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In no country where Anglo-Saxons Canadian Golfer foregather is the game played more Published Monthly enthusiastically than in the Dominion Ralph H. Reville --- Kditor here is no city or hardly a town of
Ladies’ Goli Section edited by Florence L.Harvey any consequence to-day in Canada which does not boast its golf links. In Subscription Price Chree Dollars a Year the larger centres, of course, there are Single Copies Twenty-five Cents many clubs. Millions of dollars are
Application made to Postmaster General, Ottawa, to be invested in the game, tens of thousands Entered at Post Office as Second Class Matter of men and women play it—play it in telligently, play it enthusiastically. The Editorial and Business Office - Brantford, Canada growth of the sport in the Dominion
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FORE ! be a fad; it has become an institution Busy men find it a splendid antidote for The “Canadian Golfer” takes his the cares and worries of office and shop stance on thefirst tee, bows to the gal- and factory; the younger crowd All lery—and a very good gallery is as- ideal recreation for the display of nerve sured already, as leading golfers and skill. throughout the Dominion, including The canny Scot builded well, builded the Prime Minister, other Cabinet Min- for brain and muscle, clear ey1 e and isters and leading financiers and pro- clean, keen temperament when he fessional and business men, have most madeit his national game. And to-day willingly signed the subscription lists that game is no longer confined to the and makes his ‘first swing and first country of its chief inception, but is shot for his constituents’ approval, played round the world and by eve1 And a very wide constituencyit is, increasing numbers of enthusiasts. t oo, From down bythe “sounding sea” It has often been unfavorably com o n the Atlantic, clear through to the mented upon by visiting followers of limitle ss prairies and across the Rock- the Royal and Ancient game why Can les to the rolling Pacific, golf to-dayis ada, unlike other countries which have becoming popular and ever more popu- many g if papers, has not long ere this lar in Canada. had a magazine to record the doings 4 CANADIAN GOLFER Volz leNow i
and to look after the wants of her army sents, ate to be engraved on the cup. of thousands of golfers, playing over The ladies of the R.C.G.A., who, need- the many and rapidly increasing less to say, greatly appreciate the gift, courses stretching across a continent. will compete for this handsome trophy The “Canadian Golfer” has come to for the first time this season at the an- look after these interests, to conserve nual Ladies’ Championship meetitig. them, and serve themif possible. The Duchess, too, is Patroness of the The course may not be an easyone. Canadian Ladies’ Golf Union, that very There are traps and bunkers ahead energetic organization which is doing aplenty—no new magazine has an easy so much to put the game amongst the game to play—but there is no reason ladies on a firm footing throughout the why, with the loyal support of the golf- Dominion. ing fraternity, the “Canadian Golfer” H.R.H. the Princess Patricia, the should not be found a useful and inter- daughter of the Duke and Duch- esting medium for the exchangeof golf ess, also takes a great interest in golf, thought, golf story, golf instruction and frequently plays in Ottawa and on and golf betterment in Canada, Will other Canadian courses. you not try and make it so?) You can The photographs of the Duke and do so much if you only will. Golfers of Duchess which appear in this opening Canada, the game is on for another sea- number of the “Canadian Golfer” were son! Mayweall play it together, from most graciously permitted to be used, a journalistic and sport standpoint, and were Officially forwarded to the fairly, squarely and successfully? Editor. Needless to say, the honour is not only greatly appreciated by the
“‘Canadian Golfer,’’ but will be recog- *nized as a most thoughtful and graci- ROYAL GOLFERS. ous act by Canadian golfers generally.
The Royal Canadian Golf Associa- tion has the very great honour of hav- ing as its Patron H.R.H. the Duke of EDUCATIVE WORK. Connaught and Strathearn, K.G., Gov- In a letter which appears elsewhere ernor-General of Canada. His Royal in this issue Mr. E. Legge, whoby this Highness has shownhis interest in the time is probably in Europe fighting Royal and Ancient game, not only dur- with Mr. John Graham Jr., Mr. J. L. C. ing his tenure of office by officially Jenkins, Mr. Robert Maxwell, and visiting many of the goli courses other golf champions of Great Britain, throughout the Dominion,butby play- for King and Empire, makes the sug- ing himself- over some of the well- gestion—anda verytimely suggestion, known links. The Duke is immensely too—that “if your new magazine is to popular with all classes of golfers, as do any educative work, let me suggest he is with all classes of Canadians. His that you keep hammering away at the title of “the most beloved Governor- fact that bunkers, traps, etc., are not General” who has ever graced the high put on golf courses to punish poor office is undisputed from the Atlantic players, but to make the game more to the Pacific. interesting for everyone.” Her Royal Highness the Duchess of The “Canadian Golfer” is quite pre- Connaught has also shown her interest pared to enthusiastically support Mr. in the gameof golf by presenting to the Legge and his plea for the better bun- Royal Canadian Golf Association a kering of golf courses. Muchintelligent beautiful cup to be competed for an- work the past few years has undoubt- nually at the Ladies’ Championship edly been done on many Canadian meeting, and to be known as “The links, but much remains yet to be ac- Duchess of Connaught Championship complished. Vardon has laid down the Cup.” The name of the winner of the dictumthat better golf will not be Seen Championship of each year, and also in this country until better courses are the nameof the club the winner repre- provided, and by “better” courses he
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refers to the proper and intelligent THE RULES OF GOLF. trapping of fair green and green. A man who “slops” all over the course, Following along the educative lines but ends up near the flag in a fluky of golf, perhaps it would not be a bad third shot, and holes a lucky putt for idea for the “Canadian Golfer” in this, four, whenhe should have been punish- its initial number, also to urge and ed, and severely punished, all the way emphasize the better observance of the through right from a sliced or pulled rules of golf. drive off the tee, has no incentive to That the rules are more often ob- improve his game. Put him on a course served in the breach than in the prac- where every shot has to be correctly tice is an altogether too common judged and placed, and in a very short occurrence on every course. Mr. J. T. time he will be astonished how he will Clark, in his capital article in this num- get down to “his muttons” and correct ber, amusingly suggests that it would many of his glaring golfing evils and not be a badidea to require each golfer errors, to his own great and abiding to pass a written examination on the satisfaction. rules of golf before being allowed to Every club should endeavour to have compete in the monthly club handicap. its course intelligently bunkered and It is muchto be fearedif this was done, trapped. The ordinary club committee that the field of aspirants for cup or is not capable of doing the work. It is medal in some clubs would dwindle imperative that an expert should be away to almost infinitesimal propor- called in—an expert who can go over tions, the ground and lay out a plan of cam- And yet there is no excuse whythe paign which may take two or three average golfer should not be well years to complete, unless finances are versed alike in golf rule and golf eti- very flush, and there is no record of an quette. The rules are not hard to mas- ordinary golf club ever being over- ter, neither the etiquette and ethics of burthened with a superfluity of ready golf. As very tritely pointed out by cash. Mr. Clark—to quote again from that trenchant but fair critic—‘‘the ordinary Get the expert’s blue print or plan; bunker one, two or more holes each rules of courtesy that make life worth living are really the rules of golf. season, but bunker them right, bunker intelligently. You will be astonished A great manyable minds have wrought how the gameof your players will im- them out in a way that is perfect. There is a reason for every rule and prove; you will be astonished how they will enjoy their improved game. A for every usage.” well-trapped and bunkered course is Captains and match committees are not for the scratch man and against undoubtedly to blame for much of the the limit man—it is for all kinds and laxity that now exists. They very varieties of golfers. often know that glaring breaches of the rules have been made, but cards The experience of the best man- are handedin and accepted without the aged golf clubs is that a well-kept disciplining called for. and well-bunkered course will attract players and make players and add to Players, too, condone faults in their opponents, and so the unfair work goes the number of your membership. on and extends until. a whole club An ill-kept and ill-bunkered course membership may become permeated. nobody wants these days of improving and developing golf. “Golf.is Golf, and Rules are Rules,” and each is interwoven and dependent Yes, by all means bunker your course upon the other. The slightest breach —and then keep on bunkering until should on no account ever be condoned you have reached a respectable level of by either opponent or committee. By golf perfection, as exemplified by the all means enforce every Royal and An- older established courses of Great Brit- cient ruJe to the letter on every Cana- ain and some few in Canada. dian course and against every player. Chip Shots
Don’t, at the 19th hole in the club A slogan for all golfers, Canadian house, criticise this opening number of and otherwise: “Improve the courses the “Canadian Golfer” too severely. and observe the rules.” It’s hard to make a record on any = course the first time ‘round. “Don’t be downhearted” if you fail to SS lay that “chip shot” dead on the home If Waterloo was won on the cricket hole to win your match. fields of Eton, the golf courses of the “Better to have golfed and lost Empire are going) to help avenge Bel- Than never to have golfed at all.” gium. Hundreds of prominent Eng-
H. R. H, The Duchess of Connaught. Patroness Ladies’ Canadian Golf Union O _o ’
The Offenses of Golfers J. T. Clark, Editor ‘“‘Toronto Star’’
T must be considered a most unfor- He is rather inclined to think that no- tunate thing that a man usually body should be allowed to play golf gets his first instructions in golf from except good golfers. He grieves within another man who doesn’t know the himself to see a greenhorn wallop the game very well. When one man sod anywhere between himself and the catches the golf fever it soon spreads horizon. He can sense that murder is to those who associate with him—they being done and that his ball will roll all get it. If some are immune, he soon into the very woundin the turf that has ceases to associate with them, and been made. Nothing would induce him spends his time with others who can to pick up a greenhorn in town, take listen to golf talk without squirming. himto the links, supply him with clubs There are some diseases of which the and a ball and go round with him. He infection is transmitted when the pa- would suffer too much on the way. Yet tient is recovering. But it is the golfer if he would do it he would be the man who has just discovered the game who for the job, because he could on the wants to spread its benefits to all man- first round impress the mind of the kind. He thinks of his ownlost years beginner with certain of those rules, —those lusty lost years in which he principles, morals and mannersof golf never teed a ball—and he sees around which the golfer can never learn so him friends and acquaintances going readily as onthat first day. through life and drawing daily nearer The enthusiasm of the newgolfer is the grave and unaware that over the almost holy in its unselfishness. But hill and along the road there is a golf he ought to have impressed upon him course, where the true happiness of life the fact that playing golf does not awaits those who come. Howcanhe wholly consist in swatting the ball as see his closest friend live in vain, pine far as he can, finding it again as soon as and die, when he could save him by he can, and “ironing” it to over or telling him of the wonderful game he somewhere near the green. He ought has discovered? And whenhe sees his to read all the rules of golf until he friend puttering about with other knows them. He ought to refer any games, in futile search of the satisfac- point about which he has any doubt to tions that golf yields, he is flooded with the best posted player in the club. And compassion and resolves to take him he should at all times respect every out and introduce himto golf, even if rule. Not onlyso, but the etiquette of he has to do it by force and carry him the game ought to be observedonall there tied hand and footin his auto. occasions. Only in this way can golf be made to give its finest results to all The new golfer wants to carry the whoplayit. The rules, principles and glad news to all men. His missionary manners of golf are the result of gen- spirit does him credit. But the trouble erations of experience, and a great with himis that he does not knowthe many able minds have wrought them rules and traditions of golf, and cannot out in a waythat is perfect. There isa teach themto the converts he bringsin, reason for every rule and for every and they cannot teach them to their usage. converts. Thus there is danger that a Onalmost anygolf course in Ontario long succession of new golfers may one maysee the rules and customs of appear on the links—having lots of fun, the gameviolated every day. The most no doubt—but playing golf in its most commonoffense of all is the failure of primitive form. players to let following players The seasonedgolfer, who has learned through whentheyare fully entitled to to play a fine game and hasstudiedthe go through. Men will in a four-ball laws andhistory of the game, is not a game fairly romp in the effort to keep missionary. He does not proselytize. ahead, by their haste spoiling their May, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 9 own game, and bytheir delays on the should be particular to do so, unless green spoiling the game of the two men the civilization of the gameis to be following behind them. lost. Another common offense is when One sometimes sees a couple of the players are going throughto “go with best players in the club start a round them.” Instead of doing the decent when the links are full, and because thing in a decent way, they take all they are better and faster players than grace and merit out of it. Ifa player any others, they proceed to “play up” loses his ball and the next players fol- on the pair in front of them. Being lowing are signalled to go through, fast goers, they are let through, al- they no sooner begin to do so than— though there is really nowhere for this is a peculiar but well-known fact— themto go, unless they repeat the per- the lost ball at once crawls out on the formance and crowd the next pair and grass almost at its owner’s feet. What the next and are let through all the does this player do? Having foundhis way round. That is not golf—that’s ball he decides not to let the other pair gall. These scratch players should not throughafter all, but plays his shot and play at such a time unless they are proceeds with his partner to make the willing to accept the conditions and the greenfirst and hold the place they had pace at which the gameis naturally nearly lost. This is entirely wrong. moving. But if two slow players fall The men who were entitled to go behind the pace at which those ahead through and who beganto do so were of them are playing, so that the hole fully entitled to a free way, and not a ahead of them has no players on it, the stroke should have been played while next pair following is entitled by the they were coming from the tee or rules to go through. This, too, is just. until they had passed out of range. It is not right that part of the course As I havesaid, all the laws of golf are should be idle while the other parts of just—they prove on close examination it are over-crowded. But is it not odd to be marvellously so. And in this case that it is often the slowest, most putter- it is but just that the man who lost his ing players who are most obstinately ball and his partner, being the only bent on letting nobody go through. players on the course who have any Perhaps they regard their attitude as a actual interest in whether that ball is perfectly fair one. As they neverhurry, lost or found, should alone have their they detest the habit in others. Having play marred bythe incident of its tem- lots of time, they want others to take porary loss. ° some, and as they never go through A player will sometimes hunt for the others, they do not see why others lost ball just as long as the players fol- should go through them. The whole lowing behind will tolerate the delay, principle of the thing is that each _ but at the first sign that they intend player is entitled to his rights, but is to claim the right to play through he not permitted to impose wrongs on will “give it up” and race ahead to hold others. There are times when thefast his place. The determination to hold player must slow up, and there are his place andnot give it up, even when, times when the slow player must move by everyconsiderationfor the rights of faster, and if he cannot move fast others, he ought to do so, causes many enough, must stand aside and not dam otherwise nice fellows to be disliked on the stream of the game. the golf links. Perhaps a good general idea for the golfer to keep in mind is But I must stop now. A golfer this: that in his relations on the course should study the laws of the game. In with other players the ordinaryrules of fact, it would not be a bad ideato re- courtesy that make life worth lwing are quire each golfer to pass a written ex- really the rules of golf. You are to amination on the rules of golf before stand asideandgive every other player being allowed to competein the month- his right and his turn and his fair ly club handicaps, in which it is to be chance, just as you wouldlike others to feared now, players sometimes bring in give you your chance. The fact that weird scores, procured in weird ways, other players do not dothe right thing that: would disqualify them ten times makes it even more necessary that you over.
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Publisher ‘‘Golf’’ Magazine, New York.
T has been my great privilege to cess in his new undertaking. accept the honor and opportunityto As the spring season is approaching, contribute the “American Letter” to golfers, who have not been blessed the Canadian Golfer, and in doing so I with the good fortune of having played take occasion to state that it is with a this winter in the sunny south, are sense of delight, being the publisher of already getting their clubs ready to the parent Golf Magazine of America, join the great followers of the Royal l a v E R A R o e d
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Mr.Francis Quimet winning the National Amateur Championship of the United States from Mr.J. D. Travers 6 and 5 - The Champion Approaching the 14th Green. that I have a newoffspring, which will, and Ancient game by brushing up at no doubt, fill a long-felt want in Can- the different indoor golf schools, which ada. Myassociates and self wish the have been brought up to such great new venture all success, and we hope perfection recently in the States. 4 the golfing public of the Dominion will A great deal of the talk at the pre- a rise to the occasion and give Mr. Ralph sent time is on the Panama Pacific a
Reville that hearty support that Can- International Exposition golf matches, . o adians know so well howto bestow. which start shortly at the Ingleside s Although far away in New York, we Country Club, San Francisco. These shall keep our fatherly eye open, and matches will give amateur golfers from any assistance we can be to him ts all parts of the world a chance to show offered and will be given most cheer- their prowess. It will be, without a fully, for we wishthe editor every suc- doubt, the largest tournament that
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California has ever witnessed, and known-golfer to agree with Duncan, while professionals from all over the and, perhaps, the reasonforthis is that world will participate, the amateurs his putting is not of the championship will be given more than an even chance type. For an illustration—Mr. Walter to carry home the handsome trophies J. Travis, the old veteran of the game, offered. who canbe out-driven bynearlyall the In California golf has taken a strong younger champions, would not stand a hold on the younger society set, and chance if his opponent had the oppor- the splendid courses offered for the tunty of running downaverylongputt coming matches make the schedule just or even holing a short approach into so much moreattractive. The Ingleside the eight-inch cup. “Many a match is Country Club, Sequoyah, Burlingame, wonand lost on the green,” is the old Presidio and Claremont are the ones saying, so whytake awaythe opportun- chosen. The fair sex have been well ity of a climax of the battle. If the hole remembered on the schedule, and there was made eight inches, would the poor are several attractive matches arranged putter have as much chanceof holing for their sole benefit. as his superior? I think not, becauseif One of the most important tourna- the eight-inch cup went into effect, the ments of the South this year was the renaissance of golf architecture would St. Valentine’s tournament at Pine- be entirely made over, for the greens hurst, where Philip Carter , of Nassau, would be made smaller and the bumps defeated Gardiner W. White, of Flush- and hollows increased. This would ing, 1 up, in the most exciting match bring the luck of golf out—but whytry ever witnessed at Pinehurst. It was and make the Royal and Ancient game not until the eighteenth green was any easier than it is? reached that Carter became the winner, but he well deserves the honor, as his Bythis time all the committee and golf during his two weeks’ stay was association meetings have been held, par, having an average of 77 over the and this year will be, without doubt, difficult courses. Pinehurst is acknow- one of the greatest the country has ever ledged to be the most complete and SCeCi: It may be surprising, although perfectly equipped fall, winter and perfectly true, that the wonderful spring resort in the world—anideal vil- growth of golf has been quite a serious lage created by the late Mr. James W. consideration amongst the promoters Tuits. As the winter golf center of of baseball, for manyattribute thefall- the two hemispheres, Pinehurst is now ing off in attendance to the great thoroughly established, its unequalled strides madein the Royal and Ancient equipment embracing three distinct six- game. Statistics show that about thousand-yard, eighteen-hole courses. 60,000 new golf players were enlisted last year, and it can reasonably be sup- Another subject that is being dis- posed that over half were drawn from cussed quite freely in the States is the national game of to-day. George Duncan’s newideaof enlarging the hole to eight inches in diameter. Before closing, I wish to say that Anarticle printed in one of the New our sympathies are heartfelt for those York papers requested golfers to send golfers, who have laid down their clubs their opinions on this matter, and each for duty’s sake, and joined the Great evening one of the letters was repro- Majority. Many dear friends are duced. Up to the present writing, our among them, and weshall miss them friend, “Chick’”” Evans, whom youare sadly when this awiul Europeanstrife all familiar with, is about the only well- is over.
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lf. Mr. George S. Lyon, the “Johnnie Ball” of Canadian Go Eight Times Amateur Champion of Canada.
