Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-03-06 | Page 32 | Nibley Park Will Not be Open for Play until Middle of Week

I Nibley Park Will Mill Not Be Open for fog Play Until Middle Diddle of Week Numerous Improvements Made on Municipal I Course Links Now Water Soaked I By Vic The local golfers who planned to take part in the official opening of the Nibley park golf goU course Sunday morning must pack their clubs back In the bag and attend nd the Sabbath meeting for the golf golt course will not i iI I be open for tor play today The course Is swamped by the heavy rains which fell Friday and Saturday arid and i the players will Ie be lucky it if they use I the municipal links by mid After Arter a personal inspection Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- I forenoon in which the writer took several shower baths b making makin I the tho round of oC the nine holes he was convinced that it would take many hours of oC shining on the part of good Old ol before the links would be beIn bein In a condition where it c could uld stand tile the heavy playing which is common on the links The rainfall Friday and Saturday added plenty ot of water to the grass and put the course In a swampy condl condition lon and at the same time delayed delayed de- de the opening a fete fe days According According Ac- Ac cording to J. J M. M Riley golf goU professional professional at the municipal links the tho players will be fortunate If they are able to make the rounds by Wednesday or Thursday Nos I 1 6 5 8 and 9 greens were swallowed up In two inches ot of water vater This will take several lays days to dry It 11 players were permitted to play playon on the course before Wednesday their foot footmarks marks would mar the course for tor the season The large club personnel is anxious to start the B seasons season's play and enjoy the comforts of the new improvements around the clubhouse and on the course Harry Barry L. L Finch commissioner of oC public parks has taken great pride in the big changes that have been made around the municipal links s during during the winter and spring months Starting at the clubhouse there has been Installed a new tile the floor in the locker rooms S Several veral new lockers big enough to hold some Mme clubs and a few clothes have have also been placed In the changing rooms rooms Several new showers have been installed in in- stalled t. t These Improvements along with the toun fountain tain and cafe in the basement basement base base- ment of the clubhouse will mal make e ethe the spot very attractive to the goiters golfers golf golf- ers who play the course Then again another improvement has been een made Sidney Harmon one of oC the foremost young amateur golfers of oC last year has been jn- jn stalled in the position of assistant golf golC instructor With Harmon rmon filling fill fill- ing this the golfers who visit Nibley park will have a chance to receive Instructions from two high class tutors Starting on No 1 fairway the park placed two rows of trees last year to separate Nos 1 and 2 fairways and No 1 and No 9 fairways These two rowS of tre trees s will separate the playing on the three fairways and also speed up playing New watering systems have been installed on the second seventh and eighth fairways and alid this will tend to keep these the spots In perfect condition condition con con- throughout the season Although the official opening ot of the club course was postponed until untila a later date the members will gather gathel gath- gath er el this morning to elect officers for lor tho coming season Fred Gene president pr ot of the club for the past two years will leave th the city shortly short short- ly iy to take up residence In Portland Ore The Tho meeting Is scheduled to be beheld beheld held at 10 o'clock In the Nibley park clubhouse and every member Is invited invited in- in to attend the Important con con- ference It is that the playing season for the coming year will be I outlined d. d