New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
ON THE GOLF LINKS.
Programme Out for Open Cham
piOnShp at PHILADELPHIA.

The programme is out for the thirteenth annual
open championship tournament Of the United States
Golf association, to be held the links of the
Philadelphia Cricket Club on June 20 and Il Con-
duons call for seventy-tvo holes of medal play.
thirty-siX holes TO be played on Thursday June 90
and like number on the following day Contest
ants whose scores at the finish of the first days
play exceed by fifteen strokes the tenth place shall
not continue in the competition.
There will be ten prizes as follows: First $500;
second $50; third $500; fourth $50; fifth SO; sixth
$780, seventh. $50; eighth. $4O NINTH $50 and tenth
~ II an amateur finishes in the money he Will
get the equivalent in plate. In 1902 Walter J.
Both Findlay S. Douglas and H. Chandler Egan
n4Ee atso finished in The money in previous years
present open champion. After knocking at the door
over the links Of the OTWentsia Golf club. near
chicago. when he returned the record of 295
Alec Smith viii be unable to defend his title this
year as ne sailed for England Wednesday to
ea rSet another Try in the open chamgonSp
an Indifferent showing when he competed at St
Andrews but he promises to make amends this
derson will be the favorites Willie Smith is the
professional at the Mexico City Country Club, but
to play. - '1s'
The first district team match OF the season under
the auspices OF the Womens Metropolitan Golf AS
ISOLATION Will be played to-day at the Knollwood
Country Club. Miss Elsa Hurbut, of the Morris
County Golf Club, is captain of the A team and
Mrs >. r Lenerts, Of the EnglewOOd Golf Club
are sealed In envelopes, which will not be opened
until shortly before the hour for starting the
match There will he fourteen or fifteen on n side
and the Nassau point system of scoring will be
The advertising golfers are preparing to have
royal time at the Fox Hills Golf Club on Wednes-
day. The programme calls for an eighteen-hole
medal play handicap in the morning and a best
bail handicap foursome In the afternoon. Gold
silver and bronze medals will be awarded in both
competitions,
The schedule Of the North Jersey Country Club
includes home and home team matches with the
Hackensack Golf Club, Rldgewood Golf Club and
Yountakah Country Club. There will he something
all the prizes have been donated by tho members
The schedule Of the Hackensack Golf Club en-
braces list Of competitions from May 80 to the
latter part of October For starter there viii be
an 1s-hoe medal play handicap. to be played in the
morning Of the opening dav. and those who return
the two best net scores will meet AT 18-hole match
play the same afternoon. There will also be mixed
foursomes B-hole handicap during the afternoon
as well putting contest.
The club championship will Begin on Saturday
June -. with 1S-hole qualifying round the best
sixteen to continue ut match play. w. II Watt
has presented prize for The best selected score
such Score TO be taken from cards returned in club
competitions during the season. A team match
with the North Jersey Country Club Will be de-
cided over the Iiackensack links on July p.