New-York tribune., 1910-04-24
Cheerful Ring in Links
From Colts Endless Chain

II may be as well 20 dwell for a while upon
the ever increasing fashion for committees
OF golf clubs 70 submit their courses 10 a
trying system OF re-trapping Like many
other organizations, the Country club OF
Atlantic city has caught the fever This
links by the sea fully a month ahead of
last year. has never appeared more at
tractive than IN fits present spring garb.
II vas a trihe more than thirteen years
ago that a nine-hole course was laid out.
but two years later. under John Reid. a
fun circuit replaced the smaller one at
Mortified. During the initial stages nu-
merOus buHjzers were thrown up after the
custom OF tho time, but these have most
" been replaced, making way for well
planned traps. In playing over the links
one has nOt only 10 keep straight. but
make allowances for the wind. which gen
orally sweeps in from the meadows at a
lively rate. Practically every hole is in
terestng and needs careful negotiating. a.
the visitors VIII find out for Themselves
during the open tournament 10 be held
there the latter part of this week.
New traps at the first and second have
added TO the difficulties OF these holes.
while the long third. with its wide waste
of sand TO be carried on the second shot.
hole that "Nipper'' Campbell pronounced
one OF the best in the country.
The fourth IS the longest hole on the
course. Vardon. the last time he was over
here. playing with Findlay Douglas against
strong southwest wind, hit four fuli
shots and then turned 20 his opponent and
asked how long the hole WIS. as he was
stm short with So wards. the fifth Is a
Hn frrf Ia
owing 10 the marshes which run parallel
with the lower end Of the course
More good scores have been spoiled ~
the sixth than any other hole on the
course The seventh and eighth arc both
short holes. a. the former the golfer must
play straight or he viii 90 out Of bounds.
The eighth is one 81 the most deceptive
holes on the course 10 eet the direct line
and distance
A long player can frequently gain stroke
on his opponent who plays a shorter game
~ the ninth. which is 80 yards. The tenth
is another hole where straightness counts
and carelessuess is severely punished Al
though the shortest on the course. the
eleventh Is by no means the easiest. u
has been pronounced one OF the best greens
IL the country.
some Of the long players a chance 20 let
go. II Is well protected on both sides with
SAND traps. The thirteenth is called hoo
doo-it always Us. Many q match has
turned there with the new traps and
mounds guarding the green it makes IL al
most q perfect four
The lourteeath runs parallel with the
road. A sliced ball VIII go out OF bounds.
A good many players spoil their second
shots here by greedlly trying 20 reach the
Green in two and more often getting caught
ia one or tie new sand traps on the right
and the road on the left The fifteenth Is
another hole where the long. Wild driver
Who tries 10 make the green la one fire.
ouentlv gets caught steadicr player,
satisfied with q two 20 the green. is more
likely 10 get q three than his brilliant bat
erratic opDOnenI
The sixteenth is always remembered By
the golfers who have got in thai new and
ane assortment Of sand traps that were
plaoed there last autumn. n II Just as well
for the short player 20 cinch has match
right here before coming 20 the last two
holes. whicn are both over 80 yards
Fsoth 'he seventeenth and eighteenth afo
almost perfcct greens. As the nr-t - tAt.