The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-09

PRONOUNCES MYOPIA THE BES11
COURSE IN THE World.
Says II Leads In Turf as Well as Placing OF
Holes and Hazards. Even Over 81. An
dreWs-Open Tournaments Drawing
Near Van COrtlandt Links 10 Reopen.

Holes and Hazards. Even Over II. An
dreWs-Open Tournaments Drawing
Near Van COrtlandt Links TO Reopen.
Deed an I'm playin' in thirty-four open
championships an ken a tn gowfers sin
they we're once BARNS. said Andrew KirEaldy,
tho great st. Andrews golfer, in foregathering
with some friends at New York on the eve
of sailing for his home. He has now put
himself on record in Il manly way on the
merits Of Myopia as Il test of golf and pro-
nounces II the best course in the world
Our professionals, resident or home bred.
have said many things to many dinerent
green committees, for a soft answer turneth
away no Job, and in this diplomacy they have
the precedent set by Old Tom to follow. whose
latest course was always dubbed the best IN
some respect Of Great Britain. On a strict
poll, however, the professionals would vote
for Myopia M the first course In the East,
Wheaton in the West, Aiken in the SOUTH
and the Lambton Country Club links. Toronto.
the best in the North, or else Ekwanok. mat
two of the four, Myopia and Aiken. owe their
excellence TO the efforts of the one amateur
has long been known--a sportsman,w who played
a1d studied golf here and abroad before
undertaking to put his Ideas into a course
with the detail and thoroughness that have
made him a leader at field sports, yachting.
fishing and shooting. lie has had a free
hand and the hearty cooperation OF ms clnD
committees. besides having the support
of a brainy professional, John Jones. both
at MyOpia aud Aiken.
Andrew Kirkaldy's criticism is at the close
of an article on The Beginning OF MY Coll"
in GoH Musirofsd of March 30. He writes:
Now, before ] finish this article on the
beginning of nv own golf | would very gladly
take the opportunity, if I may. to make a
short reference to the splendid trip which
| have Just lately returned from in America
and Mexico in company with Alex heru'
rowland Jones and Jack White. The two
last named came away home much sooner
than Herd and | did, We two were together
the whole time and travelled in all, ! believe.
about / 1000 miles. and | must say that wher-
ever we went, either to play or Just to
examine some course. we were always treated
in the very kindest and most hospitable man
ner possible.
without in any way wishing to depreoiate
the merits OF any of the many courses We
played over during our tour, would lust
like to say that there was one in particular
which, in my humble opinion. took the first
place among them all. and this was that
known as the Myopia links, at Hamilton.
can truly say, without, hesitat ion,, that it is
in all my experience Of golf, not excepting
even st. Andrews and other first class courses
is shown in every possible way, both in the
quality Of the turf and the putting. greens.
and also, in the most pertect manner IN MhtGn
placing of holes and hazards, for every, hole
there Is in itself a sp;endidly true and req!
,Tis. SI 'f ie e %merica M' and IntI i Thank s'1 them f'a ali
again for all their great kindness to US,
The highest praise nat VII AnderS0n'
the noted inland green. when he got back
from ENGLAND a iortnight agS Biz was "a u to say
but lie thought the English course had better
turf. kirkaldy is NOT 90 deprecatory on the
Myopia turf. although he 6 did n not see ! at the
donald quest for the IDEAL golf holes SING,
the news that he will be, at ,Hoyleke for the
SION that he Is to start in the British press on
the ideal holes for the new ball has go faI rot
materialized. II would be odd. indeed. II
Kirkaldy has been right on his game since
getting back to st. Andrews. The latest
budget of news from there states that Oh
Tom. now So, continues 70 improve in health,
and that Kirkaldy, in a match with the anna
teur, Henry Gets. made the amazingly fine
round of 36, @-7l.
A New York golfer is TO patent a little
machine by which a PLAYER may brand his
Identification. Ii desired, The machine may
be carried in the golf has and the hall STAMPED
g. bef t1ne nt tie Geo co'm 0r HitH", day "a it ,orten hap
pens that TO properly identify a ball before
playing viii be an adyant2se TO a PLAYER and and
although il suggests the Jest ing demand Of
Francis Wilson for a golf ball that will squeak
man OF inventive mind. quoted recently in
the Birmingham .Nd,i, who is a non player,
but who believes the ideal ball should emit
smoke when at rest to mark its locality.
The public links al Van Cortlandt Park will
b. rCopened to-day after a months rest
" lille Dunn, the 1894 American open chain
pion. will be regularly at the course 20 coach
beginners. aud also Tom Wells, who has been
at the links for the past two seasons.