New-York tribune., 1911-01-22
GOLFERS WELL SATISFIED
Distribution of Championships
Meets with Favor.
WILL IMPROVE COURSES
Apawamis and Baltusrol Links
To Be Carefully Groomed
for Fixtures.
WILL IMPROVE COURSES

Golfers generally agree that happy Sc
lection was made by the delegates at the
recent annual meeting of the parent or
Ganization IN Chicago, so tar as champion
ship courses were concerned. Naturally,
from a local standpoint, the awarding Of
the blue ribbon fixture, the amateur cham
pionshp tournament, to the ApaWamis
Club was popular. and for the same reason
the choice in favor Of Baltusrol for the
women's met with equal appreciation in
metropolitan circles.
As for the amateur. II is hardly necessary
10 state that when the aspirants for the
coveted title, now held by W. {. Fownes,
jr, of PittsburE. gather at Rye next Sep
tember they will find themselves confronted
with course which will furnish a severe
test. Apawamis for years had the reputa.
ton Of presenting little II any artificial
trouble. state Of affairs az one time made
possible because OF the many natural ad-
vantages met with. Then came the new
idea In golf-the belief that links, 10
come up to requirements should be well
trapped.
At first Apawamis was content to make
haste slowly, but during the last season
number Of pits made their appearance, and
more are in prospect. There have been
places on the Apawamis course where wild
ness off the tee incurred little or no pen
atty. but there will be less Of this in future.
The Apawamis greens have always been
ample and trde, much to the delight OF
visitors and members alike.
- ho
lem Of handling the crowd, Apawamis is
cnce more equal to the task Its handsome
clubhouse. rebuilt a couple OF years ago is
among the best in these parts, and as IT is
within a short distance of Rye station
visitors will have little difficulty in getting
there.
During the last ten years Apawamis has
been the scene Of many and varied COM
retitive events Two metropolitan cham
pionship tournaments arc included in the
list, Findlay s Douglas winning the first
time and Walter J. Travis the next The
Wcmens metropolitan has likewise been
settled there, the winner on that occasion
being Mrs. T.. A. Manice Year before last
the college boys took a hand in testing the
rye links. and Albert Seckel. OF Princeton,
won the intercollegiate title.
In addition TO annual invitation tourna-
ments, the special gatherings Of the seniors
have served to place Apawamis to the fore
more prominently than ever. These affairs
for golfers Of ffty-flve years of age or
more have grown TO such proportions that
for the last two seasons It has been found
necessary TO devote two days 10 the attrac-
ton
over IN New Jersey the ever wakefu off,
cials Of the Baltusrol Golf Club are plan
ming 10 leave nothing undone in order to
make the 1911 attractions the best ever. II
one were TO enumerate the many and
varied kinds OF hazards that have been
placed there recently 10 cross the path of
the golfer, II might serve TO frighten the
faint-hearted. on the other hand, when
ever Baltusrol has made a move It has
been along scientific lines In other words
II abundance Of trouble exists, It is so
placed that only poor golf is penalized.
When stretched 10 its full length the
course near Short Hills is something like
300 yards around, but II is q question
If the committee Will deem IT advisable
to ask the women to play from all the
back tees some of which confront the
golfer with extremely difficult carries. 1t
has always been said OF the women. how
ever. that they ask no favors when II
comes to playing conditions. They are
never so well pleased as when endeavor-
ing 10 negotiate a course from the men 8
tees. it Is reasonable TO assume that Miss
Dorothy Campbell, the Scotch girl who
has twice won the title since coming here
from North Berwick, will be on hand for
the third time. Thus far Miss Campbell
has succeeded in making low scores on all
links she has visited.
From time 10 time Baltusrol has been
the scene Of practically all the important
championships The national amateur and
open have both been there. the women's
national and metropolitan, the mems met
amateur and open, women's
Eastern championship and tri-city matches.
the New Jersey championship on two oc-
casions and an international match in 1903,
when the oxford Cambridge team visited
this country
All who have seen Baltusrols new club !
house pronounce IL 10 be about the best
Of its Kind 20 he found anywhere IN this !
II contains so many rooms that
visiting contestants who prefer not 20 20 |
back and forth 10 the city each day will |
be able 10 remain right there and enjoy all |
the comforts Of hotel The selection Of a |
week in October for the tournament is in |