The Washington times., 1922-08-27
YOUTHS HAVE
BIG CHANCE in
GOLF NATIONAL
Amateur Championship at
BrookIine Also Holds interest
for Club Members.

ny CHARLES CHICK" EVANS.
AYOW comes tio national anna
~ teur championship for 1922.
~ This great golf event, the
classic meeting Of the United
States, and of such size the last
few years that it has become per-
haps the outstanding golf event
the sport promotes, takes place
this year over the course OF the
Brookline Country Club, near
Boston. This Is a superb course
that provides everything called
for In q testing course.
The national amateur champion
ship is the stellar event Of the coun-
try because II brings on the youths
OF the game. 1t holds greater inter
est for club members throughout the
country than any other tourney be-
cause It offers opportunity for one
Of their own" to capture the title.
I have attended amateur champion
ships and open meets for some years
now, and know that the national
amateur calls for more golf than the
national open does. The open meet
ing calls for two days OF strenuous,
nerve.trying playing. The national
amateur calls for q week OF II.
IT'S Different Then.
In the open you play against the
whole field. SO II you slip a few
strokes you have the chance that
your nearest rivals may also drop a
few. In the amateur tournament the
playing 10 by match rounds, 30 II you
slip few strokes. losing two or three
holes. your opponent. being concern
ed for the day only with your game
may tighten up and hold his leaa-r
which ends the tournament LOT you
then and there. .,,-.
Jesse Guilford, the Boston siege
Gum" will experience this year, tne
champions day OF horror. .eIer
TO the necessity Of the amateur cnam'
pion having to qualify for the matcn
rounds. I have always thought tna'
the champion should be excused from
the qualifying rounds. ana that =.
should be taken for granted he coulo
qualify to defend a championship ne
had previously won.
other player to have an or day
and II so the loss Of his champion
sbip should be sufficient penalty
He should not be subjected 10 ,' tne
humiliation he must necessarily
feel In the event he fails 10 quanly
The champion has always quar-
fled, but I have played tnTougn
the qualifying rounds when l wa
defending the championship ana
know what the feeling OF dread
amounts to. II puts the champion
to q test. in q way. tnat otnel
contenders for the championship
are not subjected to.
However. the ruling oody SEEK
TO make the title as difficult OF
capture as possible, In fairness tc
ali. and to place the man wno
holds Il to the stiffest OF go'i tests
and perhaps that Is best In the
long run.
Crowd win Be There.
Tn the Western Amateur Cham
pionshIp in July more than eighty
young players scored under 80 In
the Qualifying rounds, which fndi
cates the speed the young players
~ the country now are capable OF
And then, too, only portion o'
the amateurs were at this meet.
The whole crowd will be on az
prook,ine. The registration is big
ger than for any previous tourna
,nant and has become so big. In
fact that officials Of the U. 8. @. A
are planning ways and means tc
innose stiffer restrictions in order
20 narrow the eligibility lists. This
undoubtedly will be done after this
n used TO be that the semi-nnals
always wound UP with the out
standing stars saving II on; nu,
I'm these days Of Eddy Heids, huoy
Kneppers, Jimmy Johnstons ano
90 on, no one can foreteil VINO may
be alive for the championship
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