New-York tribune., 1910-11-14
To Hold Matches in Near Future
at Memphis and Birmingham.

Many OF The foremost professional golfers
IN the land are preparing &c take part il
an open tournament 70 be held over the
links OF the Memphis Country Club on No
venoer q, . and 25 The attraction will
also claim the attention of amateurs. as the
conditions on the programme for the first
DAY provide for that class as well. The
amateurs will have professionals Tor part
ne7s IN an eiGhteeu-hole event. THIS will
be followed by the main competition,
eventy-two-boie medal play affair.
The prize list includes 800 10 first s125
10 second, 800 to third, s. tc fourth. 50 10
fifth, $50 TO sixth, s10 10 seventh and SO 10
eighth There will also he special 81 purses
/ for the best score II each eighteen-hole
round In the preIininarv contest ANA
teurs will receive plate and the pros cash
Plans are also under way for an open tour
nament. TO be held early in December al
Birmingham Ala. Conditions have not
been announced as Yet. but il is understood
that the professionals viii md the prize
list tempting
An additional nine-hole course. laid out
as d connecting loop 10 the No ) course
at Plnehurst, y 6. has been completed,
and the equipment at that place now COM
p-ises three eighJeen-hole courses, with the
No 50 arranged that II NAV be used as
Two nine-hole courses. Additional land Is
being cleared in anticipation Of extending
the layout another nine holes. Changes also
have been made IN the clubhouse an OBJ
servatorv being built above the new locker
room building
An elaborate schedule Of events has been
arranged for the winter season, the first on
the programme being the seventh annual
autumn tournament, to be held November
q. . and 26. The usual holiday week tour
uanent will take place December % 90 and
81 The eighth annual midwinter tourna-
ment will De run January 6, 10 and H. and
VIII be followed by the advertising mems
contest on January =, Il and Il The sew
enth renewal OF the ST. Valentines tourua-
ment is scheduled for February : s. g 10
and Il, with similar competition for worn-
Ell on February Is, 10, II and Is. On March
:, S, 9, 10 and i the spring tournament will
he played. followed by the club champion
ship on March 10, 10, Il and Is. The United
has been arranged for March p to April /
inclusive. while the last big tournament
takes place April IS "A and 10. Besides
those events there viii be special competi-
tons.
The Metropolitan Golf Association will
hold its annual meeting on December IS at
SherTy's. at $50 o'clock In addition 10
the election Of officers and reports bv the
secretary and treasurer. little OF import
It is possible, however. that the task of
codifying local rules will come UP for fur
ther discussion.
So well liked were the women who at
tended the recent tournament at BaItusroI
that they have been asked to come again
One Of the officials OF the Short Hills.
organization states that the club will in
all probability arrange tournament on a
larger scale next spring, when three days
will be devoted TO the competition
Apropos of the women II may be said that
the next championship tournament OF the
Womens Metropolitan Golf Association
stands a good chance of going to the
Wykagyl Country Club. All who played
there last week say they would like 10 see
next years tournament held over the New
Rochelle links II is understood that
Wykagyl stands ready 20 handle the event
II the women say the word