New-York tribune., 1909-07-05
IN THE GOLF LINKS
SARGENT PLANS TOUR.
Open Champ pion to Make Trip, Plan
ing Exhibition Matches.

P4ans are making whereby George SARGENT tn,
national open golf champion. will shortly be en-
gagged in a series OF exhibition matches. As re-
SUIT OF MS recent wonderful OF seventy
TWO holes In the EngIewood tournament Sargent re-
ceived various offers to play on well known links.
and that was what prompted him to launch into the
enterprise 70 the extent OF practically giving Il hia
entire attention.
age the tour the plan being to start about the mid
dle OF this month After going through New Eng
lahu the champion will work westward approxf-
1lateiy the early part Of August. leaving part OF
september and October for New York and Phila-
deiphia territory Sargent proposes to play pro-
Iessional or an amateur, the best ball OF pro-
ressional and amateur; IN fact such form OF
match as the club engaging his services may with
Inc new utlehoder born in Brockhar. Sur
rey' England. on August 3 1889. and started In az
caddie at EPSON at the age Of six When twslvs
years old he started to learn club making with
Tom McWatt at Epson. and remained IN the lat
ters shop for SIX years From there Sargent wsrt
70 Canton. acting clubnlaker. professional and
eeacner under Harry Vardoa- While there the new
champion played good deal with vardon. and
learned much from this great golfer.
After leaving Canton Sargent accepted an en-
gasenent as private professional Sir Edgar VIM
cent al Esher, Surrey and from there he went 70
the Duwsbury Golf Club remaining four years His
next move was 10 come to America putting IN three
years at Ottawa. Canada. Last spring Sargent
staid two months with H H. Barker the Garden
City professional Tie champion plays with
dura weight clubs. the shafts OF the wooden veaD-
ons being ~ inches in length His favorts shot ts
a half iron to the flag.
Interest this week will be centered IN the annual
championship tournament Of the Ieazue Of Con-
nectcut Golf Clubs the links Of the Greenwich
County Country Club. Wednesday. Thursday FRI
day and Saturday. There will be thtrty-six hoIs
testing round on the first day. and coincident with
this will be club competition open TO teams OF I'VE.
presented by E C. Converse to the league Con-
dittOns stipulate that II be won three times
by q team before becoming the property OF tho
club represented II played for the first time
last year at New Haven. and the Hartford team
secured = leg the trophy
As far back as 1888 DR.. Carl Martin won the frss
Connecticut championship. Since then Charles SeeIy
won the title three times. W K Sheppard twice.
and T. L Cheney. s. H Patterson. R. D. Sanford
and B. P. Merrfman once each The last naulsd Is
the present champion.
This viii be the first chance visitors VIII have to
inspect the new course OF the Greenwich Country
Club. which now consists OF eighteen holes.
ing e playing length OF 5.S34 yards Among the
favorites at the home club Samuel J. Graham.
the local champion; B. H Warford. = former
Greenwich title holder, and DR.. Martin.
The amateur golf championship tournament OF
the White Mountains will be held over the links OF
the Waunbek Golf Club OF JeHersCD, n. H
August IS z and 2a There will Be the usual
qualifying round. followed by match play In three
sixteens.
Word has been received that ths wzunbek
course was never in better condition than pres
ent- The weather has been delightfully."- cool Up
there. and fine scores returned over this -
hole circuit. which abounds in natural hazards.
The record Is s.. made by the professional Willis
Smith when he his Northern visit from
Mexico year ago
Old Tom Anderson. professional az the Montclair
Golf Club has sprung the pros IN
this vicinity. IN other words, rember OF the
club. or. in fact, any wishing 70 receive IN
struction from Anderson. may do so by the aid OF
locking glass. Anderson has had Iargs mirror.