New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
NASSAU LINKS CHOSEN.
WTl Be Scene of Metropolitan Golf
Association Championship.

The Nassau Country Club has been awarded
rne 1907 championship tournament OF the Metro
polinan Golf Association. This was decided on
AZ meeting OF the executive committee yester-
DAY. u VIII be the second time that. the tourna-
knsut has been held over the course near Glen
Cove. In 1900 the Metropolitan Golf Associa-
Son held SITS amateur championship at Nassau
and fbs event was by Walter j. Travis. who
6ereated Herbert NJ. Hartman in the hnal
round
Another matter taken Up at the meeting yes
tsrdsy was the proposed Eastern open cham
psnnship tournament In accordance with the
decision rendered at the recent annual meeting,
the committee drafted letter which viii be
sent 20 the golf associations OF ssachusetts
and Philadelphia. asking thar cooperation.
II was learned after the meeting that every
saeuber Of the committee favored a continue
Son OF the Metropolitan Golf Association open
Championship: consequently. there viii be no
SORROW among the local committeeman should
anything happen TO prevent the arranging Of an
an-Eastern tournament The officials of the
local association had feared their latest efforts
might not be Wen received by the Eastern Pro-
fessional Golfers Association, but letter re-
rest all such fOrebodings The letter stated that,
while the professional body would probably
sbandon It's championship tournament IN the
event OF the other being arranged, II would do
60 willingly as II would be only too pleased to
have the Metropolitan Golf Association interest
ftself in such an affair.
Golfers IN this section have always regarded
ths Nassau course one OF the best in the East,
despite the fact that IL was unfaVorably critl-
cssed by the Oxford Cambridge team at the time
Of the latters visit 70 this country in 1903 When
the tees are put back the eighteen-hoe circuit
covers playing length OF close to 6.200 yards.
Whatever may be said for against the links,
practically unfaTorable criticism can be made
Of the putting greens. The latter are things
Of beauty. always well covered. always true.
There are a number OF interesting holes The
second, 500 yards UP grade. is considered a
good 3, as poor direction receives Just punish
mont ~ graH civTfh ar both oog
shot holes. the latter especially, since the deep
trap dug guarding the green. This means
trouble for the players when the wind is in
one Of the most popular holes is the cir
Gus" as the seventh is called. The green Is in
a oeep punch bowl formation. and while the dis
tance from tee to flag is only 1GO yards, the
least mistake in the drive makes the hole the
hardest kind OF 8 II ell depends upon the
wind Whether a masllie, mi6iron or cleel IS
used from The tee.
The ninth hole up the hin is a difficult 4. and
the well guarded sixteenth hole requires a clever
second shot TO hold the green. The short pond
hole is only 40 yards, but II has caused hun
dreos Of cards 20 be thrown away When the
water was drained or 2 year ago the caddies
Jerome D Travers. the metropolitan cham
Iion learned to play at Nassau. He likes the
the national open champion, finds him a hard
7nan 90 beat The amateur record for the links
Us 69. made by Travers.
The annual meeting OF the NFon+ria,r cscaS
Club was held on Tuesday evening. The reports
presented showed a satisfactory condition Of af-
fairs. There has been a large increase IN the
membership during the last year the resident
limit Of membership-two hundred aad fifty
has been reached. and there are several appn-
cauts on the waiting list. The following officers
and committees were elected for the ensuing
Sear
Board OF governors-President, H H Sptes,
T1os-president, 7. W. Stephens; secretary and
treasurer, walter Brown; captain, W. T. Cross;
G. D. Backus, ". B. Per1ey, Paul Wilcox q r.
Iroste and J. A Kelsey
Greens con1nittee-PaJ1 wilcox, W. 7. Cross
afro J. A Kelsey.
House oOrnmfttee-w. B. Per1ey. C. Y. proste
nod W. Brown.
eInbersbip committee-C. d. Backus, II W
Otephens and J. A Kelsey.
Tournament comuittee-w. T. Cross Paul
wncox and w. Brown