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FOURTH COURSE COMPLETED
Golf Situation at Pinehurst Clearly
Snown by Saperb Equipment
Knowing If o Claaa Unm it Uke a a
Combination In Not to be Found
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FOUli COURSES!
Here you have the
Pinehurst golf situa-
ll tion tersely expressed
in two woras. 10 en
large on the subject,
dwell upon the Jength
of the tournament pro
gram which begins in
November and ends in April, including
four contests of more than national im
portance, is to state what the world al
ready knows. Every newspaper of any
prominence in the country records their
progress under "three decker' heads and
"double leaded" introductions. To men
tion thej)rominent players who annual
ly gather here is but to list the country's
experts. Golf and Pinehurst are synon
ymous wherever the game is known. It
ha long been Pinehurst and St. An
drews, and only respect for the glorious
record of the past reverence for gray
hairs prevents a reversal of the order
of mention. One is the achievement of
more than a century; the other fifteen
short years. Seas divide them to be
sure, but they are one as factors in the
development of the grand old game ; St.
Andrews for Europe, Pinehurst for
America. The only golfer this country
has ever produced who has won the
British amateur, is also an "United
North and South," championship hold
er, Walter J. Travis ; the only American
to win a place in the British open is
Pinehurst's professional, Donald J.
Ross, and the man who showed the Brit
ish professionals what Pinehurst golf
was like, his brother Alex, five consecu
tive times winner of the Massachusetts
open and once winner of the National.
Let it rest here Pinehurst and St. An
drews the achievements of more than a
century and fifteen short years but
don't get any other courses mixed up
with these two ! They are in a class by
themselves.
When we have pressed home the fact
that Pinehurst is not all competitive
golf, that its players are not all experts,
that golf is even the favorite diversion of
those who do not play and the Country
Club the rendezvous of the entire Vil
lage, you have the whole story. There
is golf in combination here the like of
which is not to be found the world over ;
the "new" course for the expert, the
"old" for any and all, the nine hole3 for
those who are not strenuous. There's
little Tommy with his tiny clubs and
there's grandfather at eighty; sister
Sue at six or mother at sixty, with no
breaks in the interval. You may not
"care" for golf, but you will if you visit
Pinehurst. It's in the very air; but why
try to describe the Alps to those who
have never seen them! Yet the fact
reanin?: the golfing Alps are here!
The important work of the summer
has been the completion of another nine-
hole or fourth course, laid out as a con
necting loop to the present nine-hole
course, thus ffivina two eighteen and
two nine, or three eighteen-hole
courses. In addition, land has been
cleared for an additional nine-holes,
mainly to have it in readiness for
speedy completion when its need is
apparent. The work of preparation
for bringing the first and home
greens of all three courses close
to the Club house has also been carried
out and will rest until the new turf is in
shape. The locker room has been car
ried up two stories, forming an enclosed
porch overlooking the courses, the in
terior finished and metallic lockers in
stalled, and a cement terrace built at the
south side of the Club house.
Yes, a busy summer to be sure,
but necessary here for the pace is fast.
Much attention has also been bestowed
upon fair greens ; the present condition
excellent, with a fine growth of turf
throughout.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
The full schedule of annual fixtures
follows. In addition there will be the
usual special contests and the tourna
ments of the Tin Whistles, Silver Foils
and smaller clubs representing golferfi
from various cities, among them the
Drtroit Country Club and the Wee Burn
(Stamford) golfers.
Seventh Annual Autumn Tourna
ment November 24, 25, 26 Qualifying
round and finals, eighteen holes. Ster
ling cup for the best qualification score ;
President's cup to winner of first six
teen ; Governors' cup to winner of second
sixteen ; silver medals to division run-ners-up
and consolation division win
ners. Seventh Annual Holiday Week
TOURNAMENT-December 29,30,31 Qual
ifying round and finals, eighteen holes.
Sterling cup for best qualification score ;
President's cup to winner of first six
teen; Governors' cup to winner of second
sixteen; Secretary's cup to' winner of
third sixteen; sterling cups to first divi
sion runner-up and consolation division
winner ; silver medals to division run-ners-up
and consolation division winners
in the second and third divisions.
Eighth Annual Midwinter Tour
nament January 9, 10, 11 Qualifying
round and finals, eighteen holes. Gold
medal for best qualification score ; Pres
ident's cup to winner of first sixteen ;
Governors' cup to winner of second six
teen; Secretary's cup to winner of third
sixteen ; Treasurer's cup to winner of
fourth sixteen ; Captain's cup to winner
of fifth sixteen ; Club cup to winner of
sixth sixteen ; also sterling cups to divi
sion runners-up and consolation division
winners.
Note This tournament will be con
ducted under the Pinehurst system
inaugurated in 1907.
For the general guidance of the Com
mitteeall entrants must state their Asso
ciation handicap where their home club
is a member of an Association, also
home club handicap, accompanied by its
score card, and, whenever possible, at
tested by the Club secretary.
The committee, in making up class di
visions, will be guided by the number of
entries and the handicaps so furnished.
Should any entrant not be a member of
any regularly organized Golf Club, he
will ba classified at the discretion of the
Committee.
When the Committee decides the limit
of handicap in each division, the entries
will be classified in six or more divi
sions; the best sixteen scores -la each
division qualifying.'
