The sun., 1909-01-30
GOLF.
Women's Metropolitan Meeting-Great
Changes at Shinnecock links.

One day tournaments will again have th'
call over team matches In the Women
Metropolitan Golf Association this season
This was decided at the annual meeting
held yesterday at the home OF Mrs. Charlie,
L,Tinany. The clubs represented aud thelr
delegates were;A Apawamis, Mrs. &. I. Stout
Baltusrol Mrs. W. Fellowos MorRaa and
Miss NJ Harrison; Ardsley. Mrs. Maurice
Heckschcr; Dyker Meadow, Mrs. II. r
whitney; Englewood. Miss Julia r. MiN
Mrs. T.. =. Sanford and Mrs. u. W. Cullan
Dunwoodie. Mrs Frayne: Rdgewood Mrs
Frances Wilson aud Mrs Charles Hazlet on
Monclair. Mrs, +. T.. Donohuc and Mrs
r. q. Smith; Nassau, Mrs &. J.. Tiffany
( Richmond County. Mis-. H. I. BOody and
Miss W. II. Pouch.
! IL was voted To play i.e next tri-match
for the Griscom cup at the Baltusrol Golf
/ club on June 10 and II. As customary,
although the Womcns VI. q. 4. has no power
In the matter. the championship Of the
Women's Eastern Golf Association will he
held on the two preceding days. The fol-
lowing officers we're elected;
President, Mrs. G. T.. tiffany; v'rc president
Mrs. l.. y. sanford; treasurer Miss ". A Irving
secretary. Miss Marie T.. Harrison, nfth member
OF executive committee
The Scarsdalc Golf Club was elected 10
courses for ono day tournaments and a
schedule will bc made M. The selection
Of the course for the Women's NJ q. A,
championship was left to tho executive
committee.
The Country club Of Lakewood course
has been IN splendid condition throughout
tho wihler. win clear weather to-day II
should he again good enough for even a
tournament.
The enterprise Of the new green com.
mlttee or the ShinnecoCk Hills Golf Club
Chester Griswold, Adrian n. Iarkin and
Joseph Y. Clark in changing tees and max
ing pot bunkers has so shocked some Of the
had special meeting called AT the Downtown
'lub to talk over matters. The outcome
was favorable to the COMMITTEES, hut no
further changes will he made until after the
course il reopened on May 20. That the
line OF play on several holes was TO he altered
was the chief hair raiser to the conseTva-
tiyes.
Tho changes talked OF and that have been
made include two pits 10 the left of the
second green, with one to the right and
another beyond the sixth green, There Is
y big pit for a sliced drive on the seventh
hole, The. eighth green has been moved
10 the hollow rear the ninth tee aud tho
yards. Another big pit has been dug on !
the line Of play to the tenth hole, but this /
i not az popular as the other changes. Tor |
roll could be Ind to the green. There Is a .
large pit to the right Of the eleventh green (
On the twelfth there are two pits through /
" hich the second shot must he played. The |
ifteenth has been heightened by moving .
The tee to beyond the fourteenth green,
v hich neCessitates the second shot being at
night angles. a Scotch characteristic ia.
niliar here at Oakland and Onwentsia \
plt has been placed on the way TO the seven
eeenth TO catch poor second stroke.
eighteenth tee. As IL is the course has been
attended to over 5000 yards and the pots
nave made IL a more difficult one. pump
NC engine has been put up near the old
v indmill. something long needed o properly
ater the greens, for the distance from the
water works has not given
,oWer enough for a forCeful stream through
he pipes from green to green. The club
he Officers arc c. C. Ciark president! Il
L. Robertson, vice pres icent. r. \. SNOW.
eCretary. and j. Bowers Lee. treasurer |
he slogan OF the players AT the annual :
ornaments vii have To be changed now /
rom over " under the sand dunes. ,