The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-19
FOX HILLS HOST TO
GOLFERS THIS WEEK
Annual Invitation Tourney
on Staten Island Course Will
Attract Big Field.
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TIL Fox Hills Golf Club vii, hold its
annual invitation tournament this week.
beginning on Thursday and running
through Saturday. Many Of the golfers
who played at Apa wants last week will
tai part In 1t and a big field Ia sure TO
start In the qualifying round on the
Staten Island course Thursday morning
improvements have been made In the
Fox Hills course since last year. the
most notable change being a new green
for the ninth hole. which has been so
| placed tina II makes the second shot a
much better test OF the golfers skill
than was the case under tho old cond'-
tons. The fairways are In better shape
This year thar ever before.
An eighteen hole qualifying round Will
be PLAYED on Thursday and match play
will not begin until the following day.
| The FIRST and second match rounds Will
be play I'd on Friday. leaving both SEMI
! dnals and finals for saturday. The num-
Der OF sixteens will depend on the size
OF tho field TIL. usual eighteen hole
handicap Will be pa!, OF tho programme
for Saturday and. as the FOX HIS
course 10 reached 40 easily. thai event
probably will attract = great number OF
| 2OIIcTS VII 1iS Ah"ONO
Ing the whole three days.
On the nrst three lays OF the week the
Huntington Valley Country Club Will
hold It's annual tournament for tho
| Lynnwood Hall cup. A thirty-six hole
qualifying round will be played to-day.
two match rounds tomorrow and the
seini-hnals and fnals on Saturday.
Frank w. Dyer. the Montciair golfer.
who at present holds the Pennsylvania
championship. will he among the com
netitors and IL ia possible that several
other Metropolitan golfers also will he
on hand.
travis victor Last Year
The winner o. the I.ynnwood Hall cup
n year ago was jerome u Travers, who
beat Max Marston in the ma and by so
doing obtained permanent possession OF
the big gold cur. which he had won ~
two previous occasions. A new cup has
been given by a member of tho Widener
family to replace the one captured by
the national open champion. So those
golfers who try for the trophy this year
will be the first In the field FOR the
prize.
The fifteenth annual championship Of
NV diN, y 'F'tA " ~
begin on Wednesday al the Hudson
River Country club IN Yonkcr The
tourney will last four DAYS. an eighteen
hol. qualifying round being played on
Wednesday. two match rounds on Thurs.
day. two more on Friday and the finals
~ 'hir'y-s'v holes on SATURDAY Pro.
vision has been made for three sixteens
and for "a fourth II the size OF the fiell
warrants II.
Three handicap competitions will hs
played during the four days. a coHsola
ton handicap on Friday morning. a four
ball handicap on Friday afternoon anC
an eighteen hol" handicap open 10 all or
saturday afternoon, The present cham,
pion OF the Hudson River Golf Associa
ton is Stuart n Connolly OF the Rock,
land Country club. and II is probable
that he will defend lis title
Entries viii close tomorrow 'o- tn
national open Championships, ~ h.
played newt wees. June -. -. 30 aut
20, or the links Of IN" Miuikahda club
Minncs polls, Min The entries shout
be sent TO Howard +. Whitney. secre
tary OF the United states Golf Associa
ton, - Broad street. New York city
and must hc In his hands not later thar
: o'clock tomorrow afternoon The en-
trance fee % ~ should eacl
entry, and 4; Il check IL sent II Shout,
be drawn 10 the order Of the United
States Golf ASSOCIATION