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mSfSBSSS PINE HURST, MOORE COUNTY. NORTH CAROLlXMlf
VOL. VIII; NO. 13.
SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY ELEVENTH, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
0, S. G. A. TEN YEARS OLD
Remarkable Growth of Golf in America
During Past Decade.
Over Twelve Hundred Club in All
l'arts of the Country With Per
haps a Million Members.
HE marvelous strides the
royal and ancient game
of golf has made in the
United States is shown
very clearly by the
growth of the United
States Coif Association in the past ten
years from practically nothing to a mem
bership of over 300 clubs embracing
thousands of members, and representing
every section of the country from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, and the Canadian
border to the Gulf of Mexico.
Although the game of golf was in its
infancy iu this country in the early nine
ties, the necessity of forming a national
organization was clearly seen by the bus
iness men who had selected the sport as
a recreation. There were only a few clubs
in the country at that time devoting their
attention to golf, but the fact that two
championships were held is 18J)4, one by
the .Newport Golf Club and the other by
the St. Andrews Golf Club, each pro
ducing an amateur champion for the
country, caused considerable comment
and some amusement.
Representatives of live of the leading
dubs of the country, the Chicago Golf
Club, the Country Club of Brookline,
Mass., .Newport Golf Club, St. Andrew's
Golf Club and the Shinnecock Hills Golf
Club met at a dinner in Manhattan, De
wmber 22, 1894, and their discussion re
cited in the formation of the United
Mates Golf Association. Theodore A.
Havemeyer, Newport Golf Club, was
elect i'd president; Laurence Curtis, Coun
trJ' Club of Brookline, and Charles 1$.
MaeuNmald, Chicago Golf Club, viee-presi-nts;
Henry 0. Tallmage, St. Andrew's
C!oU' (lu,) secretary, and Samuel L. Par-
risl, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, treas
urer. Jt yas decided that the regular annual
1110(1 '" should beheld in February, in
each e;ir. At the spring meeting the
mu the game of golf were adopted.
Hie hssex County Club, of Manchester,
and the Philadelphia Country
u were elected associate members,
and the Richmond County Country Club,
0 N;.;n Island, was elected the first al
ued number.
the organizers at that time
think that this progressive country, be
fore the expiration of ten years, would
be able to produce homebred golfers who
would be able to compete successfully
with the most expert amateurs abroad
and that the American champion would
win the championship of Great Britain
and bring their greatest and most highly
prized golfing trophy back to America.
The United States Golf Association has
grown steadily each year, as will be seen
by the following brief summary of its
progress :
Organized by Ave clubs December 22, 1894.
February, 1895, seven associate and one allied
club.
February, 1896, fifteen associate and twenty
six allied clubs.
February, 1897, seventeen associate clubs and
seventy-two allied clubs.
February, 1899, twenty-one associate and 133
allied clubs.2
Southern California Golf Association, 13 clubs.
Wisconsin State Golf Association, 14 clubs.
Golf Association of Maryland and District of
Columbia, 10 clubs,
Hudson River Golf Association, 9 clubs.
Central New York Golf League, 9 clubs.
Western Pennsylvania Golf Association, 7 clubs
Indiana State Golf Association, 7 clubs.
East Jersey Golf Association, 6 clubs.
Intercollegiate Golf Association, 6 clubs.
League of Lower Lakes, 4 clubs.
There are over two hundred golf clubs
throughout the country whose members
pay annual dues of $10 and over, which
are not members of the United States
Golf Association. The membership of
173 of these clubs aggregates 30,558.
In fact, there are 698 clubs, with dues
of $5 and oven and 557 clubs with dues
of $10 and OT$er, making a total of 1,255
clubs, of which only 280 are members of
the United States Golf Association.
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QUAIL SHOOTING IS AT ITS BEST.
February, 1901, twenty-six associate and 180
allied clubs.
February, 1902, twenty ;seven associate and ISO
allied clubs.
February, 1903, twenty-nine associate and 21b
allied clubs.
February, 1904, thirty-one associate and 256
allied clubs.
There are now nearly fifteen hundred
golf clubs throughout the United States
and many of them have very large mem
bership lists. It is estimated, in fact,
that fully one million people play golf in
this country.
t., jiofif nf Hie mrent organization
there are seventeen sectional associations
containing 284 clubs, as follows .
Metropolitan Golf Association, 49 clubs.
Western Golf Association, 43 clubs.
Massachusetts State Golf Association, 34 clubs.
League of Connecticut Golf Clubs, 25 clubs.
New Jersey State Golf Association, 20 clubs.
Golf Association of Philadelphia, 16 clubs.
Southern Golf Association, 15 clubs.
Charming- HinnerParty.
Mrs. Margaret Sabine, Syracuse, N".
Y., gave a dinner party at The Carolina
Monday evening on the occasion of the
sixty-fifth anniversary of her marriage.
Mrs. Sabine's guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Tufts, Dr. and Mrs. M. A.
Crockett, Mr. and Mrs. Leo M. Klein,
Mrs. F. W. Benedict, Mr. John T. Man
son, Mrs. E. E. Eeinhart and Mr. A. G.
Warren.
Valentine German.
A valentine favor german is being plan
ned to take place at The Holly Inn on
the evening of February 14. The com
mittee on favors is very enthuasistic, as
there is no limit to the possibilities for
pretty figures and favors in a dance at
this particular season.
SPECIAL EYENTS SCHEDULED
Tin Whistles Elect C. L. Becker Club
Captain.
At a Meeting- of The Tin Whistles
Held February '2nd Special
Events Were Arrang-ed.
HE Tin Whistles at a
meeting held February
2nd, elected C. L. Becker,
Boston, Club Captain, and
Mr. J. D. Foot was elec
ted to fill the vacancy in
the Board of . Governors. The complete
Board now consists of the President and
Secretary ex-oflicio, and Messrs. Kenyon,
Byrnes, King, Foot and Gordon.
The cups which have been offered by
Messrs. Tufts, Triest and Creamer, and
The riNEiiunsT Outlook will be played
for as follows : February 15, a Kickers'
Handicap with unknown bogey, for the
Creamer Cup and ball sweepstakes, three
numbers to be drawn between 80 and 90
and the net score nearest the first number
drawn to win the Creamer Cup, the net
score nearest the second number drawn
to win two-thirds of the balls, and the
net score nearest the third number drawn
to win one-third of the balls.
March 1 18 hole handicap medal play,
for the Priest Cup and ball sweepstakes.
The Priest Cup for first prize, two-thirds
of the balls for the second, and one-third
of the balls for the third.
March 15 Handicap Match Play for
the Tufts Cup.
The Cup offered by The Pineiiurst
Outlook will be given as a prize for the
best net score at the Club Championship
February 22nd. The Club Championship
has been changed from Match Play
scratch, to Match Play handicap, and
the prizes will be medals to winner and
runner-up, and Outlook Cup for the
best net score.
Putting1 Contest.
The largest indoor putting contest of
the season was held last Saturday after
noon in the music room of The Carolina.
The list of entries . was exceptionally
large, and the contest occupied the en
tire afternoon. The results show many
close scores and a number of good rec
ords. Mrs. St. John Smith, Portland, Me.,
won the first women's prize, and the
second went to Miss Smith. The first
men's prize was won by Mr. Leo M.
Klein, New York. Master Richard Tufts,
Medford, Mass., was a close second.