The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-01
GOOD FIELD SURE IN
LAKEWOOD TOURNEY
MarstOn. Plat and Other
Prominent Golfers Will
BE on Hand.
TRAVIS ALSO MAY PLAY

The last invitation tournament OF the
season IN the Metropolitan district will
he played on Thursday. Friday and
Saturday Of this week on the links or
the Country club % Lakewood. Four
s~ixteens rave been provided for. and IL
the weather Is good the field Is sure 10
be n big (, one. as the Lakewood ran
tournament always has been Il popular
event on the golfing calendar
Both of the. nnaiists at Atlantic City
last week. Man Marston. the winner and
II. A. Steiner. the loser, will play at
Lakewood. and among the other good
golfers who have entered are Percy
Platt, i. NJ. Kendall and III. NJ. For
rest. II Is likely that walter j. Travis
will make his semi-annual visit to the
curse among the pines. and others VINO
may play are Gardner W. White ana
Reginald NJ. Lewis.
only the eighteen hole qualifying
round will be played on Thursday. the
first two match rounds will constitute
the programme for Friday and the semi
finals and finals will be left for Satur-
day. An eighteen hole handicap also
will be played OF Saturday.
Entries Tor the tournament close OF
Wednesday at . y. NJ. aud should be
sent to the secretary OF the country club
of Lakewood. Lakewood. \. J.
Robert W. Lesley. president Of thS
Golf Association of Philadelphia, bu.
better known to New York golfers az
the donor Of the famous Lesley cup. has
written u letter to THE u in which hJ
claims for Philadelphia the credit or
holding golf Journeys on Two courses
long before the University Club devised
the plan which worked so successfully
at Nassau and Piping Rock recently
, Mr.. Lesley's letter explains that FOR
the last two years the annua! dinner
of the Golf Association OF Philadelphia
has been preceded by a tournament
played on two courses. The 1914 tour
! ncy' was on the two Merton courses. the
competitors playing :hc east course IN
the morning and the west course tr
the afternoon. This year the fhiladel-
phians played at the Philadelphia
Cricket Club in the morning and then
went over to the Whitemars, Country
club for their afternoon round.
These Philadelphia tournaments diCer
from the University Club tourney, how
ever. for the local organization made
use Of two courses all day instead OF
using one in the morning and another
In the afternoon. The University r1ut
golfers divided their field into two sec
tions. one OF which played at Nassau
in the morning while The other was
playing at Piping Rock. Then in the
afternoon those who had played al Mas
sau in the morning went over TO Piping
Rock for their second round and the
Piping Rock contingent took possession
Of the Nassau links. Both courses
were in use both morning and afternoon,
which sens to he a step further than
the Philadelphians have gone IN their
development of the two course golf tour
nament.
As a matter OF fact the University
Club simply applied to "A one day tour
nanent the System that was used in
holding the qualifying rounds OF the
British opcn championship in 1914
There -hc field was divided into two sec
tons, one of which played thirtN-siN
holes on the Truon course on June IL.
while the other was assigned 20 tho
Troon municipal links. ON the follow
ing day. June Il. those who had heen
at Troon the FIRST day played the Troon
municipal links and the TrooI munich
pal section of the first day went over
10 Troon. This was the plan followed
by the University club, eighteen hole
rounds being substituted for the thirty
six hole rounds of the BRUSH tourna-
mcnt.
1t looks 40 though the British solhnG
authorities. the Golf Association Of
Philadelphia and the University Club
all deserve some share of the credit
for hc orlglnitlOn OF IN" TWO 'ouIso
tournament which seems destined to e
career of popularity.
Another one day tournament tor
women will be played ON Wednesday
at the Essex County country club
The New York Newspaper Golf tlub
will end it, season on Monday of next
week, November \. with a series or
gol. competitions and "A dinner AT Van
Cortlaadt Park. The main competition
Will he a one club handicap t"r the
twelve meadow holes, finishing with a
round of the SIX hill holes with AL the
golfers clubs in use. Tho play ON IN"
six hill holes also viii constitute" a tomb
stone competition. ami there Viii Il" "
driving contest from the sixteenth te'
The dinner viii Dc held .u the Trctnper
House and VIII begin AZ I O'Clock.
Advantase will he taken OF the hol'-
day tomorrow and competitions VIII he
held at most Of the golf clubs in tho
mctrOpolitan district.