The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-17
NASSAU PREPARING
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Fifth Hole TO Re Shortened
and Sixth Heightened
Before Tourney.

by the time the golfers gather AT the
Nassau Country club early in June for
The metropolitan amateur championship
two changes IN the link will have been
completed which will make the course
an even better test OF golf than IL ~
now. Nassau IL one OF those clubs which
are always endeavoring to improve their
links. and although many clubs would
be we'll satisfied for a few years at
least with the extensive alterations COM
pleted a year ago. the Glen cove organi-
cation is always trying to find some
way to make the curse better.
The two changes which are being
made now in accordance with this policy
are on the NTH and sixth ho.es The
present NTH hole is $50 yards long and
par is 3. The green is down in "A hollow.
making the third shot "A blind one, and
II Is to do away with that feature that
the change is being made Instead OF
being In the hollow the new green will
be IN the hilltop. about 100 yards short
of its present position. making the hole
400 yards long II will require two full
shots TO get home. and although par will
be ! instead of ) the hole Will be improved
greatly. The new green is getting along
srlendidly II Will be up TO the Nassau
standard in plenty of time for the Met
ropolitan tourney.
some of the distance taken off the
fifth hole will be added to the sixth.
which Is now AL yards long. and will
be increased 10 about 500 yards. The
new tee Will be on the hill To the right
of the second green and the extra length
thus obtained Will make the third shot
TO the we'll trapped green a much better
and harder one than 1t is now.
\ few new bunk.rs here and there
also will help TO Improve the course so
that the aSpirants Tor the crown now
worn by Walter j. Travis will have to
play good sound golf TO win.
Arkansas enters the liei this week with
it, tirst state Iolf championship. The
tournament Will he played on the course
OF the Hot Springs Golf aud Countr,
club and Will hesin OF Wednesday and
continue for the remainder of the week.
Perhaps the tifst Arkansas cta iupion Will
appear at Merton this fail III quest 81
higher tonors
IN. SOUTHERN Golf Association hae
selected May 20. -, 20, 20 AMI - fur ITS
uuual amateur championship. which Is
to hr held on the course of the Dallas
country tluh at Dallas. TEX. The selcc-
ton of May dates Is something new. as
hitherto the southern championship tps
bttii played III juno lst'l't /. i"Nl'S,
Jr. the present champion. will have the
advantage of defending HIS title over his
home course.
Conditions Tor the State championship
~ the Greenwich country ! on June
IS, ~. 80 and July | nave been an
bounced by the Connecticut Golf Associ-
alton. As the tourney lasts -four days IL
IL possible to Slay IA thir,y-siN hole quail
fylng round on the first day. and also
keep the final round on the last day at
thirty-siX holes. There viii be- enough
eiXtecns and beaten eight, classes TO take
car. Of everybody. Entries should be
sent to J. +. Soutt"r al the Greenwich
Country club before the evening of
June "a.
The Connecticut Golf Association, which
Il now beginning It's eishteenth y"an has
a membership of twenty clubs scattered
throughout the state.
Women golfers will be glad to know
Clarence II. Nandcrbeck published abou,
a week ago were exaggerated and that
the national champion expects to defend
her title next iall. They also will note
with pleasure the reId'pearanc. ON the
links after "A years absence of Mrs. II,
Arnold Jackson, who as Miss Kate Iiar-
ley won the national championship in
1908. In 1914 Mts. Jackson. who wst~
married the year before, again captured
the national titlo. She played last week
In a one day tournament near Boston.