New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-11
ON THE GOLF LINKS
May Change Conditions Govern
ing Amateur Championship.

There is every likelihood that some sort
OF change in the conditions governing the
amateur championship OF the United States
Golf Association Will be suggested after the
next national meeting az the Country club
OF Brookline in September. The present
system is identical with that Of a year ago
and was devised after much thought on the
Tart OF students OF golf both East and
West. II consists Of an eighteen-hole test
ing round on the first day, sixty-four 10
qualify. followed by eighteen more holes Of
medal play on the morning OF the second
Gay. with the best thirty-two scores for the
two days 10 be drawn for match play. all
OF the match rounds TO consist OF thirty-six
holes save the first on the afternoon OF the
second day, which consisted Of a single
round.
A majority agree that all match rounds
should be thirty-six holes. and for that rea-
son they point 10 the present plan as de-
fective. II has been claimed that the
method that would suit the golfers best
would be a return 10 the one Of 1sss 20 1901
with a thirty-six-hOle qualifying round on
the first day and thirty-six-hOIe matches
thereafter. The trouble wiki this started
when the fields became so large and IN
vieldy 20 make il impossible TO get all
day. If the number Of starters should be
limited 10. say. one hundred. il could be
managed. but the idea has ever been 10
make the championship open 10 all ANA
teurs.
There Is also a certain minority which
continues TO insist that the all match play
style. the same as that prevailing in Great
Britain. is the only fair way This was
tried here IN 1903. and was promptly aban-
doned Perhaps some genius Will devise
something new that is worth trying ere
another year rolls round
The competitive season las started at
the Dyker Meadow Golf CLUB. and from
now tili the snow flies the members will
have something 70 play for practically
every week There are TWO classes. A
and 3. and many OF the events will be
weekend affairs Of two days duration.
Conditions fCE the club championship,
which viii be played in October. stipulate
that the sixteen players who return the
sixteen lowest gross scores t. the month
~ club handicaps Will qualify and fight II
out at match play for the title Follow
ing is part Of the schedule:
April l6-Match play handica2 against
bOgey
!
holes medal play for HrSt and second
prizes.
April Sn-Four-aaU foursorre. media! play
handicap. best ball 20 score.
May DOGGY handicap.
May t-SeCO1d monthly club handicap IS
holes medal play. 70. first and secOnd
prizes.
May y and e2-Ciasses \ and IS Quail
Tying round under same conditions as the
competition OF April and %
MAY G-HOEey competition
Nav So-Nemoriai Day competition fCr
cup presented by John K Maxwell. ir. in
memory % The late Henry W. Maxwell. &
former member ~ the club Conditions. IS
holes medal play handicap
June 15-Bogcy handicap.
June ll-ThITd monthly club haudican. 70
holes medal play. Ter first and second
prizes
June Is-Classes i and r. Qualifying
round under same conditions as the com
petition az April and 10
4 DTi, -F-Bogey handicap.
July Us holes medal ulav handicap
July 4-irdepeudenrc bay cup. Is roles
medal play handicap