“Canadian Golfer’s” Celebrities Mr. George S. Lyon, Eight Times Amateur Champion of Canada —AN APPRECIATION —
O be eight times the Amateur couragement to so many Canadians Champion of his country in any who have gone in for the sport in re- line of sport is an honour that falls to cent years, and who, although in their the lot of very few men the Anglo- “forties” perhaps, or more, have still Saxon world over. But that honour Mr. Lyon’s example to urge them on to belongs to Mr. George S. Lyon of To- heights of attainment which few golf- ronto, the present amateur golf cham- ers, youngor old, have ever reached or pion of Canada, and right worthily, but can expect to reach—an incentive al- modestly, does he wear the laurel. ways, however, on their part, for better and sounder play, an incentive and Mr. Lyon has very appropriately spur to get from the 90’s to the 80's, beencalled “The Johnnie Ball” of Can- adian Golf, because that great and ster- with once in a while a plunge into the “holiest of holies of holes”—the 70's. ling British player has also the unique It has been done. It canbe done. The record of an eight-fold win for Great amateur champion is doingit all the Britain’s premier amateur event—cer- time, and the stimulating effect of his tainly a wonderful performance, con- really wonderful performances is felt sidering the class of golfers that always daily throughout the season in Cana- enters for what is recognized the world dian golfdom. His record is an inspira- over as the “blue ribbon” of golfing tion to play golf and to keep on playing supremacy. it upon the part of all exponents of the Without fear of contradiction, but, game from Victoria to St. John. on the other hand, with an unanimity of opinion quite remarkable, it 1s ad- Richmond, Carleton County, has the mitted from coast to coast that Mr. honour of claiming the birthplace of Lyonhas done morefor Canadian golf one of the best all-round amateur than any other exponent of the Royal sportsmen in the British Empire. Cap- and Ancient game in the Dominion. tain George Lyon of the old 100th Other men have given generously of. Regiment came to Canadain 1814 from their time and moneyfor the upbuild- Aberdeen, Scotland, and fought in the ing of particular clubs and courses, but war of 1812-14, where he was wounded Mr. Lyon has made his influence felt, at Chippewa. He then went back to has raised the standard of play, has Scotiand, returning to this country and provoked encouragement and ambition settling in Richmond, which was called amongst thousands of Canadian golf- after the Duke of that name. He was ers. Wherever golf is played in the the father of Mr. Robinson E. Lyon, Dominion—and there are very .few who was educated at Toronto, Brock- places of any size to-day that has not ville and Bytown, and grandfather of its club and course—the name of the the present champion, who was named amateur championis a household word after him. A famous old character was —is an inspiration to old and young this Captain George Lyonof a century alike. Because, as is so well known, ago. He had thetidylittle family of Mr. Lyon, unlike the great majority of eight sons and eight daughters. He the British golfers, was not “spoon fed” was the brother of Mr. Robert Lyon from his early days on golf, did not do (great uncle of Mr. George S. Lyon), his “teething” on a gutta perchaball, who was the last manto fight a duel in nor cry plaintively for a putter instead Canada. Mr. Robert Lyon, whohadas of a rattle, but took to the game, from a his adversary the late Judge Wilson of golfing standpoint, comparatively late London, was unfortunately killed in in life. -Herein the stimulus and en- the encounter, which was overan affair
14 CANADIAN GOLFER of the heart. A brother-in-law of the well-knownplayers, Miss Muriel Dick old captain was Surgeon-General Ri- and Mr. David Dick, belongs the credit dout, and altogether the family was of interesting Mr. Lyonin the game of very intimately and prominentlyinter- golf. It was on the 18th of October, woven with the ea:iy history of the 1896, that Mr. Dick, who was then a Province. memberof the Rosedale Golf Club, per- suaded the present Amateur Champion, Mr. George Lyon was educated at who had just come in from the Rose- the old Grammar School in Richmond. dale cricket field, to play a round of These old grammar schools throughout golf with him. Mr. Lyon was so pleased Ontario, by the bye, turned out a pro- with his first nine holes that he tackled duct that our much-vaunted public another round of nine immediately af- school system to-day would do well to terwards. He took instinctively to the emulate. Both the physical and men- new game, to him, and from the very tal were well looked after by the dom- first played surprisingly well. The ini of half a century or so ago, and cricket season was just about over, and some of the most prominent meninthe the rest of the fall and in the spring of Dominion to-day were ground out at 1907 he played golf quite frequently. the old grammar school mills scattered In the summer of 1907 Mr. Lyon was throughout the Province. again seen on the cricket crease, but Mr. Lyon early came to Toronto, then the “lure of the links” got him— and early identified himself with the “got him” as it has thousands of others, clean, healthy, amateur sport of the and henceforth the cricket bat andball city. Baseball was his first love, and gave place to the club andthe gutta, in 1886-7 he was captain of a team in and a new golf champion of Canada the Civil Service League. He was was in the making. looked uponas one of the best amateur “ball” players of those days. Football And it was not long before Mr. Lyon and hockey, too, also claimed his atten- landed the first of his long string of tion in the autumn and winter months. championships. In October of 1896 he played his initial game of golf, and in Then came his entry into first-class the summerof 1898, at the old Toronto cricket. Mr. Lyon was for manyyears golf course, he became Amateur Cham- one of the best known wielders of the pion of Canada, defeating Mr. F. G. H. willow in Canada. He wasfor eleven Pattison, a well-known English Uni- years an International player, and versity player, then as nowplaying for some fine scores were placed to his Hamilton; and the victory was a decis- credit. In 1894, playing for Rosedale ive one, too—twelve up and eleven to on the Rosedale cricket grounds play. To “bag” a championship a little against a combined team of Peterbor- over a year and a half after taking up a ough and Toronto, he carried his bat newsport surely in itself must consti- for 238—a record then, and a record tute a record. Even in those early days which the “Canadian Golfer” does not Mr. Lyon was notedforhis long drives, believe has been beaten since in first- fine iron shots andaccurate putting. class match in Canada. His old cricket experience, the keen As a curler, too, Mr. Lyon has a eye, steady nerve and supple wrist splendid reputation, extending over stood him in goodstead. many years. He has been on the win- In 1900 Mr. Lyon again took the ning rinks which have twice captured measure of his opponents in the ama- the Walker Trophy and once the Can- ada Life Trophy, and only this winter teur event. This time, however, he had was a vice skip of the Toronto Curling to fight for the premier honours, only beating Mr. G. W. MacDougall, in a Club, which for the first time in thirty- pouring rain, on the 38th green. seven years carried off the coveted Cn- tario Tankard. In 1903, at Toronto, Mr. Lyon won To Mr. John Dick, that sterling his third championship, defeating Mr. golfer, now of Cobourg, father of those M. C. Cameron of Toronto 10 up and 8.
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/In 1904 Mr. Lyon, who was now that year he entered for the United playing under the colors of Lambton, States championship. Once again he wasbeateninthe finals by Mr. J, Percy put out Mr. Chandler Egan in the Taylor of Montreal 3 and 1. semi-finals, the end comingon the 20th Then came a string of three consecu- green. In the finals he met that bril- tive wins—1905, 1906 and 1907—and liant golfer, Mr. E. Byers of Pittsburg. the beautiful championship cup pre- The morning round found him one up sented by the Governor-General, Lord on his doughty opponent, but in the Aberdeen, became the absolute prop- afternoon he was finally vanquished erty of the Lambton crack, amidst the after a gruelling match, with the ther- hearty. congratulations of golfing mometer registering 96 deg. in the friends and admirers the length and shade, by 2 down. breadth of the continent. In 1905 Mr. Lyon competed in the In 1908 Mr. Lyondid not compete in English championship on the stiff the championship, but 1910 found him Prestwick course, and managed to last again the runner-up, this time losing four rounds, being eventually put out on the 37th hole to his brother-in-law, by Geo, Wilkie on the homegreen. Fle Mr. Fritz Martin, that fine Hamilton defeated in the first round J. Martin golfer, and all-round sportsman, too, Smith, the winner that year of the coy- who previously had wonthe “blue rib- eted trophy, the St’ George’s Vase. bon”in 1902. In 1908 he again visited England, The year 1912 found the champion, and on the Sandwich course, wherethe once moreto the “fore,’ Mr. A. Hutch- historic championship of 1914 was eson of Montreal being vanquished by held, went five rounds, succumbingto asseore of 6 and 5. Mr. H. S. Colt, the now celebrated English golf architect, who laid out the Last year Mr. Lyon was again play- Detroit, Toronto and new Hamilton ing superb golf, and it was no surprise courses, whenfor the eighth time he landed the championship, defeating Mr. Bryce In the light of the “American inva- Evans of the Belmont Club, Boston, 9 sion” of Great Britain last year, and on and 8. previous occasions, the British record of the “lone’’ Canadian representative ‘The Amateur Champion has by no in 1905 and 1908 is certainly one of means confined his attention to Cana- which he and Canadian golfers gener- dian courses. In fact, some of his best ally have every reason to be proud. work has been done far afield. The year 1904 saw him competing at St. It is not necessary to dilate on the Louis for the first Olympic golf cham- minor competitions captured by the pionship. In the finals he met Mr. Lambtonplayer duringhis golfing car- Chandler Egan, then the amateur eer of sixteen years. Mr. Lyon is no champion of the United States. Mr. “pot hunter,” but 35 medals and 58 Egan was fresh from his victory over cups—andthere could have been many Mr. Walter Travis, who in 1904 had more—tell an eloquent tale of prowess captured the English amateur cham- ontee, fair green and putting green. pionship—thefirst andlast time it has ever left the United Kingdom. Briefly his principal performances >n the links may be summarised as fol- It was a grandstruggle, but the Can- lows: adian crack wonhandily by3 and 2 and brought home to the Dominion per- 1898—Canadian Championship, defeating F haps the most superb golf trophy ever G. Pattison, Hamilton, 12 and 11. offered for competition. It was, -all 1900—Canadian Championship, defeating G. considered, perhaps so far the most W. Macdougall, Royal Montreal, 1 up notable victory of a notable career. in 38 holes. Tn 1906, ftowever, Mr. Lyon was 1903—Canadian Championship, defeating M. again very much in the limelight. In C. Cameron, Toronto, 10 and 8.
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1904—Runner-up Canadian Championship, has also given promise of becoming defeated by J. Percy Taylor 3 and 1. one of the best swimmers at ’Varsity, where he has taken a very prominent 1904—Olympic Championship, St. Louis, de- place in all the aquatic sports. feated Chandler Egan 3 and 2. This, then, is the golf record of the 1905—Canadian Championship defeating baseball captain of some thirtyyears, Robert S. Strath 12 and 11. andthe international cricketer of eight- 1905—Competed in English Amateur, going een years ago. No wonder such a four rounds. splendid showing has been, and for 1906—Canadian Championship, defeating years to come will be, an incentive to the Canadian golfer. No wonder that Douglas Laird, Toronto, 5 and 4. in 1910 the officers and membersof the 1906—Runner-up United States Champion- Lambton Golf and Country Club ten- ship, defeated by E. Byers 2 hotes. dered him a complimentary dinner and presented him with a life-size portrait 1907—Canadian Championship, defeated in oils by the well-known Canadian Fritz Martin, Hamilton, 3 and 2. artist, E. Wyly Grier. 1908—Competed in English Amateur, going five rounds. Mr. Lyon as a young man always took a great interest in military mat- 1910—Runner-up Canadian Championship, ters. He was for nine years a member defeated by Fritz Martin on 37thhole. of the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada, joining in 1881, and served throughthe 1910—Runner-up Canadian Open Champion- North-West Rebellion of 1885 with ship, which was -won by Daniel that crack regiment, at first as corporal Kenny, professional, with a score of and then as sergeant, having been pro- 303. moted shortly after his arrival on the 1912—Canadian Championship, defeating A. prairies. He was in the famous march Hutckeson, Montreal, 6 and 5. from Swift Current to Battleford, a 1914—Canadian Championship, defeated distance of 200 miles, which was cov- Bryce Evans, Boston, 9 and 8. ered in six days, or over thirty miles per day, and which resulted in the relief of that besieged town. Mr. Lyon’s best score is possibly the 71 he made Lambton in when runner- In business he wasfor many years in up in the open championship in 1910. partnership with Major George Higin- The course was on that ocasion 6,323 botham, the well-known amateur yards. It still holds good as the ama- yachtsman and oarsman, in the Tor- teur record for Lambton, and some of onto Agencyof the Sun Fire Insurance the world’s best players have negoti- Company. The death a short time ated the club’s well-trapped and bun- ago of Major Higinbotham in England, kered eighteen holes. Mr. Lyon also just after his return, as a result of ill- bad the amateur record of 67 for the ness, from the front in France, where old Toronto course, but that does not he was with his regiment, came as a compare perhaps with the splendid 71 great blow to friends throughout Can- lie notched at Lambton in the open ada, and is especially felt by Mr. Lyon, competition five years ago. who was so long associated as partner with the deceased Major. Incidentally, it might be mentioned that the Amateur Champion is very Merriest and most lovable of men, proud of the fact that he has been for loyal friend, clean, fair sportsman in thirteen years continuously the captain the truest sense of the word, George S. of the Lambton Club, and also that in Lyon is a credit to his Scottish ances- his son Seymour, a student at the Uni- try, to the land of his birth, to the fair versity of Toronto,he has a “‘chiel after city of his adoption and first golfing his ain heart,” who has already a 79 to experience and to the game which he his credit at Lambton and the Junior has done so much to promote clear Championship of the Club, and who across a continent.
A Breezy Letter from the West
HEfollowing bright and breezy as a pancake and of a terribly heavy letter from the west was received clay formation, possibly the worst in by the editor of Canadian Golfer from the whole world for golfing purposes, Mr. E. Legge—‘Private Legge,” if you although the older clubs, by a liberal please, nowof the “27th Battalion, 2nd expenditure of both time and money, Contingent.” Manyold friends of the have really done wonders. OnBird’s ex-champion throughout Canada will Pivli@esthesssoil 21S) light and the feel proud of his plucky determination ground nicely undulating, and nowall to go to the front, especially as he en- Winnipeg needs forfirst-class golf is a listed, not as an officer, but as an ordin- first-class road to that hill. Of course, ary “Tommy”—and there is quite a we are handicapped by being so far difference, mark ‘you. away from other clubs, and until you go without inter-club matches you “Private” Legge—it seems hard to don’t really appreciate what pleasant get used to that appellation—cameout events these inter-club functions were. to this country some seven years ago You ought to have enough clubs in from Scotland, where he had afine Ontario nowto beable to run all kinds reputation as one of Aberdeen’s most of inter-club tourneys. promising amateurs. Playing under the colors of the Toronto Golf Club, he “Tf your new magazineis to do any won the Canadian championship in educative work, let me suggest that 1909, defeating G. F. Ross of Ottawa1 you keep hammering awayat thefact up. Shortly afterwards heleft for the that bunkers, traps, etc., are not put on West, where he has wonall kinds of golf courses to punish poor players, provincial, club and other trophies. but to make the gameinteresting for Here’s hoping that Private Legge will everyone. Ofcourse, with the splendid be as successful with his rifle as he has courses you have in Toronto and On- always been with his irons—and no tario, everyone has a chance to seethe finer exponent of the cleek or mashie difference it means playing on a well- has ever been seen on the Canadian trapped course and on onethat is too courses. Herewith the letter: easy. Out here wehaveno traps at all “Winnipeg, March 18th, 1915. to speak of so far, and when you men- tion them most players seem to think “Tf my good wishes will help you they are to be put in to further empha- any you certainly have them in your sise the difference between the scratch new venture. Out here we havethe player and the limit man. Thereis a keenest bunch of golfers in the world, Dr. McPherson in the north of Eng- and I am sure you cangetlots of sub- land who some time ago wrote aseries Scribers, as your journal is just what is of goodarticles on course construction. wanted. I’d be only too pleased to If you got them I’m sure you’d find a contribute Western news for the ‘Can- lot of matter there of interest to Cana- adian Golfer,’ but I am nowafull pri- dian golfers. vate in the second contingent, and likely the nearest thing I’ll have to golf “Now here I amsitting yapping will be trench-digging—let us hope in about golf when mythoughts ought to Germany. I’m hoping my niblick prac- be about ‘forming fours’ and Ross tice will stand me in goodstead. rifles, etc. “The prospects for golf here are ex- “Very best wishes to yourself and cellent. We have two newcourses out the ‘Canadian Golfer.’ on Bird’s Hill which are now openfor play and improving fast. Bird’s Hill’ I “PRIVATE LEGGE, “27th Battalion, may mention, is the only spot near Winnipeg where the land is not as flat “2nd Contingent,” d vs. Scotland, for Princess Mary's fund. Vardon driving fromthe seventh tee in the International Match, Englan Braid, his opponent, in the centre watching the drive.
Duncan, who played on the Scottish side, driving from the tenth tee, Some of the great gol fers of England and Scotland--R. G. Rannell Joshua Taylor, George Duncan James Braid and
Tom Ball, Alex. He rd, J.H Taylor, Rowland Jones, Golf Gossip from Great Britain Special Correspondence of Canadian Golfer EL. S.
URING these troublous wartimes of golfers who are at the front, and the links have been more or less thousands more are going. And the deserted, but the opening of spring toll of this dreadful war will be a sad, finds many of the older golfers spend- sad one indeed. ing a few week-ends on their favorite Any golf that is being played here courses. 1 am afraid this war is going has always for its object the raising of to Jevy a sad toll upon the younger money for the Queen Mary, Belgian, and more brilliant of the wielders of or other funds. Several notable exhi- “wood andiron.” Already many prom- bition games have been played. You inent golfers have given up their lives have heard, ne doubt, of the large sums because their “King and Country need- of money raised at an exhibition match ed them.” Among others already re- at Harrogate, in which Miss Ravens- ported in the “Roll of Honour” is Cap- croft, who visited your country a year tain W. A. Henderson, of the Argyll or so ago; Edward Ray, and other and Sutherland Highlanders. He was notables, amateur and professional, one of the best of the St. Andrew’s took part. Miss Ravenscroft’s ball, match players, and on the first occasion bearing her autograph, sold at auction of Jerome Travers’ visit to this country for £10 11s. 6d.—surely a recordprice he scored a dramatic victory over the for a golf bal}. Ray’s ball, with which American amateur champion. He was he did a 70 in the morning, fetched a brave soldier and a gallant golfer and £2 5s., and his afternoon ball £2, and gentleman. so on. Ray’s driver was also knocked down for £2 15s. The proceeds all John Graham, Jr., of the Royal Liv- went to the Relief Fund. Throughout erpool, by manyconsidered the -finest the United Kingdom golfers and golf amateur in the world, is at the front. clubs are subscribing handsomely to So, too, is “Larry” Jenkins, the present the various funds. For instance, in amateur champion, whois in the Cam- Treland, where many of the clubs are eron Highlanders. Robert Maxwell,of very small affairs indeed, the Golfing the Honourable Company, Edinburgh Union has sent in over £2,000 to the Golfers, has seen a Sot of fighting on National Fund. Brave the Emerald the firing line, and was recently inval- Isle! ided home suffering with badly-frosted feet as a result of the terrible exposure Both the Amateur and Open Cham- to which our soldiers were subjected in pionships are off for this year. It the trenches during the winter. would have been a farce to have held “Bobby” Maxwell is fancied by many them with the ranks so sadly depleted. of our experts as the most finished What a contrast with last year, when player of all our first-raters. Here’s the golf fever was at its height as a hoping that he will make a complete result of the “American invasion.” recovery. However, we are all! hoping that the lowering clouds will soon be dispersed, Captain Eric M. Battersby, a weil- and that the golfer in 1916, or even known Metropolitan “scratch” player, before that, will come inta his ows is also amongst the killed. So is Cap- again. tain Twentyman, one of the best play- ers in the Royal Liverpool Club. The There has been a good deal of talk fist, 1 am afraid, wil grow day byday, about several of our leading profession- because there are literally thousands als migrating in large numbers this 20 May, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 21
season to your side “of the pond.” 1900, 1909, 1913, the other memberof There is not much for them to do here the famous triumvirate. The Scotch- of acertainty. At first it was said that man, however, is a mighty poor sailor, Vardon and Braid were sure to go. and I hear at the last moment that he Vardon (six times open champion, has funked the trip, and yougolfers in 1896-1898 - 1899 - 1902 - 1911 - 1914), of the States and Canada will not have course, has visited America twice be- the privilege of seeingreally one of the fore—in 1890, when he won the open past masters of the game. In addition championship at the Chicago Golf to. Vardon, that brilliant but erratic Club, Wheaton, and again in 1913, player, George Duncan, I understand, when, in company with Ray, he played intends taking the trip, and there may off in that sensational triangular duel be more to follow. Vardon should be at Brookline with the U. S. Na- a big drawing-card at the United tional Amateur Champion, Mr. Francis States Open championshipat Baltusrol Ouimet, who awoke in a night to find in June. No doubt, asin 1913 he will himself golfingly famous. Braid has also visit Canada. He is still, style and never crossed the Atlantic, more is the pity, because he is a grand player— everything else considered, the premier none finer —as evidenced byhis five golfer of the world, and it is an educa- times winning the Open, viz., in 1901, tion for every golfer to follow him a 1905, 1906, 1908 and 1910, thus equal- round or so. George Duncan’s play, ling J. H. Taylor’s record, 1894, 1895, too, is well worth study and attention.
