New-York tribune., 1906-04-24
ON THE GOLF LINKS.
Conditions for Metropolitan and
InterschoIastic Cham monships.

The programme for the eighth annual cham
pionship tournament of the Metropolitan Golf
Association, to he held on the links of the ST.
Andrews's Golf Club on May %, a - and 26
was announced yesterday by the tournament
committee. consisting of Paul Wilcox. chair
man; Arden NJ. Robbins and Charles F. Wat
There will be a qualifying round of thirty-six
holes medal play the first thirty-two players to
continue on for the championship and the third
and fourth sixteens for special prizes. The de-
feated sixteen of the first thirty-two will con-
tinue for the Presidents Cup. Only players
having rating of seventeen or less on the
Metropolitan Golf Association handicap list
eligible to compete.
In addition to the championship there will be
a metropolitan club pairs four-ball match at
eighteen holes medal play. The teams wifi be
made up of two players, both of whom must be
members of the same club All members of
clubs without regard to handicap are eligible
to compete in this event, and any club may
enter more than one team. The following prizes
have been offered:
Metropolitan Golf Association Championship
Plate.-On this plate shall be inscribed each
year the name OF the winner of the tournament
of that year. and it shall be held during the
rest of the year by the club which the winner
may have represented. Should this plate be
won three times by any player or players Of any
one club it shall become the property of that
club.
Metropolitan Golf Association Championship
Gold Medal To be awarded to the winner of
the championship: a gold medal to be awarded
TO the runner-up; a gold medal for best score
in qualifying round gold medal to be pre-
sented to the winner of the third sixteen; a gold
medal to be presented TO the winner of the
fourth sixteen. The Presidents Cup to be pre-
sented TO the winner of the defeated sixteen OF
the first thirty-twO
Metropolitan Golf Association club pairs four
ball match-Two gold medals. to be awarded to
the winners of the club pair four ball match;
banner TO be given TO the club represented by
the winners
Metropolitan Golf Association handicap-A sill
yer cup to be awarded to the winner of the
handicap; gold medal to be awarded 10 the
player turning IN the best gross score.
The thirty-six hole qualifying round will be
followed by eighteen hole match play rounds,
except the final, which will be at thirty-six
holes. On the last day there will also be an
eighteen hole medal play handicap.
Charles II. Seey. OF the Wee Burn Golf Club
is the present Metropolitan Golf Association
champion. He won his title year ago over the
Fox Hills Golf Club links, defeating Archie
Graham OF the North Jersey Country Club In
the final round.
Entries for the championship must be made
through secretaries Of clubs and will close at
the office of the secretary of the association No
- Broad street, on Saturday. May 10 at noon
Entrance fee ~ for each player must accom-
pany entry. Drawings ana times of starting
pairs will be announced later
With commendahe energy the schooIbovs
have issued an attractive programme for the
annual interscholastic golf championship tour
nament to be held on May L. 1S and 10 over
the links Of the Garden City Golf Club The in
dividual championship will start on Nfa,, II
with eighteen hole medal play ouaufvino
round the first sixteen qualify for the tt,1a
and the second sixteen for the consolation en-,
in succeeding rounds at match play A taan
match will be played in conjunction with tha
preliminary round. The usual prizes are offeraG
Entries will close on Wednesday, Nav ana
should he addressed to Clifford A. punnine e.
Paurs School, Garden City, Long Island %
The National Freight Traffic Golf Association has
decided the dates for three tournaments to be
held urder its auspices this season, Virginia Hot
Springs is he the OF the Southern cham
nonship. May "a, Is and Is, four to qualify in an
eighteen-hole medal round The Eastern champion
ship is scheduled at the Fox Hills Golf cub on
June 20 y and % while the National Freight Traf-
hc title is TO be settled at the Midlothian links
near Chicago. October q, % and 26. The national
is now held by Lloyd Lewis.