Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-04-08 | Page 15 | U. S. Golf Club Will Try New System

UI U. SI S. GOlf ClUB Will TAY NEW SYSTEM Players Will Be Permitted Permitted Permit Permit- Permitted ted to Enter After Records RecI Rec Rec- Rec- Rec I lords Are Looked Into j NEW YORK April 7 Abolishing a system under which in effect the eligibility list for the tho national amateur golf championship was determined by handicap ratings the executive committee of the United United United Unit Unit- ed States Golf association today announced that Its 1923 list would be bo based upon tournament records and upon personal knowledge of ot players' players ability VILL ESTABLISH NEW j I IThe The new v requirements were a adopted upon the recommendation of the eligibility list committee of I which James D. D Standish Blandish Jr of Detroit Detroit Detroit De De- De- De troit is chairman Officials believe bellevo I they wilt will establish eligibility on onan onan I an honor roll basis instead of a amore amore I Ind more nd produce or oJ loss a arbitrary r more selected ratin t f field ang I of entrants for tor the national title event I The change chang w was made it was announced because of the great variation va va- va- va nation in handicap standards throughout the country and because because because be be- be- be cause of of- ofa a lack of ot cooperation in inmany inmany many wany instances of ot sectional associations associations asso asso- when handicap lists were requested NEW NEV METHOD OF FILING A A. new method of ot filing entries for tor the amateur will accommodate players whose names are not included in the original eligibility list which probably willbe willbe will willbe be published next month This method is in outlined by the theU U. U 5 S. S G. G A. A as follows Any amateur golfer who belongs belongs be be- longs to a a. member club of ot the U. U S. S G. G A. A may submit his entry to the eligibility list committee at least three weeks before th the openIng openIng open- open Ing day of the championship The ability of ot all such entrants entrant will be he Investigated and the player notified of its acceptance or refusal at least one week before the championship This system system- officials believe will twill permit the acceptance of ot the en entries entries en- en tries of ot players whose game durIng during dur dur- ing the current season has reached the necessary standard or who may have been omitted from the original list unfairly Entries to the amateur chaino championship cham chain f for players r already e on the eligibility list will close I two weeks e before the title event