New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
WOMEN TO HOLD LINKS
PLAY FOR TITLE TO-DAY.
British Champion to Meet AmeTican
Cracks on MeriOn Course.

Golfers from far and will be directing their
gaze toward Philadelphia this week, the attraction
being the fifteenth annual championship tourna-
ment of the United States Golf Association Tor
women. The scene OF action will be the links or
the Merton Cricket Club, the same place that
claimed the attention OF the women five years ago.
when the metropolitan district did itself proud
by furnishing the champion and the runner-up'
Miss GeOFgianna Bishop and Mrs. z. F. Sanford
In the present tournament a start will be made
this morning with an eighteen-hOle medal play
testing round. and the best thirtytwO players VIII
continue on at match play. one round each day.
AS the entry list shows. champions and ex-chan-
pions have rallied this year In an endeavor to win
the coveted title and incidentally possession OF the
Robert Cox trophy. The favortes are expected
10 well in the qualifying round more espe-
cialy as the Merton course is Ear from exactins
II rarely happens that a woman OF we'll known
ability fails 20 qualify is frequently the case IN
the mems amateur event. The reason for this Is
that the fields are smaller and the difference in
standard Of play greater, so that good woman
player has to be decidedly off her game in order to
finish outside the first tnirty-two- The lowest
score ever made by woman In championship
qualifying round in this country the s. re-
turned by Miss Harriet S. Curtis at Chevy Chase
a year ago When the last played at
Merton there a triple tie for low score between
Miss Louise Vanderhoef. Miss Fl. s. Curtis and
Miss Lottie bod, at 90, while 1o7 managed to get
into the match play.
UnquestIonably, Miss Dorothy Campbell OF North
Berwick. champion of Great Britain; her club
mate, Miss Frances Teacher; Mrs c. T. Stout, of
the Richmond County Country Club, former na-
tionaI and metropolitan title holder; Miss Kate
Harley, present national champion; Miss Margaret
Curtis and her sister Harriet, Miss Mary b.
Adams, champion of the WOmen's Eastern Golf
Association, and Miss Bishop will claim chief at
tentiOn.
Following is a summary of former championship
1895 Meadow Brook. Long Island. November
NJ Mss y ~ sarssas ESSEX count mt III Ii
1S96-Morris County Golf Club. Convent. \. J, Octo
Hoyt shinHecoci who defeated Mrs A. Turnure Shin
necoek: up and TO play in the d1al round Low
lsa7Ese % coTnty Club Man9heS5Gr Mas august
Shinnecock. who defeated Miss y. Sargent. Essex
score in qusiifylng round an Miss Hoyt los
ls9S-Ardsley Golf Club, ON the Hudson. October II
shinnecock. who defeated Miss Maud K. Wetmore
IN qSans III 1o19d Miss Ho @ os round 10"
Der 10 to IA (sixteen quaIihedI-W by Miss Ruth
Inderhlll Nassau Country Club, who defeated Mrs.
n tn the fnsl round Low score IN qualifying round.
,.Ss- IGoo-hn9sf9e ' e2lf Gg5 Agggs as 70 SEP
conn Merton Cricket nb e}eaSes MISS Gus
nnal round. Low score IN the qualifying round Miss
Golf Club October to IL Sixteen
Try Club defeated Miss Lucy Heron Cincinnati. by
qualifying round. Miss Margaret curtis Miss Iucy
Heron Mrs E A Nanice and Miss NJ r Adams
19o2-The Country club BroOkline. September 20 to
october 4-Won by Miss Genevieve Heckar. Apavams.
who defeated Miss Louisa A. Wells, Rrooklne up
and 5 10 play, in the final round in
qualifying round, Miss Margaret Curtis and Miss
Wells So
By cHs 1s nhonS m een Ss 70
who defeated Miss j. Anna Carpenter Westward Ho
up and to play. in the final round. Low score in
ley a.
10 20 1WS8 SEiG S5 Mss gS Haysf9Td
lawn, who defeated Mrs E F. Sanford. Essex County
Country Club, . up and TO play. n final round
Low score IN qualifying round. Miss Lottie Dod Eng
land; Miss Louise Nanderhoef and Miss Harriet
tis, 90 Pay-of won by Miss Vanderhcef.
1905-Morris County Golf Club Convent. n J.
Der 70 14-Wop by Miss Pauline Mackay. OAKLEY
who defeated Miss Margaret Curtis. Essex County.
up IN the ANAL round Low in qualifying round
Miss Georgianna NJ Bishop and Miss NJ Curtis. 81
1SO6-Brae Burn Country Club. West Newton Mass
October 70 13-Won by Miss Harriet s Curtis Essex
County Club. who defeated Miss Mary B. Adams
Wollaston up and to play in the hnal round Low
190I-Midlothian Country Club. Island
October to 12-Won by Miss Margaret Curtis Who
defeated Miss Harriet Curtis Essex County, Z Tp and
to play in the hnaI round. score in o1aIifvfn-
round Miss NJ Curtis. %
19oS-Chevy Chase Club Chevy Chase Nd October
10 to 24-Won by Miss Kate Harley. Fall River who
defeated Mrs T II. Polhemus Richmond County Coun-
try Club, up and = to play. in the
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