Weekly journal-miner., 1921-02-02
GULF TOURNEY
 NON BY NITH;
 SIXTEEN PLAY
By CROSS BUCK


 the national pastime Gor players. inot spcctators). has been welcomed with open arms to Prescott-the W. k. winter resort of Arizona. There twas time when the congenital golfer put his clubs away in October and grumbled all winter till April called him from his dismal den. If he had enough in the bank, he cir cumventcd the winter of his discon- tent by migrating southward for business reasons" But the day is past. Ii he cant go south, he paints his ball black and plays on the white snow.
 Either that or he moves to Pres colt, which knows no closed season land doesn't have to decorate the Ipesky pills an ebony hue iu fact. SO screnciy unaware are the local ] golfers to the calendar that they are mot content with friendly little. ! Itwosome. They must needs have q , tournament.
 ] Only the day before yesterday, l6 Of them paired off at the first tce| iof the Hassayampa Country club and played the first handicap tourna- ment that the club has had. ]. LinI; Smith, of Humboldt, was the winner with a score of 107-3G-77. He had a pretty liberal handicap--too liberal rin fact-but as this was the first tourney, the committee had no pos tive past performances to use inl making their ratings. The handicaps were based on nine holes and were ci course doubled for the IS holes played. As so is a good score for a professional over the Hassayampa course, it may be adduced that the Humboldt citizens handicap will be considerably reduced before the next lcompetition gets under way.
 All the players hailed the return to the links Of LeRoy Anderson with enthusiasm and felicitations. He had been operated on recently but his score of 9S net showed he had fully recovered from his surgical ordeal.
 Kirk Huber, who shared the honor of being scratch man with R. s Jones, a newcomer, who held at lone time the state championship of Ohio, finished in fair form. Hei made his IS holes in 100, six strokes better than Jones, but considering the slow fairways and the slower greens, due 10 the recent light snows, . this was not bad golf--being only 10 strokes above par.
 The soggy condition of the links not only affected everybody's putting ! but it took the roll out of the ball on the fairways and kept the drives down to q minimum.
 pr. A. D. Wilson, who enjoys { not only maximum proximity to the golf course, but a Scotch an Cestoryship as well had q bad day. His score was IF net, which, coup led with the fact that he broke two clubs, gave his holiday horizon an indigo tinge which even Dr. Bowlby and his Sunday blue laws could not improve upon. But like the others, he is only living for the day of the next tournament whon with dry links, a fair sky and new clubs
 Hope springs eternal in the golfers breast
 The tournament was such a sue cess that plans are under way 10 make it merely the first of a series of tits which shall culminatc in competition in the spring for the presidents cup.
 Here are the scores:
 ]. Link Smith. IG7-50-77: Edward Kastner, 12l-30-9l; Dr. Looncy, l02- 5-72; Chuck Dunuing, 1z2-26-o6:i Judge Ellis, 102-6-96; Leroy Andcr- son, 114-l6-9S: Waiter Marshall. ll6-1S-9S; HcdricE Aitl,en. l18-20-9S: Kerb Huber. iC0-scratcl- 100: Nor man Hoffman, 132-50-102; R.. $. Jones, 106-scratch-lG6; Richard Lam son, l24l4-IlO; Frank FoStcr H. '0-l1l; Dr. A. D. Wilson. 1920 r IF; A. C. Johnson. l57-40-ll7; AL i red Carr 14A-7&-106