Common Faults and their Causes Chas. R. Murray, Professional, Royal Montreal
FPOrrin is one of the most com- are topping, notice to what extent and mon faults’ we are all subject to, howyouare pivoting. Rising too much and in seeking the cause of persistent on the left foot when youtake theclub topping, first make certain that you are back, and failing to get back to the keeping your eye on the back of the proper level in time for the delivery of ball, and also that you are not raising the stroke, will also cause a topped your head before you have hit the ball. stroke. But if you are observing these two Slicing—This is one of the most rules, and the fault still proclaims it- annoying faults in golf; and is usually self, get someone to watch you, as caused by drawing the body awayfrom probably you are raising your shoul- the ball in the upward swing—that is ders in the downward swing. This will to say, not pivoting or not turning at be caused through crouching over the the hips, as unless this is done on the ball when addressing it. The player upward swing the arms will come who crouches realises as he takes his across the body as the club comes club back that he is not swinging down, and so youhavethe slice. freely, and to be able to get any power in the downward swing he raises him- Another cause of slicing is holding self as the club comes down the right handtoo tight. Another cause of topping is gage If, after observing these rules, the the right shoulder. The result is that fault is not cured, take the club in the the club reaches its lowest level several left hand only and stand up to the ball, inches behind the ball, andis rising and in looking downsee if the fingers rapidly when it reachesthe ball. are showing. If so, turn the back of the hand over so the fingers cannot be If you are satisfied that you are seen, and this should give you the doing noneof thesefaults, and still you desired results. : ‘ii a a Golfing Columbus
Special Correspondence of “‘Canadian Golfer’’ from St. Andrews, Scotland.
HE “Mecca” to-day tothe golfer what comedians say marriage is now- spells monotony from a golfing adays, “a luxury for the aristocracy and point of view. The latest score is no the unemployed.” For years this view longer discussed in old St. Andrew’s, was held by the unco guid, who in the or the position of the greens. Personal district of Fife known as the “East experiencein every-dayplay is off; one Neuk” were not exactly an uninfluen- meets keen golfers to talk of the his- tial minority. tory of golf only. Happy the man who How the great swing of opinion in such a circle can talk of the days cameabout is impossibleto detail here, before the boom. That “we are all but, perhaps, all sections at one and
Two Famous Professional Golfers of the Old School.
On the Left, Tom Morris, of Beloved Memory, Champion of Great Britain, 1861-62-64-67. On the Right, his son, Tom Morris, Jr., Champion, 1668-69-70~-72, winner of Championship Belt and First Championship Medal. golfers now,’ iS newevenfor the cap- the same time discovered “there was ital of golfdom itself. Many a shop- moneyin it,” and so to-day to claim by keeper remembers the time, not so far reason of age or heredity that your distant, when it was considered to be people were golfers in the past, is to serious to be playing golf and indulg- entitle you to the respect of all golfing ing in an overdraft. Often has the parvenus. writer heard the story of one old [ suppose I start in this strain as knight of the road who as soon as he’ everybodyhas nowa nodding acquaint- heard that a customer had got the ance with history during thesestirring “fever” real bad, made it a practice to war times, and the occasion of a golf seek custom elsewhere. Golf was then paper starting in far-away Brantford, 22
May, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 25 coincid ing to some extent with the a contract previously made. It seems death of a certain John Cuthbert in a but yesterdaythat as a boy from school town in England, forces me totell a I entered the shop and heard the little story which may interest the worldly advice given by the son, mixed readers of the “Canadian Golfer.” with much that was wise and kindly from the old man. Johnny gripped Johnny Cuthbert, as he was affec - hands all round, pulled himself. to- tionately caljed, was brought up in a gether and left for the station, Soon small house where a large hotel now came the news that he had safely stands. It is called the Marine Hotel, arrived; orders camein, and happiness and may, no doubt, be familiar to some reigned in the house of Morris. of your readers. In these days of high real estate values, and in some measure Thearrival of this golfing Columbus to substantiate my opening remarks, Was unnoticed, even by the American it is interesting to note, that the house press, and it is said that while on the stood on a piece of ground almost over- way from the steamer, clubs in hand, loo king the last green of The Old (as what true golfer would entrust Course of St. Andrew’s. The only such treasures to unappreeiative stran- prospe ctive development was that gers), that he was taken for a new someone had looked over the ground species of street entertainer. Elistory with a view to erecting a stable. This is silent as to whether they thought he gentleman was certainly no vandal—he was a sword dancer or a sword swal was worse. Flowever, to continue: lower, Johnny was apprenticed to the firm of Cuthbert after Tom Morris; served his time faithfully one season returned home. He had mi and well; when oneeventful day news ssed the opportunity of a lifetime, in viewof t came that a professional was wanted he tremendous hold the game has for a club near New York, U.S.A. This since taken in the United States, but was great news. Manypeople have at when one undetr- stands the necessi different times been at pains to prove ty of golfers are un- der of finding othe that golf had been known and played rs to “talk golf to,” hé is entitled to for years before this date, viz., 1891. be excused. T[ never remember see but I think the first serious attempt to ing him again. The “go fever” introduce it was at this time. had entered his blood. He went to New Zealand and stayed there four At least it marked the beginning of years. Returning home, I next heard the game in the United States, Twenty- of him at Rye, from which place he four years ago! and what strides the retired, owing to ill-health, and now Sport has made since then. Hundreds of comes news of his death at [lastings, thousands of ardent devotees have been To-day, as I write at the desk where added to the golfers’ ranks in the were gathered round all the personages United States, in Canada, in Australia, mentioned on that eventful evening NewZealand, not to mention England, many years ago, I feel proud that golf where, since 1891, the game has taken has, above all games, a history, premier rank amongst the Britisher’s I ta outdoor sports. ke from the desk a photograph showing Old Tom, surrounded by his staff. It The man to get the American job looks more the picture of a father and Was Johnny Cuthbert, andhe left amid his sons. Johnny Cuthbert, the “Golfin much anxious fears on the part of old g Columbus,” is in the cen- tre as t ‘Tom, andhis son, Jamie, or as he he youngest apprentice. They was look popularly known—*“J.O.F,” They were a happy crowd. afraid he wouldgive awaythe f act that I place it reverently back he had been engaged from the A in the meri- drawer. I look seawards. T €an side and so get turned back, helinks The are deserted, Nothing dist immigration laws then urbs the , as now, were winter stillness. The very strict, and no o cry of the cur- ne could go out to lew is silent. he States to accept It is good at such a a position under moment to be alone. eee
W ho Play Golf
Sic Robert Laird Borden, P. C. Prime Minister of Canada.
TATESMEN the world over are standing his advanced years, is still playing golf nowadays, findingit mentally and physically as keen as an ideal recreation from the worries of ever. He is still one of the master office and party and political demands. minds of the British Empire, and golf The Right Honourable A. J. Balfour, has undoubtedly largely to be thanked ex-Premier of Great Britain, undoubt- for this, because golf undoubtedly edly started the fashion for Cabinet keeps a man sound andfit. Ministers to resort to the links for well- In the States, as is well known, ex- earned relaxation and exercise. Mr. President Taft is a keen golfer, who Balfour for many years has been an never misses an opportunity to play enthusiastic golfer. In fact, he has the game. For many years he was a sometimes been blamed for devoting constant visitor, before his Presidency, too much time to his favorite pastime. to Murray Bay, and made himself im- No matter what weightyaffair of State mensely popular with Canadians. was engrossing his attention as Prime President Wilson, too, seeks relaxa- Minister, he always found an oppor- tion and enjoyment on the links, and tunity to indulge in his eighteen-hole in a recent interview in the Saturday round. And who can saythat there Post stated that he knew no pleasur- was not method in his seeming mad- able feeling in life equal to getting a ness? The ex-Premier to-day, notwith- “sweet ball” off a brassylie. 24 r o
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Canada, too, has its golfing states- often played on the St. Andrew’s links, men in three of the most prominent ot NewBrunswick, at the Royal Muskoka its Cabinet Ministers, viz., Sir Robert and other summerresorts. Heis never Laird Borden (Prime Minister), the happier than when on a good golf Hon. W. T. White (Minister of Fin- course. ance) and the Hon. Martin Burrell The Hon. W. T. White, Ministerof (Minister of Agriculture). Finance, is another golfing Cabinet The Prime Minister is a very enthu- Minister. There is no more important siastic follower of the Royal and An- position in the Dominion than theport- cient game. It was in February, 1904, folio of Finance, and during these that hefirst played golf at Hot Springs, strenuous war times it is doubly so. Virginia. Sir Robert is a memberof The Hon. Mr. White, during the sea the Royal Ottawa, one of the best- son, is a constant visitor at the Royal known clubs in the Dominion, which Ottawa course; in fact, he told the
The Honourable Martin Burrell The Honourable W. T. White
he joined in 1904. His multitudinous editor of the “Canadian Golfer” a year -arliamentary duties, however, pre- or so ago that he found it absolutely clude him from enjoying the game as necessary to find relaxation and exer- much as he would like at the Capital. cise on thelinks. Whenholidaying, however, he never The Hon. Martin Burrell, Minister misses a day on the links, Hot Springs of Agriculture, the authorof the ‘“Pat- is the Premier’s favorite resort, and riotism and Production” campaign, here he enjoys golf to his heart’s con- which is meeting with such a pro- tent. It was here in December, 1908, nounced success throughout the coun- that, in company with the Hon. G. H. try, is a very good golfer. The Royal Perley (now Sir George Perley, High Ottawa also numbers him amongst its Commissioner for Canada in London), well-known members. In 1914 he won that he played in the historic Interna- the Club’s Veteran’s Cup. tional Statesmen’s Foursome with Altogether the Royal and Ancient President Taft and Senator Bourne. game has no moredistinguished devo- The Prime Minister has also played in tees throughout the Empire than the England with Mr. Bonar Law, the Prime Minister of Canada and his two Unionist leader in the House of Com- able coadjutors, the Honourable the mons. Sir Robert, with Lady Borden, Minister of Finance and the Honour- wh o is also an enthusiastic golfer, has ab le the Minister of Agriculture,
Mr. Frank A. Rolph Lambton Golf and Country Club President of the Royal Canadian Golf Association
Roya l Canadclian Golf Association
HE governing body of the Royal a vote at the annual meetings, but it and Ancient game in the Dominion undoubtedly gives them a much better is the Royal Canadian Golf Association, standing when travelling abroad, and which wwas organised nineteen years every club of any repute should cer- ago, namely, in 1896. tainly becomeaffiliated, either as asso- S 4 As very; succinctly, stated in athe Co2n- ciate or allied members. stitution, which was adopted 28th Sep- An asso tember, 1901: ciate club must have a mem- bership of twenty-five men or The objects of the Association shall be more, with links and club accommodat to promote interest in the game of Golf; to ion. The annual fee is $25 protect the mutual intere sts ¢ It its mem- , and the club is bers; to establish and enforce uniformity in entitled to from oneto four votes at the the rules ( o the game by creating a repre- \ssociation’s annual meeting, accord- sentative authority, its Exec utive Commit ing to membership.
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Mr. T. B. Reith, Beaconsfield Golf Club Mr. Harry Ryrie, Lambton Golf and Country Club Vice-President R. C.G. A. Vice-President R, C.G. A. An allied club consists of fee, to be a court of reterence as final any organ- a is authority in matters of controversy; to ed golf club. The annual fee is $10, establish a uniform sy stem of handicapping and the club is entitled to be represent- and of | ocal rules: to e and arrange and con- d at the annual meeting by one dele- trol the Am iteur, Ladies’ and Open Cham- gate only. Pionships, the Inter-Provincial and other Matches and competitions The following clubs are members of the Ro CGA; Theak. ©. GA. has done splendid worksinceits inception, but the advan- Associate: tages of belonging to it have not yet Beaconsfield Golf Club, Montr Been fully grasped by a eal, large number Country Club of Montreal, Montreal. of golf clubs Membership in the R , C. Hamilton Golf Club. Hamilton, Ont. &. A. not only permits members to Kanawaki Golf Club, Montreal, compete in the championships an d have Lakeview Golf Club, Toronto. 27
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Lambton Golf and Country Club, Peterboro Golf and Country Club, Lambton Mills. Peterboro. London Hunt and Country Club, St. Catharines Golf Club, St. Cath-
London. arines. Mississauga Golf Club, Port Credit. St. Francis Golf Club, Sherbrooke. Quebec Golf Club, Quebec. St. John Golf Club, St. John. Royal Montreal Golf Club, Montreal. St. Charles Country Club, Winnipeg. Royal Ottawa Golf Club, Ottawa. Waterloo Golf and Country Club, Rosedale Golf Club, Bedford Park. Galt. Rivermead Golf Club, Ottawa. The R. C. G. A. has the very high Toronto Golf Club, Long Branch. honour of havingfor its patron H.R.H. Victoria Golf Club, Victoria, B.¢ the Duke of Connaught and Strath- Allied: earn, K.G., Governor-General of Can- ada. Algonquin Golf Club, St. Andrew’s N.B. The Association is very ably officer- Brantford Golf and Country Club ed this year by the following well- Brantford. knowngolfers:
Mr. M. T. Morgan, Lambton Golf antaronney Club. Lieut. A. G. Fraser, Royal Pisses Golf Club, Hon. Secretary R. C. Director R.C.G.A.
