New-York tribune., 1912-08-15
TITLE TO CO0PERSTOWN ADOPT BRITISH METHODS
National Open Golf Champion
ship to Run Five Days.
LAST TOURNEY TOO TRYING
PLAYERS and Officials Had To Be
on Links at an Unearthly
Hour in Morning.

,s regIl, Of the unwioldy field thst
swampcd the United states Golf Assoc'"-
zion officials IN the recent national op'
championship tournament az Bunalo. th'
"pouers that be" tn tho parent organi-
za,ion are nov considering the adNsaph-
ity OF altering tho conditions another year
som. what along lines in force in Grea-
Rrit,ln Here the open - run or In t"'
DAYS of medal play. whereas the chan-
rlonship az Muirneld last June occuP'e'
I've days There were three sections
Section s playing TWO ROUNDS on the VI -.
day. 9ection y two rounds on the secon
day and Section & two rounds on mo
,bi-d DIV From each OF these sections
,he twenty best scores. including ties Tor
,ven,,eth place. qualified to play for the
chsmpionship proper on subsequent days
tho qualifying scores not being counted ~
the aggregate total There we're 10 start
ers In the British open.
IN Discussing the advlSabiliy ot
change in the programme tor the 1918
open championship IN this country an ON
cial Of the United States COLI Assoc'a-
ton said Yesterday,
THE championship a. Buffalo WORN u
q hardship not only on the coinp"ut''''
but tho members OF the executive e"H'-
utttee az vel. on the morning OF tho
first day the committee was compelled ."
yet up al $50 o'clock. and the local COM
mttec which had minor details 10 att'n"
10. even earlier than that The tnitei
S,stcs Golf Association officials wer"
practically on the ground from 5:D a. IN
20 y. m. whilo the professionals IN
Guiding many who were staying IN Bu'-
falo. had TO arise AZ an uncarthly hour 80
az 20 reach tho course in time.
The first pairs were sent away as earl
as $50 clock. and several OF the pros
were unable 10 procure breakfast Two
favorites 10 suffer because of these try
ing conditions were Gil Nichols and Alec
Campbell The first named took Si fot
his morning round. start that practl-
caIy ruined his chances. Campbell also
had an Indifferent first round, although hi
played so brilliantly thereafter that he
actually got NTH money. II seems To M
that In fairness to the committeeman and
contestants II viii 1e necessary to provide
some other method in future
The Apapan.lH club has arranged Il
schedule Of fixtures for the remainder %;
the present season. providing for compa-
titons each saturday and holiday up to
and Including Thanksgiving. Modal riaY
handicaps are on the card for Saturdays
until September and one Of 70 holes IL
provided for Labor nay. Tho club cham
pionship IL scheduled for Saturday, Sep.
ter,ber IL. conditions providing for 36 holes
medal play to decide tho title. MixcI
foursomes will be the rule on Septcmbrr
70. the competition being from scratch. -
OF October 49, The teams arc 10 be cont.
posed Of one member with club handl-
cap Of nine or less and one member with
q club handicap OF more than nine. \
handicap at 30 holes for n cup offered by
J. II. T McMEtrie IL on the Hat for
Thanksgiving Day. On all Saturdays
handicaps at ~ holes are provided Prizos
are offered by T. Ashley Dent for the
handicap OF September q. W r. Thurston
for that of October and E. -. Douglas
for that OF October rs.