Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-08-21
EVENT MOST SUCCESSFUL IN
CLUBS HIsToRY-LARGE
CRoWD-LoW SCORES
FINAL RESULTS
(By L. b. Sd

In spite of the horrid old weather
man, who has been frowning upon our
vacation activities lately, Sunday
evening last ended a gala meet at the
pretty course of the Eagle Waters
Golf Club, Eagle River
The event was the annual golfing
tournament of our popular local or
ganization whose fame and that of its
fair course are becoming better
known each season. 1t has always
been admitted that Nature was very
kind to the pioneers who first con-
ceiyed the possibilities of the Eagle
Waters Course, for it gave to them
the many natural hazards and dan
gers to the unwary golfer not skilled
in the art of playing fine distance and
direction.
And the same kindly nature gave to
these pioneers (and our hats are in
our hands to them, just the same)
the fine picturesqueness of the hills,
the lakes on all sides, the winding
river down below, the fair slopes and
levels almost natural fairways) and
the many pretty, little sites on eleva-
tions and in snug hollows for ideal
putting greens.
And it is no exaggeration to say
that the real golfer always wants to
play again over these links. After
playing the nine holes he wants an
other try at it, full of enthusiasm and
a feeling of confidence that he can
improve his score. Safely may it be
predicted that some day in the not
distant future the Eagle Waters Golf
Club will have its complete 18-hole
course with modern yardage, but it
is equally certain that the present en-
j0yable yet rather difficult links
thoroughly satisfy, yes, give comfort
and pleasure to the members and
their guests. At the conclusion of the
tournament an ardent golfer who has
played on many golf courses of the
country, both east and west, voiced
the sentiment OF many when he de-
clared that the local links ranked with
the prettiest in the United States.
Now for the tournament just com
pleted 1t began Monday morning with
the qualifying round fo2 zneA Play
was continued each day, the ladies
commencing their tournament on
Wednesday, all final rounds being
completed by Saturday.
In all some seventy men and women
participated An innovation this year
was the dividing of the men players
into two classes, those over 80 years
of age in one class and those under
80 in the other class. In the former
class there were two flights of 16 men
each; in the latter class there was but
one flight of Is players. The ladies'
entries were surprisingly gratifying
in number and were therefore divided
into three flights.
Following the qualifying round for
men on Monday morning, the pairings
were made and match games played
on the mornings of Tuesday. Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, the finals
being played on the last named day.
With the finishing of even the first
match plays the heart breaks natural
ly commenced, but of course all could
not come home winners and it was
nUnpvwhnrn in nvidnDoa that rood no.
ture and good craftsmanship pre-
vailed during the entire tournament
and this is as it should be; for this is
the fundamental reason for the game
of golf being the great and popular
game that it is in our happy land.
The following men qualified in the
first flight for those over 80 years of
age: