The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
TRI-CITY GOLF
SEASON To OPEN
LAST OF MONTH
Tournament Committee Announces
Mems Handicap Match April
20 as First Event.

~ as fHSt EFeHts
The 1922 golf season will be Of
ficiaIly opened in the tri-cities a
week from Saturday, April %, when
the first mems handicap tourna-
ment will be staged on the Rock
Island arsenal golf club course. 1t
will be the first of long list of
events which have been arranged
by the tournament and handicap
committee, of which G. Decker
French of Davenport is chairman.
A large field of starters is an
ticipated for the opening event, as
the links have been well-filled for
more than a month, while many
have played regularly throughout
the winter. There will be 16 sim
liar matches during the season,
alternating each Saturday between
match and medal play. Winners of
the weekly Journeys will meet in a
handicap tournament in August.
The chief event of the year. the
mems handicap tournament, is
scheduled for Aug. 80 to Sept. 2, in
elusive. The ladies' championship
will be held Aug. %, % and "a. The
women's handicap matches start
June l and will be held weekly on
Thursday through June and July.
The tournament and handicap
committee, which will have charge
of all matches, is composed of G..
Decker French, chairman, E. s.
Johnson, Edgar Akin, Leon Mitch
ell, ]. W. Potter, George Schneider,
Jr., r. B. Lourie, W. L. Velie, Jr.,
and Herman Nelson. The ladies'
committee, which will direct the
women's tournaments, consists of
Mrs. Frank Bahnsen, Mrs. Ebert
G. Don, Mrs. C. d. Waterman, Mrs.
r. R. Englehart, Mrs. Harry Good
and Mrs. George Fitzgibbon.
8 Course in Good Shape.
TIE course is considered in good
! condition for this season of the
year. Players are not allowed on
the perme nent greens, however,
and will have TO confine themselves
! to the temporary ones for some
time The heavy rains have made
two or three holes unplayable, but
as a whole the fairways have dried
out remarkably well. The greens,
which were practically ruined last
season by the hot weather, have
beer given special attention and
trea tment, and they should be in
excellent shape when the season is
a little further advanced.
Thomas McQuarrie, the popular
professional, is again in charge OF
the course. Tom has wintered
here and few have been the days
l., Il,
out long drives over the arsenal
courses.
The complete calendar of events
as prepared by the committee fol
lows.
! April 29-Men's handicap, match
play.
May 6-Men's handicap. medal
play.
/ May 13-Men's handicap, match
play.
May 20-Men's handicap, medal
play.
i May 30-Decoration day, flag
tournament.
! June 1-Women's handicap
match play.
June S-Men's handicap, media
play.
June S-Women's handicap, media
play.
June 1o-Men's handicap, match
play.
June Is - Women's handicap
match play.
June 17-Men's handicap, media
play.
June % - Women's handicap
medal play.
June 24-Men's handicap, mattel
play.
June 20 - Women's handicap
match play.
July MEMS handicap, media
play.
July Alag tournament.
July S-Men's handicap. mattel
play.
July 13 women's handicap
medal play.
! July 15-Men's handicap, media
play.
July 20 - Women's handicap
match play.
j July 22-Men's handicap, mattel
play.
July q = Women's handicap
medal play.
July 29-Men's handicap, media
play.
Aug. 5-Men's handicap, mattel
play.
Aug. S-First round women:
handicap trophy
Aug. 9 = Semi-finals, women's
handicap trophy.
Aug. 10-Finals, women's handi
cap trophy.
Aug. 12-Men's handicap, media
play.
Aug. 16-First round, mems han
dicap trophy.
| Aug. 17-Second round, men:
handicap trophy.
Aug. 1S-Semi- finals, mems han.
dicap trophy.
Aug. 19-Ffnals. mems handicar
trophy
Aug. 22-24-Ladies' champion.
ship.
ship.
| Sept labor day 81 hole
handicap choice score foursome
| Sept. 16-Veterans' cup handican
Sept. 2S-Qualifying round faI
tournament
Nov. 4-Finals, fall tournament