to negotiate. In
each of the three instances at Wyka Cyl
a daring player may go directly az the
obstacle and treat it as a bunker with
fair chance of getting over safely, but 1t
will not be necessary 70 attempt the feat
il the drive and second shot nave been
properly calculated.
With the exception Of the sixteenth hole,
the course u on land that has been In grass
for many years and the work m progress
since taking possession on Jan Ina : been
the clearing away OF the stone walls be-
tween the fields Of the old farm. stone
picking will be pushed rapidly a. soon az
The snow malts and the ground cleared OF
weeds rolled and smoothed up. he
cutters and rollers will suffice to got the
fair green's into shape with seeding IN
spots. and the places TO be used for putting
greens will be rounded down sanded and
seeded By May there will he nine holes
in readiness. the tenth eleventh. third,
fourth fifth. sixth seventh. eighth and
ninth and others will be added 10 the round
as soon as practicable. The fun course
will be
ou,...,. So go s2s so y! ~ IS &c q, sl:o
Tho first and second holes 355 and 200
yards. are plain sailing. a line Of apple
traes dividing the fair greens of the two,
and sand traps being 10 the left OF the sec
ond line OF play and furnishing balls pulled
from the third tee This hole is J29 yards
u
before the green Two outcrops Of granite
TONED by small trees-islauds Of rock that
seem to have been dropped from the heavens
on the meadow-form obstacles that have
forced the curving Of the line Of play here
They are 90 the left and may be avoided
by playing toward the OPPOSITE side as
there i plenty Of room. The fourth, $40
wards. is varied by bunkers only and the
green il backed on three sides by apple
frees The tee for the 1871 yard fifth hole
l.. 10, bn with "A n he rrlpd
and apple trces to tho right. The sixth
is another short one, i43 yards and reached
over a deep ravine and a brook to high
ground Whoever tops here Is in woful
plight
70 make the seventh green the drive il
from hilltop tee back acToss the ravne.
The distance Is 1874 yards and the green IS in
a beautiful glen, forming a "punohbowl,'
into which the golfers may plug the ball
with ease The eighth hole s52 yards Is
the second Of the curved ones "a TO the fair
green. The bend IS for tho approach shots.
and there are rocks on the left with a broad
stretch Of meadow to the right.
The ninth, 4jl yards. Is a very picturesque
hole a brook being crossed on the driver
and the play thereafter through a grassy
hollow mounting upward, with the green
back Of the clubhouse This building is
passed, or stopped az, on the walk TO the
nearby tenth tee from which the play
il down hill for the 200 yards TO the hole.
The eleventh tee is on bluf the play being
through hollow. The hole is Of 452 yards.
Two fun shots should carry the brook.
and the third, # played TO the right will
gain good roll to the green which is in a
valley between high hills. The way to
the left is blocked by rocks and trees, ne
oessitating the third curved line Of play.
The tee for the l67-yard twelfth hole is on
high broken ground, the rough country
extending for sixty yards to the brook.
Then the play il over fine turf, between
trap and high hunkers. 10 the green.
standing on high hill, the play for the
23o-yard thirteenth hole ia 10 p green ~
hollow at the feet Of the players, and this
will b one Of the most popular Of the circuit
OF putting greens. The fourteenth, $50
yards is straghtaway, and also the BIZ
yard fifteenth tho drive from the latter
tee being through a fan shaped opening
IN the woods New ground has been mace
in the woods for the 1s6 yard sixteenth
hole and the clearing is az fsr ahead az
winter work could get il. The tee will he
on an elevation and the fair green 800 yards
wide, the entire LAYOUT suggesting the
ninth hole at Balusrol The seventeenth
hole, 3s3 Yards il in the open, and the home
hole 5i4 yards is varied by DIVE over the
pond. while the second shot must gain the
top Of bluf which is forty feet high. The
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