The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-23
CHANGES PLANNED
FOR BRITISH GOLF
TITLE TOURNAMENT
Two-Day 36-Hole Quail
flying Round in ANA
teur Event.

American amateurs who go abroad
to compete in the British golf cham
pionship this year may find things
on the other side more to their Xix
ing than has been the case In the
past. From Official sources comes
word to the effect that when the
golfers gather at Prestwick the last
week In May the conditions will be
the same as in this country. In
other words. there will be thirty
six hole qualifying round extending
over two days, with all match
rounds over the double route on the
following days.
Practically all of the prominent
British golfers have signed the Pc
tition asking that the present sys-
tenn OF deciding the titular amateur
event over there be abandoned. The
method has been for all matches
with the exception of the final to be
at eighteen holes. Among those in
favor of the change are John Ball.
Lord Charles Hope. C. X. Hutchin-
son, Cyril Tolley, W. b. Torrance,
Il. II. Wethered and e. w. Z. Hold
erness.
II Is safe to say that IL the
Royal and Ancient Club decides up
on this change, 1t will cause many
of the American stars who are now
in the contemplative stage to make
up their minds to take the trip.
After the 1921 meeting. in which a
team of golfers from this country
took part. several stated that the
eighteen hole match rounds did not
afford real chance. Among those
who were against, the single round
contests were Francis Ouimet and
Charles Evans, jr., and the first
named went on record last spring
as saying that he would not play
In the British championship be-
cause OF the fact that the element
OF luck entered too strongly. Later,
when the team was made up, Ouimet
was prevailed on to change his
mind. Evans, perhaps, has more
to regret over the single round
matches prevailing in England than
! any other American player.
In one of his early ventures in the
British event. years ago, Evans was
defeated when an opponent who had
not been figured at all got off q
brilliant, unbeatable round, even
though Chick" had been doing
some playing himself. Had the match
been at IS holes Evans would have
been given a chance to come back"
Another phase of the British cham
ptonship that did not appeal to the
Americans was the 1S-hole elimina-
tion test. Amateur golfers in this
country will await with great in
| terest the decision from abroad.
1t Will be an unfortunate thing
for their opponents IL Alex Herd
land ]. H. Taylor, the British golfers
throughout the United States,
should break out" in the hole IN
| one class in any of their matches.
Herds habit of making "oners" is
accepted quite as a matter OF fact
| in Great Britain, especially on his
home course, where he has had ten
| ones in a period of ten years. All
told. Herd has a total of fourteen
| to his credit those away from
Coombe Hill being made at Port
rush, Islay, Canton and Hudders-
| deld. Alex has not made an annual
event of ii, for not long ago he ac-
| complished the deed twice within
| two months, and no particular spo.
has been favored. even at his home
| club. Three ones at the sixth hole
at Coome Hill represent the strong
est show OF partiality.
James Braid, who, rumor has IL.
will also visit this country next
summer. has eleven ones to his
credit, most of them at Walton
Heath and six of them at the sixth
| hole.