Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-27
GOLF CLUB
OPENS SEASON
In TOURNAMENT
DR.. w. ]. Hewitt Wins First
Contest; Event is Flag
Contest.
BY
George
McManus

The Grand Forks GOs4 clubs tour
nanlent season WAS ,nH Saturday
with the annual patriol.c event---the
flag contest. DIR. w. j. Hewitt won
first honors. L. T.. Griffin was second,
and DR.. Il. w. WhitcuInb was third.
In this contest. the player is given
a certain number of strokes--scratch
plus his medal play handicap. When
he has shot all these strokes, he
places his flag at the spot where the
last ball landed. The maj who zones
nearer completing the eighteen holes
wins the honors-
Despite the ~unfayorable weather.
a large number Of players competed.
The next tournament will be held
Thursday, May 80. 1t will be one of
the annual holiday short stop events
and an exceptionally large number
are expected to partaicipate.
The tournament committee has ar
ranged an unusually interesting pro-
gram for the e It Is:
Round Robin Contest
June, July and August entrance
Tee for this contest seventy five cents.
An entries should be made by June
6rE Each player to play each Of
the others entered one is hole match
under handicap some time during the
three months. Prizes to the three
players winning most matches.
Nay
IS Patriotic tournament
80 Short stop tournament. Rand
Bros Shoe Co. prize
June
l. Lovejoy cw-
s. Presidents prize
1h. Is holes medal play.
Nash Bros. Prizes.
IL. Mixed foursome "2 ball game"
Congress Candy Co. Prizes.
Presidents prize.
n Starting "a bau' foursume for
ex-rresident prize
Jn1y-
l. Short stop OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tsn prize.
G.. Lovejow cup.
IL. Presidents prize.
H. Mixed foursome "2 bail game
-Secord prizes.
20. Is holes medal play-Park,
Grant. Corrigan Co. prizes
81. Presidents prize.
August
2-s-5-s-I- Club championship ono
handicap.
10. Presidents prf1eA
II. is holes medal p1ay-Grand
Forks Mercantile Co. prizes.
"a. Presidents prize.
81. Match play against Bogey.
September
2. Short stop tournament-Mur-
phy-Griffn prizes.
Z. Lovejoy cup.
IA. Presidents prize.
Players for the presidents prize
who are unable to compete on satur-
day afternoon may compete on the
afternoon Of the preceding Friday.
Before beginning play, players must
date and mark their cards according
to the contest. and, having begun to
play. must finish without stopping to
entitle them to turn in a card. The
The player turning in the best five
cards wins. III.
The ex-president's prize is a han
dicap event at match play. Players
will select their own partners. Play
will commence on June %. the losers
to drop out and the winners continu-
ing daily until the contest ends. These
will he four-bal matches, low bali
and low total each to count one point
at each hole.
The Lovejoy cup contest is a medal
play event, open to all men and wom-
en-. The winner holds h cup unit
the next contest, and any member
winning the coup three times will re.
tain permanent possession.
The club championship, Of course
IL q scratch event at match play. 4
qualifying round Of IS holes will b.
played on the first day, August 2. thu
sixteen low scores to qualify. Those
qualifying are to play off under match
rulea The prize will be a suitably in.
scribed trophy to be the permanent
property Of the winner.
Short stop tournaments are playe<
on May 80. July 4 and September 2
o balls WIN be given to the winnel
Of zach fiKht. The fight winners ar
to play of for the special prizes TO
each event.