New Britain herald., 1916-04-28
GOLF CLUB OPENS
 SEASON ON MAY l3.
Club Officials Prepare Program of
 Varied Events

Officials of the New Britain Golf club have announced the program for the 1916 seasons activities, show ing card of events that will doubt less be most gratifying to the mem bers.
 As usual there will be a series of Saturday afternoon events during the season and each entrant for all such sweepstakes will be charged with one golf ball. The division will be 30, 25, 20, 5 and 10 per cent. In foursome matches the division vii be 50, 30, and 20 per cent. except when less than ten teams are entered. it shall be 60 and 40 per cent. All par ticipants must commence play before 3:3O o'clock.
 Program of Mems Events.
 Following is the card of mems events:
 May 13. par handicap, match play. Play out full IS holes on all matches of this nature; May 20, medal play, handicap; May 2, par handicap, match plays; May 31. cemetery golf; June 3, medal play. handicap; June 10, medal play, handicap; June IT, par handicap, match play; June 24, meda play, handicap; June 2S, 29, 3O, July | annual championship of the Connecticut Golf association will be played on the course of the GreeE- wich Country club. Greenwich, Conn.,; July 1, par handicap, match play; July f, medal play. Prizes for lowest gross, score and lowest score with handicap will be given. The first round played must be the one turned ,o1o July 3-8 inclusive, qualifying round for presidents trophy. Sixteen low est scores to qualify. This is hand leap match. Handicaps apply in qualifying. Contestants must an- nounce their intentions of playing their qualifying rounds before start ing play; July 8, medal play, handi- cap; July 1 5, medal play handicap; July 22, par handicap. match play; July 29, cemetery golf; August !, par handicap. match play; August ,2, medal play, handicap, to be played with one club; August 19, par handi- cap. match play; August 26, qualify ing rounds for club championship. No handicap. Sixteen lowest scores to qualify; Sept. 2, medal play handicap; Sept. 4, par handicap, match play, driving contest at D. m Prize for three longest drives within given bounds. Each player to have three drives from 1st Tee; Sept. g, par handicap match play; Sept. 16, medal play, handicap; Sept. 23, par handi- cap, match play; Sept. 30, cemetery golf; October ?, comm encement of the October 72 Hole Medal Play Tournament to be played in four rounds of eighteen holes each at any time during October at the conven- fence of the players except Sundays, contestants to register in a book pro- vided for that purpose, signifiying their intention of playing a tourna- 1nent round before starting play of each round; October ', medal play. handicap: October A, medal play, handicap: October 21, medal play, handicap; October 2S, medal play, handicap.
 Low Score Contests.
 Charles w. Nichols, president of the club has donated a trophy for the lowest net score for the season, that is the lowest individual hole score selected for eighteen holes to be added together.
 The scores must be taken from the regular matches scheduled on the club program, played over the present eighteen hole course, and in the event of the opening of new holes for tournament play. notices govern ing such contesest will be posted. In case of a tied score the player mak- ing the low score on the earliest date will be declared the winner. Score cards properly dated and endorsed by the opponent should be deposit ed in the box at the clubhouse