The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-09
NEW AMATEUR GOLF
RULE Is DEFERRED
[. S. G. A. Delegates Decide to
Put Problem in Hands Of
Executive Committee.
TITLE COURSES CHOSEN

After electinr officers and selecting the
championship course for 1915 the dele
gRtes 10 the annual meeting Of the United
States Golf Association at the Waldorf
Artorin last night plunged INTO the much
heraided discussion Of the proper deiin,-
zion Of an amateur golfer Ar tie meet
nE proper did nor begin until O'Clock
1t was preceded by a dinner which most
OF the delegates a;tended-the amateur
rule discussion prolonged TN. session until
q late hour.
The general sentiment OF the delegates
was that the rule he kept about as d II
and that no changes should he made that
would make the American rule conflict IN
and way with the British definition OF an
amateur The discussion was ended h.,
the adoption OF a resolution proposed bv
j X. Bole OF the Euclid club. which d.
rected the executive committee To- frame
the new definition IN accordance with the
views expressed nj last nights meeting.
President Woodward openeo the dis
cussion with statement Of the executive
committees position Hie recommended
thai tho delegates make no attempt to
nN the phrasing OF the new rule hut
leave that matter 10 the new committee
This war done and the discussion con
sisted o. review ~ the situation and al
expression OF tine IDEAS 81 the delegates
The committee will formulate a new RUE
later
Apart from the amateur rule discussion
the main business OF the meeting was the
selection ~ the three championship
courses TIE executive committee FIRST
presented IT, list winch waF announced
several weeks aEo and the delegates prc-
ceeded 20 make their choices for the three
Journeys
The process of selection did nor con
sumo much time. as each OF the three
COURSES chosen won withou much truubie
The three national championship courses
OF 1915 will bc
Amateur pionshir-Country club
OF Detroit Crosse pO,ns Farms Mich.
Angus. IS and 20, Septcmbcr 1, :. and 4.
open ionshiI'-Baltusrol Golf
Club, Short Hills. y. j June 10, 10. II
and IS
wumeu's Championship 49, Orwentsia
Club Lake Forest. H. September o, :.
s. 9. 10 and IL.
The dates for the open championship
may be- changed t. the following week.
but the tourney surely viii Toe held h.
June instead Of later ~ the summer as IN
the last few years
Before the wOniens event was awarded
T. G. Watson stared THAI he had con
Quoted q correspondence with the women
golfers VINO had qualified h. the last
threc champ crehips ana tina; he had
found tina; 81 was next 10 impossible no
FCt fhp Eastern womci 10 20 West ny th'
Western women 10 come East. He argued
thar FOR this reason o. would be advisable
not To- send the tournament TO Onwentsia.
nut the delegates voted MIN down. after
speeches by the advocates o. the Western
club
n vns announced shat II there are
more than sewnty-fve or eighty entries
Tor the next amateur chRmpionship al
eighteen hole qualifying rounu will he
PLAYED or the Saturduy preceding the
championship week The heEt siSty-four
H. this round will play OF the following
Monday a thirty-siN hole qualifying round
and the leading thi-ty-twu will continue
az mutch play for the title. This will
make Il possible 10 have al the match
rounds al thir.y.siy holes
Frank l. Woodward o. Denver was
elected president OF the association. and
the other officers chosen were Nice-pres-
idents, John Reid j.. St Andrews and
Howard W Perrin. Merton secretary,
Howard + Whitney. Nassau treasurer
Percy r. Pvne I'd Princeton executive
cummittee--Dr Walter 5 Harlan Co
Iumb!a Walter p Smith Onwentsia
John 5 Sweeney. Detroit, and NJ Louis
Crosby. Brae Burn.
The new president wns advanced from
NOTED from the secretHrvship. MI Perrin
has been serving on the executive com
mite, NJ Pvue was reelected Al, Of
the other 1915 officers ave newcomer AZ
soon AZ thu election was Ov-' the thanks
OF the association were rendered 10 the re-
firing officers, Robert G. Watson. Garden
City, president Milton DargaL. Atlanta
vs,e-president and the following members
~ the executive committee; Harry l.
Aver BraC Burn Charles J. Allen Ch,-
cago, and X l. Ames, Glenview
The report 81 the executive committee
winch wa read to the delegates briefly
reviewed the past year 10 showed that
there are nov 393 clubs m tine ussocia-
ton a gain ~ 80 since last year. few
clubs resigned or We're dropped for non
payment OF dues The results Of the three
1914 championships were mentioned IN
tho report and tine victories OF Francis
Ouimet Walter Hagin and Mrs r. Arnold
Jackson were commented upon. The treas-
urers report showed thar the association
II IN good shape financially
About 90 prominent golfers from all
parts Of the country attended the dinner
and tho NEE -luE