Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
GOLF CRACKS TO PLAY
Preparing for a Big Week at
Pinehurst. ~
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PINEHCRST, N c.. February IA biz
week of golf has been arranged in connec-
ton with the local clubs annual ST. vaien-
tines match play tourney. which continues
through February IA. is. 10 and IL. the
event being preceded by two days profess
.sional golf for a purse OF 500. 500, $50.
500 and $50.
seventy-two holes. medal play, will be
played, eighteen holes morning and after
noon on Monday and Tuesday. the 18th and
18th. and the big field OF contestants Will
include the English professionals now
touring this country, Sandy Herd. Andrew
Kirkaldy. Jack White and Roland Jones.
and score or more OF leading Americans,
including Open Champion Willie Anderson.
Alex Smith, Bernard and Gilbert Nichols,
Alex Campbell. Jack Jolly. George Low,
David Ogelvie, Walter Fovargue, A. IL.
Fem, Alex Findlay. Donald and Alex Ross
and others.
The contest will. without question. be the
biggest and most important professional
golf event of the entire winter. and the
only opportunity offered TO see the English
visitors matched against the leading Ameii-
can professionals
The St. Valentines tourney will begin
Wednesday morning with an eighteen-hole
qualification round, gold medal being
offered for the best score and a big field
of entries, including leading amateurs from
many sections, is assured, including many
of the participants in the recent midwinter
tournament and large delegations from
Washington, Pbila delphia, Pittsburg. New
York and Massachusetts.
Four divisions are provided for by the
Presidents, Secretary's, Treasurer's and
Captains cups. and special cups will be
given for additional sixteens. There will
also be cups for the runners up in each
division and cups for the winners of con-
solutions in each division made up OF those
defeated in the first round OF match play.
PALM BEACH, Fla, February IA
bunch OF the worlds best golfers Will
shortly be competing here. Handicap and
scratch events are slated for the next two
months, but the two days that a majority
of the golfers are looking forward to are
Friday and Saturday. February is and II
On the first day there is to be thirty
six-hole medal play championship tourna-
ment open to amateurs and professionals
and an International flavor will be lent to
the affair. Among the foreigners who are
to compete are Alec Herd, Andrew Kirkal-
dy, Jack White and Rowland Jones, all or
whom have been playing In Mexico City.
On the second day the pros" and ANA
teurs are to team up in Scotch foursomes
AUGUSTA, Ga, February 3.-There will
be golf contests for men and women in
March on the links of the Augusta Country
Club. On Saturday, March 3, there Will be
thirty-six holes of medal play for three
prizes, open to professionals and amateurs.
There will be an open tournament for
amateurs in each of the three following
weeks, an announcement that should at
tract many visitors. Following are the con-
ditions:
March 5-10-Eighteen-hole qualifying ana
handicap match play for Bon Air and con-
ISOLATION cups. with cup for each sixteen.
Cup TO each runner-up.
March 12-l7-Presldent's cup 10 winner
and Vice Presidents to runner-up Sixteen
to qualify for handicap match plays final at
thlrty-six holes.
March 19-24-Wipner and runner-up cups
Sixteen to qualify for scratch match-piay
for the two cups. Final at thirty-six holes.
All play Will be III the afternoon, except
on Saturday.