Caledonia Springs Golf Club, Cale- President, Frank A. Rolph, Lamb- donia, Ont. ton Golf Club; Vice-Presidents, Mr. Cascade Golf Club, Little Metis, P.Q. Harry Ryrie, Lambton Golf Club, and Calgary Golf and Country Club, Cal- Mr. T. B. Reith, Beaconsfield Golf gary. Club, Montreal; Secretary-Treasurer, Grand River Country Club, 3erlin. Mr. M. T. Morgan, Lambton. Directors Halifax Golf Club, Halifax. —Geo. S. Lyon, Lambton; Anson Mc- Lindsay Golf Club, Lindsay. Kim, Royal Montreal; A. G. Fraser, Murray Bay Golf Club, Murray Bay. Royal Ottawa; G. F. Moss, Toronto Medicine Hat Golf and Country Golf Club, and R. M. Gray, Jr., Rose- Club, Medicine Hat, Alta. dale Golf Club. Niagara Golf Club, Niagara-on-the- Lake. The past officers of the Association Oxford Golf and Country Club, since its inception have been as fol: Woodstock. lows: 29 May, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER
Presidents. 1907—Dr. Rattan, Montreal, and F. R Martin, Hamilton. 1896—Hon. Geo. A. Drummond, Royal 1908—Benjamin Hooke, Beaconstield, Montreal. and. Ge et James, Lambton. 1897—John Hamilton, Quebec. 1909—C, C. James, Lambton, and Ger- 1898—Col. Geo. A. Sweny, Toronto. ald Lees, Outremont. 1899-—Lt.-Col. D. T. Irwin, Ottawa. 1910—James Hill, Montreal, and C. A. 1900—W. W. Watson, Royal Montreal. Bogart, Toronto. 1901—Col. Geo. A. Sweny, Toronto. 1911—E. A. MacNutt, Montreal, and C. 1902—G. H. Balfour, Royal Montreal. C. Pangman, Outremont. 1903—P. D. Crerar; Hamilton Golf 1912—C. C. James, Lambton, and W. Club. W. Walker, Beaconsfield. ette Brown, Royal Montreal. 1913—Geo.'S. Lyon, Lambton, and I. 1905—D. R. Wilkie, Toronto Golf A. MacNutt, Montreal. Club. 19]4-P: D. Ross, Ottawa, and E. A. 1906—Geo. H. Perley, Ottawa. MacNutt, Montreal. 1907—A. W. Austin, Lambton. Golt Secretary-Treasurers. Club. 1908—Dr. Rattan, Royal Montreal. 1896—W. C. V. Hall, Quebec. 1897—Gordon W. MacDougall, Royal 1909—Col. Sweny, Toronto Golf Club. Montreal. 1910—A. W. Austin, Lambton Golf Club. 1898—Stewart Gordon, Toronto. “1911—J. F. Orde, K.C., Ottawa. 1899—A. Z. Palmer, Ottawa. 1912—J. T. McCall, Royal Montreal. 1900-—H’ .A. Budden, Royal Montreal. 1913—A. H. Campbell, Toronto Golf 1901—D. W. Baxter, Rosedale. Club. 1902—]. O’ Flaherty, Royal Montreal. 51914—C, E. Read, Royal Ottawa. 1903) 1904 | TT. A. Chisholm, Toronto. Vice-Presidents. 1905 } 1896—Lt.-Col. D. T. Irwin, Ottawa. 1906—J. A. Jackson, Ottawa. m39/—Lt-Col. D. T. Irwin, Ottawa, 1907—C. C. James, Lambton. and J. L. Morris, Royal Mont- 1908—Gerald Lees, Outremont. real. 1909—Pelham Edgar, Toronto. fe08—Lt.-Col. D. T. Irwin; Ottawa, 1910—Wm. B. Varley, Lambton. and W. W. Watson, Royal 1911—N. C. Sparks, Ottawa. Montreal. 1912—E. A. MacNutt, Montreal. 1899—W. W. Watson, Royal Montreal, 1913—J. J. Mackenzie, Toronto G.C. and John Hamilton, Quebec. 1914—Thos. Mackarell, Royal Ottawa. 1900—W. G. P. Cassels, Toronto, and A. Z. Palmer, Ottawa. All these officers in the past have 1901—A. Z. Palmer, Ottawa, and G. H. given much time and attention to golf Balfour, Royal Montreal. in Canada and have played no small 1902—P. D. Crerar, Hamilton, and H. part in making it such a popular pas- S. McGreevy, Quebec. time to-day SeeOuE,the Dominion. 1903—A. H. Campbell, Toronto, and The work of the R. C. A. certainly a George H. Perley, Ottawa. deserves the most Sena recognition and support from every Canadian 1904—A. H.campbell ‘Toronto, and golfer. It has done muchin the years H. S. McGreevy, Quebec. gone by, andit is destined in the future oeDe. ee Montreal, and Geo. to further advance and safeguard the S. Lyon, Toronto. best interests of the game, which 1s Dr. Rattan, Montreal, and F. R spreading so rapidly throughout the Martin, Hamilton, Jength and breadth of the land,
The Upkeep of Golf Courses George Cumming, Professional Toronto Golf Club
I WONDER whether anyone con- his own particular walk of life, but the siders himself so complete a mas- fact that they are individually success- ter of the science of green-keeping as to ful in their own profession does not be hurt in his feelings by the statement imply that they are expert green-keep- that it is still in its infancy? I do not CLs Yet it is hard for the members of think that it is much more than 10 or a green committee, constituted in the 12 years ago that anything which could haphazard but very frequent way de- be called scientific attention began to scribed above, to know where to turn be given to the care of golf courses. A for advice which should help their in- great advance has been madein the experience, as there are very few books interval, but, considering the varied published that deal with treatment of soils on which golf 1s play ed, the pecu- grass from a golfer’s point of view. liar requirements of the golfer in re- The only books on the subject pub- gard to the quality lished have been for so different from the use of farmers, that needed by the and their guidance farmer—of the is morelikely than grass, and the equal not to prove delu- ignorance and con- sive to the green- fidence with which keeper, for the rea- its problems were son noted above,
attacked, it is not that _whereas_ the very wonderful that object of the farmer at the end of twelve is’ to produce the years there should heaviest, the most still be a great deal succulent, the most to learn. I would nutritious crop pos- be the last to say sible, the ideal of that I have cometo the green-keeper, a full solution of on the other hand, the many problems 1S to develop a involved, nor do 1] hard, close, uniform claim to have said turf, which does not anything like the grow too quickly final word on the and coarsely, and right dressings to ean therefore be use on different kept within bounds soils, etc., but I do without too fre- hope that my ex- quent and costly GEORGE CUMMING perience maybe of mowing—a turf, in some benefit to green committees gen- fact, which the farmer would consider erally. The members of a green com- of verylittle worth. Thus the dressing mittee occupy a verydifficult position. which the green-keeper would be apt to Theyare selected mainly because they apply if he accepted the blind guidance are good golfers and popular withtheir of the farmer’s text-book would be brother members, and not for anyspe- likely to be the worst in the world for cial knowledge of manures and green- the result which he wishes to produce. keeping that they may happento pos- Another source of probableerroris the sess. Thus a committee mayconsist of loose manner in which the term grass a lawyer, an armyofficer, a member of is used in such text-books, covering the stock exchange and a business man. besides various kinds of the grasses Each of these is perhaps an expert in propersuch plants as clover, trefoil, etc. May, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER Sl
The Condition of Greens at the End of such a busy month with the green- the Summer. keeper as the middle of April or the beginning of May. Another advantage 4 Many greens, quite irrespective of attending autumn sowing is that the } the class of soil upon which they stand, the fertiltty of the soil or the quality of grass stands longer in the ground and 2 the turf, are often in an extremely pre- has better hold before it needs cutting. carious condition at the end of a long, dry summer season. In many instances How to Make a Compost. the greens , after a few weeks of the fall Place the materials in the pit or heap rains and dews, recover, but the recov- in layers of about one foot thick in the ery is generally slow and the greens as following order: First, soil; second, a rule are in anything but tip-top con- manure or leaf mould. Finish off all dition in the early fall months, which, heaps with soil. Composts should be from many golfers’ point of view, are the most enjoyable allowed to stand in the heap or pit for in the year for play- about a year; therefore make twice as ing the game. I have kn owninstances much as is necessary for the first year, of really first-class greens that were so and when one heap is used make an- hard hit by the drought and excessive other, using the coarse stuff sifted out wear during the summer months that of the used heap to make the founda- their constitutions became thoroughly tion of the new heap, and so prevent undermined and it took them years to waste. \When manure is unobtainable, throw off the ill-effects. All this is replace it with leaf mould and streng- simply because they were n ot given a then the compost before using it with little help at the right moment andin the right way. some chemical manure purchased from somereliable firm. It is better mixed and the proportion of the different Top Dressing and Sowing of Greens. chemicals composing it better balanced Iam a believer in early September than could be reasonably expected if M anuring or top dressing of greens, for prepared by anyordinary green-keeper. € reasons stated above. This work Use fifty pounds of the latter to two n be done without hindrance to play cubic yards of the former for a full the right quantity of compost be dressing. p ed. One cubic yard of sifted com- How to Prepare a Compost for Use. pst is sufficient to cover an area of 150 uare yards to a depth of a quarter of Break downthe stack vertically, so inch, which is quite enough for a that the constituents of the heap are ngle dressing. The advantages, in used in the right proportion. Fix a
opinion, to be derived from early six-foot screen with a quarter-inch tember sowing are several. The mesh on legs three to three and a half ther at this period of the year is feet high so as to form a table. throw snerally favourable to the quick the compost onto the screen andrubit th of grass, the ground being through with the back of a shovel, old m and moist, so the young plant wooden rake or other suitable tool. Ws quick and strong, rooting deep Sifting the compost in this way is ell as growing upward. Seed sown slightly more expensive in regard to iy in September should be in a con- labour, but as it reduces the rough or On to stand any winter andstart tailings to an irreducible minimum, the fy strong and vigorous in the fine soil is increasedto a corresponding g- Seed sown in September re- “degree and actually works out cheaper es less water the succeeding sum- per ton. The heap should be turned Grass with roots, say, three or once or twice during the summer. inches deep will stand a dry time f better than those with roots half Rolling. d epth, and so will not require the The proper rolling of a green is a amount of water as the spring- very important point in green-keeping. grass. Also September is not Before the evil results from the too
52 CANADIAN GOLFER VolelieNoe le frequent use of the heavyroller were A Few Facts. recognised, there is little doubt that Many greens are spoilt by being much harm was done byrolling too manured with unsuitable manures. often and using too heavya roller. A Sandysoils are generally deficient in heavy green requires great care in roll- humus. Artificial manures add no ing, and aroller of anything over 300 humus tothe soil. pounds must only be used whenthe Organic or farmyard manures add surface soilis dry. I am no advocate of humus tothe soil. the heavyroller on a green, but there Humusis decayed vegetable matter. are times when one good rolling with Humus retains moisture and gives it will be found to be very beneficial, body to a sandysoil. especially in early springafter the win- Humusis a necessity in all soils. ter frosts, which always tend to loosen All manures and composts should be the ground and make the surface un- used in a very finely-sifted state and even. On anordinarysoil, or if on the worked into the turf by means of a light side, the danger of over-rolling is stiff broom or brush harrow, so as not not so great, but even then caution to interfere with the playof the greens. must “be -used. There “are far more Several light dressings of manure or greens spoilt through over-rolling than compost do more good than one heavy there are from the want of it. The dressing, and the play of the green is roller is often used to collect the worm not interfered with. casts, but on a well-kept course these Neveruse clay soils for top dressing. pests should not be allowed to be in Use good light loamy soils for top evidence, and its use in this respect is dressing. uncalled for. Where the greens are There is doubtless much more to be mown with a wheel machine a light said on all these subjects, and I fear, in wood roller following it gives a better viewof their importance, I have treated finish to the work. them too briefly.
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Ladies’ Golf Department Edited By Florence L. Harvey
The ‘‘Canadian Golfer’’ is the Official Organ of the Canadian Ladies’ Golf Union. Address All Communications to Miss Harvey, 40 Robinson St. Hamilton, Ontario
AS this long-desired publication—--a Mrs. T. H. Miller), who immediately Canadian golf magazine—has recognised its possibilities. Up till that been appointed the official organ of the time the idea of women playing real Canadian branch of the Ladies’ Goli golf was considered ridiculous, and Union, there could be no morefitting any who tried to play were treated article for this, the women’s section of moreorless on sufferance. Miss Pear
A Famous Group of Lady Golfers in Front of the Lambton G Upper Row, reading olf Club, from lett to ri ght, Miss Harrison, Mi ss Pooley, Lower Row, Miss Dodd, and Miss Ravenscroft, Miss Harvey
the initial number of the periodi cal, son’s keen brain and genius fo than a sketch of the Ladies’ G r organi- olf Union zation, aided by Mr. Pu and the work it js rvis’ scientific doing for the im- system, soon w proveme of golf iped out the first two nt whereverthe British letters o flag flies. f the word “impossible,” and in 1893 there was launc The handicap syst hed on an aston- em in use by the ished golfing w L.G.U. origina orld the fully organized ted with Mr. Laidlaw Ladies’ Purvis, w Golf Union, equipped with ho is still considered the w great hat was claimed to be the best handi- est authority on handicapping cap system yet devised, and that the game has produced, —more Over Startling still—purposing twenty-three years ago he l to hold a aid the mat- British Championsh w ip tourname mercer before Miss Issette Pear nt that A son {now year at St. Annes-on-Sea, one of the 33
54 CANADIAN GOLFER Vole lye Nowal. big links that call for real goli! byes filling up the required number of Of course, many scoffed at it, for spaces. Printed sheets of the draw are those were the days before women given to each competitor the first day, were expected to do anythingin a pro- and new sheets giving the result of perly-organised way, and the shadow each day’s play are printed every night of the suffragette had not as yet dark- to be bought for a penny each. Once ened man’s political horizon. The fact beaten, there is nothing more for a that Mr. Purvis and Mr. Talbot Fair player to compete for, so she immedi- had accepted the Vice-Presidencies ately proceeds to “book herself up” for certainly soundedas though the Union all available time not occupied in meant to be business-like, but few of watching matches of importance. This the men golfers took it seriously. Yet engaging oneself for matches is one of the championship was held, and most the things which surprises a player successfully, the winner being Lady from over-seas. For a week before the Margaret Scott (of a famous golfing championship, perhaps more, each family), and those who came out to be player keeps a note book and enters a amused went home wiser men—and series of such engagements for singles, sadder also, many of them, for they foursomes or four-ball matches (the realised that Lady Margaret played last-mentioned are the most popular). better golf than they, and that there ] have knownplayers who are entirely were others in that tournament who “booked up” for the week before the could play themlevel. next championship a whole year ahead, For three years she reigned supreme and have even seen such entries as and then retired from championships. “first match after I am beaten at next Now Lady Hamilton-Russell, we still championshipis with pacetC mL LIay, hear of her winning prizes at Biarritz say here that some of the best golf I and elsewhere, and there are many who have ever had has beenin these four- consider that for perfection of golfing ball matches, and | have never met a style she may have been equalled, but British player yet, no matter what her never surpassed. On the British Ladies’ rank as a golfer, who considered her- Championship medal the swing of its self too good a player to be bothered first holder is depicted for all time. arranging a game with a visitor from So the L. G. U. was launched, and Canada, though, as a matter of fact, on for twenty-three years has steered its the handicap list I was far below the steady course through storm andcali, most of those who were nice enough to adverse criticism and Javish praise— arrange games with me. till nowreduced fares in Great Britain Another thing I have always found for tournaments are a matter of course, the British players ready to do—lend a and no hotel would have the courage to hand. If anyone plays a shot particu- refuse the championship rate of ten larly well she does not consider it a shillings per day (for everything), be- trouble to teach anyone who wants to cause the now powerful L. G. U. would learn it, and a young player who is simply choose another place to hold the keen and shows signs of promise will tournament, and the two hundred or never lack encouragement from even more women golfers would wendtheir the best golfers.- That is one thing I wayelsewhere from the-end of April to hope the influence of the L. G. U. will about the middle of May—also the L. do for us in Canada, because for the G. U. has a long memory! sake of one’s club one should try to Only those who have played in a help the younger and less experienced British L. G, U. championship: have members to lower their handicaps, be- any idea of what a very serious busi- cause as we are now all on the same ness it is. Only once, to my knowledge, was anything sofrivolous as driving or basis the standing of a club is as im- putting and approaching competitions portant (or should be) as that of any permitted, and that was at Portrush, individual member. It is this friendly and possibly out of compliment to the rivalry between clubs that is one of number of Canadians and Americans the greatest incentives to improve entered. There is no qualifying round, one’s game that the system offers. May, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 55
We in Canada pride ourselves on of the United States were held in being up-to-date, yet this was the last Canada the same year. True, they British Dominion to join the L. G. U., were brought here by a British player, though the Transvaal was only a few then resident in the Dominion, so the months ahead of us. New Zealand credit is ours only “by adoption.” The and Australia formed their branches other new L. G. U. branch, the Trans- over eight years ago, and India has so vaal, can also point to an ex-champion many British residents that had been of Great Britain as its title-holder, Mrs. members at home that this handicap Jock Gibb, who as Miss Titterton de- system is the only natural one. One of feated Miss Dorothy Campbell at the these, Mrs. Kennion, once carried off 20th in the British tournament at St. the British championship on her return Andrews some years ago. to [England. Miss Doris Chambers The present champion of Southern (longest woman driver I have ever India is Mrs. J. A. Cruickshanks, better seen, with the possible exception of known as Miss Dorothea Jenkins, win- Miss Lillian Hyde of New York) when ner of the Scottish championship in on a visit to India in 1913 to 1914, in 1912, and sister of the present Amateur turn carried the Indian title back to champion of Great Britain, but like England, so the three top players for Mrs. Kennion, Mrs. Hurd and Mrs. the Cheshire County teamat the end of Gibb, she learnt the game before she that year were:—Miss Muriel, Dodd, went to live ina British colony. British and Canadian champion; Miss Australia and NewZealand, though Gladys Ravenscroft, champion of the not so fortunate as we in havingtheir
Silver Spoon, Donated by Sussex Goldsmiths and Siiversmiths Co., of Brighton, England, for every dozen Queen's Work for Women Fund Medals.
United States, and Miss Chambers, ranks strengthened by Old Country champion of India,—a record proving plavers, have a good standing in the conclusively the superiority of British L. G. U., as a glance at the 1914 Year women golfers over all others, so any Book shows, and which I learned to of our golfers’ who feel their L. G. U. my cost, at Turnberry, when I had to handicaps are higher than their pride play the Australian champion, Miss relishes, can comfort themselves with Nancy Parbury, L. G. U. Handicap 1, the thought that there are only seven who put me out at the seventeenth. L. G. U. players at “scratch” and they The best thing yet achieved by one are all British, and the most famous of our Canadian players was Miss Vio- womengolfers in the world. Also, for let Pooley’s defeat of the British title- every good player we have, they have holder, Miss Ravenscroft, in the 21st about twenty, so there is plenty of British championship at St. Annes-on- room for improvement among our Can- Sea. She also distinguished herself adian players. We have the handicap of the game being young out here, and greatly in the English championship also that our season is only half the the same year, but I shall tell some length of theirs, but nevertheless we more of Miss Pooley’s fine golfing have something in our golfing history record, on another occasion, for I wish no other colony has. The last four to give a short gketch of the principal occasions on which it was held, the points in connection with the L. G. U. Canadian championship was won by a system and next month will tell of the British champion or ex-champion; fur- progress made in Canada since we t her, both the British trophy and that founded our branch in October 1913. 356 CANADIAN GOLFER VOWeLe NOn ls
It is stated in the records that the the Canadian men, because the L. G. U. Ladies’ Golf Union was founded, par in practically every case is even among other reasons :— with, or one or two strokes below, 1. To promote the interests of the mens’ bogie. I am mentioning this be- game of Golf. cause it has, on occasions, been ad- 2. To obtain a uniformity of the vanced as a-proof that the C. L. G. U. Rules of the game by establishing a pars are too low. Men’s Bogie is sup- representative legislative authority. posed to represent the average good 3. To establish a uniform system of man player’s score, allowing two putts handicapping. at each green. Well, a British lady 4. To act as a tribunal and court of championis quite capable of playing a reference on points of uncertainty. good average man level. Q. E. D. as 5. To arrange the Annual Champ- the Euclid Books say :— , ionship Competition, and obtain the For an ordinary hole onthe leyel the funds necessaryfor the purpose. following table is that on which our As the Canadian Ladies’ Champion- C. L. G. U. Pars are made out, roughly ship is under the jurisdiction of the speaking, and allowing two puttsfor Royal Canadian Golf Association, we each green, a hole under 160 yards is a do not carry out this fifth clause in the 3, under 345 yards is a 4, over 480 a6. C. L. G. U., but are endeavoring to ar- Silver and bronze medals are given range for the championships of each of every year by the L.G.U.to everyclub. the districts into which our large The former are open to players having country is divided, for distance is an- L. G. U.handicaps from scratch to 20, other handicap to the opportunities inclusive, the latter, those from 21 to 36 inclusive. The medal for each divi- sion is won by the player returning the lowest aggregate of four scores under L. G. U. handicap at the Month- ly Medal, Spring and Autumn meet- ings, and other score competitions passed for this purpose. by the Club Committee before play commences. Three scores are necessary for eigh- Queen’s Work for Women Fund Medals teen consecutive holes before a player can be given a handicap. If these do afforded our best players to meet one not entitle her to 36, or less, she may another in competition. be given the “limit handicap,” whichis We cannot begin to give the Rules 36, until she is able to reduceit. for Handicapping here, for like those of the Royal and Ancient to govern the In the Silver Division (up to 20 inc.) game, they are many and varied, but the handicap is the difference between the root idea is by endeavoring to put Par of the course and the average of the three best scores of the player. every course on a level with the others, long or short, rough or beautifully kept Should a fraction occur, two-thirds up, by means of a certain yardage al- counts as an extra stroke; one-third as lowance, having considerationfor pecu- nothing. liarities of the course and the number In the Bronze Division (handicaps and disposition of the hazards. Thus 21 to 36) three scores must be returned. the L. G. U. “par” of the course is made The single best score of these three is —or “scratch score” as it is frequently taken and the Par deducted fromit, the called, and represents what the British difference being the Handicap. champion “could do under normal con- All this work is done by the club ditions, when playing her best.” I may committee and submitted to the Dis- add that some of these pars were a de- trict Manager for approval. She, in cided shock to the Canadian players, turn, is accountable to the Head Office who had never realized how much of the C. L. G. U. for the correct carry- above our standardthese great British ing out of the system by the clubs pl ayers are. Rather startling, also, to dinden herbert Oo 17 GoW.read May, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 57 Office is responsible to t he L. Grau championship. In 1912 she was run- Head Office in London, E ngland, that ner-up to Miss Jenkins in the Scottish, the Canadian Branch applies the rules and has playedbrilliant golf on many laid down, bot hstrictly and carefully. occasions, even defeating Mr. Hilton 1 In the next issue of this magazine we up ina Ladies vs. Men match at Stoke shall dea l with the Canadian sranch, Poges, in which the former wereal- its offi cers, etc. I shall simply mention lawed a handicap of nine strokes. n owthat H. R. H. the Duchess of Con- When the war broke out she volun- naugh t graciously consented to be its teered for Red Cross work, and was patron se ess when the branch became af- nt to Serbia, where she acted as filiated with the L. G. U, nurse and also drove one of the motor ambulances carrying the wound- ! mentioned above, th e District Man- ed. Conditions in Serbia at present are agers, on whose caref ul attention to terrible, and on the 13th of March the detail so much d epends. For years sad news was cabled to Londonthat she had succumbedto fever. Thoseof us who were privileged to know Miss Neill-Fraser well, know the quiet, steady courage that would carry her through those terrible hardships to the end, and golfers everywhere will honor her who has laid downher life in a strange land, working for the cause of humanity, steadily and dauntlessly “playing the game” to the last like the true sportswoman she always was. Mr. Hilton, writing in “Golf Illus- trated,” says that “Ladies’ golf mourns the loss of one of its most popular and devoted adherents. As a player she Was quite in the first-class ranks, and on several occasions acted in the capa- city of captain of the Scottish side in the international games—a distinction which was probably accorded to her as much on account of her exceeding popularity amongst her sister golfers THE ROLL OF HONOUR as to her ability in the playing of the ga MISS MADGE NEILL-PRASER, Edinburgh me. her rivals on the links always spoke of her The Brilliant Golfer who died in Serbia in terms of great Semi-Finalist Brit appreciation, both as ish Ladies’ Championship, 1910 a golfer and an Runner-UpScottish L individ adies" Championship, 1912 ual, and in this appreciation S cottish Internationalist, Twi the ce Captain of Scottish re invariably appeared a tone of cam, sin- cere affection. Having had the plea- Miss sure of playing against her, I was Madge Neill-Fraser and Miss Blai granted an opportunityof r ealising r have had charge of th the e Edin- reasons for her popula burgh District, doing rity, and a more splendid work keen, but fr the L; GU. nevertheless sweet-tempered, Miss Neill-Fraser has Oppone for a lon nt I have never had to g time, always been a mem play o ber against. As it so happene f the Scottish International d, I came out team, and on the wrongside. One of the best of the But it was a great Scottish players, encounter, having distinguished with a somewhat extra- herself also by ordi Deing.in nary finish, in which all the the last eight in the Brit hon- ish ours went to the lady.” nneras sali eansaus =
The Lady Champion of Canada
ROMtime to time in the “Cana- unbeatable mood that week, and won dian Golfer” we hope to give a through this and the succeeding rounds sketch of the various well-knownplay- by brilliant golf. ers, and so begin with Miss Muriel The next year, at St. Anne’s, Miss Dodd, the present holder of our Cana- Dodd was counted one of the possible dian Ladies’ Championship. champions, and justified her growing An English writer once said Miss reputation by winning easily. Then Dodd hadthe shortest golfing history she, Miss Ravenscroft and Miss Harri- on record when son made their she wonthe Brit- memorable trip ish championship, across the Atlan- and as I happened tic, and how she to be playing in won the Canadian the tournament in at Montreal by which she com- easy margins is a menced her extra- matter of history. ordinary record, J Her match with can tell you some- Miss Ravenscroft thing of it. was played in a It was the Brit- deluge of rain and ish championship a heavy wind, and atdowrn'b ex ry, Murray, the pro- 1912, and a very fessional, said he exciting one it himself could not was, prefaced by have guaranteed Miss -Teacher’s to equal her 38 out sensational defeat that day. of Miss Cecil Tables were re- Leitch in the In- Vaetsed at. the ternational Match- championship ot cs; The last two the United States. title-holders, Miss Miss Ravenscroft Dorothy Camp- again defeated her bell and Miss EI- in the final of the sie Grant-Suttie, Cheshire cham- were not there, pionship when but what a host of they met again in new aspirants for England the next the honourof suc- spring, but by ceeding them! All only one hol e sorts of rumours Their match in were in the air, MISS MURIEL DODD the British result- there were manypossible winners, but ed the same way, but Miss Dodd made as one famous player after another up for it by marvellous golf in the went out, people stopped prophesying. “Ladies’ Pictorial” Tournament at When the up-till-then-unknown Miss Stoke Poges. This short golfing his- Muriel Dodd hadto play Miss Ravens- tory of hers is curiously bound up with croft, and someone whispered that Mr. that of her great friend and golfing John Ball had said Miss Dodd had the rival: most beautiful golfing style he had ever 1912—British Championship—Miss Ravetis seen, the gallery reminded itself that croft beat Miss Dodd, fourth round Miss Ravenscroft wontitle. the unexpected sometimes happened. 1913—British Championship—Miss Dodd, ir Miss Ravenscroft, however, was in an semi-final, beat Miss Pooley, who hac 38
May, 1915 CAN ADIAN GOLFER 3g defeated Miss Ravenscroft. Miss “Golf Illustr Dodd won title. ated” used to print re- plies from famous 1913—Canadian Cha players to the query : mpionship—Miss Dodd “What is the s beat Miss Ravenscroft, fourth round. ecret of your golfing Miss Dodd wontitle. success?’ When Miss Ravenscroft 1913—U. S. A. Championship—Miss Rav- was asked the questionshesaid: “Play- enscroft beat Miss Dodd, fourth ing so much with Miss Dodd,” and round. Miss Ravenscroft won title. Miss Dodd’s answer was: “Playing so 1914—Cheshire Championship—Miss Rav- much with Miss Raven enscroft beat M scroft.” But a iss Dodd 1 up in final. glance at the above rec 1914—British Champio ord proves the nship—Miss Ravens- truth of the old sa croft beat Miss Dodd 1 up in semi- ying that there is final. many a true word spokenin jest, for 1914—“Ladies’ Pictorial” Championship— there is nothing finer for one’s game Miss Dodd beat Miss Ravenscroft in than good hard matches that call for final. one’s best golf.
