The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-24
GOLF HANDICAP
 OPENS WEDNESDAY Largest Tournament Ever Held
 In America MEMPHIS THE SCENE How the Stars Are Handicapped. Many Local Players To Be In At
 tendance-The Details
 of the Plan.

The seventh annual championship of the Southern Golf association begins on We'd nesday morning on the course of .he Memphis Country club, located at Bun tyn, just outside the Bluff City.
 If present expectations are justified there will be between 175 and 200 starters in the event, which will make it the largest golf tournament ever played in America. The curtaling of the number of flights, the elimination of three 'losers divisions" and the fact that 32 instead of 16 will qualify in the first flight are IT, engagements of this years programme that will tend to lessen the number of en- tries. This should be offset by the in- creased number of golfers in the south, the central location of Memphis and the fact that the club offers not particu larly hard course and one which should be in perfect condition
 Opening of Tournament.
 The tournament opens with the quail flying round on Wednesday. This affair lasts all day. The lowest 32 qualify Tn the first flight and play for the cham pionship, the next Is qualify for the Dixie 
 The prizes that go along with the quail flying round are the much-sought-after low-score prize-a trophy which has been won for three years running by Law renee Eustis of New Orleans-and the four prizes for the members of the club team making the lowest score.
 Thursday will be given over exclusive Iy to match play rounds and the players in the three main divisions and in the .osers' 16 of the first flight will be mar rowed down to eight in each event.
 Friday the match-play slaughter con tinues In the forenoon the third round of the championship and the second round for the Dixie, Chickasaw and losers eight cup will be played and in the aft ernoon in the semi-inals in all events. On Friday afternoon the annual hanii- cap will be played.
 Saturday sees the final rounds in all events, at 36 holes.
 The banquet and election will be held will be a dinner dance.
 Southern Golf Handicap.
 The handicap committee of the Southern Golf association has completed it's hefty task of handicapping the southern golf CTS. Naturally the work is coming in for considerable criticism, some of the play CTS figuring that they have too ma1y strokes and the rest that they have too few.
 Here is the way the stars are rated:
 Scratch-Laurence Eustis, New Orleaas; Nelson Whitney, lew Orleans.
 Two Strokes-Leigh Carroll, New Or leans; A. M Mallory, Memphis; H. L.. Edwards, Dallas; J. P. Burlington, Mem- pEis; Il. M. Lurton, Jr, Nashville; A. F. Schwartz New Orleans
 Three Strolses-F. G. Byrd, Atlanta; II. H. Cummings, Augusta; Robert Davidson, Chattanooga; Rodman Grubbs, Louisville; w. D. Gaillard, Charleston; D. w. Gaines, Chattanooga; l. Willard Louisville; N. A. Hardee, Savannah; E. F.. Mayberry. Charleston; A. Manson, Darien; c. L.. Nelson, Louisville; c. c. Oliver, Birming- ham; F. O. Tyler, Charleston.
 Four Strokes-R. H. Baugh, Birminy- ham; Ed Davidson, Chattanooga; E. w.. Durant, Jr, Charleston; w. A. Hood, Memphis; F. Spurlock, Chattanooga; w.. P. Stewart, New Orleans; John Waite, Chattanooga; I. W. Read, Nashville; w.. D. Stauffer, New Orleans; F. O. Watts, Nashville.
 Five Strokes-IIarry Adler, Chattanoo- ga Bryan Heard, Houston; c. H. Nun ger, Dallas; T. A. Wilbur, IT,, Charles ton; w. P. Ward, Birmingham