A player in a low division may quali
fy for a higher division, but a player
falling to qualify in the division in
which he is placed cannot drop below the
next division. Special rulings provide
for various situations arising through
ties.
Special In connection with this tour
nament, there will be a Consolation
tournament, on the regular system, for
those who fail to qualify in the above
tournament; two or more divisions of
eight each qualifying and sterling cups
being offered for the winners of the
match play rounds in each division.
Seventh Annual Sr. Valentine's
Tournament February 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Qualifying round and finals, eighteen
holes. Gold medal for the best qualifi
cation s jore ; President's cup to . winner
of first sixteen ; Governors' cup to win
ner of second sixteen ; Secretary's cup
to winner of third sixteen ; Treasurer's
cup to winner of tourtn sixteen ; 'Jap-
tain's cup to winner of fifth sixteen;
Club cup to winner of sixth sixteen;
sterling cups to nrst division runner-up
and consolation division winner; silver
medals to division runners-up .and con
solation division winners in the second,
third, fourth, fifth and sixth divisions.
Fifth Annual St. Valentine's
Tournament for Women February
15, 16, 17, 18 Qualifying round and
finals, eighteen holes. One or more
eights to qualify ; eighteen holes to be
played each day. Gold medal for best
qualification score; sterling cups for
winners and runners-up in each eight.
Seventh Annual Spring Tourna
ment March 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Qualifying
round, eighteen holes; finals, thirty
six holes, in first division only ; eighteen
holes in all other divisions. Gold medal
for best qualification score ; President's
cup to winner of first sixteen; Govern
ors' cup to winner of second sixteen;
Secretary's cup to winner of third six
teen; Treasurer's cup to winner of
fourth sixteen ; Captain's cup to winner
of fifth sixteen; Club cup to winner of
sixth sixteen ; sterling cups to first di
vision runner up ana consolation divi
sion winner; silver medals to division
runners-up ana consolation division
winners in the second, third, fourth,
fifth and sixth divisions. This tourna
ment will be conducted on the Pinehurst
system, explained in connection with
the Midwinter tournament. There
will also be a Consolation tournament as
in the Midwinter.
Seventh Annual Club Champion
ship Mai eti 15, 16, 17, 18 Open to reg
ular members onlv. Gualifvinar round
and finals, thirty-six holes ; best sixteen
scores to qualify. Gold medal f jr best
qualification score ; Club Championship
cup to winner, sterling cup to runner-up.
Ninth Annual United North and
South Amateur Championship fot?
Women March 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 Best
sixteen scores to qualify, eighteen holes
to be played on the morning of each
day. Gold medal for best qualification
score ; Championship cup to the winner
and sterling cups to the runner-up and
consolation division winner.
First Annual Amateur-Profes
sional four ball best ball match March
25 First Drofessional trize $100; sec
ond, $50; third $25. Cup for amateur
in leading pair.
Eleventh Annual United North
and South Open Championship
March 27 Thirty-six holes medal play ;
amateurs winning to receive equivalent
to their prize in plate. First prize $100
and championship gold medal ; second'
prize, $50 ; third, $25.
Eleventh Annual United North
and South Amateur Championship
March 29, 30, 31, April 1 Qualifying
round and finals, thirty-six holes. Gold
medal for best qualification score;
Championship cup to winner of first
sixteen; Governors' cup to winner of
second sixteen ; Secretary's cup to win
ner of third sixteen; Treasurer's cup to
winner of fourth sixteen; Captain's cup
to winner of fifth sixteen ; Club cup to
winner of sixth sixteen; sterling cups
to division rnnners-up and consolation
division winners in all divisions. Thirty-six
hole match play final in first audi
second divisions only.
Third Annual Mid-April Tourna
ment April 13, 14, 15 Qualifying
round and fin Us, eighteen holes. Ster
ling cup for best qualification score;
President's cup to winner of first six
teen ; Governors' cup to winner of sec
ond sixteen; silver medals to division
runners-up and consolation division
winners in both divisions.
poEuunsi m the AnATEin
W. C. Fowaei, Jr., Captures National
Golf Championship Honors
Pinehurst golfers have won their share
of honors in important tournaments
during the summer, but in face of the
winning of the Amateur Championship
by W. C. Fownes, Jr., one of Pine
hurst's oioH, their achievements are
backgrounded. For years the "Fowne3
family" have figured in tournaments
here and no one better deserves the
greatest golf hoLor America can bestow
than "Billy" Fownes. Pinehurst is just
as "tickled", over the victory as were his
Oakmont clubmates who burned red fire
and painted dusky Pittsburg pink.
In the Women's National the entrance
list included able local representatives as
did every other big tournament through
out the entire summer ; W. Ii. Tuckerman
a semi-finalist in the amateur. And the
moral is: play winter golf at Pine
hurst if you've got an eye on summer
championships ! "Keep in the game."
"JTuvt Around the Corner"
S3veral years ago long distance tele
phone service in North Carolina was a
' joke". Today it ranks with the best to
be obtained anywhere. In a word New
York is "just around the corner," and
for that matter, almost any place with
which you desire to get in immediate
communication. As ior the teWrfmh
B-X"
service, it could not be improved upon,
mainly because of the excellence of the '
press" wires.
Annual VUIag-e Club'IBazar
The annual Village Club Midseason
Bazar is being planned on the usual elab
orate lines, the affair now anticipated
from year to year by the entire Village.