The sun., 1919-09-23
GOLFERS APPROVE
ENGINEERS LINKS
Course Presents Many Difficult
ties, but They Are Fair
Other Golf Gossip.
by INNS BROWN.

/
The professional golf tournament at
the Engineers Country Club last week
was unique III one particular. Thirty
two professional players took at least
| two turns Of the course. BY the process
of elimination half Of them were dumped
out of the tournament, and each sue
ceedlng day half of the field dropped
by the wayside. Some of them were
very well pleased with their showings
regardless of the stages at which they
finished. Others figured they should
have done better, and were somewhat
disappointed.
But regardless of how they Jared.
practically no criticism was heard of the
course. Enter this fact as quite q COM
pliment to the course. Being, as 1t is,
something of tool of their trade, the
professional is never backward in shoot
ing few darts into course where he
has failed to play his game There is
usually always some feature OF the
course on which to hang a criticism,
but IL any of the field did not approve
of the Roslyn course last week they
kept il to themselves.
Practically everybody agreed that 1t Is
very excellent golf course Certainly
there are number of splendid holes.
The fact that nothing better than 10
was scored, and that with several APP
proxima tions is admissible evidence that
It has its difficulties. But they are fair.
High scores, even by first class players,
are not necessarily proof that course
is a real. stern test of good golf. Tricky
devices make for the same thing. But /
there is only one hole on the Engineers
links of a trick nature. the short four
teenth.
Fourteenth Hole Tricky. "
This one hole appeals as being bit
unfair. With small taperinG green
pitched on n high promontory. IT Is ex-
ceedingly difficult to hold 1t with
tee shot Further than this, once the
ball rolls off the green, it drops far
down the terrace to sand pit on
either side. More times than a few
during the tournament fine players were !
seen to play out of one trap only to lob |
across into the other. In short failure /
to hold the green meant almost certain |
loss of the hole. provided the other fel- |
low did hold it, This seems rather /
severe penalty. bad or even mediocre tee |
shot, and lost hole.
But on the whole the course is a |
fine one. Doubtless Herbert Strong, !
the club professional who laid 1t out, /
and the club. committee have certain
plans in mind that will add to its at
Effectiveness. 1t Is comparatively new,
and succeeding Improvements will add
to its merits. Even now II takes rank
with the very excellent courses of the
district.
The Hudson River Company Club will
entertain the golfing scribes of the New /
York Newspaper Golf Club to-day. The
scriveners are expected to turn out ~
force. to shoot at various prizes Of
fered Four ball matches and also in
dividual scoring will receive prizes. John
c. Finn, former secretary Of the News
paper Club, is Offering a special prize,
conditions of play for which will be
announced at the clubhouse.
A one day tournament at the Apawa-
mis- Country Club is the feature for
women golfers to-day. These one day
affairs are being resumed after lapse
of several weeks. During the 9arly
spring they proved highly popular, and
doubtless a big field will participate in
to-day's contest over the historic Rye
course.
MaplewoOd Course Open.
The new nine hole course at Maple
wood, n. j., has just been opered for
play and comes near setting record
in the matter Of early opening from the
time OF beginning work. 1t is barely
Ave months since the first move toward
building the course was made, and the
seeding was done only a little more
than three months ago The course Is
over $500 yards long and offers a good
stiff test of golf 1t was built by Alfred
Williams. The club plans to build a
handsome clubhouse and will also add
nine more holes later.
The New York Jewellers Golf Asso-
citation has scheduled a one day tourna-
ment for Monday September 20. 1t will
be played over the Wykagyl course,
both morning and afternoon. The jewell
lers are an enthusiastic clan al the
ancient sport. and with a handsome ,
line of trophies in sight for this tourna-
ment competition promises to be keen.
A dinner and vaudeville entertainment
in the clubhouse will follow in the
evening
For dignity, prestige and incidentally
golf ability the fourth annual tourna-
ment of the Union League Golf Club
on the Knollwood Country Club links on
Thursday will be a close runnerup to '
DOGGY. A big field of prominent men
In many professions and business lines
has already made entry. Among the
field are ex-Gov. Charles f. Hughes !
Finley ]. Shepard. George T. Wilson, :
Wilson p Foss, Horace l.. Hotchkiss -,
Simeon Ford, David Simpson. Paul ID. .
-ravath. Austin B. Fletcher. Henry
Tomeroy Brown. T. Frank Manville. A.