Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
LIVELY SEASON
FOR GOLF CLUB
Season Opens April 1S With
Match For Challenge Handi-
cap Trophy.
MANY SPECIAL MATCHES
Qualifying Rounds For Mems and
Women's Championship Respec-
lively Aug. 10 and rs.

| The seasons program or the ROCK
| Island Arsenal Golf club, just issued,
provides the usual number of tourna
conditions similar to those which have
governed in past seasons. Qualifying
rounds for the mems handicap tourna-
ment will commence Monday, Aug. 10,
and for the women's championship
tournament Tuesday, Aug. %. The
calendar for the season follows:
Mems championship-Firs day of
qualifying round. Monday Aug. 10.
Second day of qualifying round and
match play round on successive days
following.
Mems class MISUNDERSTANDING
Aug II.
Women's championship-Qua
round, Tuesday, Aug. 25; match play
rounds on successive days following.
Preliminary matches for mems
handicap trophy on the following Sat
urdays: May 8, May %, June 6, June
20, July IL, July %, Aug. S, Aug. 20.
Preliminary matches for women's
handicap trophy on the following
Thursdays: May IA, May IS. June IL,
June %, July 9, July %, August 6,
August %.
Finals for mems handicap trophy
First match play round, Thursday,
Sept 10; semi-finals and finals, Sept.
IL and u.
Finals for women's handicap tro-
phy-First match play round, Monday,
Aug. 81; semi-finals and finals, Sept.
1 and 2.
Enlisted mems handicap matches
Saturdays, beginning Sept. &c.
Caddies' championship tournament
Qualifying round, Tuesday, Aug. 4,
match play rounds on successive days
following.
The Tom Morris Memorial trophy
competition will be played June 16.
Putting matches, or approaching and
putting matches, will take place on |
Saturday afternoons in June, July |
and August, conditions to be an
nounced later.
Tennis tournaments in both singles |
and doubles will be arranged if there 1
is demand for such events and prom /,
Use of sufficiently numerous entries.
Ten Special Contests.
There are 10 special contests dur
ing the season. The challenge handi-
cap trophy cup contest will open April
IS and close Oct. 8. The handicap
match to determine the first holder
will be held on Saturday. April Is and
thereafter during the season the hold
er must either play whoever chal-
lenges him or turn over the trophy.
No defeated player during the season
can again challenge for the cup and
he one winning it the oftenest during
he season, provided he has not al
ready won another cup. The other
special contests are:
Decoration Day, May 30-Handicap
best ball 4-ball foursome, medal play,
bunker contest to p. m. Trophy
o be awarded.
Fourth of July-Flag tournament,
Sickers handicap. Trophy OF be
awarded.
Labor Day-September Z, 54-hole
medal play handicap; Is holes pre-
eding Saturday. So holes Labor day.
Trophy to be awarded
Mixed foursome handicap match
S total handicap of both PLAYERS.
our couple to win play off finals, 12-l
ole contest each round. Trophy tol
e awarded
Preliminary matches-July II, July
l. Aug. IS. Sept. II. Semi-finals and
nails Sept. IL and IS. Trophy to be
warded
One-half century handicap match
pen to all club members so years old
r over. One-half stroke for everyl
ear over 80. Sept. 10. Trophy to
q awarded.
Pater Filius handicap match-Date
be announced later.
Scratch players choice score-May
to Oct. 1. For this event a pre-
ented cup.
Handicap players choice score
lay l to Oct. i.
Novice contest-Open to those who
ave not won anything In the past
oe