Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-25
'GO[F TEAMS SET
FOR TITLE TEST
u.w Entries Prepare to Storm
Qualifying Round in Patter-
son Cup Tourney
NEW 72.H0LE NET event
Ry SANDY McNIBLICK

~, NOM has there been such a buzz
S,of interest in the coming Patterson
NJ, Golf event as there apparently Is
.,;s yeor. Over the tables and from
..,rnd The corners of the locker rooms
=, neory all the clubs the query these
dovs is--"arc you going to play at the
Crictet Club?' and the answer gen.
.rolIy is "you bet
This event always draws one OF the
.,.i b;v entry lists for the reason that
i."h hos so many attractions. 1t Is one
h .ho oficinl events Of the Golf AssO-
o,.tion L t Of Philadelphia. The Memorial
r"n was presented to the association MS
."p personal trophy by the friends of
Ioseph Henry Patterson: to be held for
nno nno' year by club from which the winner
snters. H The winner gets gold medal
also. l.. ,.,o 80 r,odo, ,,or
,bc hest low gross getting tmc medal
and his name on the cup: ms score
sn sisa counts toward the Silver Cross.
ns ." ~ Tho most prized emblems awarded
~ the association each year.
"Tho lowest aggregate score for the
..;,tv.slx holes in the Patterson play
and and in the qualifying round for the
S rSh;,odelphia championship. seventy two
holes medal in all, gets the Cross.
Fast Teams
To make interest in the Patterson
tourney unanimous it is the qualifying
,ound for the interclub golf team
championship Of Philadelphia. This is
tho major league title and with all the
last teams in the city these days it's Il
real honor for any club to win the
crown. ;.
and will defend. Only four clubs can
"nsl,fy, the competition being open to
sll clubs OF the city district. A club
NAV enter rs many players as 1t wishes.
The seven best scores of it's entries
are added together and the four best
clnb aggregates qualify for match play
LATER, Merton. 1920 champion.
Aronimink, and Llanerch are teams
which did not compete last year and
which are all contemplating entering
this time. Llanerch. in particular, is
10 be feared, though how it will fare
IA n question. With Tewksbury. Greer,
and the two Beadles. 1t should qualify.
All Of this play will be held on Me-
mortal Day. next Tuesday, May 30. The
Cricket Club course is open to all
contestants this week except Saturday.
Francis b. Warner, secretary of the
Golf Association, predicts record
entry.
Green Valley Event
For the first time in n number of
years hereabouts there will be an in
vitation 72-holc medal class handicap
tournament. This novel event, de-
parture from the usual order of in
vItation tournaments. will be staged at
the new Green Valley Course starting a
week from tomorrow. June %.
II is the first 'open' tournament
held by Green Valley which only started
play on its course a year ago. The links
out there in RoxborOugh, real test
geographically. are in prime shane.
There will be prizes for each thirty
six holes and for the seventy two
holes in Glasses a. Is. and G. These
are divided as follows: A. handicap
ten and under: Il. eleven to twenty
c. twenty -onc and over. Club hand.
caps will be accepted.
Charles W. Berg is chairman Of the
Tournament Committee with Max
Hlrsch honorary chairman. Entries
should be sent to the club not later
than Saturday. this week.
Save the Tees
In its May Bulletin the plan of the
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club to
save Its tees is fully explained. The
IDEA of this progressive club has n lot
OF merit. and it will doubtless be tried
out by other Greens Committees which
watch with sorrow the daily excavation
and devastation Of the restricting driv-
Ing areas.
Many clubs have ladies' tees and
mems tees. Things have come TO a
pass where both scorn the ladies' tees. |
Whitemarsh has more or less rear.
ranged the system by providing substi-
tute tees. giving the players in some
Eases a different angle on the hole and
u most cases calling for a different way
d playing the hole.
One tee Is marked with red balls and
tne other with white.
Ihey are called "selective tees" This
opens up several possibilities, For in.
ssunce, before foursome starts 1t can
% arranged that the winner of the hole
saail have the privilege of selecting the
teelng ground which shall be used at
Me following hole, and Mt that par
ocular time the right of selection might
OF peculiar tactical advantage.
IN all club qualifying rounds and in
Medal rounds, however, the tees with
'uo req balls must be used.