New Britain herald., 1923-07-05
24TH ANNUAL GOLF
. MATCH Opens MON.
Elimination Play in New Britain
on August "a

New London, July 5.-The oath
tournament of the Connecticut Golf
association on the course of the Shene-
cossett club beginning Monday has
every promise of being the best at
tended In all the years that golfers
have striven for state championship
honors.
The first day. Monday, beginning at
\ a. m. will open with the qualifying
around of 36 holes Of the champion
ship division. The 32 lowest scores
will be those which qualify. Other
divisions qualify at Is holes. At the
same time the Association medal play
team championship will be decided to
be won by the club presenting team
of five players with the lowest total
strokes. The winning team will take
the Association punch bowl for, the
< coming year. Permanent possession
will be secured by club winning 1t
for three years.
The punch bowl originally was CIV
. en- In 1898 by Mrs. Eldridge of Nor
wtch and Brooklawn country club
won. The Converse cup, which sue
,5ceeded 1t was preceded by E. C. Con-
verse of Greenwich in 1908 and was
won by Brookawn in 1915. The as
ISOLATION then furnished the cup in
1915 which was won by BrooklaWn
in 1920. Greenwich country club won
leg in the next cup in 1921 and it
took its second leg in 1922.
Annual Dinner
On Monday evening the Association
will hold it's annual dinner with many
features to be added.
On Tuesday the first matches in the
various divisions will be played and
match play will continue until Thurs
day when the finals commences
holes for the championship consoa-
ton and bunker cup possession. 9th
er finals will be Is holes.
The Kickers' Handicap
The Ki2izers handicap medal play
round, will be played Tuesday after
noon. On Wednesday there will be
two-b ball foursomes and on that after
noon four-ball foursomes, special driv-
ing and approaching contests, all for
prizes
4 The Association is also having |
club Championship for possession of |
the silver platter given by II. II. De |
Loss of Brooklawn and w. C. Race of
Highland. This platter was won by |
Hartford in 1921 and by Brooklawn
in 1922. A three time winner keeps
the platter The finals in this event
must be completed between the Hart
ford club which July beat Farming
ton and the winner of the New Haven
Country club Greenwich Country club
match over the Shenecossett course.
The Association adopted new
method of examinations by holding a
series of one day tournaments at sir
of the clubs in the state. The first ,
was at the New Haven club on June
20 and the others will be:
Here On Aug. "a
July 26, Country club OF Waterbury,;
August Z, Racebrook club at Orange:
August "a. Shuttle Meadow club at
New Britain September -, Hartford
Golf club: October 3, Highland club
ct Meriden. Play consists of SO holes,
medal score. At New Haven there
were As entrants. On July 10, 90 and
81 the Brooklawn club will hold an
tournament under auspices
of the association.
The Association was formed in 1899
and now has "a member clubs. '
The state champions have been as
follows: '
1899 at Brooklawn, Thomas l..
Cheney with S. II, Patterson as run v
ler up.
1900 at Wee Burn, Carl E. Martin v
With C. H. Seey runner up. 49,
1901 at New Haven, c. H. Seely v
with T. L. Cheney runner up.
1902 at Hartford, c. II. Secley with II
!. P. Cheney runner up. b
1903 at New Haven, C. H. Seely
With H. Fl. Taylor runner up. ]
1904 at Hartford, S. H. Patterson A