The sun., 1909-11-29
GOLF JOURNEYS FAR AWAY
SOUTH AND SOUTHERN CALI
FORNIA TO MAKE CLAIMS.

FORNIA TO MAKE CLAIMS.
VIII Anderson May he East Next Season
Robert Maxwell Once More Ex-
a pected Here-Ticket or western As
sociation-MyOpia's Perfect Course.
links of the South and of southern Cai-
fornia extend their invitations to Northern
players who seek competitive play through
out the entire year. Unless when the
courses are hidden in snow, there is good
sport in an informal way on the Northern
links in the winter. and when the weather
permits even occasional tournaments on
Christmas. New Years and Washington's
Birthday. But there is n o certainty about
an opportunity for tournament golf in the
North once the Lakewood play is over.
Very soon the tournament dates OF the
South and southern California will be
announced and the golfer on travelling bent
may arrange a circuit OF weekly competi-
tions in which he may try for a prize from
December to April. when he will again be
summoned North by the spring tournaments
at Atlantic City and Lakewood.
The professionals are already at the links
on which they worn in the winter. Per-
ennials are the Ross boys at Pinehurst.
Auchtonlonie at BellaiT, A. II. Fem at
Palm Beach and Will Anderson at st. Angus
tine. but many OF the other courses have
new professional each season. Will Ander-
son. who has been West for four seasons.
Il to seek links in the East for the coming
summer. Four times national and as man y
times Western open champion, not to speak
Of many minor open cham pionships In many
parts OF the country and his victory in the
| recent Portola tournament at San Fran
cisco, Anderson would be a start to any
Eastern club. Oddly enough. although
often entered from Western clubs, Anderson
ship except as an entrsnt from an Eastern
club.
Fred Herreshon in beating out Travis
at Lakewood on Saturday reversed the
situation in the final of the Metropolitan
amateur championship last spring at Apa-
wants. Herr reshoff. the man of the mighty
drives. has played better golf this season
than in any former one. for he has now
an excellent control of the short game
Travis has won more and been runner up
in more tournaments this season than at
any time in his career. which means a great
deal. He Is playing better than ever.
but the many times that victory has been
snatched from him in the final means that
the standard OF the American game is now
very high and that great proficiency IL
H. Chandler Egan has retained his repu-
to Chicago from Louisville in the spring
ness. Egan took his vacation during the
amateur championships and he was the
to defeat. Three tied for low score in the
qualifying round at ISL and Egan did t52.
Those he beat before meeting Gardner
the last named the fsvorite to win the
title.
The nert Rriti.h amateur cbamnor.h;n
will be played At Hoylake in the week be-
ginning May 30 and the open champion
rumor is again current that Robert Max
well. British amateur champion in 1909
sfa snd again Il this year both wins at Muir
| and that he may play in the South this
winter.
President Thompson has positively re-
COMMITTEES OF the Western Golf Associa ton
dent den as Horace 'qS Smith Smith NassTille; vice. Tiee-
yresident T: A. Engler. Glen View; secre-
@ ssSsuren @aff Charles ~ soSih MidloSss ssGre
Wendell Hertig. .Minnea polls: Clarence
Pists6Sig and John d. cady. Moiine. mi. =
Afier sixteen years Of indefa BILE study
and labor on the course. the Myopia COM
mittee now rests content. A course of
over 4, 200 yards has been crea ted and Hattie
cha aged as a monument to American golfng
enterprise. The side ps and fast greens.
with the adoption Of the principle that the
| should be able to reach the putting green
only one stroke behind the mighty driver.
0hs 1.s oST our
tainly the hardest course in the country and
the most interesting to play. over.
i'm mproSements sc on ,'l the lyopis links Ef %%st
be seen to be appreciated" says Ralph
sol. II sse y.Iss vsEy s1ei
player can reach the green in two strokes
and a mediocre player can get there in three
| strokes. Take the brilliant player He must
drive $50 yards and he must keep stra ieht
| The tee is on an EN- minence, so that $50 yards
d not asking too much under normal con-
After this perfect drive comes the
n. snd shs TSM Of bSeks ss so6 os
OF the ground in the most natural way and
extends some eighty yards along. the links.
oo o6ons pit hs
made, and that's the rub, The pit must be
carried With the second shot to reach the
| but the problem is infinite and thefrisk is
great II is temptation TO take the three
ton to get there in two strokes. II a player
gets on the line 70 the right of or behind
the hillocks he will find a,problem in bunkers
| that will disturb his soul.
Again, to make the home hole more
Interesting. a bunker has been cut into
| the green, which means that the drive 2
must be placed and must be very long
| TO give the player q commanding view
| and shot to the flag. By the Introduction
| Of two bunkers the home hole has become
| an entirely different problem
| Myopia has on four occasions been the
| scene OF the open championship, and as
| aolfng opinion seems TO be that Massa-
chusetts should have the fixture newt.
| Il would be great IL the course should be
in use for the amateur championship OF
1910
Az an aftermath to the tournament there
| was an interesting four ball match yester-
day at the Country Club OF Lakewood in
| which Fred Herrcshon and Findlay Douglas
were opposed to Jerome Travers and W r.
Simons OF Dyker Meadow. The former
pair had the more strength, Dou glas II IL
said getting ~ on his own hook, and they
won by up and to play.
An open tournament for professionals
and amateurs will he held at the course cf
the Atlanta Athletic Association on Decem-
Der 10 and IL. IL will be az seventy-two
holes. medal play. with cash prizes for the
| professionals.
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