New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-19
CONSIDER GOLF CHANGES
Plan Under Foot to Alter Con-
ditionS for Tourney.
WOULD LIMIT THE ENTRIES
Amateur Championship Also May
Be Cut from Six. Days
to Five.

--hvoueh the energy Of n member OF the
.vsc13ve committee of the United states
Colf Association an effort IS being made 10
Sing about different conditions TO govern
,bo next national amateur championship
,,,,~nanent. TO be held at Apawamis IN
e.,+er,ber This committeeman favors re-
,+-icting entrants 10 those handicapped al
Or less al their home clubs, and he would
81. - sea the tournament limited TO five
instead OF six days.
d, ooinc this two more match rounds
.-,ula have 10 consist Of eighteen holes. In
.,,s country the idea has grown year after
- that all championship rounds should
ca the double route II Is pointed OUT
,,--..er. that only the final round in the
british championship is continued 10 thirty
six holes. ,,,
There has been considerable correspond
.rce on the subject OF late. many OF the
ics5,rr amateurs OF the country being
-o,onIDicated with by Robert c. Watson
-, Of the United States Golf Asso-
-.,tion AZ the Office yesterday afternoon
.. Us stated that the matter was under
consideration. but nothing positive mad as
,-e+ baen decided upon. Following Is the
communication that well known amateur
recently received from the secretary :
office.
roar Sir. A suggestion has been MADE
- IA member Of the executive colhHAl 'CC
az The United states COLI Association 70
cranva the method OF playing Lle alma
80 rbaruDiousnip az ApaWaTnlS TINS yea
BEFORE any action is taken the eNecIuN =
committee has decided 20 write 10 al ~
leading golfers IN the country 70 set .ie - I,
@-.,,iors or the matter i lnclose a copy OIL
enc letter as submitted 10 the comm 80
Tfe present method OF playing the chah-
'S,ilaS-jp,,, sigbteen holes. medal play, six
.g-four nlavers 10 qualify; Tuesday morn
ing. eighteen holes, medal play tnlrtE W.
r.averg having the best scores iVl III, =
SIX holes shall qualify for the SHa-1 . i tIo
snip. Tuesday afternoon. eighteen n lt..
,-,sfrh pIav round Wednesday, tAlr ty--eIA
lg{e match play round; ThHrsday, ~ iL -
FfX-hOle match PLAY rounu Iludy, 49, 49,. -
SIX holes, match play, ana sa'uIuaS' ''iIi -
ex-hole final round.
Then comes the suggested change WHICH
s-pears in a letter 70 the executive commit
zee as follows:
+btnk six days OF golf in our amateur
rhampI0nship IS entirely TOO strenuous al. LIZ
mat IN makes the championship a test oL
endurance rather than or SKILL E-Iduoi d ~ =,
rr +rIe subject IS unnecessary, because II Us
g. -prfactlv patent the quality or goIl III
rro last Gavs OF the slN-daY touItldiIeLLss -
vl~v much inferior 10 that at the hesin,hins
Cr the week This IS true not Only Htl
,fr 4r the British championship az "tl'
There as you know, they nave ollll HHe
Cavs vet. Notwithstanding the chd!Hp-yis
Harold Hilton, was al TIE very 10y % -, -
game this year. le was so uIsu tIie 90
raz- that he was ten strokes or the game
he PLAYED earlier I'm the week - 80
There is another consideration II we pc
I'm rne play on Monday II necessltdtes
fgeuber- OF the committee being in attend
guce too long and they are away from
their homes several days lOnseE IMAM tHe1
should be. We VIII agree that the SAdlA-
-f0DenfD should be pleasuraole ana not
lab0uous. either 20 the committee OF 10 INC
Know this subject has been discussed
many times. and that the present pan IS
40 result of much careful thought. To my
mind however, the reasons for changing
tile existing arrangement are much strong
e. than those for retaining II.
have no fixed opinion as 10 the pan
ne should adopt but respectfully suggest
that each member OF the committee give
rra matter very careful consideration ana
that we make 81 the subject or a vote elIner
rv mail or al q meeting 70 be held IN New
= 0rk at an early day. ] suggest the ioi-
lowing plan for consideration;
commence the play on Tuesday morning
,rn.t the entrants 20 those who have nan
rfcap Of not more than six strokes at their
respective clubs eighteen holes on Tues
Cav, medal play. the lowest sNty-lOuI
scores TO continue at thirty-siX holes medal
scores in the dfty-four holes qualifying
POUNDS 70 qualify for match play; one
e.ghteen-hoIe match play round Thursday
morning. one eighteen-hole match play
round Thursday afternoon, ana one thirty
ei--lcle match play round Friday ana the
ru7T tNirty-5lN holes on SATURDAY,
.r must be remembered that an the
rounds except the final iu the British anna
'alr are az eighteen holes. and the two
e.glreen-hole match rounds suggested VIII
shorten the contest.
70 NAV be that some OF you have better
2 suggestions 10 make, and ] make this sug
reeucn only as something 20 Work IRON.
hair- convinced that We should not have
more than FIVE days play instead OF six.
with the bali fairly hanging on the Up
Of the cup on five puts. Jack JollYreturned
70 in q private match over the links OK
The Canoe Brook County Club. az Summit.
= o., yesterday He made only one mis-
take Oh the eighteen holes, and with little
luck would have beten the course record Of
g. made by Orrin Terry, the clubs profess
F1raL The course measures 5,7o5 yards.
and Jo'lys card read as follows.
6at ..........4 8 49, SO ,
Te ...........5 q $40
The course was in fine turf and excellent
condition. which reflects credit on Terry.