Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-03-13 | Page 18 | Municipal Links Are Longest in World

MUNICIPAL LINKS ARE LONGEST IN WORLD DENVER dolo Cole Colo M March 13 The The municipal municipal mu mu- golf golt links of ot D Denver nver to construct which the city removed forty five buildings build build- ings Inga a farm tarm d dairy a brick yard a II dumpIng dumpIng dumping dump- dump Ing ground and part of a a. race racetrack track Is la lathe the longest course courso In the United States and perhaps In the world so far tar as experts experts ex ex- of ot the game s-ame here are Informed A total of at yards is covered In playing play play- ing the eighteen g holes o which adjoins ol City park and occupy eight acres sa of ground o forty of ot which belong to the state and forty to the city Eight years ago a handful of golf enthusiasts en- en with ha little t to work koft with put t In nine holes From this beginning last year years year's s record shows showe that approximately I persons persone played on the course which the city had improved and extended at a acost a acost acost cost of ot more than A magnificent clubhouse patterned after alter the old SpanIsh Spanish Span ish mission style of ot architecture has been built A feature of the municipal course and anda a particular In which It differs from most moet I courses Is that the bounds are kept to the left-hand left side This construction construction construe construe- tion makes It a to a delight adelight right handera handers hand- hand ers ere as a slice from the tee keeps the theban ball ban In the course Instead of ot carrying It out of bounds of bounds Lakewood and the Country Country Country Coun Coun- try club where the other two courses In Denver are maintained are built along the opposite lines Another feature of the municipal course Is its Us great number of ot bu bunkers kers and traps There are ninety eight bunkers traps and naT hazards I naT hazards I The course ourse Is typically Western In Its formation there formation there being little grass on the fairways The greens are of oiled sand I with a II turf apron or approach An experiment In Improving the work worle on the greens Is Is' isnow now being tried out by Nick Bates the grounds man The fifth green greenwhich greenwhich which has a 1 decided slope and is situated situated situated sit sit- close to the bounds has been un un- un- un with two feet of straw with a tI aview aview view to giving a ball pitched upon It stopping qualities The straw underneath underneath underneath un un- un- un acts as a cushion holding the theban ball ban close e to the spot pot pot