The New York herald., 1921-10-02
MISS LEITCH LIKES
HOLLYWOOD LINKS
British Champion Says Course
Is Hardest She Has Ever
Played.
py MISS CECIL LEITcH.

By MISS CECIL LEITCH.
This Is the fijth Of a series Of articles
iorittea eGcfussroiy for THE NEW York |
HERALD by Hiss Cecti Lettch. tho aoorld's
greatest tromGB golfer.
AsRuRY PARK, n. T.. Oct. 1.--As sat
secure in my quarters In Asbury Park
the other day found myself torn
by conflicting emotions and reminded
vividly Of the saying Of one Of your
great American Admirais Don't cheer.
boys; the poor fellows are dying!"
What I am trying to convey is the
qualification I feel for the rains which
have fallen recently upon this parched
earth, and above all upon the thirsty
Hollywood links where the American
wornen's championship begins on Mon
day. So far as I can see or learn
only one part Of the machinery for the
tournament which contemplate with
so much pleasureable anticipation has
been giving the club officials any con-
Germ. Rain has been withheld from
this magnificent course for so long
that II really had become cause Of
general regret. almost Of worry.
Now It has rained copiously. 1t would
seem. almost strenuously at times. Dur
Ing severe storm yesterday felt al
most constrained to jIhilats. In fact all
that prevented me from showing the JOY
I felt at this heaven sent dispensation
V. as that had got in my practice round
In the morning. Those who started be-
fore that storm brolse may take some
little time to realize how grateful they
really are for the rain. but on Monday.
whsn the contestants go out to tee up
In the cqualifying round OF the cham-
uionship, they will catch something of
NV spirit, especially If they find that
those mottled, burned out patches or
| turf have vanished or even been reduced
In number and size.
| hollywood Wonderful Course.
| Beyond this need for rain and the fact
| that some sort Of pest he's got under the
| turf In places, making 1t difficult for the
player TO determine what sort Of re
sistance' to expect while making shot,
there is little criticism that l can offer
of the course which has been selected for
| the Championship. Hollywood Is won
| derftl At home the last few years !
lave heard good deal about your
| American links. One has to allow for
personal tastes and learn to discount
| partisan enthusiasm when liste ming to
| such rhapsodics usually. Nine times o4t
| Of ten the sketch is ovcrdrawn. In ts'a
| instance, however, any one who might
have attempted to describe Hollywood
| for me never could have done the course
Justice.
am not endeavoring to repay the
nj ,,S1 t..lt vrt,tn hD V
been showered so lavishly upon myself
end my travelling COMPANIONS when |
say that the moment we first get eyes on
Hollywood we sinnply fell in love with IT,.
This will say without any attempt at
qualification: II Is the most difficult
championship course over which / have
ever been asked to play and easily the
best we yet have seen In the United
States.
Our knowledg Of golf courses this side
; Of the Canadian border Is not yet ex-
tensive, must admit. Personally. how
ever. have played 200 courses or more
In Great Britain and the Continent
Hollywood stands up with the best.
Consider what the women have to face
on Monday--a playing stretch OF 6,7o5
yards. I am informed that the women's
3 tournament committee selected by the
u. S. G. A. refused to accept the shorter
course OF 6.122 yards. and this. to m,
mind. represents courage that borders
practically on the heroic! There ma,
be one or two forward tees In use. un
derstand. but not many. These will no
shorten the course much and cannot pos
$ sibly affect the play on the scoring.
, The second half of the Hollywood
course Ia much better than the first
In fact I might say that the incomin;
nino holes leaves the outgoing nine II
, the shade. The eleventh is one of tn
most beautiful holes I have ever seei
anywhere. The twelfth too. with II
sea OF fntersecting bunkers. leaving tn
player to select either the right or lef
hand route tc the green, Is magnificent
while the banking Of the dogleg thir
9 teenth / consider absolutely perfect
am told that Harry Vardon whel
! he played this hole would have pitche
] his approach over the green into tn
. wooe- but for the kindly Intervention
: of member Of the gallery, whose ham
I returned the ball to the green. leavin
vardon with putt for 8. trus
some one win be as kindly dispose
should / overapproach this hole o.
> Monday, for the consequences of such
shot may easily be disastrous.
A Much Discussed Hole.
III 10 bStlc U SHY tndb tit no var
sixteenth has engendered more discus
sion than any other hole on the course
Whether to use the back or the forwar
) tee liz the question Mt issue. That O
, course Is a matter entirely for the corr
mittee to decide, and It would i'll be
come me to attempt to influence the'
opinion. However. as 1t Is my preser
8 business to discuss some Of Holly
!, woods outstanding holes. l might 81
i that played as It generally Is, that Il
8 from the back tee. this hole is n goo
+; 'igh iron shot. Here trajectory mean
. everything, for one can still get dis
:. tance on a miss hit or half topped ba
!, Nothing but a high shot can hope I
: stay on the sixteenth.
Another very interesting discusslo
! tas been going on relative to Monday
: 'ow medal score. The consensus
!, the women Is that SO won't be beater
y Such n card does seem worth while o
:; n course OF Hollywood's length an
: manifold difficulties In perfect traprini
q and perhaps ! ought to subscribe 10th