The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-20
new CONDITIONS IN GOLF.
COMMITTEE has ALTERED ANA
TEUR CHAMPIONSHIP METHOD.

Qualifying Round Of Thirty-six Holes. Half
on the First and Eighteen on Second
| Day-Thiriy-two to Keep On-Money
Division in Professional Matches.
| An agreement has been reached by the ex-
| eoutlve committee OF the United States Golf
/ Association on the conditions TO govern
| the amateur championship. The event at
| Wheaton will begin with thirty-six hole
] qualifying round. eighteen holes on the first
and eighteen holes the second day. Tho
! thirty-two making the lowest scores will
! qualify for match play. which will DO at
/ eighteen hole rounds to tina final. which will
be at thirty-six holes. The change il In
! accordance with the motion introduced by
! Walter J. Stern OF st. Andrews and passed
| by the delegates at the annual meeting.
| The new conditions mean five days Of brisk
golflng. In which one bad round will kill OF
a player. but II Is really getting closer to the
! real game. just as a week OF thtrty-sin hole
rounds puts too much OF a premium ON train
ing and endurance.
After all said John Reid. Sr.. at tho
| amateur championship Of 1889 at Onwentsia.
when John. Jr.. finished up over Walter
J. Travis in the morning but lost in the after
noon, i am inclined TO believe that eighteen
holes Ia the true game OF golf" There was
| a personal shade to his criticism. but the
! championships since, in all their changes Of
method, have demonstrated in their results
the business OF Mr.. Reid q criticism. Now
the United States Golf Association has re-
solved to try the plan, and after the two
days Of medal play the thirty-two to survive
viii have merely a pleasing tournament
itinerary to follow. with the opportunities
fair to all and plenty OF time to play the
matches.
GRANTED that there will be at least 100
starters There were 1873 last yearl a chorus
OF protests is likely 10 arise at Wheaton. with
the posting Oh the scores. 10 suggest inc lhulsh
p ma 80 But But as as all know in advance that
thirty-two only are 70 keep on. the outburst
viii have no real Justification. 10, matter
how many may enter, there VIII be time
enough for all TO 60 eighteen holes. norderly
and careful play, on the first day. Then the
who have no chance to make Up Their losses
from the second days play. but even II this
ay relied To weed e out the roTn Bope
Yet even II all should start again. there would
be time enough for heTounds. 80 that for the
first time the stress OF goliing against time
has been eliminated from the qualifying
| round.
According To Frank NJ Wilson sccre,,rv
must be between teams Of SIX. but by agree
choose In each match. But defaults may be
claimed when team appears with less than
six players. which. as the count ia to be on
i loes Of three ' points to the short team The
condition to permit the Increase Of the teams
should work well In mitigation OF the greatest
objection TO frequent team matches at the
crowded links-that they keep from the
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| grounds at the end Of the season. however,
the wantso OF the poIo men ae we'll as the golfers
! will be suitably provided for next year
The club has 1--WE years more Of It's lease on Pco
! UeIehta. but the land has become so valu-
able that money may be made by selling out
! The lease.
| H. Chandler Egan the amateur gou chhnl.
| plon. sailed on the Prlnzess Irene on SATURDAY.
| Tor naples. lie VII! DC oRoK IN tlne lor com
mencenent week az harvard In June, ana,
according TO his positive statement, Ar. Egnn
| viii not engage In any tournament play while