New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-01
NEWS FOR THE GOLFERS
Metropolitan Championship Pro-
uramme Issued.

The first championship programme 70
make its appearance has been issued by the
Metropolitan Golf Association for its four
teenth annual amateur tournament, TO he
held at Baltusrol, May 20 10 %. There will
he a S6-hoe medal play testing round. with
the best thirty-two scores qualifying TO
continue on for the championship and the
third and fourth sixteens for extra prizes.
The beaten sixteen in the first champion
ship round will have a chance 20 get to-
gether at match play for the presidents
cup.
A change that the association would like
TO have generally understood IS that en-
tries should be made this year 70 S. c.
Mabon, the treasurer, AT No. 45 Wall street
w. y. Nanderpool, the secretary, who
usually receives the entries, is abroad En-
tries Will close at noon on Saturday, May
is. and must bs accompanied by the & fec
Jerome d. Travers, representing the Up
per Montclair Country Club, won the tito
last spring. In addition TO the champion
ship medal which goes TO the winner each
year, there is the championship trophy pre-
sented by Daniel Chauncey. This trophy
must be won three times by the same play
er representing the same club, when the
prize will pass into the possession or the
club being represented by the successful
golfer.
The tournament committee consists OF
Cornelius J. Sullivan. chairman; James y.
stlllman, Newton L. Stout and c. 5. Ma
bon Rules Of the United States Golf As
sociation will govern all play except as
they may be modified by the executive COM
mittee and by the local rules In force on
the links.
The programme follows;
Wednesday. May 22-Qualfying round for
championship. thirty-siX holes, medal play
Thursday May $3.50 a. m, FIRST rouni
for championship, eighteen holes, match
play; first round third and Iourth slHteehs'
eighteen holes. match play. ~ p. m; SCI
ond round for championship, eighteen hoi =,
match play; second round for third ana
fourth siXteens, eighteen holes, Inatch pay !.
first round for president cup eighteen
holes. match play. , -, 60.
cbamniGr.hin. eighteen holes, match play
soni-dnals for third and fourth SlNteei',
eighteen holes. match play second rounn
for presidents cup. eighteen holes, matc'
Ship eighteen holes match play seml-
finals for presidents cup, eighteen holes'
match play; club pairs four-oaI ma'ch'
eighteen holes, medal gay, - final for
cbamnionship, thirty-six holes match play;
6nals for third and fourth sixteens, thirty
six holes match play; final for president 3
cup thirty-six holes match play 10 a. M.
METROPOLITAN handicap eighteen NOES meu-
al play.
The Westneld Golf Club has issued
competitive schedule extending from May
20 10 November 3. In anticipation OF the
busiest season in It's history the CLUB ~
now drawing plans for improvements 10
both clubhouse and links. The alterations
~ the clubhouse will entail an expenditure
of about $500 Closely following the
formal opening on May % will be the quail
rvjng round Of the club championship on
June l.
Several thousand dollars is being eXpehd-
cd on the course OF the Ardsley Cluh win
a view to getting the turf on the fairWsY
better than ever. Willie Tucker the pro-
fessional, is making good progress, but tie
committee feels that under the crcum-
stances 1t would be just as well not 10 at
tempt 10 run off an invitation meeting TINS