The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-26
GOLF.
Atlantic City Changes Its Dates TO May
The Women'S MIDDLE.

Of1cial confirmation is omised This week
of Mrs. Charles l.. Tinany's statement that
the inaugural championship OF the Women's
Eastern Golf Association is to be at the Nassau
Country Club. Mrs. Tiffany is a member
there and may be prejudiced but she and the
club folks seem to think the matter all settled.
The golhng world must await in as much
serenity az possible the meeting of MIS-. San
ford's committee. To ignore the opportunity
to play at the Atlantic City Country Club was
a blunder in the opinion of many, for as the
opening venture a special publicity and
flourish OF trumpets would have been in order,
but instead the solid comfort and comparative
quiet OF the Nassau country Club have been
preferred.
President HemslIv and Secretary Edge of
the Atlantic City Country Club have returned
from a Florida jaunt. The tournament for
men, usually about Easter each year, will not
be held until the first or second week in May.
probably May 10, II and u. II viii follow
nicely after the Lakewood and Southern
tournaments. while it is just in time to give
the asplrants for the Metropolitan Golf Assoc
citation tournament at st, Andrews, May 1920.
an opportunity to get some sharp games in
competition.
The names Of the Nassau Country Club and
the Atlantic City Country Club have been so
often mentioned in connection with women's
golf this spring that an impression may be
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them. Nothing could be further from this
truth. The most good humored and COM
panionable spirit. the proper club spirit.
exists between the two clubs and their mem
bers. At the annual meeting Of the United
States Golf Association in January the two
clubs were the only ones TO make bids in
the time honored way. for the, women 3
links for the championships was lett to the
executive committee. with power 10 aci, but
the offer of Nassau and spoke in support of
Atlantic City's request. The committee.
which had Lifted up the Brae Burn Country
associate membership thai, afternoon, had
now only the REQUEST OF the Atiantic tity
Country Gu TO consider, without, violating
three weeks later the committee awarded the
national championship 70 Brae Burn. There
in the c%lubable spirit, especially as ne Eastern
Women's Golf Association had tent atiyely
announced that their first championship was
I'VE naturally feel, " states an Atlantic City
Country Club member, that the United States
Golf Association went out of its way in the
matter of the women,s Championship. and
even at that did not please the majority OF
the women golfers: A. ne sane time we
matter, simply expressing our Willingness Tor
The event and not following up the offer In
anyCth.ehr s v 9sa shape ef or t iEPl9 tn eef a2n 2 We s1nee'
Golf Association We have gladly made a
tender Of our course. understand, there
are a number Of others that have likewise
been offered, and whatever action their COM
mittee decides on will he entirely satisfactory
10 us and TO our women PLAYERS, lf they
come here we will make every effort TO make
their stay a pleasan mt one. just as any club
would do. We think the Philadelphia women
are very much for Atlantic City. Our course
is certainly an ideal one for women. giving
ideal testing golf and being easier to get
around on than some courses on rougher
and more rolling ground
Miss Rhona Adair is displa wing a very fine
game at B%iarritz,. winning in handicaps. AZ
piay. Joe Lloyd. the MASSACHUSETTS, pro-
fe%ssional bird Of passage. has laid out a course
elsewhere from Arnaud Massey, tho only
homebred golf French pro.