A Modern Golf Course
YEA R ago the Hamilton Golf Wa Laces SAOurs eo0h ose Club went to the very big ex- Timmins e400 gece BLUM SOS 4: pense of bringin g to this country Mr. L Ove Geiss LOSiees Woon LO ss Harry S. Colt, t he well-known English LAr ne, SOU 460 435 golf architect, whois acknowledged to LB ee AcomaS 400“ 375 be the greatest expert in the world, to | lay out t he Club’s new course at An- Total.. 6350 yards 5820 yards 5350 yards caster. It is generally conceded that when completed, probably this autumn, It will be noticed that even in play- this new course of the Hamilton Club ing from the back tee Mr. Colt has not will be unexcelled on the continent of a hole over 500 yards in length. This is America, from an inland standpoint, at a radical departure from courses of a least. few years ago, whenholes of 550 yards, even up to 600 yards, w Im a later i ere quite com- ssue the “Canadian mon, Golier” will give a detailed description of these links, but in the meantime, for There are five holes from the back the i nformation of green committees tee 400 yards or over, in addition to and g olfers generally, the following the two holes of 500 yards each. There measu rements of the holes are pub- are no holes 500 yards or more from lished: the front tee, but six 400 yards or over. Six holes fr Back om the back tee are be- Tee. Front Tee. Front Tee. tween 300 and Men's. 400 yards, five from the Men’s. ladies’. front tee. 410 yards 405 yards 370 yards There are four one-shot 450 “ 430. ' 400 ** holes, both from the back andf 280— SoSa0 o S15 ee ront tees, viz., back tee, 200 yards, 135 yard SOOM G2 465 “ 430 * s, 205 yards and 165 yards; front t BLO 270 <0 235n ee, 180 yards, 130 as yards, 190 yards and ZO) geet 180. 3 LS Saas: 135 yards, Sop B40’. ff avn as These measurements are well Worth E35 ee PSO et P iso as careful study. They are the last word A256 aoe 3 60) ue from the acknowledged premier expert. Sane 50iaus S002 a The hack tees will, of course, be 430" 400“ used 0 for championship and oth 340 * er competi- AOS axis 280528 tions. The front tees will b 205) = e ordinarily LOO wens 160% used by the members,
The Trapping of Golf Cours2 eSe Nicol Thompson, Professional Hamilton Golf Club
green comimittec (1) Penalizing wild HIE lack of proper traps and ha shots ; (ZNO develop accuracy and ards on Canadian and American skill; (3) to provide pleasure and en golf courses is conceded by all the authorities to be the chief reason of out joyment
inability to cope with our English “Penalizing Wild Shots”—As an ex cousins as play, ers Che lack of these ample, take a two-shot hole from 390 hazards has developed a careless and to 420 yards. If the hazards are pro indifferent style of play characteristic perly placed, a topped ball from thetee ot Canadians and Americans As a will make it impossible to carry the rule Canadian and American golfers hazards, and reach the green on your are obsessed with the idea of driving a second This IS as it should be. A long ball, to the detriment of. their man who gets off a good tee shot is deser\ ing of the advantage he thus obtains, as against his opponent who tops his ball and then gets the green or near it on a fluky second, becauseof the absence of proper hazards. There should, too, be side hazards to catch the pull and slice extending along a con siderable distanceto catch the long and short wild shots. The traps should be so placed around the green as to catch the wild second shots, both to the right and left, and the rough left back of the green, to punish the over-play. The hazards should be so constructed as to always causethe loss of a shot. Yo Develop Accuracy and Skill It
Is not only necessary to punish poor shots, but on a modern golf course ac- curacy and skill should be rewarded. Holes and hazards should be so placed to develop all the shots and round out the player’s game. The short holes in particular should be built with this idea in view and made so severe that there is practically nothing left clear except the green to play on. A short hole properly trapped is one of the sportiest NICOL THOMPSON and best tests of golf on the course
whole game Long driving 18 very ‘To Provide Pleasure and Enjoyment essential, but is only a very small part \Wherever a well-trapped course has of the game, and the sooner we realise been in vogue, the consensus of opin this and trap our courses on the Eng 1On, including that of the average lish basis, the quicker our game will player, is that there is morereal pleas Mprove Che writer makes the fol ure playing on the modern course, with lowing suggestions, hoping that they all its traps, than there ever was on the may be of use to green committees im old one with no traps at all general In subsequent articles I shall deal in he fundamental ideas of trapping further detail with trapping and bun must never be lost sight of by the kering 40) May, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER ® @
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T the openingof the season, when “self” ahead of the game every time, captains and secretaries are ar- and in that essential loses the very es- ranging their clubfixtures for the year, sence, the very spirit, of golf. the question of team matches looms These then, perhaps, are the three large, and the problemis being serious- chief objections to be considered in ly considered, “What clubs shall we determining an outside match pro- play or not play the coming season? gramme. Shall we extend our programmeorcur- In favour of “ home-and-home” tail it?” Of course, this questionis not games with neighbouring cities, I think such an important one in the larger easily the chief consideration is the im- centres, where golf clubs abound, but it provement in the individual’s play is an important question in the “one- which will result. There can be no club” cities and towns. question at all that a man or woman Of recent years there has undoubted- who sticks entirely to the “home ly been a tendency, to some extent, to meadow”will not, can not, make mate- 4 curtail outside fixtures and confine rial advancement. New conditions, competitive play to local handicap, cup new environments, are the most de- and other competitions, and the ques- lightful feature of golf. A tennis court tion naturallyarises, Is this in the best is always a tennis court, with different interest of the game? Let us consider degrees of perfection only. A bowling briefly the pros andcons. green is always a bowling green, a Against too liberal a programme of cricket crease a cricket crease, ‘and outside matches the chief argument is nothing more.” But the great beauty generally one of time and expense. and fascination of golf is that no two Speaking generally—more so in years courses are alike—no two holes are gone by than now, when courses are alike. A golfer who travels from links springing up in nearly every nearby to links has always new conditions, city or town—anoutside game means a new obstacles to negotiate, requiring day wasted—that is, wasted if meas- fresh evidences of skill, temper and ured bythe strict ethics of business. It judgment. Herein the great charm of also means an outlay on transportation, the game. Herein one of the greatest although here again of recent years arguments for the “out-of-town” match. this objection, too, has to some extent Then the sociability of the game, the been obliterated by the substitution in general good comradeship, the making a large number of cases of the ever- of warm business and personal friends ready motor for the railway car. True, are resultant factors of the “away-from- a four or six-cylinder isn’t run on air home” match. It’s a goodthing to get alone, but a jaunt through the country away from your ownbailiwick, be it is always delightful and always in or- large or small, once in a while, and a der, and whynot have as an objective, game of golf tacked onto the endof the with three or four goodfellows as com- trip is both a solace and an education. pany, a neighbouringgolf links. ‘Then the personal “rubbing of shoul- Then, too, there is the objection— ders” with other than the usual team selfish, perhaps, but often made by club mate is certainly a feature not to be members—‘Oh, I don’t want to be overlooked. Manis a gregarious ani- bothered going away. I’d soonerstay mal, anyway, or should be, and there is at home and have myusual round with infinite satisfaction in matching skill So-and-So.” And that is the hardest and experience with fellow-members of proposition that a captain anxious to the Golf Clan away from home. Your fill out-of-town engagements is up game will be possibly improved, your against. This class of manis generally view of life probably broadened and perfectly willing—yes, generally an- deepened thereby. If you get the best xious—to play on the team when a out of your opportunities theycertainly visiting club comes along. But he puts will be. 42 May, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 45
That very clever English golfer and den’ team match, I believe that four- delightful writer, Mr. Bernard Darwin, somes provide byfar the best fun. Por in the February number of New York one thing it is, I take it, one of.the Golf, has a particularly interesting ar- objects of these contests to get to know ticle along these very lines of club or the other side and so increase our stock team matches. Mr. Darwin speaks of golfing friends, and a foursome, be- from the experience of a man who has sides being essentially a friendly thing, played in more team matches than any gives just double the opportunity that man in Great Britain, and his experi- a single does.” ence, as he himself says, is therefore, Taking it all in all, as a captain of like Sam Weller’s knowledge of Lon- manyyears’ experience with one of the don, “extensive and peculiar.” The smaller clubs, I am decidedly of the trend of his article is certainly in fav- opinion that home-and-home matches our of the club match. are a factor in golf to be encouraged, By the bye, Mr. Darwin makes this not discouraged. Even the disparity eminently interesting suggestion, which frequently crops up in Canada of which perhaps it might be well for games between the larger and smaller Canadian captains to seriously con- clubs should not be a hindrance. There sider : can be no shadowof question but that “Another way to introduce greater the “nine-hole-course” man derives 1n- friendliness and enjoyment is to have finite pleasure and instruction from a more play by foursomes andless by visit to his “eighteen-hole-course” singles. [ am not personally a ‘whole neighbour, but, on the other hand, the hog’ man for foursomes. Whenit Eighteen man often finds much enjoy- comes to international matches or uni- versity matches, or any match in which ment from a trip to the less pretentious there are many good players engaged and portentous ‘“Nine.”” Afterall, golf and a real feeling of patriotism, if one is a game bothof skill and good fellow- may so call it, then the more severe and ship, and the club match, [ am con- nerve-testing business of singles—the vinced, is the best vehicle for the en- man-to-man struggle—is probably the couragement of this double desider- best. But for the ‘common’ or ‘gar- atum.
The Golf Fiend
He’s ceasedto dig the garden, andhe’s He is seldom home to supper; if he packed the tools away ; does come, he is late; He says he'll hire a man to plant the The kitchen floor needs painting, but flowers we want some day, the kitchen floor must wait. At those who toil for exercise he’s The screens are in the attic, and the started in to scoff; storm door should come off ; The stylish wayto get it, father says, Sut father’s only rooming here, now is playing golf. that he’s playing golf.
He used to call men foolish when they raved about the links; : But since he’s been converted, it’s a splendid game he thinks. He is out there every Sunday and each afternoon he’s off; Ma’s a widow and we’re orphans, since Pa started playing golf. —Golfer’s Magazine. The Golf Doctor
You have often disputes and argu- a hazard if there is grass growing ments about the definition of the Rules where sisi ball’ restsic) (2) Gate ne of the Game of Golf, as adopted bythe lightly sole his club in sand back of Royal Canadian Golf Association, the the ball, or can he take a preliminary governing body in Canada. The swing above the ball?” “Canadian Golfer” has made arrange- ments with several of the best known Answer.—Rule 25 says: “When a: ball exponents of the game to give the lies in or touches (mark well the word rulings in such disputed cases. “touches”) a hazard, nothing shall be done which can in any way improve its lie; the Write “The Golf Doctor” when you club shall not touch the ground, nor shall are in doubt. Any prescription, advice anything be touched or moved before the or decision you get from “Golf, M.D.,” player strikes at the ball, subject to the following exceptions: will be absolutely final. (1) The player may place his feet firmly Question (N.T.B., Toronto)—“On on the ground for the purpose of taking his the putting green a player is allowed stance. (2) In addressing the ball, or in the backward or forward swing, any grass, to lift any loose impediment. In doing bent, bush, or other growing substance, or so I slightly moved my ball. My the side of a bunker, wall, paling or other opponent claimed this was a stroke. immovable obstacle may be touched. (3) Washecorrect.” Steps or planks placed in a hazard by the green. committee for access to or egress Answer.—Yes, if the impediment remov- from such hazard or any obstruction men- ed was within six inches of the ball. Rule 28 states: “If the player’s ball, when on tioned in Rule eleven (wheelbarrow, roller, etc.), may’ be removed. and if a ball be the putting green, mcve after any loose impediment lying within six inches of it moved in so doing it shall be replaced with- has been touched by the player, his part- out penalty.” ners, or either of their caddies, the player shall be deemed to have caused it to move, A player may not “lightly sole his club” and the penalty shall be one stroke. in a bunker. He may not ground his club in ‘‘any grass. bent, bush or other growing substance.” He may, however, in his back- Question (“A.B.,” Galt)—“On the ward or forward swing touch the grass, putting green I have holed out. My bent, bush, or other growing substance, or opponent putts and his ball hovers on the side of a bunker, wall, paling or other the lip of the cup and may drop in. immovable obstacles. This “touching,” Can I knock it away?” however, must be done in his backward or forward swing. Rule 27 states that if a Answer.—No. Rule 32, Section 3, says ball lie or be lost in casual water in a hazard if opponent is asked he shall play his next the player may drop a ball under penalty of stroke right away. He must not wait for one stroke either (a) behind the hazard, a favourable wind or other conditions to keeping the spot at which the ball crossed “hole” the ball. On the other hand, if the margin of the hazard between himself your opponent’s hall lie on the lip of the and the hole, or (b) in the hazard, keeping hole, and then you hole out, you may the spot at which the ball entered the knock the ball away, claiming the hole if water between himself and the hole. The holing at the like, and the half if holing at penalty for the breach of this rule is loss the odd, providing that your ball does not of the hole. strike the opponent’s ball and set it in mo- tion; if you neglect to knock away your A very full answer is given to this ques- opponent’s ball and it fall into the hole tion, because, perhaps, no other rule is so your opponent shall be deemed to have universally broken by the ordinary golfer holed out at his last stroke. as this rule relating to playing in a hazard —and yet no rule is so important, and no Question (“W.H.W.,” Brantford)— rule requires to be lived up to in the “T should like your ruling about play- strictest.manner. A player should never hesitate to claim the hole if he detects his ing in bunkers or hazards. (1) Is a opponent soling his club in a hazard, player permitted to ground a club in whether in grass or sand.” 44 |
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oS E The ** Canadian Golfer’ takes his stance, Andtees his bid for fame; He grips his pen to write for men Whoplay the grand old game; He's well equipped, as you mayknow, To please you withhis play, And counts on you to help him through Andpull for him to-day. And mark youthis, not all for gain Or trophies that he plays; It is the fun of something done For golf, to win your praise, Tointerest Canadiansall o From Victoria to St. John S Q i y r With latest news—to guide, amuse, Y Andhelp the game along.
