The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
SAN RAFAEL
COLFINC MEN
In HANDICAP
California Women Golfers
Association Plans a
Tournament.
CROOKS GIVES CUP
FOR T0-DAY'S MATCH

The members Of the San Rafael
Golf Club and invited members Of
other clubs will take part to-day in a
handicap competition over eighteen
holes, medal play, on the Marin Coun-
ty course in Happy Valley. Play
will begin at 12 noon- The winner
will receive cup presented by ]. J.
Crooks.
On Tuesday evening next the ladies
Of the San Francisco Golf and Country
Club will take part In a handicap
against bogey, over eighteen holes.
match play
On Monday. the 9Th inst. on the
links of the Cornado Golf Club, at
in the morning, the competition for
the open championship Of Southern
California will begin. AT l. .. mr. the
second eighteen holes win be played.
The last thirty-six holes will be
played on Tuesday, the 7th inst.
morning and afternoon. The compe-
tition is open to all golfers, profess
sional or amateur, whether members
Of the Southern California Golf Asso-
citation or not The player who makes
the lowest medal score for the
seventy-two holes will be the open
champion Of Southern California for
the year, and will receive SIS, II he
is a professional. or plate to an equal
value If he is an amateur. The Sec
ond man will receive $50, the third
$35, the fourth SIS, the fifth $50, and
the sixth $40, amateur players having
no share in these prizes. Suitable
prizes, however. will be given to the
three amateur players who make the
best scores in their class. II being un-
derstood that an amateur winning the
championship shall not capture one
OF the prizes for amateurs as we'll The
entries closed yesterday with j. E.
Cook OF the Los Angeles Country Club,
secretary and treasurer Of the South
ern California Golf Association.
The competition for the women's
championship OF Southern California
will begin on the links OF the Pasa-
dena Country Club on Wednesday
morning. the 18th inst There will be
qualifying round over eighteea
holes, nine in the morning and nine
in the afternoon. medal play. The
eight competitors who make the best
scores will enter the first round, over
nine holes. match play. The final
round will be over eighteen holes. The
entrance fee of s3 must be paid to
j. E Cook. 498 North Alameda street.
Los Angeles, at or before d. m. on
Tuesday, the 14th inst. ..
The California Women's Golf Asso-.
citation has been successfully started
and bids fair to enjoy prosperity. The
organization is the fruit OF the en-
ergy and enthusiasm OF Mrs. r. Gill.
man Brown. and is similar to the
Women's Western Golf Association.
which embraces large number OF
the women golfers Of Chicago and the
neighborhood. The membership Of
the C. W. G. A is made up OF the
various clubs OF the State. divided
into two groups. the northern and
southern Each OF these. groups will
hold an, independent tournament every
six weeks. on the same date. All
these tournaments viii be handtcap
events. and as Just handieappinx viii
be an essential part OF the associa-
tion's work. best scores are being col
lected and collated with a view to Sc
cure equitable ranking OF players ac-
cording to their performances In COM
petition.
The artistic silver cup presented by
Mrs Leroy Nickel for competition
among the ladies of the San Fran
cisco Golf Club was won by Miss
Edith Chesebrough after an exceed
ingly close match with Mrs. J. r..
Clark.