New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
Green Meadow
ClubOpens inc
Course July 4
Adjoining Apawamis, Links
of Wealthy Set, Abounds
in Natural Hazards

The Green Meadow Country Club, Of
Harrison, Westchester County, N. Y,
will make its debut In the golfng
world on Independence Day, when it
will open its new eighteen-hole course.
which is one Of the finest natural
courses in the United States.
The meadow land from which the
club takes its name is honeycombed
with brooks, and no fewer than ten
of the eighteen greens are so con-
structed that brook runs along the
entire approach to the green, where
a mashie pitch to the green is abso-
lutely necessary, while one OF the
greens is on an island, another is on
the other side Of big pond, which
has to be carried on the second shot Of
long player, and the third shot of a
poor player. About the centre Of this
pond, near the famous Indian mill,
high stone tee has been built for the
next hole, with the lake as trap for
a topped ball
After the old English fashion,
adopted by the Shinnecock Hills Golf
Club nearly twenty-five years ago,
they have fitted up locker room and
shower baths in another building on
the premises, some little distance
from the clubhouse, for their junior
members, SO as to keep the youngsters
out of the clubhouse as much as pos
sible, and at the same time encourage
in fact, short six hole course is to
be laid out in the vicinity of the club
house for the younger children of the
members. The new course, which is
now in a playable condition, although
it will not be formally opened until
July 4, is $500 yards in length, and
easily can be extended several hun
dred yards by moving few of the
trees back.
Hazards Are Numerous
The first hole is 558 yards from the
back tee and 500 yards from the front
tee. The tee is on the top of the
hill and there is carry of ITO yards
on the drive to the fair green on the
meadow land below. There are woods
W tut IISut anu uiSH grass 10 LQe
left all the way to the green. There
is brook to be crossed at the front
edge of the green, a road to the left,
long grass in the back and to the
right, where there is a stone fence,
which separates their property from
that of the Apawamis Club. In fact.
this stone fence is the boundary line
between the two courses along the
first and second holes, and all balls
driven over the fence are out Of
bounds.
The record hole is 327 yards long,
cut of bounds to the right and long
grass to the left, with stone fence to
cross about 100 yards from the green,
which borders on the far side of a
brook that circles we'll around the
corners, with ditch on the left ex-
tending back to the hill in the rear of
the green and high grass to the right.
Rather sporty hole confronts the
golfer from the third tee, which is up
in the woods woods and on high ground. The
green is 1873 yards from the back tee
and ITO from the front. It is all carry
from tee to green. which is very large,
but practically an island. There is a
zigzag stream in front of the green
and marshy land between it and the
tee.
Provision is made at the fourth hole
1or an increased length of thirty yards
if necessary. but at present the hole
is $40 yards long. The fairway is about
ninety yards wide, with a brook on
course abou. 100 yards from the tee
On the right the brook runs right up
to the green and circles around three
sides Of it.
Fifth Partly Uphill
The fifth hole is 400 yards long, with
a carry of $50 yards over long grass
to reach the fair green. 1t is ther
about $50 yards to the foot of the hill
and 100 yards uphill to the green.
For variety the sixth is an elbow
hole. of 483 yards from the back te,
and $50 from the front tee. The lin,
Of play is back down into the meadow
and long grass to the left. A brool
runs along the left side and back O.
green.
An island about 200 feet long b,
from so to 80 feet wide is in fact tn,
seventh green. The tee Is 1856 yard
away, and it is all carry from tentl
green over the rough.
The eighth hole is s7s yards long
with brook on the right, runnini
the full length of the hole, and lori
grass to the left. road crosses tn
fair green 100 yards from the green.
The ninth hole is 454 yards long an,
thirty yards more can be added i
necessary by moving back the tee. TIL
second shot is uphill to the greer
near the clubhouse, which is ampl,
trapped. The first nine holes are 3,32
yards.
Another prominent elbow hole is tn
tenth Of 425 yards. There are woods t.
the right, and a hollow and rougl
grass to the left. The green is on higl
ground.
Eleventh Is Hard
Another teasing one-shot hole is tn,
eleventh, of 125 yards, all carry from
tee to green. 1t is large green bull
up about six feet higher than the othe
land and completely surrounded by ,
circular sand pit.
A carry Of 125 yards of a cliff {,
the fair green is necessary from th
tee on the SIT twelfth, which ia a,
elbow hole
Line of play on the thirteenth hol
of 2l5 yards is all uphill, with WOO,
on both sides.
The fourteenth hole is 1856 ward.
long. There is carry of 100 wards m
hill from tee to fairway, with bis
boulder TO the left, about ninety yard.
from the tee.
Sportiest of all the holes on thu
course is the fifteenth, 406 yards fron
the back tee and 800 from the from,
tee. The plsy Is from the top of +,
hill down through a gorge with fair
way ITO yards wide, between lines o.