Together, then, throughout our land Weall in some small part Can thus unite to do our mite And cheer him on his start. You'll find his drives are fair andfree, His ‘‘ putts’’ are straight andtrue ; In fact, in all he’s what you'd call A sportmanthro’ andthro’. So here’s a toast, dear golfers all Of this Dominion free: ‘May Fortune's fickle smile be kind And grant him victory.” We know the courseis difficult, With traps and bunkers,stil! The ** Golfer" true can follow thro’, And you can bet he will,
W. H, WEBLING May Ist, 1915 Brantford, Ontario
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$e a Booster. Business is getting A newgolf club is to be established better. Don’t talk too much war. Talk twelve miles from Montreal on the BUSINES$$ and a little Golf sometimes. Canadian Northern Railway. It will © © © be known as the Laval du Lac Golf Club, and the course will be one of J8 “Get the habit.” Send the “Canadian holes. Golfer” to your golfing friends who re- © © side outside of the Dominion. It will keep them well informed of “what’s Notwithstanding the stringency of doing” on the Canadian courses. war times, a very large number of Can- © © © adian golfers have been playing this winter and spring at Pinehurst. Letters By special permission of Macmillan received by the “Canadian Golfer” Co., the well-known publishers of New from there tell of ideal weather and , York and Toronto, a capital story, courses. The Lambton contingent e
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r the best golf short stories ever written. Weston has organized a new Golf e o © ¢ Club. A nine-hole course will be laid Mr. J. C. Moorehouse, a leading To- out on D. C. Hossack’s property, on ronto golfer, has written making the the Humber River flats, a forty-acre suggestion that golfers give five cents plot, and a club house will be built. each for every round of eighteen holes While the club is a Westonenterprise, they play this season to constitute a members from Toronto will be wel- club fund to supply tobacco and cigar- comed. It will be a popular-priced ettes for the soldiers. The “Canadian club. J. Morris is Secretary protem. Golfer” heartily endorses the idea. © @ oo © Says the New York Herald, editor- The June number of the “Canadian ially, of a brilliant young Rochester Golfer” will be exceptionally attractive. golfer well known to many Canadian Among the features will be a most in- players: teresting article on “Iron Play in Can- “The victory of Fillmore K. Robe- ada,” by that sterling golfer, Mr. J). B. son, the Pawling schoolboy, in the Reith, of the Beaconsfield Golf Club. qualifying rounds of the United North Mr. George S. Lyon will contribute a and South golf championship at Pine- most readable article on “The Best hurst, N.C., is another proof that Am- One, Two and Three-shot Holes [ erican golf is headedin the right direc- Have Played.” As Mr. Lyon has an tion. The fact that young golfers are intimate knowledge of many of the best beginning to figure with frequency in courses in England, Scotland, the important events is encouraging even States and Canada, he speaks from an to those older and more experienced unusually wide experience. Mr. Charles players who occasionally have to stand Hunter, one of the well-known golfers aside. Only by developing the school- in Toronto, will give his reminiscences boy golfer can America hope in future of the early days of the representative years to successfully cope with the Toronto Golf Club, whilst a hand- raids of the foreign giants of the links somely-illustrated article on the golfing or to meet these players on their own members in Great Britain’s War Min- soil with an even chance of victory. istry will be found most attractive. With only Francis Ouimet, Walter J. These are only a few of the goodthings Travis and Frederick Herreshoff in the that will appear in the “Canadian field at Pinehurst, F. K. Robeson’s feat Golfer” for June. would have been worthy of a veteran.” 46 47 May, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER
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Lieut. Angus McAllister, formerly Reports fromall parts of the country one of the best golf players in Vancou- are to the effect that the courses, in the ver, has lost an arm in the war. He majority of cases, have wintered ex- was in the Royal Engineers. The sin- tremely well, the weather conditions cere sympathy of golfers throughout having been most favorable. Very few the country will go out to him. greens have been badly “wintered” © > © killed. Mr. Gordon Southam, that popular © > > all-round Hamilton amateur, in writing The statement is often heard that a the “Canadian Golfer” giving it his cor- putter, like the poet, is born, not made dial support, makes the interesting sug- —"puttera nascitur non fit” perhaps gestion that other sports, such as ten- will do—but George Duncan does not nis, racquets, etc., should be given a think so. He believes that anyone with place in the new magazine. The editor practice can become proficient with a would be glad to have the opinion of putter. And his recipe is, “Use one other readers along these lines. The ball only and practice not more than “Canadian Golfer’ is always open to fifteen to twenty minutes at a time,” suggestion and advice. Try it and see howit works out. © © © eo © © As usual, the Toronto clubs are the The golf coat in Canada is coming first to “get into the game”this season. into its own. In Great Britain the The majority of the clubs there are coatless golfer is an unknown quan- now open. Lambton on Saturday, tity. In the United States, too, more April 3rd, opened proceedings for 1915 and more the golf coat is*being worn, by having a sweepstake for balls. There and on the Canadian links last season was a large entry, and the full course a number of the most prominent play- was played. Mr. A. F. Rodger, who ers sported it, or else the golf silk has been keeping “on edge” this winter sweater. “There is a reason.” Apart at Pinehurst, with a capital 8+—9—73, altogether from the argument in favor won; Geo. S. Lyon, 77/—0—77, second, of appearance, a well-balanced golf and C, E. Robin, 86—9—77, third. A coat or sweater undoubtedly holds up 77 “first crack out of the box’ for the the swing and has a tendencyto pre- Amateur Champion bodes ill for as- vent slicing or pulling. pitants for premier honors again this ® 2 © year. Zz The Woman’s Championship at © © © Pinehurst last month witnessed one of The Canadian Amateur Champion- ' the finest semi-finals ever seen at that ship is staged for Lambton the first well-known resort. The contestants week in July. Upto the time of going were Mrs. Roland H. Barlow, for many to press, no decision had been reached years eastern champion of the States, by the directors of the Royal Canadian and Mrs. J. V. Hurd, of Pittsburg, Golf Association, the governing body known throughout Canada as Miss of golfers in the Dominion, whether to Dorothy Campbell, and formerly cham- hold the premier event or not. The ‘pion of Great Britain, the United “Canadian Golfer’ has seen all the di- States and Canada (three times). A rectors the past month or so, and opin- vast gallery followed the match, which ion differs as to the advisability of go- wasall square on the 17th. Mrs. Hurd’s ing on with the eyent, although third shot on the 18th found a pit, the possibly the majority is against cancel- ball lying snugly ensconced in a heel lation. It all depends whether war print, which took one stroke to get it conditions are favourable or not during into play and another to get it out of the course of the next few weeks. By- the trap, and these two strokes gave the-by, Lieutenant Alex. G. Fraser, of Mrs. Hurd aneight, while Mrs. Barlow the Royal Ottawa, one of the directors required but six. Mrs. Barlow eventu- of the R.C.G.A., and a sterling golfer ally won out in the final against Mrs. in everysense of the word, is going, or Faith of Wykagl 2 and 1. already has gone, to the front. May, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 49
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Captain Redmanof the St. Andrews Lambton openedits greens on Satur- Golf Club, Calgary, is reported among day, May Ist, with the Austen compe- the wounded at Ypres. tition. In the evening there was a club © © © dinner, followed by a dance. A number of local interests in the © © © valley of “the Land of the Evangeline” Mr. L. A. Hamilton was re-elected intend this summer laying out a golf President of the Mississauga Golf Club links near Kentville, Nova Scotia. No at the recent annual meeting and was summer resort is complete nowadays presented, on behalf of the members, without a golf course. The great ma- with a life-sized portrait of himself jority of tourists are golfers, and will painted by Mr. Wyly Grier, R.C.A., the not go to resorts where they cannot well-known Canadianartist. Mr. R. H. enjoy the Royal and Ancient game. Coleman made the presentation. Mr. © © © Hamilton well deserved this very great The idea has been suggested that the honor. The success of the Mississauga coming season all golf handicaps and Club has been most pronounced, and events should be subject to an entrance Mr. Hamilton has had a great deal to fee, to be devoted to the various patri- do with that success. otic funds. The Canadian Ladies’ Golf © © © Unionis providing “Queen’s Work for Women Fund” medals. Throughout The Royal Muskoka Hotel golf links Great Britain all golf exhibition games this season promise to be largely pat- and competitions are givenfor patriotic ronised. The management is sparing purposes. In Canada, the same idea no expense to make the nine-hole should hold sway. Not a club com- course one of the best in Canada. A petition should be played unless the professional and instructor has been contestants contribute an entrance fee engaged for the season, which lasts for the Red Cross or other fund. from June till September. The Mus- © © © koka district now boasts no less than Mr. J. B. Bryan, the well-known five courses. A few years ago it had Rochester, N.Y. golfer, and first presi- none. All of which shows the increas- dent of the Oak Hill Golf and Country ing popularity of the game, and, inci- Club, where so many Canadians have dentally, the necessity of catering to been so hospitably entertained, from the ever-increasing army of golfers time to time, writing from Nassau, who patronise summerresorts and are Bahamas, congratulating Canada on no longer content with aquatic sports having at last a golfing paper, says: only. “This is a very small part of the Em- © ¢ & pire, but the people are intensely After May 1st, the well-known St. loyal.” Mr. Bryan, who always John Golf Club of St. John, N.B., will spends the winter in the West Indies, cease to exist, the Riverside Golf and where he has a cottage, has placed to Country Club haying been organised his credit this winter the Florida. East to take its place. The new organisation Coast. championship, and also the has ‘an ideal course at Riverside, about qualification cup in the tournament at eight miles from the city, and the St. Nassau. He concludes a most inter- John golfers will have every facility to esting letter to this paper by saying’: enjoy their favourite game. There are “In your new magazine, which has my some very keen and goodgolfers in St. best wishes, support and, of course, John, whilst the city has the unique subscription, give large space to the distinction of having had one of its ethics of golf, as well as the rules. lady players land the Lady Champion- More than one day’s good sport has ship of Canada no less than five times, been spoiled here this winter by hav- Miss Mabel Thomson carrying off the ing to play in tournaments with men premier honors in 1902, 1905, 1906, 1907 who failed to realise that every game and 1908. A championship four years of golf should be a real pleasure to both in succession constitutes a record in parties.” this or any other country Mayy, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER dl
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The directors of the R. C. G. A. meet Mr. Charles L. Millar of Glasgow, on Wednesday evening, April 28th, Scotland, has recently come out to Can- when the question of holding the an- ada, and has opened an office at 759 nual championships will be decided Shuter Street, Montreal, in the inter- upon. ests of three well-known Scotch golf o® > > firms, viz., the Scottish Golf Ball Mfg. Mr. W. M. Griffith, for two years Go: td Wan) Gibson) & (Com tds Secretary of the Lambton Golf Club, and Martin McDaid & Son. These are and latterly of the Essex Golf and all very representative houses. Country Club, has been appointed © © © resident manager of the Wanakah The good feeling existing between Country Club, Buffalo. Mr. Griffith, United States golfers and Canadianfol- who was formerly on the Bank of lowers of the game is of the most Comerce staff, played in Buffalo with pronounceddescription. No single fac- the Brantford team in the Lake Shore tor has done more to knit together League some three or four years ago, international friendship on this contin- and made a great hit. Hie is a fine ent. We cannot have too manyvisits golfer, has business acumen plus, from the golfing fraternity in the and will make an.ideal man for the States. They are always assured of a Wanakah position, although Canadian royal welcome at our championships golfdomwill greatly regret his decision and at our courses and club houses. to live in future under the friendly © © > Stars and Stripes. The Toronto Golf Club openedits © o> O regular greens on Saturday, April 24th. The following kind words from Mr. There was a splendid turn-out of mem- H. H. Hilton, editor Golf Illustrated, bers. Among the well-known four- London, one of the greatest amateurs somes seen on the course were Messrs. the golf world has ever seen, are much George S. Lyon and R. C. H. Cassels, appreciated: “I am delighted to hear F. R. Martin (Hamilton) and Temple that you are commencing a monthly Blackwood. The Toronto greens are annual devoted to the Royal and An- in superb condition this season. cient game, and I wish you every suc- 9 > o> cess in your venture.” Mr. Hilton made a host of friends in Canada when It is generally conceded that the he visited this country with Mr. Hunter Quebec Golf Club is the oldest golf three seasons ago. He has the unique club in Canada, and therefore on the distinction of having won the dual continent of America. Other old clubs crown—boththe British and American are the Royal Montreal, Toronto, Amateur Championship. Brantford and Hamilton Golf Clubs. © © © The “Canadian Golfer’ in a future issue expects to have an interesting Not content with sevensplendid golf article on the game as played here in courses—Toronto, Lambton, Mississ- the seventies and eighties. auga, Rosedale, Lakeview, Scarboro and Toronto Hunt—the Queen City © © © has another magnificent course in pre- That very progressive and enthusias- paration, to be known as the Summit tic body of golfers in Galt knownas the Golf and Country Club. An ideal pro- Waterloo Golf and Country Club has perty has been secured, and as soon as decided on a capital idea for Arbour the war is over active work will be Day, May 5th, when each member of started in laying out the course. the club will plant a tree on the club’s Messrs. D. W. Saunders, Goldwin beautiful grounds on the Preston road. Smith, G. S. Lyon, J. C. Moorehouse Here’s a splendid example for clubs and Wm. Barnes are the directors of throughout the Dominion to follow. this new club, and Mr. George Ander- The Galt genius whois sponsorfor this son the secretary-treasurer. Toronto, idea is deserving of a life membership for its size, has undoubtedly more golf in his club, at least. “Great oaks from courses than any city on the continent. little acorns grow.”
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Brackley Beach, P.E.1., has a sum- Royal Military College, from which mer resort golf course run in connec- place they both graduated in 1907. tion with Shaw’s Hotel, which is very They were both enthusiastic soldiers, . popular with P. E. I. and other golfers and occupied the same tent at Long during the season. Branch when the troops were mobi- oo lised. Together they enlisted for ac- The Calgary Golf and Country Club tive service and again shared the same opened the season on April 2nd (Good quarters at Valcartier and also slept Friday) by having a 36-hole match together under the same canvas while handicap bogeyfor a cup presented by training at Salisbury. To Mrs. Warren the President, Mr. F. C. Lowes, and on — and the wee baby girls of two and aster Mondayplayed a 36-hole medal three years of age the sympathy of handicap sweepstake. They play golf golfers throughout Canada will go out. almost the whole year round in Sunny The bereaved wife, daughter of Mr. Alberta. A. D. Braithwaite, is well known in © © © Montreal and Hamilton as a member There are a very keenlot of golfers of one of our best-known golfing in the Maritime Provinces. They have families. Captain Darling was also a an association there, of which the Pres- golfer, a member of the Toronto Hunt ident is Mr. Martin Dicke, Truro, N.S.; Club. Vice-President, A. J. Campbell, Truro, © © © N.S., and Secretary, Harry W. Crowe, The Vancouver Golf and Country Truro, N.S. Among the clubs in the Club has a splendidlist of fixtures for Maritime Provinces, the majority of 1915, starting March 27th andlasting which belong to the Association, are: till Xmas Day, when a sweepstake han- Moncton Golf Club, Moncton, N.B.; dicap will be held. Humphreys Golf Club, Moncton, N.B., W. H. Lugsden, Secretary; Riverside Golf and Country Club, St. John, N.B., Full particulars just received from Andrew Jack, Chairman of Greens; Singapore state that the native out- Yarmouth Golf Club, Yarmouth, N.S., break, which wasfinally quelled, was Dr. Putman, Secretary; Halifax Golf engineered by Germans. The Fifth Club, Halifax, N.S., H. A. Flemming, Light Infantry, Mohammedan troops, Secretary ; Brightwood Golf and Coun- rushed out simultaneously from their try Club, Halifax, N.S., C. E. Creigh- two barracks next the golf links. A ton, Secretary ; Truro Golf Club, Truro, numberof golfers thought it was mere- N.S.; Sackville Country Club, Sack- ly a shamfight, and two, a major and a ville, N.B., Thos. Murray, Secretary; captain in the Royal Garrison Artillery, Amherst Golf Club, Amherst, N.S., G. were shot dead with their golf clubs in W. O’Brien, Secretary; Lingan Coun- their hands. try Club, Sydney, N.S., F. C. Kimber, © © Assistant Secretary; Algonquin Golf The casualty list in connection with Club, St. Andrews, N.B., F. H. Grim- the Ypres battle contains the names of mer, Secretary; Windsor Golf Club, many golfers. Among the killed is Windsor, N.S. Captain Gerald Lees, of the Montreal , o © Highlanders, who represented for sev- Canadian Golfdom has to payitstri- eral years the firm of McGuaig Bros., bute to the great war. And one of the stockbrokers. He was well known first to “go out” is Captain Trumbull throughout the Dominionas a golfer. Warren, a director of the Toronto Golf In 1908 he was Secretary of the R. C. Club. It was a coincidence that he only G. A., and in 1913 was runner-up for lived one day after his dearest friend, the championship against Geo. H. Tur- Captain Darling, whom he succeeded pin, only being beaten by one hole as adjutant of the 48th Highlanders A sterling golfer and one of Canada’s when that officer was fatally wounded. finest sons has fallen in saving one of The two were inseparable, as they went the most critical situations yet record- through Upper Canada College and the ed in the whole ~war.
