New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-20
NEWS FOR THE GOLFERS
Much Said in Favor Of Late
Date for Open Tourney.
AWAIT WORD FROM VARD0M
More Team Matches To Be Ar
ranged for Women Of the
Metropolitan District

From present indications Il looks as ..
no opposition would be encountered irOsI
any source in the event Of the cNccu:',r
committee u the United States COLI A.
ISOLATION deciding 10 change the date fOi
holding the uatIohat op T. ohampioucllr
tournament As the matter now stands.
the open is scheduled for the Inks Of the
Country club. at Brooklino. on June md
,. Herbert Jaques. chairman OF IN" cubs
golf committee has gone on record with
the statement that change 10 an August
or September date would undoubtedly
meet with favor on tho part of the OH
Gals of the Country club.
No word has as yet been received from
Vardon and Ray. and in all probability
nothing official will be done by the parent
organization until positive assurances come
from the other side to the effect that ia
the event Of a later date Nardon and Ray
would Ice certain TO compete at Brooklinc
About town. practically all the pros
who have talked on the subject seem 20
favor late summer or early fall selec-
ton The first part Of June is always a
busy period with the greenkeepcrs and
professionals many Of whom can i'll af-
ford the time to get away at that sea
SON II means the best part of week
especially for those who are at dis
lance There would be less difficulty in
getting leaves Of absence late in August.
At recent executive session of the
Women's Metropolitan Golf Association
the New Brunswick Country Club was ad-
mitted 10 membership, thus adding an
other 10 the already long list from that
state. Before the opening of new COM
pettive season the association will try to
evolve some plan whereby the members
can be brought together again in team
matches Out and out matches between
: the various clubs would hardly prove pop
ular. because of the unequal distribution
of the playing ability For instance, al
the present time the EngleWood Country
club would prove much too strong Tor
most Of the other teams in the district.
II is felt that team matches are what
the metropolitan women need most in
order 10 fiji them for the annual compcu-
ton for the Griscom cup. The iuteros;
' was more apparent than ever last season.
when the association ran off the greatest
number Of one-day tournaments ia its.
history These were all at medal play.
however. thus failing 10 provide the kind
Of practice most needed. y plan that the
officers Of the association may soriousll
consider is to arrange a series % team
matches on a handicap tass.
Material alterations are being mad" on
two holes Of the links Of the Duuwooli'
Country club. The fourteenth fairv3..
which runs alOnG the reservoir on ta.
north side OF the property. has been ;,-
built. The soil on this hole ina, aIva.-
been of an impoverished nature. ana tu
remedy this the turf was du- out Tn
derneath a lot Of broken rock was found.
evidently put there as a films when th"
reservoir was built. and this permitted
the soil 20 sift away. The rock has been
removed. new ground put IN and thu
whole fairway rcsodded. The green has
been considerably enlarged
At the thirteenth. or graveyard hole.
the tee has been pushed further back
into the woods and raised so that the
green may be seen. The green has been
well trapped on several other holes tees
have been set back and In some instances
new ones have been built. The fairway OF
, the third hole has been placed further up
the Hill to the left