The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-16
TWO COURSES APPLY
FOR ANY GOLF EVENT
Garden City and Wilmington
Help L. s. &. A. Out Of
Its Difficulty.
OAkMONT SEEKS AMATEC II

-Four fur the amateur championship. an
equal number FOR the open and five for
tho womens tourney are on the list from
which the delegates to the annual meet
Ing OF the United states Golf Association
on January will choose the three ma
tlonal championship courses for 1915. The
lis. announced yesterday was prepared by
the L. :. q. \. executive committee and
liz rs follows:
For the national amateur championship,
Oakmont Country club, Oakmoni, Ia.
Country Club of Detroit Crosse Point
Farms. Mich Garden city Golf club,
Garden city. l.. l.; Wilmington Country
Cnb. Wilmington. bel.
For the national open championship.
Fov Hills Coli club, Stapieton. staten
y. j.. Garden city Golf Club, Garden
city. l.. l.; Wilmington Country Club,
Wilmington. Del.
For the womon's national championship.
Sleepy Hollow Country club scarborough,
Y. Y. Onwcntsla club. Lake Forest. III.
Country club of Buffalo. Buffalo. y. V;
Garden city Golf CLUB. Garden city.
l.. l.: Wilmington Country Club. Whining
Ton, Del
The bylaws ~ the United states Golf
Association scuuire the delegates TO the
annual meeting at the Waldorf Astoria
nest month 70 limit choices 20 the clubs
on 'he above list.
Two OF the clubs, Garden city and
Wilmington. which appear on the list
for each tourney are not likely to
press their claims strongly. They have
come to tho rescue of the executive COM
mittce. which found trouble in getting
the required three clubs for each tourney.
and have placed themselve, az the dis
posal Of tho association. In other words.
they are willing to take any tourney sent
10 them. but are not likely to put forth
any great efforts to obtain any one of the
three championships.
Although for several weeks tn" country
club Of Detroit has been conceded a
walk over az far as the amateur cham
pionship is concerned the inclusion %
Oaklnont may mean that a keen strugEl"
VII result For q number OF years II
has been said that when Dakmuut was
ready To- take the amateur the his Pitts
burg club could have II so II Oakmont 10
out to contest Detroit's claim. the issue
will he in doub, until the vote Is taken
on January = Detroit has bsyn so favor
ably mentioned FOR SO long a time. how
ever, that even II the pittsburC golfe' e
are anxious to get the tournament they
will have trouble In overcoming the scuti-
nem for Detroit that has been accumu-
iating.
BtluSIOl anu ON INNS seem ike ~ 10
fight IL out for tho open champ onshn,
unless Garden city decides that as long
aS the tourney Is sure to come 20 III"
metropolitan district the :;ruGCle might
AZ vol Ice made a three corncred one
Wilmington has no chance for tho event.
Both Baltusro and Fr Hills arc
anxious to net the open. and the ssuti-
ment among the golfers in and about
New York seems to be pretty evenly
divided on the question. Both are nuali-
fed to handle the big event.
The list for the wornons champion
ship gives the delegates a wide range
in their selection of a course. Elmina;-
ing Garden cry and Wilmington. Onwcnt-
STA should have little trouble IN getting
she other Western cubs IN line to sup
port its claims at the annual meeting
The womcn's championship has not been
played in the West S.uC" 1910.
Buffalo was honored with the open
championship as recently as 1872. which
probably vii. b. considered sufficient
recognition Of tho upstate club sleepy
Hollow is comparatively new course
and II j. doubtful If tho delegates will
consider sending - second event to tho
metropolitan district