The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-26
DETROIT CHOICE FOR
AMATEUR GOLF PLAY
Course VardOn Picked as Best In
America Likely Scene Of
Title Tourney.
OPEN FOR LOCAL COURSE

Within the next two months the first
steps In the selection Of the courses for
the three national golf championships will
have TO be taken 10y the executive com
mittee of the United States Golf Asso-
citation. and at the annual meeting Of the
association at the WadorfAs on
January 10 the actual choice OF the three
1915 championship courses will be made
by the delegates Under tho bylaw
which went Into effect last year the execu-
tive committee must submit three courses
for each tourney. and at the meeting the
delegates must coniine their choice to the
list submitted hy the executive committee.
As usual the championship in which the
most interest Is centred Will he that for
The amateur title. now held by Francis
Ouimrt and golfers already are beginning
10 ask where the tourney will be sent next
year Although the final choice lies with
the delegates to the annual meeting OF the
United states Golf Association and the
matter will not he decided definitely un-
I'll ths actual notes are counted the ind-
cations are nj present that the Country
club OF Detroit has the best kind OF chance
~ obtain the amateur championship. 4
year ago the Detroit course was one of
the three submitted TO the consideration
OF the delegates and appears certain TO
gain big vote at the coming meeting.
In the first place Il Is the Vests turn
10 have the amateur tourney In four
OF the las, Ave years 1t has been played
IN the East. and IL has not been sent
west since 1912 when II was played on
the course OF the Chicago Golf Club at
wheaton. The 1913 tourney was ~
Garden city and this year Mt Ekwanok,
so II clearly Is tho Vests turn.
Ever since Harry Nardon returned to
England after his visit to the United
states in 1918 and reported that the
Detroit course was the best that he had
seen in this country the interest of the
Eultiug public in the Michigan links has
been keen and every Eastern golfer who
visits Detroit IL besieged upon his return
with inquiries about the Country club.
Nardon's praise has been the best poss ible
Endorsement, and golfers everywhere are
anxious to hear about the course
The new Detroit course was laid out for
the most part by Harry = Colt. the most
prominent 81 British golf course archi-
tects. No attempt was made to complete
the course when II was first opened. the
club adopting the view that the details
should be attended To gradually. and
as q result ~ experience instead OF theory.
\ number OF new traps have been Installed
during the past season in places whore
they were found to be necessary. and more
VIII ne pun IN next year, as the ClGO
Intends to continue its policy oc gradual
development.
The total length OF the course which is
n Crosse Point Farms. near Detroit. Is
6.4lc yards and the measurements OF the
holes are az follows:
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II may he seen that there are two short
holes gong out the NTH and tho seventh
and two more coming in, the fourteenth
and the eighteenth The saying that a
good course should have four one shot
holes IL thus fulfilled. Par for the course
is 20, and liz as follows
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The delegates who presented the merits
OF the course at the L. :. q. A. meeting
last January made a most favorable i'm
preston. ana with the Eastern courses
practically out OF The running, Detroit
ought not 20 have hard job TO get the
tourney. John :. Sweeney of Detroit has
been nominated FOR a place on the
executive committee OF the L. $ O. 4
and will be elected at the meeting In
January. His election will enable his club
To keep in close touch with the L. $. O. \
in case tho championship is sent there,