Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-12-16 | Page 10 | Championship Golf Meets Show Profit of More than $30,000

GOLf r TS SHOW OW PROFIT OF MORE THAN NEW YORK TORK Dec 16 AP AP Xa Na National I championship golf was as conducted conducted con COIl ducted at a. a profit o of to the United States Golf folt association this year reports to the annual al meetIng meeting meeting meet meet- ing of the on next month in Pittsburg will show The Tile bun bulc of this tills sum was derived from the tIle amateur and nd open cham charn- A stat statement ment received from the Scioto club at Columbus Ohio scene of the open open tournament shows that was paid by ly spectators to see Bobby Jones win the championship One half of ot this tills amount goes to the tile U. U S. S G. G A. A The Tile U. U S. S G. G A. A also cleared more than on admissions alone at atthe atthe atthe the amateur championship contested contest contest- ed in September over the Baltusrol course Additional profit was realIzed realized realized real real- from entry fees of 5 for each player in the two tournaments There were almost aspirants for the open championship and for the amateur To this Income will be hg added the revenue from the women's amateur championship a at al Haverford Pa figures of which have not yet been made available The Tile attendance was considerably reduced by rain on almost every er day of the event The flourishing financial cond cond- tion Of f the U. U S. S G. G A. A Is balanced by the tile growth o of the game in all sections of the country More than new courses sprang up In Increasing Increasing increasing In- In creasing the tile total to of which are m municipal links JInks