New-York tribune., 1921-01-09

Golfers Prepare for Grand
Exodus TO Southern Links
Many Prominent Players
Depart for Courses in
Florida and Elsewhere
By Ray Mccarthy


Golf in the South enjoyed its greatest
season in 1920. This is q fact which
needs no elaboration on our part. But
if 1920 was a great year in this respect.
1921 is to be a whopper, judging from
the number of golfers that are begin
ming to wend their way southwark. Each
day now sees new colony departing
from the Pennsylvania Station, while a
great many early birds are already on
the scene Of action at the various resorts
The early birds consist, for the most
part, of the pros. Most of those in this
section and IN other parts OF the East
have flown South, and those who have
not already departed are preparing TO
leave this week. BY the middle of the
month all of the players who are going
to participate in the various tourna-
nents in Florida this winter viii have
reached their dest i ,tion.
A majority Of the players viii start
at the lower end of Florida and viii
work their way North gradually, COM
peting in the various tournaments as
they move along. The grand wnd-up
VIII take place at Pinehurst, where the
annual North and South champion
ship tournament viii be staged on
March 20
First Tourney at Nassau
The first tournaments will be those
at Nassau, at Palm Beach and at
Miami. From there the pros and the
real golf bugs, who always trail them
viii move on to Ormond for the annual
Ormond Beach open, which is sched-
uled to take place on February IS
And then viii come the annual Florida
East Coast championship, always one
OF the most popular OF the Southern
tournaments.
This particular tournament Will be
unusually attractive this winter as tire
committee in charge at st. Augustine is
planning to increase the prizes and to
make other inducements 70 have a larger
field compete for the ~.
The St Augustine links are among
the best in the South and with the
added Inducements of attractive prizes
al stake record fed is sure to com
pete in this meeting this season. The
popular little Fred Mcleod Win act as
host at this meet, as lie has been en-
gagged as the pro.
Following the tournaments on the
east coast the pros viii cross over and
compete In the various meetings on the
west coast, in the tournaments at Tampa
and Belleair. The Beieair meeting has
also grown TO be one of the most popu-
lar of the Southern tournaments.
Among the professionals who have
begun the tour below the Mason Dixon
! line are Walter Hagen, Jim Barnes.
Freddie Mcleod, Paddy Doyle, Tom
Kerrigan, Tom Mcnamara, Mike Bradv.
Clarence Hackney, Emmett French,
Louis Teller. George Mclean. jack
| Dowling, Alex Ross. Wilfrjd Reid and
others.
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