The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19
Nine LINKS ELIGIBLE
FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
T.. :. Il. \. Committee Gives
New York Chance for
Ever! Tourney.
MERTON Is fA\Vhi'r

The FIST sep ia the task of selecting
~. courses FOR the three national golf
.w,tnushfns Of lsl6 was competed
r..,erd,y. when Howard +. whitney.
,.cre;ary Of the tinted states Golf Asso-
...,on. announced the lis of courses
tom, winch the ~deiegates must choose
.,s, ,nev assemble in chicago on
January II for the associations annual
rse,trs Thc L. :. q. a. bylaws direct
A., ,,eruii,s committee TO select at least
,,urses for each event. ana
,mi, the choice Of the delegates At the
.,,us, meeting to the list submitted by
.bo executive committee. Nine courses.
,m. min mum number, have beer seiec'cu
TINS yea They are
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS.
N,ror cri k.t Ciub. Philadelphia.
,..,u country CNuu. New YORK.
pIp,rs EoNk club, New Norh'
NATIONAL. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.
Ninkshda club. Minneapolis
Count, Cluh OF petrHlt; pe,rp',
rpric, ood Country club. Enkt. Noou'
voNEN's NATIONAL. CHAMPIONSHIP
x.o Haven Country club, New Haven.
S'ps,ront spring Country Club. Boston
greenwich Country 'lue' 'ree"N""'
ccnn.
From the foregoing list the fact may
h. noticed that the executive committee
Sas deal, kindly with the Metropolitan
us,r,,, and New York has "A nShting
chau,e 10 obtain any II OF the three
.o,rue,s No other district is so IA
,orad and the list surely shows ma,
vs. york'4 courses have lost none OF
,osir nnpularjty. The list also disproNes
,hs recent ~uufounded rumor that only
western courses would he recommended
for the open championships. 1t is true
mai the tourney is slmos, sure 10 60
Vss' but the inclusion OF Enslewood
ryas the East an outside chance II "
c,oosas to make "A campaign Tor the
tourney,
A. every one expected. Merton IL on
the lis, of courses for the amateur cham-
ponship. and there vs. little hkelihoou
,,ba, either Nassau or Piping Rock will
stand in Merion's way. Philadelphia
never has seen an amateur champion
,,p although both h open ana
vomen's events have been helu tnere'
and /, long has been a saying mat fhiia-
delphis could obtain the amateur cham-
non.hip whenever she presented a
'o1rs, f. for it. Philadelphians now
feel mat Merton is such a course. ana
Merton is almost certain TO get 'He
tournament.
TIE last Lesley cup matches We're
paved at Merton and nearly all OF 'he
prominent golfers VINO played eNplesseu
themselves in favor OF the big fh|Iauel-
IN, club for the amateur event
Mulkahda should have an eN2eileht
Chance of capturing the ogen
J.p The club has been on the engine
lis before and il kno"n TO be ANXIOUS
10 ob,,ip Tn. event. The Western clubs
probably will be in the majority az UHt
meeting In Chicago. so they are almost
,pre IN Keep the omen in their part OF
,,e gountry. The Country Gu oil
"a. .i held the amateur this year, sc
o., ,.1ues, for another national cnah''
po,s7ip 30 soon IL likely TO be passed
nv ,r favor OF Miniks hda. EnGle~ood
o-'v real chance lies In polling TN
united Vote OF the Eastern clubs ano
finding the Western clubs wide oe'
tween Ninikahda and Detroit.
Tho most open contest Of all probably
Su La that for the women's cham
pionshlp. as zach OF the three c'uo'
named has As good n chance as 'h'
o'hers one thing In certain. the tour
20. viii i've neld in New England, AZ
.rer Greenwich. the Metropolitan c.u'
o. the list. is in the state Oh Cohnec'
''tut
Ros,ons claims 10 the event are likely
a. meet with a good deal OF opposition
qs 40 Boston women golfers or prom
irene were consnicuOusly absent whei
The women's national championship wal
waved at OnweItsia this year. beior'
,hA tourney was awarded to OnwenleI'
most Of them said that they would no
90 as far west as Chicago. and they
maze good their threats. For ina
reason Belmont Spring chancee OF ger
ting tic tourney are not az bright a
they other wise would he.
Greenwich was the scene OF the Girls
cor Gun matches of 1914 Il the womei
ero rlayed there then all liked IN
Inks. 50 Greenwich may prove 10 u
i'reseful when the votes nave peel
c. ,At'I.
% add ton 20 selecting the cha mpion
ru.sl.p courses and reelectinR mos
~ '0a present officers, headed by Fran
J. Woodward of Denver. the delegate
Il ,h, annual meeting probably WI
sufNu a gOD0 deal or Time III u4SSuSSAhi
lie proposed amendments TO the L, ;
u 4. constitution, These amendment
.htend tie suffrage to the allied ciubs
s. thar n they are adopted every Gu
',ar belongs to the L. s. g.. A. Wi
.'.e 4 Voice IN its affairs in the ~
Under the present system ON
|l" active clubs are allowed 10 vot'
tf z rle new plan goes through ever
cHn Vlil have something to say. Fac
s.-No club win have two votes an
each allied club one vote, a pbdn tina
W. preserve the balance of powe
pre''' we'll
The discussion OF these amendment
Is |-'s 10 he an interesting one AN
% probable Laat the amendment
A. "N. b. passed. \ two-thirds Not
~ d. .0;"s cast a. the meeting !
\" "ssI.. 90 CARR the amendments.
Nt'. 4gu me meeting IL to be held a
20 ~ tkstouc Hotel in Chicago, tn
t.'Hli d'lucr which will precede In
'te'' = Will be held at another hote
'"c Ia Sale. All Of the I. :. q. A.. OH
'rs and most Of the delegates will al
'..e ''lo dlnnrr At theta Sale and u
500 .- 10 Is over Will repair to tn
l. --illc iDr the business session.