New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
LAKEWOOD BIDS FOR GOLF
Country Club Favored for Next
Metropolitan Tourney.
TRAVERS PLANS CAMPAIGN
Elaborate Schedule of Events on
Florida Links During the
Winter Months.
TRAVERS PLANS CAMPAIGN

number of the delegates at the time OF l'c
annual meeting OF the Metropolitan Golf
Association. it is not unlikely that the
Country Club Of Lakewood will be tie
scene OF the associations next champion
ship tournament It will be remembered
that tho single request for next years tour
nament came from Lakewood, quite a fall
ing off from some Of the other seasons
when the bidding was usually brisk.
The sentiment expressed in an unofficial
way was to the effect that it would be a
good thing for the interests Of the game to
pass the tournament around, so 10 speak.
Thus far all the metropolitan amateur
meetings have been held at Garden City,
Nassau, Deal, Apawamis, Morris County
Tuxedo and st. Andrews. There were
those who seemed to think that Ardsley
would be a good place for the next meet
ing but there was no intimation TO thal
effect from the Ardsley delegate at the an
nual session There is, Of course, plenty
of time to decide the matter, and other
applications may be received a little later
A number Of years ago the Country Club
Of Lakewood asked for the metropolitan
tournament. but was turned down. Since
then, however the course among the pines
has undergone many Improvements. There
are scores OF new traps and the turf
through the fairvay has reached q stand
ard that compares favorably with most Of
the courses nearer New York The usual
time for holding the metropolitan IS the
last week in May, and Jasper Lynch, the
Lakewood captain. writes that conditions
L 4l,1y, u ar
has been left 70 the judgment Of the ex-
! ecutive committe.
Jerome D. Travers, the golfer who won
the metropolitan and New Jersey titles in
successive weeks last season, announces
that he win try to win some more next
year. According to his present notions
business will keep him from following the
regular circuit, but he hopes to have a
| try al the championships. Travers cares
| little for cold weather golf and he prac-
tically abandons all thoughts OF playing
between Thanksgiving and the first Of
| April.
| So far as the movements of a number Of
other we'll known metropolitan amateurs
1 are concerned, 1t may be said that more
! or less uncertainty exists. Oswald Kirkby
| still hopes to make the trip 10 Europe in
! the spring, so as to take part in the anna
! teur championship Of Great Britain at
| Westward Io, and there is just a chance
OF Fred Herreshof going along. The lat
ter has been '1n training" for several
weeks and looks better than he has in a
lorg while
It's odd how golfers get associated with
each other in business. Not long since Os-
wald Kirkby and g. Il. Van Week, jr.,
Joined forces I'm Newark, becoming inter-
ested in automobiles and accessories. They
had not been there long before George l..
Morse Joined them. Devotees Of the game
are well acquainted with this trio, Kirkby
in particular being well known. This far
driving amateur from Englewood won
three tournaments last season, while Van
Week is regarded as one of Montclair's
best players. Morse also makes a good
showing in tournaments. and in the fall
meeting at the Country Club Of Atlantic
City won the second sixteen cup.
The coming competitive season at Belle
air, on the west coast of Florida, will be
more attractive than ever. A start will be
made on January II, and from that time
until the middle Of March there will be
plenty 10 keep tho golfers busy. Women
have also been provided for with separate
schedule Belleair is able TO boast OF an
eighteen-hole course, and Alec Smith. the
we'll known professional, has charge there
every winter.
The schedule follows;
MEMS SCHEDULE.
January H. eighteen-hole handicap. |
January Is and II. two day tournament for |
delegates TO railway mems convention |
January 10, eightcen-hole four ball handicap |
January %, eighteen-hole medal play handi- |
cap. January 26 eighteen-hoe four ball han |
dicap. January 70, putting match In lobby in !
evening. January S0-February B. handicap /
tournement, eighteen-hole qualifying round. /
two slXtccns TO qualify, and eighteen hole !
match rounds, final round at thirty-six !
holes. February ., eighteen-hole handicap |
February ., eighteen-hole mixed foursomes !
lobby in evening. February IA, ST. Nalen- !
tines Day tournament. February l6 elgn- !
tecu-hole four ball handicap February f6 !
putting match i'm lobby I'm evening. Feb
teen-hole qualifying round, three sixteens
to qualify, and eighteen-hole match rounds, !
final round at thrty-siX holes beaten eight
classes IN all siXteens. February % putting
match in lobby in evening. February "a !
team match. February %. Leap Year han.
Gicap. March l, putting match i'm lobby I'm
evening March 5. 6, Z. s and 9 hotel tour
nament (scratch), thirty-siX hole qualifying
round first second and third round matches
at eighteen holes, final at thrty-slX holes.
March ). putting match In lobby in even
irg March u, l3 IL, 10 and TO- hotel handi-
cap tournament
WOMEN'S SCHEDULE.
January 96. putting match in lobby in
evening February 3, mixed foursomes
handicap. February g. putting match i'm
lobby in evening. February 10, a. Is and
l6 handicap tournament. eighteen-hole
oIalifying round, two eights TO qualify. all
match rounds at eighteen holes. February
rs putting match In lobby i'm evening.
February %. putting match I'm lobby in
evening. February 2 r. 2S and March ].
scratch tournament elghteen-hole qualify
ing round and eighteen-hole match rounds.
February %, Leap Year handicap. March
I rutting match in lobby I'm evening. March
8 putting match In lobby in evening.
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