The New York herald., 1921-12-16
LIDO IN LINE FOR
MET GOLF TOURNEY
Long Island Has Right to Ex-
pect Award of Next Open
Championship.
BY KERR N. PETRIE.

Inasmuch as the delegates at the an
nual meeting of the Metropolitan Golf
Association the other night voted not
only TO rotate their three tournaments,
open, amateur and junior among the
three districts. and, moreover. as 1t
was decided beyond all peradventure
that New Jersey is entitled to next
years amateur event. it follows that
the open title tourney for 1922 will be
played somewhere on Long Island Last
year the open was decided at Siwanoy.
which is in the Westchester district.
Nor is it likely, even If it were neces-
sary to straighten out the calendar and
prepare 1t for the smooth and equitable
working OF the rota. that New Jer-
sey would receive two major Journeys
In one season.
BY all the laws of equity then it
seems assured that to get the cham
pionships on a sound rotating basis the
distribution will have to be something
after the following New Jersey for
the amateur. Long Island for the open
and Westchester for the junior. That
will be fair and square all around. save
for the fact that it will leave Staten
Island as something OF a golfing free
state upon which the cleats OF the
linksman on metropolitan championship
business cannot possibly tread unless
the NJ. G. A. intimates just on which
side the Fox Hills and Richmond County
Golf clubs are to consider themselves.
BY an odd twist of fate Apawamis
and Ardsley. two Westchester organi-
cations, were about the only ones ap-
plying directly for the open champion
Ship at the meeting. A number inti-
mated that they were ready to take
anthing in the way of a championship
that the NJ. G.. A. should see fit to
award them. A great many of the clubs
so minded were located in the New
Jersey section. so it behooves the Long
Islanders TO bestir themselves. for
clearly the metropolitan open is headed
in that direction the coming year.
Now that the district has been deter
mined It is only matter of selecting
a course suitable for such tournament.
Before making up their minds that they
do not want the championship 1t would
be we'll for the clubs to remember that
the purse Is to be increased with the
intention of making the meeting so at
tractive that the stars cannot afford to
turn 1t down. Last year Jock Hutchison,
not in the lineup. while the year before
in the British open championship, did
not consider the metropolitan worth his
while. In 1920 also. Hutchinson was
not in the lineup, while the year before
that, again, Barnes, then at st. Louis,
was more interested in a tournament
out In the middle West where the prize
money was larger.
That was what E. NJ Barnes. James
T. Soutter and others of the retiring
executives had in mind when they an
nounced that the M. G. A. had decided
to increase the prize money for it's next
open championship. This affair of 1922
is to be, as 1t was termed by the retir-
ing president, a bang up. A No.
affair" and II now lies with the Long
Island clubs to see that ii Is staged on
course worthy OF the event.
Here is a magnificent opportunity
for Lido. The professionals long have
said that they would like nothing bet
ter than a tournament over that course.
Last year there was some talk of stag
ing the Professional Golfers Associa-
ton championship there. but in the long
run Inwood drew the lucky number.
At the meeting of the NJ. G. A. ii also
was stated that the professionals had
said that they would prefer a late
fall date. This. again, favors Lido. for
even in late October the course Is in
apple pie order and in so per cent. bet
ter condition than the majority of met
ropolitan courses. This is because Lido
Is of truly seaside nature and having
a sandy subsoil is not bothered with
wormcasts as are courses with a clayey
subsoil