A Brilliant Young Golfer Special: Correspondence of Canadian Golfer INEHURST, N-C., April 17— missed tee shots are usually followed Young Fillmore K,. Robeson, the by fine recoveries, indicating that these 19-year-old “wonder golfer, who won failures make little it any impression not alone match but medal honours in on him. Pinehurst’s annual United North and Hovering on the outskirts of the South Amateur golf championship, be- crowd during the final round was an gan golf here as a school boy under the eager-faced colored caddy whomthe tutelage of Donald J. Ross. Yo most big gallery shut off from followingthe of Pinehurst he is, in consequence, still play in detail, and always his query to the quiet, modest, unassuming “Fill” the stragglers was: “Is Mars’ Fill still of not so manyyears ago, bright-eyed, ahead? Ah used ter caddie fo’ him smiling. when he wuz er lil’ boy, an’ Ah do
The Pinehurst Annual United North and South Amateur Golf Championship. The Winner, Mr. Fillmore K. Robeson, at the left, his opponent, H. J. Topping playing an iron. Last year young Robeson won the hopes he do win, deed Ah does.” Who qualifying round of the United with 79 knows but this unseen and unknown —76 cards for a 155 total, which he mascot was sesponsible for the “luck” equalled this year with 75—80, one which was surely with the new cham- stroke better than Ouimet, Travis and pion during the entire day. Guilford, and in match play H. K. Kerr of Ekwanok, Jesse Guilford of Inter- Topping, who is remembered as the vale, Robert Hunter of Wee Burn, and United winner in 1913, always down H. J. Topping of Greenwich were the and never up, fought grimlyto thelast, victims in the order named. Robeson in trouble and out; tense, alert, toiling is a Pawling School student and cap- ever onward—almost but not quite. tain of its team; a son of Mr. and Mrs. Many Canadian golfing friends of Irving S$. Robeson of Rochester, N.Y., “Mars’ Fill” and-his father, Mr. Irving and he was the winner of the City Robeson, who has also been playing Championship in his home town last great golf at Pinehurst, will extend year . heartiest congratulations on his re- His game is characterised by ease markable showing at Pinehurst. Heis and confidence, especially noticeable in undoubtedly one of the coming golfers short work, andhis curious off-and-on of the United States. 55 The Golfers Roll of Honour
ANADIAN golfers, like golfers in Ones, Ax. 1) heOole,Gaptainy CG. cir Amphlett, “E. We) Buckler;eO. Ax Great Britain and Ireland, India, Critchley, Captain P. J. Daly, Captain Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and all the far-flung British dominions, IDEs) Nee Griiting eden Gan ack, mtn Gries Johnson, Colonel A. C. Kemmis, Cap- have volunteered in no uncertain man- tain D. B. Niblock, E. C. Thom. ner for active service in the war. Charlottetown Golf Club, P.E.I.— Herewith the “Canadian Golfer” pre- Lieut.-Colonel A. E. Ings, Mounted sents a partial list of golfers in the Rifles; Dr. S. R. Jenkins. Dominion who have already gone or Edmonton Country Club.—R. H. are going to the front. Secretaries of Alexander, W. R. Barnes, R. Belcher, clubs not here reported—andthere are (Gry de ennetty as) pambisseuuseGreamVVic a large number of them—will confer a Bridges; Jimny Gatpenten, mine WV. favor by sending in the names of mem- Edmiston, D. A. Ferris, G. T. Floyd, bers who have volunteeredfor the con- W. A. Griesbach, R. G. Hardistry, R. tingents, and they will be published in de L. Harwood, E. J. B. How, F.-C. the June issue. The list herewith is a Jamieson, H. N. Lane, R. W. Lines, very imperfect one, but it gives some V/. R. Lister, G: W. Marriott, FF. D: idea of the hundreds of Canadian golf- Macfie, H. McComb, G. B. McLeod, ers who are serving their King and G. Z. Pinder, R. H. Potter, E) H. Simp- Empire. It will be noticed that some son, F. B. Sommerville, B. S. Walton. clubs are represented by well-nighfifty Essex Country Club, Sandwich, Ont. members—certainly a most creditable —Captain, Allan Prince, Captain Har- and loyal record, one worthy of every old Emery, T. Kirkham and Everett praise and commendation. Ambery. Barrie Golf Club.—Lieut.-Colonel J. Grand River Country Club, Berlin.— B. McPhee, Hon. Captain and Pay- Lieut. H. W. Scruton, Prince of Wales Regiment. master, 20th Battalion, 2nd Contin- Guelph Country Club, Guelph.— gent; Captain K. S. McDonnell, 3rd Messrs. J. H. M. Bond, H. L. Petrie, Contingent, at present in command of A. FE. Allan, Captain A. M. Brown, 16th detachment here; Horace H. Lawson, Battery, C-F-A., C.E-¥.; Lieut., Ken- Lieutenant, Kingston, Artillery, 3rd neth Torrance, Manchester Regiment, Contingent; Major Walter Scott, Pay- Imperial Army; Lieut. G. A. Drew, master, 4th Battalion, Ist Contingent loth Battery. Gl As, C2. bs eieut. By (since retired). B. McConkey, 4th Brigade, C.F.A., Brantford Golf and Country Club.— C.E.F.; Lieut. J. A. Taylor, 33rd Batta- Lieut.-Colonel Ashton, in commandof lion, C.E.F.; Sergt. R. E. Ingraham, 36th Battalion; Captain Percy Jones, 4thBrigade, GC.AW @a0-n, se olieut: Captain Watson, Lieut. A. Stratford, Norman Macaulay, 22nd Battery, Lieut. J. Stratford, Lieut. Miller, Lieut. GEE: Harvey Cockshutt, Lieut. George Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Cockshutt, Lieut. Ashton Cockshutt, Ltd.—Geo. C. Wright, John P. Bankier, Lieut. F. Hilton Wilkes, Lieut. F. Ran- Francis G. Malloch, Fred. P. Daw, W. some Wilkes, Burton Wilkes, J. Genet, V. Carey, G. H. Gordon, James V. C. J. Batchelor and Frank Lock. Young, Frank Morrison, Thomas H. Calgary Golf and Country Club.— Stinson, Everett Bristol, Dr. T. Archi- Cr \VeDacre Captaime arthur «C2 i, bald Malloch. Sclater, G. G, Lafferty, W. H. Napper, Humphry Golf Club, Moncton, N.B. A. D. Connors, M. D. Fraser, Lieut? —H. E. B. Smith, Kenneth Gordon, Jones, C. Roels, O. Allhusen, C. M. G. G. S. Boyle. Govan, W. J. Mousley, R. Pirmez, E. Lakeview Golf and Country Club, E. -Pinkham, -J.- I; Gray, Captain Toronto.—Dr. Graham Chambers, G. Doughty, Dr. Haszard, R. E. Pryce- B. Legge, Gordon Dineen. 56 May, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 57
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Lambton Golf and Country Club.— Powell, Major Weturbie, S.S. (home F. Y. McEachren, D. Gordon Allan, service). Rey. Gory, i. Ga invinee) |i) Walter Rosedale Golf Club, Toronto.—T. W. Nicholis, Dr. A. J. MacKenzie. Andérson, oVW.G. eBlackstocky, 5. 1s: London Hunt and Country Club, Burnham, J. J. Cawthra, P. C. Camp- London, Ont.—Lieut.-Colonel H. C. bell, W. C. Cochrane, H. R. Douglas, Becher, Lieut.-Colonel A. H. MacDon- Geo. Gow, D. W. Gunston, John Hut- nell, Lieut.-Colonel Frank A. Reid, cheson, R. L. Junkin, John Kay, K. R. Lieut.-Colonel E. Ibbotson Leonard, Marshall, D. H. C. Mason, H.-C. Par- Major C. H. Hill, Major E. Woodman sons, M.D., Reginald Pellatt, E. S. Leonard, Major W. G. Coles, Major Ryerson, M.D., R. D. Rudolf, M.D., Gordon J. Ingram, Major A. V. Becher, Robert Rennie, W. B. Thistle, M.D., Rey. S. R. Heakes, Captain F. B. Ware, Hon. Gerald Ward, R. Brooman Captain A. i. Snell; Captain B. B. White. Eaton, Captain H. B. Hunter, Captain Royal Montreal Golf Club.—Lieut.- Gordon B. Hunt, Captain George Hale, Colonel Creelman, Lieut.-Colonel Captain: io. Avvs, somith, iaieuty Re Dodds, Dr. F. G. Finley, Major J. N.S. Brookes, Lieut. F. H. Greenlees, Lieut. Leslie, G. Eric McCuaig (Captain), J. H. Scandrett, Lieut. W. N. Cooke, Lieut. C. N. McCuaig, Lieut. Sidney Lieut. Claude Brown, Lieut. Arnold Dawes, Lieut. F. C. Stephens, Dr. C. F. Dillon, Lieut. V. P. Cronyn, Lieut. J. Wylde, W. &. Hutchison. K. Pope, Lieut. H. M. Logan, Lieut. R. St. Andrew’s Golf Club, Calgary.— E. Bolders, Lieut. Laurence Hillyer. Stanley L. Jones, Captain, Princess Mississauga Golf and Country Club, Patricias; F. R. Martin, Lieutenant, Toronto.—A. H. Balfour, D. McCal- 3lst Battalion; J. S. Ferrier, Lieuten- lum, R. B. Duggan, E. A. Duff. ant, Northumberland Fusiliers; W. Norfolk Golf and Country Club, Sim- Motherwell, Lieutenant, 3lst Batta- coe.—Allan B. Jackson. lion; J. Maepherson, Captain, 31st Bat- Oxford Golf and Country Club, talion; A. Auriol, W. Austin Brown, Woodstock.—Captain G. Sawtell, Jemomitie lank onl truley Cage Lieut. C. A. James, F. Sykes, Medical Craig, J. O. Doyle, W. E. Davis, J. H. Corps. Fache, V. H. Graham, S. W. Gilfoy, J. Peterborough Golf and Country Train Gray, C. M. Grant Govan, G. W. Club.—Arthur Ackerman, C. H. Acker- F. Hogbin, H. H. Hester, Geo. Porte- man, Harold Matthews, E. B. Boswell, ous, Jr., D. L. Redman, John Swinton, G; Brisco, S. T. Medd, H. Ritchie, C. R. Ay En, Wilsons ASD = Worth, ako oA. Cameron, A. F. Field, G. K. Rackham. McLean, G. N. Nettleton, W. Gibbon. Quebec Golf Club.—Brig.-General H. St. Charles Country Club, Winnipeg. Burstall, Lieut.-Colonel H. Burnham, —M. C. Aldous, Roual Burrettt, G. S. Lieut.-Colonel E. de B. Panet, Major Crages.) (Giese Carruthers, |);cmns A. E. Swift, Major L. D. Hamilton, Critehly; A®.C,.Critchly, A.D. Cam- Major J. E. Mills, Major I. D. Robert- eron, R. M. Dennistoun, C. R. Duns- son, Lieut.-Colonel D. Watson, Major ford, John Galt, Jr., R. Girdlestone, Drm As, Clarke Major: Dr: RP. P. J. Montague, F. F. Montague, D. W. Wright, Captain A. Reifenstein, Major Elliott, G. K. Killam, Wm. Martin, Jr., A. Wright, Captain A. S. Wright, Cap- Keel, Pattony ns WeaNanton. been. tain T. Cockburn (at present home Osler, D. A. Ross, M. J. A. de la Gic- Service), Lieut. A.C. Drury, Lieut. A. lais, V. G. Hastings, Lieut.-Colonel Fergusson, Lieut. D. C. Jennings, Lipsett, E. d’Harcourt McMeans, A. Lieut. R. S. Smith, Captain A. V. Tre- McBride, A. G. Kemp, G. S. Laing, E. maine, Lieut. E. G. Spalding, Lieut. A. Legge, R. M. McLeod, G. W. North- Fergusson, Lieut. Allen Laurie, Lieut. wood, A. L. Saunders, C. F. Stanley, J. Garnet Lemesurier, Lieut. J. S. Robert- W. Sifton, R. M. Thomson, T. O. Wil- son, Lieut. Forsyth Hall, Lieut. R. A. liams, A. E. Muir, W. G. Laird. Sterling, Captain A. Willoughby, St. Catharines Golf Club.—Rich- Sergt- H. B. Davis, Captain E. T. Hill mond F. Robinson, (at present homeservice), Captain C. St. John Golf Club, St. John, N.B.— May1915 CANADIAN GOLFER
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Lieut.-Colonel Murray MacLaren, Sur- patrick, T. W., Lawson, F. W,. Mac- geon in charge of No. 1 Hospital, Ist donald, A. \V. Macdonald, O.. Tiffany Contingent; Capt. R. A. McAvity, at Macklem, Bruce MacCulloch, Roy the front; Lieut. L. S. Kelly, at the Nordheimer, E. F. Osler, H. F. Osler, front; Lieut.-Colonel J. L. McAvity, J. Wells Ross, H. Eden Smith, Frank O. C. 26th Battalion; Lieut.-Colonel -\. Smith, Major W. F. Sweny, G. B. E. Massie, O. C. Divisional Train; Strathy, Dr. G. S. Strathy, Trumbull Major W. H. Harrison, O. C. Ammu- Warren, Raymond Willis, D. E. S. nition Column; Major Malcolm Me- Wishart. Avity, 5th Brigade, C.E.F.; Major C. Toronto Hunt Club.—Lieut.-Colonel H. McLean, 6th C.M.R.; Capt. Alex. Vaux Chadwick, Lieut.-Colonel San- McMillan, 26th Battalion: Capt. E. B. ford F. Smith, Lieut.-Colonel J. H, Hooper, Chaplain, 26th Battalion; Elmsley, Major D. D. Young, Major G. Lieut. P. S. Nisbet, 26th Battalion; M. Higinbotham (deceased), Major Lieut. W. B. Milner, 26th Battalion. Norman Perry, Captain W. B. Crow- The Country Club of Montreal.— ther, Captain Clifford Darling, Cap- Wm. Simpson, Jr., J. Gordon Terrill, tain T. W. Lawson, Captain A. Kirk- T. H. Wardleworth, A. G. Dann, A. J. patrick, Captain K. R. Marshal, Cap- K. D’Arcy, Chas. T. Dixon, P. R. Han- tain J. E. Osborne, Lieut. H. L. Plum- son, Cyril M. Mussen. J. C. Sime. mer, Lieut. A, Es Scott, Lieut) Hugh The Thunder Bay Country Club, Barwick, Lieut. A. S. Houston, Lieut. Port Arthur and Fort William.—J. J. Frank McCarthy, Lieut. G. H. .Mc- Carrick, M.P., D. Hogarth, M.P.P., J. Laren, Lieut. Roy Nordheimer. G. Burk, T. H. Burk, Dr. J. A. Crozier, Vancouver Golf and Country Club, Keith Munro, A. L. McGovern, H. E. Burquitlam, B.C.—G. Bray, G. B. Cor- Lloyd Owen, Dr. W. H. Taylor, Major bould, J. H. Diamond, G. W. Endacott, E. R. Wayland, Dr. R. A, Wodehouse, J. Re Grant, A. i) Hamilton;“ByM. Dr. H. E._ Paul, Miss Eva Powley- Humble, D. Moore, J. M. McMillan, Toronto Golf Club.—Adamson Agar, A. McAlister, V. O. Odlum, H. Rhodes, Dr. T. D. Archibald, Blake Hollis, G. W. J. Robinson, J. V. N. Spencer, Duff H. R. Combe, G. W. Davies Digby, Stuart, W. G. Tennant, W. H. Twy- W. W. Dennison, Dr. A. W. M. Ellis, nam, H. S. Tobin, R. F. Winch, G. A. H. W. A.. Foster, H. R. Furse, Walter Watson, R. F. Colquhoun. Gow, G. R. Geary, Ruggles George, H. Waterloo Golf and Country Club, Lockhart Gordon, Capt. E. R. Hale, Galt—Colonel A. J. Oliver, Lieut. R. Fred R. Hale, R. M. Harcourt, H. M. R. Brown, Thos. Coleman. Harman, W. C. Ince, T. Roy Jones, Yarmouth Club, Yarmouth, N.S.— A. E. Kirkpatrick, A. Douglas Kirk- Selwyn Hatfield.
Chatham ‘‘Gets into the Game’
HATHAM, whichis the onlycity little ball across the greens.” in Ontario without a golf club,— Chatham has always been a fine in fact, there are very few towns with- sporting centre, as witness its cricket- out a links,—has decided to take upthe ers of years gone by, and there is no Royal and Ancient game. reason why the city should not support, and support well, a good golf club. At a largely-attended andinfluential Twoor three fine properties are un- meeting held in the Board of Trade der consideration, and a strong com- rooms on April 22nd the project was mittee, composed of Messrs. E. A. enthusiastically endorsed. As pointed O’Brien (Chairman), Woodward, Lan- out, vide the Chatham press, “emphasis don, Scane, Simon and J. T. O’Keefe, waslaid on the general advertising ad- will look into the whole question and vantage to the city aside from the indi- report at a later meeting. Golfers gen- vidual advantages to the members of erally will welcome Chatham into Golf- the organization who will follow the dom. May, 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER 61
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Below will be found a list of the Sellar, J. A. Walker and C. R. Young. board of directors for 1915 of various The Country Club of Montreal.— golf clubs throughout Canada. Secre- Honorary President, T. H. Wardle- taries of clubs who have not reported worth; President, F. Wilson Fairman; will confer a great favour by sending Vice-President, John Pullen; Honorary in their lists for publication in the June Treasurer, R. S. Logan; Secretary, H. number. Lehmann; Directors, R. M. Ballantyne, Barrie Golf Club.—President, J. H. Chas. F. Medbury, Daniel Beatty, A. Bennett; Vice-President, M. J. Shan- C. Bourne, E. E. Howard, Howard acey ; Captain, H. E. Jory ; Committee, Murray, W. H. Simpson, J. E. Bu- Thompson Crew, S. McAdam, H. E. chanan, H. R. Swenerton. House Com- Sims; Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. H. T. mittee: John Pullen (Chairman), I. S. Arnall. Ralston, H. R. Swenerton, J. V. R. Brantford Golf and Country Club.— Porteous, R. M. Ballantyne. Greens Honorary President, R. H. Reville; Committee: Daniel Beatty (Chair- man), J. Edgar Buchanan, W. H. Honorary Vice-President, H. W. Fit- ton; President, C. A. Waterous; Vice- Simpson, R. S. Logan, W. R. Percival. President, Logan M. Waterous; Cap- Match and Handicap Committee: !’. tain and Chairman of the Match Com- M. McRobie (Captain), Jas. L. Carson, Geo. A. Wendt. mittee, W. H. Webling; Honorary Treasurer and Chairman of Finance Charlottetown Golf Club, P.E.I.— Committee, H. T. Watt; Honorary President, D. B. Stewart; Vice-Presi- Secretary, Iden Champion; Directors, dent, Dr. V.-L. Goodenell; Treasurer, the Officers and Messrs. D. S. Large H.-E.- Miller; Executive, W..K. Rogers (Chairman of the Grounds Commit- (retiring President), J. M. Hunter, tee), A. S. Towers. (Chairman of the C.E., ‘A. A. Alley and H. W. Long- House Committee), N. D. Neill, W. B. worth. Preston, R. Scarfe, G. Caudwell. Edmonton Country Club, Alberta.— Calgary Golf and Country Club,— President, W. T. Creighton; Vice-Pre- | President, F.C. Lowes; Vice-Presi- sident, Colonel F. C. Jamieson; Secre- 2 dent, C. G. K. Nourse; Honorary Sec- tary-Treasurer, E. G. Palmer; Direct- retary, D. J. Young; Honorary Treas- ors, W. T. Creighton, F. C. Jamieson, urer, G. S. Kilbourn. Directors, the F. B. Sommerville, C. N. Cobbett, J. H. Officers and C. D. Taprell, A. M. Gro- Morris, E. H. Simpson, J. E. Wall- gan and A. C. Russell. Chairmen of bridge, E. G. Palmer, G. R. F. Kirk- Committees : Hinancey Ge 1G. ike patrick, J. J. Anderson, A. P. Chattell, Nourse; (blouse, Cs, dCaprellé Hays Merriss Grounds, A. C. Russell; Sports and Essex Country Club, Sandwich, Ont. Pastimes, A. M. Grogan; Handicap- —Board of Directors, W. A. Watts, ping, A. M. McMahon. Captain, F. F. W. L. McGregor, R. M. Morton, H. O. Wilson; Vice-Captain, Justice McCar- Fleming, A. L. Wilkinson, E. C. Ken- thy ; Secretary, A. Briscoe. ning, J. H. Coburn, W. G. Bartlett; Calgary St. Andrews Golf Club.— Secretary, F. A. Kent. Honorary President, Jas. Short, K.C.; Grand River Country Club, Berlin.— President, Sheriff F. M. Graham; Vice- President, W. M. O. Lochead; Vice- President, H. D. Mann; Captain, S. H. President, H. M. Snyder; Secretary- McCulloch; Vice-Captain, A. E. Crut- Treasurer, F. C. H. Snyder; Directors, tenden; Secretary and Treasurer, W. W.:H. Breithaupt, T. A. Witzel, C. H. Sellar; Board of Management, the Ruby and G. M. Wedd. President, Vice-President, Captain, Guelph Country Club.—Honorary Vice-Captain, and Messrs. W. Tait Presidents,. Ci... Freer and J. \W- White, Robert White, W. G. Fowler, Lyon; President, Dr. J. Hugo Reed; P. J. Andrew, D. J. Broomfield, W. H. first Vice-President, Dr. A. T. Hobbs; 62 63 May 1915 CANADIAN GOLFER
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second Vice-President, H. Gummer; W. McNeelys* Av Jv N. “Terrill; R. Secretary, Frederic Watt; Treasurer, Evans, J. C. Beveridge, G. MacPher- K. K- Cockin; Directors, R. L. Tor- son, L. N. Laidlaw, R. C. Becker, W. rance, Chas. K. McGregor, J. J. Drew, B. Finlay, Board of Management. KG; Dr. He G. Skinner, WiA. Clarke; Norfolk Golf and Country Club, Sim- R. S. Cull, R. Crowe, Dr. H. O. Howitt, coe.—President, George J. McKiee; G. P. Hamilton, Dr. Macaulay, G. B. Vice-President, Hal B. Donly; Treas- Ryan, E. S. Singer,Adam Taylor. urer, Frank Reid; Directors, George J. Hamilton Golf and Country Club.— McKiee, Hal B. Donly, Frank Reid, President, Geo. Hope; Directors, Thos. W.C. J. King, F. E. Curtis, Charles E. G tiasiett, sas.) RY Moodie; Paul: a. Innes, Wm. G. Jackson; Golf Captain, Myler, C. S. Wilcox, James M. Young ; Geo. J. McKiee; Tennis Captain, Chas. Secretary-Treasurer, J. J. Morrison; H. Reid. Captain, W. D. Wilson; Assistant Ottawa Golf Club.—President, J. A. Treasurer, A. Murray. Jackson; Vice-President, Dr. J. D. HumphreyGolf Club, Moncton, N.B. Courtenay ; Committee, F. W. Carling, —HonoraryPresident, F. P. Gutelius; F. W: White, A. F. May, E. L. Hor- President, Dr. E. B. Chandler; Vice- wood, E. Linton; Secretary-Treasurer, President and Captain, Hon. C. W. E. M. Hurn. Robinson; Secretary-Treasurer, W. H. Oxford Golf and Country Club, Lugsdin; Ladies’ Captain, Mrs. (Dr.) Woodstock, Ont.—President, H. A. E. B. Chandler; Ladies’ Secretary, Little; Vice-President, A. W. Moore; Mrs. L. H. Somers. Secretary, Henry N. Orr; Directors, M. Lakeview Golf and Country Club, Douglas and F. Crossley. Port Credit, Ont——Honorary Presi- Peterborough Golf and Country dent, James J. Walsh; President, F. A. Club.—President, A. H. Stratton; Sec- N. Powell; Vice-President, H. B. retary-Treasurer, D. D. Brown. Richey; Honorary Secretary-Treas- Quebec Golf Club.—Patron, H.R. H, wrer,, Wow jelees Secretary, H.
