Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26
LABOR Day TOURNAMENT
FOR VIRGINIA GOLFERS
Will Be Held on Links Of Country
Club, Under Auspices Of State
Golf Association.
MANY ENTRANTS ALREADY IN
On Saturday There VIII Be . Red
Cross Handicap Match and Play
for Individual State Championship.
Annual Meeting on Monday.

The annual tournament Of tho vir-
Einla State Golf Association, which is
com posed Of the leading golf clubs OF
this State, will be held on Monday. Sep
TENDER 3, Labor Day, on tho links of the
Country Club Of Virginia, in this city.
and local enthusiasts are looking for
ward to the event with great deal
of pleasure. Preceding the tourna-
ment proper. on Saturday. September 1.
| there will be a Red Cross Handicap
Tournament. in which so per cent of
| the receipts will be donated to Red
Cross activities. The play for the indi-
vidual State championship cup, which
Is now held by Matthew Paxton, of
Lexington. will also take place on Sat
urday. and Mr.. Paxton will be among
the entrants to defend his title.
On Monday the annual meeting Of the
association will be held. and many I'M
portant matters are on the program
for consideration, among others being
| the possible effect of the war on tn,
plans of the association. For this rea-
| son 1t Is earnestly urged that all visit
| ing players arrange to attend the meet
| ing. The present officers Of the organ
ization are as follows: president, w. P.
| Wood. Richmond: vice-president, DR.. j.
w. Carroll. Lynchburs; secretary and
treasurer, Joseph c. Taylor, Richmond.
Many Clubs Represented.
Representatives. from the Norfolk
Country Club. Hampton Roads Golf and
Country Club. Hermitage Golf Club. Of
Richmond; Roanoke Country Club,
lakewood Country Club. of Lynchburg;
| Lexington Country Club and Country
Club OF Virginia have entered. and
some OF the best players of the State
will be seen IN action.
The feature event of the occasion
| will be the Red Cross Handicap
Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
This event is open to any players in
the State. and handicaps will be
reckoned on a fair and equitable basis,
thus giving every entrant a chance to
| win.
The Red Cross tournament will con-
sist Of thirty-six holes. but in event
the entrant does not wish to play
thirty-si1 holes. eighteen holes may be
played. and prizes will be given for
scores OF eighteen and thirty-six holes.
but no entrant will be allowed to win
in both. The entrant fee will be 81
for either the thirty-six- hole or
eighteen -hole affair, or So for both
Half of the proceeds from this event
will be donated to the Red Cross, while
the remainder will be used to purchase
trophies for the winners.
In addition to the Red Cross Handi-
cap Tournament, there will be four
other events-the State championship
cup. low medal score cup. and indi-
vidual State championship cup.
Stnte Match on MONEY.
The state championship cup will be
played for by teams composed Of not
more than six men. Each team will
, and the two teams making the lowest
aggregate medal scores will play
match play in the afternoon. to deter.
mine the championship team. The win.
i ners will have their name engraved or
: the cup. and will have possession OF
the trophy for period of one year
when 1t will be played for again. The
team winning the cup the greatest
number of times In six years will Their
have permanent possession of 1t.
Teams not playing for the champion.
ship cup in the afternoon will compete
for tho State consolation team cup
Tho teams playing together will BIZ
determined by drawing. and the team
having the greatest number OF points
to It's credit will have their names en-.
. graved upon the cup. and will obtain
possession OF the trophy for a period
, Of one year. when 1t will be played fol-
; against just as the championsh ship cup.
The player making tho lowest media
!, score in the morning will be awarded
the low medal score cup. Tho rule.
, governing the possession Of this cur
are the Same rs those OF tho champion.
ship team cup and consolation team
cup.
Tho Individual State championship
. event Is also a feature OF tho tourna
! ment. Tho Country Club Of Virginia
! has offered q cup to the players makine
the lowest medal score for thirty six
, holes on Saturday, September l. This
! event is open to all golfers residing
In the State OF Virginia. and members
OF bona flde golf clubs. The WHINE,
Of this cup is to have permanent pos.
session Of the trophy.