The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-06
PRO GOLFERS NOT
EAGER FOR TITLE
Fail to Apply for Date for
Tourney to Decide Cham
pionship.
CLUBS OFFER COURSES
Many Organizations in Metro
politan District Willing
to Stage Event.
CLUBS OFFER COURSES

Golfers Association would Be- the last
Of the prominent governing bodies to
ssttis IT. championship question for the
1919 season. A long time ago It ex-
pressed . preferences for . lats July date
for tn one day metropolitan elimination
event and. . week the latter part OF
August for It's main tournament at match
play. both OF which were protested by A
H Posson, secretary Of the Metropolitan
Golf Association.
Al that time nothing definite was an
nouncsd regarding courses for the events,
though the pro" organizations let Il DO
known that II would consider any offers
that might be made II wasn't long
before several well known clubs in this
district such a. Fox Hills. Canoe Brook.
Hollywood and Shackamaxon told the
professionals they would be welcome on
their coursea but I'd to date no ofiicAal
decision has been reached.
This delay has been caused mainly
because Of the absence Of several off,
cials. Robert White, Sthe president and
Herbert Strong. the secretary, being at
Washington and st. Augustine, respec-
lively. good part Of the winter. Strong
recently returned. and AZ White Ii ex-
pectedly shortly tho chances are an exec
utive COMMITTEES meeting will be called
before the middle Of this month, when
decision rs to courses will be made.
Shackamaxon continues TO be favored for
the one day event. while Hollywood and
Fox Hills would both be popular for
the main attraction.
Jim Barnes, recent winner OF tho
North and South open. won the profess
sional honors the last time the event
was held at siwanoy. On that occasion
In q sensational thirty-six hole ANAL
Both are playing as well to-day a. they
were then. which probably means that
they again will have to DO reckonsd with.
oddly enough, As great IS they are,
neither Jock nor Jim has ever won the
national open.
New Form Of Tournament.
Down in the South a new form Of
tournament has gained considerable pop
ularity. Last year the Saarsield Coun-
try Club Of Camden. 8. c., instituted the
experiment as q result Of q casunl re-
mark made by a member to . group of
friends sitting about the clubhouse. He
was commenting on the fact. known TO
every golfer, that It's so easy to sink
putt on q second try after missing the
FIRST ono. This led some ono else to say
that II he made q bad pitch to q green
he could drop a second ball and In
variably put It much nearer tho hol6. or
II ne fiuboed a drive on brassie shot he
could drop another sphere and usually
get of "screamer.
This conversation led to the conclusion
that II the average 90-1o0 player could
always have two chances on each shot
he could score with the best of them,
and a committee was thereupon chosen
to formulate rules governing a two
chance" tournament and to persuade the
golf committee to try 1t out. These are
the rules:
The Rules.
Each player shall drive two balls
from each tee. He shall choose the
ball he considers the best and have his
caddie pick up the other. which he shall
drop over his shoulder. in the manner
prescribed by golf rules, within a clubs
length OF the selected ball. He shall
again play two balls. following with
these tho same procedure--selecting one
as the best and dropping the poorer ball
within clubs length and playing both.
If ore OF the balls played to the
green from one spot rests on the green
and the other ball does not. the ball
laying OF the green shall be placed. not
dropped. within q clubs length of the
sphere on the green, but not nearer the
hole. and both balls putted. II neither is
holed tho player shall place the one fur
thest from the hole within a clubs
length of the better lie. but not nearer
tho hole. and putt tho two again unless
tho frst putt 10 scored.
Each two strokes or puts shall count
In scoring a. q single stroke. In other
words. only the best ball shall be
counted. If the first sphere putted holes
out the second ball need not be played.
Zach player shall have an allowance
of one-third of his handicap under the
usual rule as to fractions"