The New York herald., 1921-12-19
WOMEN PICK GOLF
TITLE MEET DATES
Metropolitan Tourney Will Be
Held at Morris County
May % to 26.
by KERR N. PETRIE.

No time has been lost by the women's
Metropolitan Golf Association in follow
ing up the selection OF the links for
its next Championship tournament with
the announcement of the dates for the
event. The fair ones have chosen the
week, May % to 26, so IL any clash
should occur between that event and
the mems championship or other i'm
portant fixture of the sterner sex it will
not be difficult to say who is to blame.
Morris County already has been selected
for the tournament, so little more re-
mains to be done for the present by the
women.
AT the executive committee meeting
at which the championship dates were
written into the calendar the West
chester-Biltmore course was named as
that over which the 1922 Eastern cham
pionship and Griscom cup intercity
matches will be played. The Westches-
ter-Biltmore recently Joined the w. M
C. A. and is therefore eligible for such
an honor. The Eastern and Griscom
events will be held some time in June.
Members OF clubs in the Womens
Metropolitan Golf Association are re-
mind ed that before they have their
handicaps allotted they must send in
nE us sSSe date for as these Si is 1ne They rUs
should be sent to Mrs. C. N Fowler
61S Salem avenue, Elizabeth, n. J.
The Woodland Golf Club, which was
recently formed by some members of
the Unity Club of Brooklyn. has pur-
chased tract of 106 acres on the Black
Stump road. near Union Turnpike in
Jamaica, which Is to be developed as
a modern eighteen hole golf course.
The property is within thirty minutes
of the Flatbush avenue station of the
Long Island Railroad. Pennsylvania
Station or Columbus Circle. 1t is but
two minutes ride from the monument
on Hillside avenue.
The plans provide for the construc-
tion of a modern eighteen hole course
which will be at least $500 yards in
length. 1t will have Mt least one good
water hole. Nine >holes will be ready
for play by Decoration Day and the sec
ond nine by Labor Day A. w. Tilling-
hast has been engaged to lay out and
Dulld lne course.
In the clubhouse which will be beau
tiful and commodious but Of simple de-
sign. special attention will be given to
the locker and shower rooms and to the
restaurant facilities.
A very enthusiastic meeting Of MEM
bers of the new club was recently
held. at which addresses were made by
Nathan S. Jones and Joseph J. Baker
two of the members of the board of gov
ernors. and Benjamin c. Ribman. the
president. As n result Approximately
100000 was raised assuring the sue
cessful launching of the club.
The membership is to be confined to
800 Each member is required to take
$3.50 in bonds. which will be redeemed
in the future. The dues will be $500
annually. Provision is being made TO
accommodate the families Of the men,
bers.
For It's annual tournament at Pine
hurst the Winter Golf League Of Adver-
tising interests is TO run special sleep
ing cars leaving the Pennsylvania Sta
tion at 2 :05 p. NJ. on Friday. January 6.
The first gun in the annual event win
actually be fired on Saturday Janu-
ary Z, when a medal play handicap is
on the program. However, on Monday.
January 8, the play in the champion
ship proper will begin, with qualifying
play over the same course unless the
entry is too large. Women as well as
men will engage in championship play,
and there will be a putting competition
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