The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-04

match between the United States and
Canada will be played over the Engi-
neers' links and on Sunday there will
be the annual competition for the
American Golfer trophy. All of the
Canadian players who take part in
this international match will be eligi-
BILE to compete for the national cham
pionship. Among the dominion rep
resentatives will be the veteran golfer
George S. Lyon, who came close to
winning the title many years ago; c.
B. Grier, the Canadian amateur cham
pion and William McLuckie, who for
merry held that honor. Great Britain
may be represented by-Cyril Lolley,
who recently won the British amateur
title; Lord Charles Hope and ]. H.
Scotchman, who\holds the French
amateur title, will be one of the COM
petitiors for the United States Golf
| association honor. S. DavidsoD Her
ron Of Pittsburgh, last years winner.
and Bobby Jones. of Atlanta, Ga,
whom he defeated in the final round,
will be in evidence again this year and
SO will several erstwhile national
champions. including Charles Evans,
Jr., Robert C. Gardner, and Francis
Ouimet.
To revert to the Engineers course,
it is said that it is doubtful if any
contender for the title will be able to
break records there. At present the
low mark is a IA, made recently by
Max Marston. Par is II, Sc out and
IS home and it is the opinion of
Charles Clarks, the Roslyn profess
sional, that those golfers making 10
for the Sc hole testing round over the
two courses, will qualify for the match
play stages.
There is probably no hole on any
link in this country which has at
tracted moro comment than the four
teenth, at the Engineers, known as the
two or twenty hole" The green is
! but los yards from the tee, but a
| deep ravine intervenes- Any shot
/ which does not drop on the green will
| roll down steep embankments and
| may not stop until it is at least 6
! feet below the green, where there are
a series of sand traps, or thirty feet
/ down at the bottom of the ravine
Two traps are built across the front
| of the green so that the tee shot must
| be all carry and pitch in order to gel
safely on. The green shaped like the
stern of a battleship is perched on q
| hill. Par for the hole is 3, but when
| the Professional Golfers association
championship was held at the Engi-
| neers' a year ago, a good many of the
contestants considered themselves
! favored if they got a there, while
many of them took two or three more
Following is a brief description of
the holes and the best method of play
ing them:
Hole No 1-415 yards-par 4. This is a
two-shot affair uphill, and it is better 10
play for a safe than a possible or a
probable G. Several deep traps lie in walt
for the Grant tee shot.
Hole No; 3-325 yards-par 1. An uphill
spoon or iron is advised off the tee. as
the bunker is right in the line of the per-
feet drive. and ibis is a case where the
best driven balls are penaiized. The second
should be pitched right up to the hole and
not played short, as the green is big and
the distance deceptive. The green Is won
derfully trapped, but If properly played the
hole is not difficult and it is often
made in bird" as.
Hole No. 4-405 yards-par f. This
calls for long drive and a high cut iron
or mashie, according to the wind but under
ordinary circumstances, good golf should
result in 4. 1t is dog-leg hole and deep