New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-18
GOLD TO LURE GOLFERS
Roebuck Springs Club Plans a
Big Open Tourney.
RAY AND VARDON MAY PLAY
Pond on Fox Hills Course To Be
Partially Drained This
Spring.

Of the most progressive golf organizations
in the South. is preparing to hold an
open tournament OF such proportions in
the fall that even Nardon and Ray VIII De
attracted. The plan of the club. near Biz
mingham Ala. is 10 put up $1,000 in prize
money for tournament to follow closely
the national meeting at Brooklne. on
September Il and Is
Whether the Roebuck Springs tourney
will follow Immediately after the United
States Golf Association attraction will de-
pend a good deal upon the action OF the
Western Golf Association, which is also
angling for the foreign champions
The Western open fixture will he held at
Memphis shortly after the national, ana
with a view 10 making the AFFAIR all the
more attractive the officials Of the Mem
phis Country Club have decided 10 add
r-Dall competition for amateurs ana
professionals. The tournament at the
Roebuck Springs club either vii! precede
or closely follow this.
II. II. Barker, the "pro" at Roebuck
SPRING does not hesitate TO pronounce the
course the best in the South. ii covers
a playing length Of 600 yards. with the
distances of the holes 30 arranged as TO
afford an opportunity TO use the brassic
for the second shot 10 fewer than seven
times during the round.
Somewhat of a problem is confronting
the members OF the Fox Hills Golf Cluo
in the partial draining OF the pond crosseu
by the twelfth hole. At present the water
level is about four feet lower than Tor
rnerlv. and il is said that this Is as low
as il can ever get. Some Of the members
would like TO have the lake drained dry
and the area converted into sand waste,
thus providing one of the most formidable
hazards to be found on any links II i
not likely that this plan could be car
ried out. for the reason that there arc two
springs in the bed OF tho pond.
While the frost is going out Of the
ground the members have been asked 10
refrain from playing. II is expected that
the links will be ready for use again IN
week or 50.
Immediately following tho national
amateur championship tournament at
Garden CITY college golfers viii hold
their meeting over tho links Of the Hunt
,ncdor VALLEY Country club. near Phil1-
delpida. The dates are from September
10 T.. inclusive. This partly conflicts
with the invitation tournament AZ tho Ma
tional Golf Links Of America. scheduled
for tho last three days OF tn. same wcek
Last fall The intercollegiate tournament
was held at Ekwanok. +. {. Davidson. OF
Harvard. defeating John y. Stcarns. Cd.
Of Princeton. in tho 19-holc hnal match
The Dykcr Meadow Golf club has an
nounccd tho following ballot Of officer.
governors and committees to serve Tor
the season Of 1915:
Board Of governors Charles \. Body.
Laurens r. BOwden. Edwin W. Bclch'r'
!. ]. Cazclar. Daniel Chsunccy. Horace
g Du Val. Daniel '. Is. llcgeinan. JONI
/ y Holland. Thomas IIoveudcn. Edward
I = Hunt, David y: Hutton. Frcdcrick )
/ IL. Webster and James f. Way.
/ Officers Daniel Chaunc"y. prosidful :
/ Horace & Du Val. vicc-prcsidcnt. Fred
crlck J. Phillips, secretary; John u. liol-
land. treasurer, Thomas lioycndcn, cap
/ tain.
man: John y. Holland. Edward i. Hunt.
Daniel V. u. licgenlan and Samuei ITO
! basCo.
Greens committcc-Iaurcus L BoHdcu
| chairman. James l.. Way. lrcderick )
Phillips. William II. Thurston ana lr'd-
! eriCk II. Webster.
Handicap committee FREDERICK }
! Phillips. chairman: Edward r Hunt
| Charles A. Boody and James ". way.
Tournament committee ld"aId !
! Hunt. chairman, DAVID h. hutton am
| Edwin ". Belcher.
Auditing committco-F Frederick Is. l'iske
chairman: Percy ;. Mallott and John \
| Mex elvcy .
! NomeiI's committee Mrs. Darwin X
! Aldridec chairman: Mrs. Edmund y
Lynch and Mrs James H. Merritt.
| Stewart Gardner. the professional o'
the Exmoor Country club and formerly
! OF Garden City. has returned from trl
10 Scotland, where he has relatives
| Gardner left for the West last night