Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-11
Golfers in Mighty
Struggle at Chicago
Coming Week

golf championship tournament of the
Western Golf Association, to be played
the week opening tomorrow will be
probably the most gruelling in the
history of the event, as the Wcstmore-
land Country club links is noted for
its multiplicity of hazards. including
nearly 200 Bunkers.
Some of these pits are deep and for
bidding and many of them indent the
fairways at all sorts of angles, requr-
ing well placed shots to keep even the
expert golfer from going over so
strokes for the IS holes Every put
into sea of pits.
In addition to the hazards, the
course is long and both fairways and
greens are undulating. the ensemble
giving a searching test of golf at
every stage of the game. The only
surcease from eternal vigilance and
studied prowess is the extraordinary
size of the green on many holes. MAX
ing it possible for any we'll played
shot to land on the putting area.
while the texture of the velvety grass
is such that any reasonably cut shot
will stop readily near its landing
point.
The contest for the title now held
for the fifth time by Charles Evans.
Jr,, national champion. will open Mon
day morning with the first qualifying
round of IS holes. the second medal
round taking up all of Tuesday also.
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trants. The scores in these rounds Of
players who are members of assocja-
ton teams will count in the contest
for the Olympic cup. team event.
The 81 players making the lowest
medal scores in the medal score round
VIII meet at match play Wednesday
forenoon, while the second round, also
at Is holes, will occupy the afternoon.
leaving eight contestants to play the
SO hole third round on Thursday. The
seml-hnal rounds on Friday and the
finals on Saturday will also he at SO
holes. There are the usual contests
for non-qualifiers.
The winners of the event since its
inception follow. also giving the Nun
ner-up and whore played:
1899, David r. Forgan, Walter f.
Egan. Glenvicw Golf Club.
1900, William Waller, William Hola-
bird, Onwentsia Club.
1901. Phelps B. Hoyt, Bruce d. Smith,
Midlothian c. c.
l'o2, fl. Chandler EGan, Walter E.
Egan. Chicago Golf Club.
1903. Walter e. Egan, H. Chandler
Egan. Euclid Club
1904, II. Chandler Egan. d. f. Saw
yer, EXmoor Country Club.
1903 III. Chandler Egan, Walter f.
Egan. Glenview Golf Club.
1905, d. f. Sawyer. Warren X
Wood Glen Echo Country Club.
1907 II. Chandler Egan. Herbert +.
Jones. Chicago Gold 0Iub.
1908, Mason Phelps, Harry w. AL
len Rock Island Arsenal.
l9o9' Charles Evans Jr, Warren X.
Wood. Homewood Country Clul,
1910. Mason Phelps, Charles Evans
Minikahda Club.
1911. Albert Seckel, Robert A. Card
nor. Detroit Golf Club.
1912. Charles Evans warror u
WOOD Denver County Club.
1913 Warren X. Wood, Edward p
Ais III. Homewood Country Club,
1917 Charles Evans. James u
Standish. Kent Country Club.
1912 Charles Evans. j. d. Standisb
Mayfeld Country Club,
1916 Heinrich Schmidt, Douglas
Grant. Del Monte Golf Club.
1871 Francis Ouimet, Donald Ed
wards Midlothian Country Club.
1918, not held account war.
1913 Harry G. Legg, r. E. Bocken-
Ramp Sunset Hill Country Club.
1920, Charles Evans, Clarence wo,r
Memphis Io!f Club,