The New York herald., 1922-03-15
WESTCHESTER GOLF
MEET FOR ARDSLEY
Tournament May Be Held the
Week Prior to New Jersey
Title Event.
BY KERR n. PETRIE.

Preparations for season more active
than any in the history of the organiza-
tion were made yesterday at a meeting
of the Westchester County Golf Associa-
tion, at which the officers for the year
were elected. This year Merrill X.
Waters of Ardsley is to guide the desti-
nies Of the County golfers as president,
while G. v. Benton, also one Of the exec
utives of the Metropolitan Golf Asso-
citation, is to be the e-president.
Mr.. Waters takes the place of Lee w
Maxwell of Siwanoy and Sleepy Hollow.
Other officers for the year include G.
A. Nicoll, Jr.. OF Wykagyl. treasurer
and John G.. Anderson, who has made
such an efficient secretary the last few
years that the association does not see
why it should even contemplate a
change as long as the former national
runner up is willing to WELD the pen.
Unwilling to lose sight of capable
officials. Mr.. Maxwell, the retiring pres
ident. was made captain of the team
which viii oppose the side selected to
represent the New Jersey State Golf
Association in the annual match to be
decided some time near the end OF May.
To complete the roster Haven b. Foote
of Mount Vernon was chosen chairman
men will be selected later for the caddie
welfare and green committees.
May Change Tourney Date.
At the conclave cognizance was taken
OF the generally crowded schedule and
ii was agreed that II there should hap
pen to be an open week before the an
nual championship tournament of the
New Jersey association, as was the case
last year, the Westchester title event
should be played on this date. Hereto
| fore ii has been the custom to hold both
these championships on the same date
Last year. as 1t turned out. each might
very easily have been given a clear date
to itself.
Ardsley was selected as the course
for the championship, while for the Vic
| tory cup tournament. one OF the West
chester classics Grassy Sprain was
chosen. The latter tournament will be
held in August.
a change of date from the fall TO the
early part of the season was made for
the four ball event given by the Hudson
River Country Club. This was In ac-
cordance with the decision arrived at by
tho Hudson River officials last year.
when. after promising to be one of the
tournaments OF the year. the four ball
event fell upon frosty days and between
one thing or another drew about a cor
poral's guard OF entries. The lateness
of the date selected was the chief cause
of the freezeup, but balmy. sunny days
are promised for the tourney this year.
The cup offered in this event is one OF
the stellar trophies of the metropolitan
season and the tournament really ought
to be in keeping. as doubtless 1t will
this time.
Green Meadow and Junior.
Green Meadow. that club and fine
stretch OF links lying adjacent to the
Apawams course, was offered the junior
championship Of the association, while
the offer Of the Westchester open was
made to Quaker Ridge In all likelihood
both clubs will accept
And despite this long list still one
more event Is TO be added to the West
chester County Golf Association ached-
ule. The meeting that now interests Is
an amateur-professonaI best ball AFFAIR
such as the Long Island clubs held two
years ago IL will be played under
match conditions and decided some time
4 in May.
Prosperity and progress were notes
played with the loud pedal at the meet
ing. According to everybody in posi-
L tlOu 70 KIOW+ every IHllk IN lONPly az tilt
/ flowers in May and there Is money IN
the bank. over and above this the West
chesterites. who have made a Roman
holiday for New Jersey IN the team
match the last and only two years that
the event has been decided, believe that
they have a surprise In store for the
opposition this time. and this despite the
fact that the tournament ~ due to be
played in enemy territory.