Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-09
GOLF GOSSIP

September 6 is the date set by the
grounds committee of the Oahu
Country Club for the opening of the
new 1S-hole course. This is a month
later than was originally planned, but
when II came to naming date for
! the initial tournament, 1t was found
(, that almost every Saturday in August
had been marked fSs tennis or polo,
and as the Country Club officers did
not wish q conflict, Ii was decided to
put the affair over for a month.
AS matter OF fact, the opening
will be far inorc satisfactory at the
ater date. I'h1 hew fairway and put
ting greens are none too smooth, and
four weeks will make a difference for
the better. especially with the putting
surfaces. The players will have to
recoacile taeriseh es to pretty rough
going. FOR the first few months, for
about the only thing that will put the
new ground in condition is actual
play. Some of the hillsides are too
steep for roller, and again, the use
of the course will show just where
work on It is most needed.
Next Saturday and the Sunday fol-
lowing, the August play for the presi-
! dents trophy will be held.
! The national golf championship is
going to be placed in serious jeopardy
at Brookline, Mass. in September
Now that Arnaud Massey and Louis
Teller OF France have decided to
come over for the tournament in adj
dition to the Enslishsnen Warden. Ray
and Reid, the American professionals
will be called upon to meet the most
formidable array of invaders that has
ever turned up at this meeting Our
professionals will have to play bet
I ter than they have done In England
and France recently to prevent the
! title going out Of the country the way
1t did in 1900.
Massey Great Player.
or the two Frenchmen, Massey is
the better known. This exceedingly
fine golfer first won recognition in
tne international field of golf by cap
turing the British open at Hoylake in
1907. In 1911 he tied with Harry Var
don for the British title at Sandwich,
only to lose In the play-off In his
own country he won the open in 1906
and 1907 and was second in 1908.
Three years ago he took trip over
the western frontier and returned
with the Belgian open
Some idea of Massy's calibre can
be gathered from his recent record.
In the International match with Amer
lea he defeated Tom Mcnamara, 2 to
Il and he and Teller won in the four
ball from ]. ]. McDermott and Nc
Namara, 3 to g Massey is a particu-
larly fine match player and shines as
rule under adverse weather condi-
tons. A stiff wind seldom bothers
him and he seems to take real delight
In going over a course in the rain.
However, he disappointed his fellow
countrymen at Hoylake this year-the
championship was played in gales and
rain-for he only tied for sixth place,
with grand total Of 317, two strokes
behind McDermott
Record Of Teller.
Tellier's record is less brilliant than
that of Massey. In this years cham
pionship at Hoylake Teller finished
in tie for End places with 322 for a
total, the same as another French
professional, Gean Gassiat, these two
finishing two strokes better than Nc
Namara. Teller defeated Alex Smith,
captain OF the American team, in the
French International match at La
Boulie with margin of 6 and A. In
the French open at the same place
last year Teller finished third, with
q total Of 291. Gassiat winning the
title with 2S9 and Harry Vardon be-
ing second with 290.
Wilfrid Reds claim to fame rests
on the fact that he has never lost an
international match in the play be-
tween England and Scotland, In the
Cruden Bay tournament of 1909 he
defeated both Vardon and Herd and
went through to the semi-final round.
Another year he tied with Vardon for
the footing Bee cup, only to lose in
the play-off He has been fourth
twice and fifth once for the French
open championship.
Undoubtedly the Americans will
meet most of their trouble when they
are called upon to meet Vardon and
Ray. This year in the British open
Ray finished second and vardon tied
for third to ]. H. Taylor, the winner
Vardon won the U. S. G.. A. profes-
sional championship in 1900 at Whea-
ton, Ill.
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