The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-17
HALE AMERICA
NATIONAL GOLF
PLAY AT CHICAGO
Qualifying Rounds at Yale,
WOmpanOag May rs for
Connecticut Players

connecticut golfers, DOTH amateur
and professional, will be interested
m the announcement Just made BY
The United states Coli Association
that the qualifying round for The
Hale America National Open Golf
tournament IN Chicago, juno 1921,
viii DO hold on Monday, May % on
two state golf eourses--the Yale
course and the Wampanoag Country
Club Ia Hartford, Entries will DO
acceptable from amateurs having
handloRps not exceeding six strokes,
All entries both amateur and pro
should DO sent 10 the USdA Office,
~ East B7th street, New York,
Entries close at 10 O. m, WodneB-
day, May IL and the fee Ia IS. Club
aiflllAtlon Ia not necessary. Prac.
tlee on the two Connecticut courses
selected may be held on May n or
~,
Qualifying rounds will DO 80 holes
stroke play and will be held on
May 10 throughout the United
States, Following this round soc.
tional tournaments Will DO held IN
twelve states on June 8 and 0 and
In certain states on June Q and 7
In others, In these sectional tour
naments II will DO 81 hole stroke
play, eighteen on the first day and
30 on the second Entries must DO
made out on official forms which
are available OF clubs and aSsoela-
tionB holding qualifying competl.
tionB and USdA member clubs.
For Navy and u. y. o.
Tho Hale America National Open
Coli Tournament Is for the benefit
OF the Navy Relief Society and the
United Service Organizations, 10
which the sponsors will donate t,'o
net proceeds from oil sources after
payment OF most expenses. The
sponsors are the United States
Golf Association, tho Chicago DiSs
trict Golf Association and the Pro-
fcssionNl Golfers Association Of
America.
rho 90 local qualifying rounds are
distributed among 80 states, the
District OF Columbia and CANADA.
Some 10 golfers who survive tho
two elimination series will thus DO
eligible for the final tournament,
June 1921, at the Ridgomoor
Country Club, Chicago There they
will DO Joined by approximately 20
players who, In view OF their Fecs
ords are exempt from oil qualifying
competitions, The entire field OF
100 will play oil four rounds IN tho
72-h9lO final tournament. This
program Ia on vastly broader lines
than any other major golf conpetis
ton ever held. The number OF 30
local rounds Is about three times as
many preliminary events az are
usually scheduled for tho USdA
open Championship, which has
been cancelled this year The eee'
ond series OF Sectional Opens ID on
innovation.
The objects Of sucn u wide scope
are threefold: ~ 10 serve players
convenience In these days OF neceB"
Barily restricted travel; (t2) 70 raise
al much money As possible for Navy
Relief and U9O; az 10 give oppors
tunIty for o largo entry list.
The purpose OF raising funds for
war relief ID tho main reason for
introduction OF the second qualify
Ing series--thc Sectional opens.
These tournaments will bring to"
gethor leading players who have
SuryIycd local rounds, Exempt
players are requested 70 play exc
hibItion rounds at the same un1o.
Except perhaps at Chicago, the
gectlonaI associations sponsoring
the sectional opens will collect ID"
mission fees from spectators. The
net proceeds will be donated BY
the sectional associations 70 local
branches OF the war relief agencies.
IN some instances, o portion Of
spectators admissions fees Will DO
used 10 buy war Saving Bonds aB
prizes for the leading professionals,
but such prizes will DO limited 10
20 percent OF spectators admb'
slons, Each sectional association
wIliw ork out its own plan.