New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
ASK FOR GOLF JOURNEYS
Many Clubs Apply for Big An
nuaI Championships.
ILLINOIS WANTS AMATEURS
Only One Organization Puts In a
Claim for National Open
Fixture.

| The list OF applications for the three
national championship tournaments helc
| annually under the auspices Of the United
States Golf Association was announced
last night by Robert c. Watson, the sec
rotary. There is only one applicant fol
the amateur championship. that being the
| Homewood Country Club, of Flossmoor
ILL.,, which will cause the Eastern contin
| gent to have somewhat of start. III
this section Of the country it is the senti'
| ment that the tournament should come
East next year in view Of the fact tina
| this years competition was held a
| Wheaton.
There is also only one application for the
national open championship, and that Is
made by the Country Club Of Brookline
on the condition that 1t be held previous
| TO June q. There are many who be-
lieve that Massachusetts, has just claim
| for the big attraction I'm view Of the fact
that none has been held there since 1908
| when Myopia was the scene The 19i:
tournament was held at the Country Club
of Buffalo, while previous to that 1t TOOK
place at Wheaton.
It looks az II the womans national
championship would go to the Phladel'
phia district. There are two applications
one from the Huntingdon Valley Country
Club, on the outskirts Of Philadelphia
and the other being that Of the Whining
ton Country Club. of Wilmington. Del
| Philadelphia last had the woman's cham
pionship I'm 1909 at the Merton Cricket
Club. In 1910 the tournament was held al
Homewood, with Baltusrol the scene In
| 1911. This year 1t was held at the Essex
| County Country Club, at Manchester
| Mass.
-Four clubs i'm the immediate vicinity OF
New York have placed their courses al
| the disposal of the United States Golf
Association for any of the three tourna-
ments. the Nassau Country Club. down
at Glen Cove, expressing preference fol-
the women's tournament. The other
three clubs are Fox Hills. Baltusrol and
Garden City.
Accompanying this list is the call for
| the annual meeting of the United States
| Golf Association. to be held ON Saturday
evening. January II, at o'clock. al
Sherry's. Fifth avenue and Ath street
Each active club in the association has
| the right to be represented by one duly
authorized delegate whose appointment
has been certified by the secretary OF the
club he represents. Each allied club may
be represented By one delegate. 1t is the
| privilege OF memers other than the dele
| gates TO be present, and II Is dsired tina,
all clubs, where possible. have representa-
4 h. o~larffnna n the NOM
mating committee, already announced IN
these columns, will be one OF the princi-
pal matters to command attention. Pre-
yious TO the annual meeting dinner for
the past and present officers OF the asso-
citation will be held at Shary's. beginning
at o'clock. The cost will be s. plate.
The secretary incloses with his an
nouncement circular to the clubs which
have not yet responded to his request for
Information concerning players eligible &c
| be rated on the handicap list OF the as
| ISOLATION. The circlar, which explains
itself. IL "a follows:
ION November mailed you blank
handicap report and requested that you
have same filed out by the chairman OF
your handicap committee, said report to
contain names Of players OF your ciut
who are entitled TO rating or Sly
strokes or less, based on par. as laid ou
| by the United States Golf Association
with possible exceptions. as explained In
the handicap report.
| Although each club was requested &c
return its reports not later than Deem
Der q. | have not as yet received any
word from your club. There Is a grea'
amount of work connected with the pre-
pairing OF the national handicap list. and
the executive committee desires TO have
the 1913 list ready for publication as early
next season az possible. In order TO &C
complsh this result 1t Ia necessary ioi
each club to do its part by sending IN us
list at once. Kindly take this matter W
with the chairman Of your handicap com
mittee and see that I receive your report
| as soon as possible"