New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-12
NEWS FOR THE GOLFERS
Advertising Interests to Hold Big
Tournament in July.
MANY PRIZES ARE OFFERED
Gilman P. Tiffany Seeks to Re-
gain Title of Hudson River
Golf Association.


Golf Association.
What NAV prove 70 be the most attrac-
tive tournament ever conducted under me
,,snices Of the American Golf Association
~ Advertising Interests will be held at Lake
cbar,pl,in the week beginning Monday
lily 10 50 many and varied are the COM
petitions that the committee in charge an
nounces a total Of no less than seventy
nine prizes. which probably breaks all rec
ords 80 far as a golf tournament is con-
cerned. on the first day there will be
handicap foursomes Of eighteen holes. for
VI ich eight prizes have been offered with
q view 10 promoting sociabilty, partners
IN these foursomes will be players with
high and low handicaps. The combined
cross scores less the combined handicaps
Of the pairs will count
Also starting on the first day will be a
putting competition. 10 continue until Fri
dqv. -Four prizes are offered I'm that event
There VIII be goat competition 70 last
throughout the week. At the start eacn
member will have his goat medal. and AZ
tie end the one that has the greatest num-
Der ~ medals will be declared the winner.
The qualifying round of the tournament
proper will begin on Tuesday. July II. IN
an eighteen-hole medal play round. This
viii he "a combination Of scratch and handi-
cap and those making Tho sixteen best
aeross scores will qualify 70 continue on at
match play for the championship Of the
association In this medal round there will
he first. second. third and fourth net prizes
and frs. and second gross for tho men.
while for tho women there will he ono gross
and three not prizes An innovation will
no the starting If the low handicap men
4rst. which u is believed will help n avoid
congestion. so usual with large fields
on Wednesday. Iuy - the first SCI will
continue on 2 scratch basis. while all the
other eights will fight II ont along the
handicap lines The match rounds Of the
first eight will consist Of thirtysiX holes.
whereas IN all the minor divisions eighteen
hole rounds will suffice Prizes have been
offered for The winners ~ the yarious
sights. also tho beaten tours. There will
bo a special handicap on Friday for those
out ou; at match play. and for the men
there viii he first. second and third net
prizes and ono gross trophy. while for the
women there VIII ne ono gross anu TWO net
prizes
on Friday evening the members will
gather AT a dinner and prize presentation,
which will he followed by tho annual meet
ing NJ the association. when officers will
he elected for the ensuing wear. on Sat
urdav. July -. there will bn a general
,ound-lu If members n compete in hand-
car foursomeS. for which ten prizes have
been offered.
The annual invitation tournament If the
Montclair Golf club will he the cor1pe,i-
tive attraction in the metropolitan district
this week Whether or not the novelty Of
having the PLAYERS qualify in divisions az
cording t. their handicaps will prove salts
factory Is largely a matter Of conjecture
II was tried last year and proved only
partly successful
Gilman = Tiffany. whose record includes
the winning Of the championship OF the
hudson River Golf Association no less than
five times has decided 10 try to regain that
.iue. The tournament this year will he
}old over the links of the Rockland Golf
club AZ Sparkin y Y. June %. 30 and
July l. In a practice round there recently
Tiffany reeled of nine holes in record fig
ures
An interesting programme has been ar
ranged 10y tine Knolwood Country club at
White Plains. on next sunday the mem
bers will take part in flag contest at
eighteen holes. Each entrant will receive
small flag with his name and handicap
printed on IT, The winner will be the one
who plants the flag furthest from the first
tee in bocie plus handicap. There will he
arst and second prizes For the Fourth Of
july a thirty-six hole handicap against bo-
g.e will be played. Three prizes will be
offered. on July % and 80 a similar com
petition will be held two prizes being Of
fcrcl.
one If rho features of the season will he
the club championship. which will begin on
saturday. September ,. with an eighteen
hole qualifying round AZ eighteen holes
medal play handicap, the first eight 10 con-
tinue Tor the championship The first
round at match play will take place on Sun
day, September 3. at eighteen holes. while
the final round will be played on Labor
Day at thirtysiX holes. \ general tourna
Tnent also will be played on Labor Day. the
conditions calling for thirty-six holes
against bogie, two-thirds of the handican
To apply
The season at Knollwood closes an No
htfnDer 30 WITH competition FOR the praSi
dents cup at eighteen holes against hocie
George .. Marcus has again presented The
Marcus cup TO be played for bv memharS
the hes, score of the season on each hole
Il court and must be made In rerula p
eighteen hole rounds
The club delegates To the British anna
teur championship held a meeting AZ pros,
wick. Scotland. the night before tho on,
teur championship began. and decided u,or
the following new definition OF an ams,enr
An amateur is one who after a,ta,,,nc
the age of sixteen years has IA, re,or
carried clubs for hire; (b) never recoiyoa
any cohsi'elauon, dlrectly or indirectly for
laNed Tor money prize i'm anv cor, n.av'
h nte s,a n" amateur may. without forfeitinr
from the promoter Of any match n ,leclly'
mem any ,consideraiion for playing in .nsh