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Gundy, W. E. Gallie, George R. Har- liam.—President, F. S. Wiley; Vice- graft, E. Crockett, W. Parkyn Murray, President, M. Cochran; Secretary- W. D. Lummis, F. R. MacKelcan, Wm. aireasurer, J: FF. Scarth; Directors, E. Prendergast; Secretary-Treasurer, D. G. Penniman, James Murphy, AeA W.Baxter. Wilson, F. Y. Harcourt, R- G. Baird, St. Catharines Golf Club.—President, A. Mooney, Willard Woodruff; Vice-President, F. Toronto Golf Club, Long Branch, N. Hara; Honorary Secretary, J. King; Ont.—President, Colonel G. A. Sweny; Secretary, Miss Schram; Captain, Dr. Vice-President, A. H. Campbell; Gov- F. Killmer; Directors, W. Woodruff, ernors, A. M. M. Kirkpatrick, J. H. F. N. Hare, J. L. Weller, J. D. Chaplin, Moss, S. Temple Blackwood, William A. L. Taylor, A. Woodruff, J. C.. Not- Ince, O. R. Macklem, G. B. Strathy, man, Dr. J. Sheahan, Dr- J. M. Jorry, Trumbull Warren, H. Gordon Macken- Dr. Killmer, Dr. Buchanan, George zie, R. S. Waldie, F. G. B. Allan; Sec- Reterson: Greens @ommittee.. Jin de. retary, W. Allen. Weller, Dr. Killmer, Dr. Sheahan, Geo. Vancouver Golf and Country Club, Peterson. Burquitlam, B.C.—Honorary Presi- a The St. Charles Country Club, Win- dent, P. R. Brooks; President, C. S. nipeg.—President, S. FE. Richards; Battle; Vice-President, E. A. MacKen- Vice-President and Chairman of zie; Directors, G. R. G. Conway,F.J. Grounds Committee, W. B. Lanigan; Coulthard, A. H. Douglas, George Honorary. Treasurer, D. C. Rea; Hon- Kidd, V. L. MacAdam, W. M. Mac- orary Secretary, C- H. Mansur; Chair-, lachlan, C. C.. Worsfold, Dr. L. N. Mc- man House Committee, E, E. Sharpe; Kechnie, Andrew Stewart, A. C. Stew- Chairman Sports and Pastimes Com- art, C. W. St. John, G. E. Trorey, A. E. mittee, ©. S: Gunn; Governors, T.-L. Rand. Finance Committee: E. A. Mac- Peters, W. H. McWilliams, P. A. Mac- Kenzie (Con.), Andrew Stewart, C. W. donald, I. F. Brooks, A. J. Douglas, St. John, George Kidd, G. E. Trorey. John Persse; Secretary,.G*A.-Codere. Green Committee: A. H. Douglas St. John Golf Club, St. John, N.B. (Con.), V. L. MacAdam, F. J. Coult- (now Riverside Golf and Country hard, J. M. Stewart, C. C. Worsfold. Club).—President, James G. Harrison; Match Committee: A. C. Stewart Vice-President, Andrew Jack; Direc- (Con.), J. R. Smith, W. M. Maclachlan, tors, ALwG.okelton;, B. At -Peters, He IN. R. Gelletly. House Committtee: G. R. Stetson, F. W. Fraser and E. W. Mc- G. Conway (Con.), Dr. L. N. McKech- (ready; secretary, ©: Ma Sanford: nie, W. M. Maclachlan, A. E. Rand. Treasurer, F. A. Peters. Captain, J. R. Smith; Vice-Captain, F. Toronto Hunt, Limited.—President J. Coulthard ; Secretary, H. T. Gardner. and M.F.H., G. W. Beardmore; Chair- Waterloo Golf and Country Club, man Executive, J. O. Buchanan; A. O. Galt, Ont.—President, Dr. T. W. Var- z Beardmore, Hume Blake, Edmund donee Hirst wiee-leresident..= Gass): ! Bristol, M.P., A. E. Dyment, Stephen Forbes, Hespeler; Second Vice-Presi- Haas, AXmilius Jarvis, General F. L. dent, A. M. Edwards, Galt; Board of Isessard; (C.B:,-R. A: -Lyon,-D,. Li Me- Directors, J: G. Turnbull, J. N. Mac- Carthy, K.C., Hon. F. H. Phippen, Kendrick, W. Philip, R. C. McCulloch, Cer. Gordon Osler, W. D. Ross, C. R. H. Warnock, C. E. A. Dowler and Dr. D. King Smith. Golf Committee: M. N. Todd; Captain, W. W. Wilkin- Apo O:, Buchanan W. © .. Brock, He]. son. Wright, M.S. L. Richey, L. L. McMur- Yarmouth Golf Club, N.S.—Presi- ray. Secretary, Captain J. V. Trowell. dent, E. K. Spinney; Vice-President, The Thunder Bay Country Club, A. Cann; Secretary-Treasurer, W. G. Limited, Port Arthur and Fort Wil- Putnam, M.D.
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large numberof Canadian golfers won first, H. Ryrie second, J. A. Fra- spent the winter months in play- ser third, A. F. Rodger fourth, G. H. ing golf at Pinehurst, N.C. Toronto Wood fifth, and C. S. Pettit sixth. was especially well represented. Mr. Others participating included: C. V. Iden Champion, Secretary of the Brant- Harding, J. W. Corcoran, S. R. Hart, ford Golf and Country Club; Mr. Hut- H. H. Fudger, W. G. Mackendrick, cheson, st. Gatharines; and Mr. and R: Ht. Greene, W. A. Kemp, G.:S. Mrs. F. J. Howell and Miss Howell of Deeks, W. S. Hodgens and F. R. Hamilton were amongst other visitors Hinds. to the famous links. “The schedule was so arranged that
An interesting group of Canadians taken in front of Mr. C. S. McDonald's Cottage, Pinehurst, N. C. Top Row, reading from left to right, Harry Ryrie, C. S. Petitt. Mrs. H, H. Fudger, Mrs. C. S. McDonald, A. F. Rodger, F. Robbins. 2nd Row, G. Deeks, Mrs. Deeks, Mrs. Hart, H. H. Fudger, M. Ellis, Mrs. Kemp, Wm. Hodgins, C. $8. McDonald. 3rd Row, S. Hart, G. H. Wood, Miss Robbins, Mrs. Reid, A. T. Reid, John Fraser, W. A. Kemp. 4th Row, R. H. Greene, W. G. Mackendrick, Mrs. Mallory, J. W. Corcoran, Mr. MacDonald's Son, W. A. Kemp, Miss Heustis, Miss Kemp. The following item from the Pine- each participant competed in fifteen hurst Outlook will be read with inter- matches, playing daily against the est: three other members of his foursome. f , . Games won counted one point, halved A round robin tourney for prizes one half-point.” presented by Mr. Harry Ryrie claimed The above group picture was taken the attention of our generous repre- at the Mistletoe cottage, where Mr. and sentation of Canadian friends—mem- Mrs. C. S. McDonald entertained at bers of the Lambton Club. A. T. Reid afternoon tea.
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The Definition of a Golf Amateur
UR golfing friends in the States | standing as an amateur on said date. As if to prevent arguments on the have been very much exercised foregoing new rule, the Executive for some months past in reference to Committee has compiled what it de- the status of their amateur players. fines as five distinct. violations of the It has been commongossip in club amateur rule. They are as follows: houses and other places where golfers 1. Playing or teaching the game of golf do congregate, that many prominent for pay. This includes accepting traveling amateurs have been skating on very or living expenses for playing over a thin ice when it came downto the course or for participating in a golf tourna- strict observance of the amateur rules ment, contest, or exhibtion. 2. Personally making or repairing golf as laid down by the United States Golf clubs, golf balls, or other golf articles for Association, the governing body of the pay. Royal and Ancient game in the coun- 3. Serving, after reaching the age of six- try to the South of us. It has been teen, as caddie, caddiemaster, or green- keeper, for hire. commonreport that leading amateurs 4. Lending one’s name or likeness for have been paid their hotel and travel- the advertisement or sale of anything ex- ling expenses, in order to secure their cept as a dealer, manufacturer, or inventor presence at the big tournaments pro- thereof, in the usual course of business. moted by well-known Winter and 5. Permitting one’s name to be advertised or published for pay as the author of books Summer resorts. Amateurs have also on golf of which one is not actually the been receiving substantial pay for con- author. ;; Y tributing articles to newspapers and Under, the new ruling, it will magazines, and also for their advice be noticed that an amateur can con- in laying out golf courses and improy- tribute to newspapers or publish ing old courses. a magazine or write a book on golf, A strenuous effort the past few and the decision is a just one. There months has been made to declare all is no particular reason why an amateur these sources of money making as com- with literary taste and a knowledge of ing under the head of “professional- the game, should not cater to the golf- ism.” reading public. The United States Golf Association It might be noted here that nothing has now spoken, and has authorita- is said about selling golf paraphernalia, tively told the amateur what he can a livelihood in which Francis Ouimet, do and what he can’t do. the national amateur champion, is Section 7, of the rules as now in engaged. ; force, thus defines his position: Altogether the new rules will tend An amateur golfer is one who has not accepted, directly or indirectly, any fee, to put the game on a better amateur gratuity, money, or its equivalent as a con- basis in the States, although even yet sideration for the performance of any act perhaps hardly drastic enough from a or service arising in conection with the “Royal and Ancient” standpoint. game of golf, and who is not or has not been a professional in any other branch The United States Golf Association of athletics. Provided, however, that the winds up a lengthy promulgation on above shall not apply to writing, editing or this controversy, fraught with so much publishing articles, magazines, or books on interest, by tritely saying: golf, or to laying out, constructing, super- vising, or giving advice concerning the lay- “The whole subject of this amateur ques- out, construction, or upkeepof a golf course, tion is in reality most simple if only it is or any part thereof. approached with the attitude of willingness Any person who becomes ineligible by to do the right thing. The executive com- reason of this by-law, may be reinstated mittee should not be compelled to drive by giving to the Executive Committee of players into the habit of compliance with this association satisfactory evidence of regulations. There must be developed a meriting such reinstatement. No occurrence more enlightened public opinion upon the prior to January 8, 1915, shall affect the subject that will result in the instinctive status of any person who was in good avoidance of questionable practices.” 68 The Open Champion of Canada
HE open championship of Canada ness, with the result that after three was first competed for in 1904 at years as assistant pro. with Cumming, Montreal. Three men have had the he wonhis first Open. ‘This was his honor of winning it twice, viz., C. Mur- second attempt at the Open, having ray, Royal Montreal, 1906 and 1911; played at Lambton in 1907, finishing Albert Murray, Kanawaki, 1908 and tenth on the list. In 1910 he was sixth 1913, and Karl Keffer, Royal Ottawa, in the open at Lambton and won from 1909 and 1914. the samefield at the open competition The present champion capturedthe held by the Mississauga Club the same premier Canadian event both times week, In 1911 and 1913 he won the over his old home open competition at course, the Toronto Caledonia Springs, Golf Club, the first no matches being time on the old links, played there 1912 the second time on and 1914, the new links at The Champion’s Long Branch, and first position after upon each occasion leaving the Toronto his golfing instructor Golf Club was, in and mentor, George 1910, with the AI- Cumming, of the To- bany C. C., Albany, ronto Golf Club, was N.Y. The following the runner-up. The year he engaged scores were in 1909; with the Royal Otta- Keffer 309, Cum- wa Golf Club, and ming 312, and in has been the pro- 1914, 300 and 301 re- ficient professional spectively. there ever since. For The Open Cham- the past six winters pion’s golfing career he has been profes- has been a short but sional and golf man- most successful one. ager with the Jekyl Born in Ontario, his Island Club, of home was for 25 Brunswick, Georgia, years on the proper- a private club of ty of the Toronto Northern gentlemen Golf Club, in the east who spend their win- end of the city. Nat- ters in the South. urally he became a Karl Keffer is popu- lar alike with his caddie and early broth showed his coming er pros. and KARL KEFFER prowess by winning with golfers gener- the first caddy ally. He is a fine match held on the To- player and good sport. The photo- ronto links. Among the other players graph herewith w on that occasion as taken this winter were also the double whilst in the South. champions-to-be, Charlie and Albert The champion has a particularly Murray of Montreal fine, and Nichol free style, and plays every Thompsonof Hamilton, shot in his the runner-up bag with great confidence. He in the Open of 1913—certainly has a a great natural golfing temperament, and in field of youngsters. Keffer became the years to comeis bound to be heard very fond of the game, and on the ad- from in championships, not only in vice of George Cumming, that maker of golf Canada, but in the States and other champions, took it up as a busi- countries. 69 lll | With the Professionals
HERE have been quite a number winter had charge of the instruction of changes amongst the profes- school of the Harold A. Wilson Com- sionals this season. W. F. Lock, who pany, Toronto. A splendid player, a has been with the Mississaugasfor sev- painstaking and capable teacher, cour- eral seasons, goes to the Essex Golf teous at all times, Freeman is bound to and Country Club, which has a splen- make his mark at Lambton. did course at Sandwich. His place is Where They Are to be Found taken at Mississauga by George Daniel, who sailed from Scotland April 3rd. The following is a very completelist He comes here highly recommended. of the professionals and their clubs. He served his apprenticeship under W. Any pro. not represented here will Fernie, Troon, in company with Nipper please notify the “Canadian Golfer” for Campbell, now of the famous Brook- publication in the June number: line Club, Massachusetts, and other J. A. Black, Beaconsfield Golf Club, good ‘uns. He was employed at Card- Pointe Clair, Que. ross, Scotland, when he accepted the D. L. Black, Rivermead Golf Club, Ot- Canadian offer. He is a_ beautiful tawa, Ont. player, with a very free style, and W. J. Bell, Scarborough Golf Club, Mississauga was certainly fortunate in Scarborough, Ont. securing him. Daniel should be a de- P. Brault, Little Metis Golf Club, Lit- cided acquisition to Canadian profes- tle Metis, Que. sional golf. Geo. Cumming, Toronto Golf Club, Frank Lock, the Brantford pro., an- Port Credit, Ont. swered the call of King and Country, Connelly, Halifax Golf Club, Halifax, and is now with the Second Contingent INES: at the front. His place is filled by A. Desjardines, Brockville Golf Club, Alfred George Hearn, a “Devonshire Brockville, Ont. lad,” who started as a caddy on the Geo. Daniel, Mississauga Golf and Royal North Devon golf links, West- Country Club, Port Credit, Ont. ward Ho. He was afterwards a mem- H. W. Eve, London Hunt Club, Lon- ber of the Workingmen’s Golf Club, and during that time won the Bethune don, Ont. Hy, Pletcher} St. CharlesiGolisi@lub; Trophy for the best aggregate score for Winnipeg, Man. three rounds over the famous West- E. P. Freeman, Rosedale Golf Club, ward Ho course. Hearn came to Can- Bedford Park, Ont. ada in 1913 and acted as assistant for W. F. Lock at Mississauga. He is cer- W. Freeman, Lambton Golf Club, tain to make good in his new position. Lambton Mills, Ont. W. M. Freeman takes the place of T. C. Forest, Berlin Golf Club, Berlin, Ont. Percy Barrett at Lambton, one of the = most important positions in Canada, T. Gallop, Vancouver Golf and Coun- and he is well qualified to do so in try Club, Burquitlam, B.C. e
T. Gray, St. Thomas Golf Club, St. a every respect, both as a player and ; instructor. Freeman’s first engage- Thomas, Ont. ment was with the Brantford Golf and Frank Grant, Whitlock Golf Club, ee Country Club. This was seven years Hudson, Que. ago. For two seasons he filled the A. G. Hearn, Brantford Golf and Coun- position to the entire satisfaction of try Club, Brantford. everyone. Thenfor four years he acted Karl Keffer, Royal Ottawa Golf Club, as assistant to George Cummingat the Ottawa, Ont. Toronto Club. For a year he gave in- Charles Lock, New Westminster Golf structions at various clubs, and last Club, New Westminster, B.C. 70 May, 1015 CANADIAN GOLFER 71
W. F. Lock, Essex Golf and Country Short Putts Club, Sandwich, Ont. Nicol Thompson of Hamilton spent R. Mair, C. P. R. Hotel, Caledonia two or three months in the South this Springs, Ont. winter. Karl Keffer, the Open Cham- T. R. Murray, Royal Montreal Golf pion, also was in the South for the Club, Lachine, Que. winter. A. H. Murray, Kanawaki Golf Club, Frank Lock, before leaving for the Box 1315, Montreal, Que. front, was presented with a wrist watch H. Mason, Toronto Hunt Club, Toron- by the members of the Brantford Golf to, Ont. and Country Club. He was very popu- J. Newman, Stratford Golf Club, Strat- lar in the Telephone City. ford, Ont. George Cumming, the well-known H. Piddrick, Outremont Golf Club, Toronto professional, expects to be Hudson, Que. busy this season laying out one or two L. Quesnell, Dorvol, Que. new courses in different parts of the A.S. Russel, Lakeview Golf Club, Port country. Notwithstanding war times, Credit, Ont. the interest in golf does not abate. F. Richwood, St. Johns Golf Club, St. The “Canadian Golfer’ wants to Johns, N.B. thank most heartily a, number of the H. Stevens, Winnipeg Golf Club, Win- prominent pros. for their cordial sup- nipeg, Man. port and encouragement. Not only J. W. Skinner, Waterloo County Golf have they subscribed themselves for and Country Club, Galt, Ont. the magazine, and taken advertising, N. Spittal, Sarnia Golf Club, Sarnia, but have also sent in subscriptions for Ont. a number of the members of their J. B. Sloan, Thunder Bay Golf Club, clubs. There is no finer body of men Fort William, Ont. in Canada than the professionals who N. Thompson, Hamilton Golf Club, have charge of the courses from coast Hamilton, Ont. to coast. They are a sterling class in Arthur B. Woodward, St. Lambert every sense of the word, and Canadian Golf Club, St. Lambert, Que. golfers are proud of them.
A New Scoring Plan for Best Ball
W. J. Travis has got up a new 1, For example, A and B are playing scheme for scoring best-ball matches, C and D. Onthe first hole the score is which was used at Garden City Golf Av4--B, 6: ©, 5: Dy 7) A and) B score 2 Club in the tournament for the benefit for the best ball and C and D score 1 of the Belgian relief fund. for the second best ball, C’s 5. The system has the merit of giving In the case of A, 4; B, 5; C, 5; and the Dubs and the Duffers in a four- ball match a chance to figure in the D, 5, the score would be 2 for A and B scoring, instead of trailing along be- and the next best ball would be a tie. hind. Inethe case of An Av. ose Cyn Dao; According to the Travis method,:a 3 C and D score 1 for the next best ball, is possible on each hole. ‘The best ball as the 5 beats the 7, andthe best ball counts 2 and the next best ball counts is a tie.
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