ANNIVERSARY NUMBER 1919 



I have always been struck with the little 

 nine hole course at Camp Eldridge, at the 

 Los Banos military reservation. Visitors 

 who go to Los Banos for its famous hot baths 

 will find in its golf links a pleasant variety, 

 as the hotel guests are granted the privileges 

 of playing on it unde r certain conditions. 



All the larger cities of the Philippines have 

 excellent golf courses and it would be diffi- 

 cult indeed to find a large provincial town 

 where a course of some sort cannot be dis- 

 covered. The course of the Iloilo Golf and 

 Country Club is near the town of Santa 

 Barbara a few miles from Iloilo on the island 

 of Panay. I believe that this is the prettiest 

 and best natural nine hole courses in the 

 islands. There are no artificial traps or 

 hazards, nor are they needed, as the course 

 abounds with natural features. The course 

 is now so arranged that the order of going 

 can be reversed so that a change of play may 

 be obtained. The clubhouse is comfort- 

 able and visitors are always welcomed. 



The Cebu Golf Club has a course just out- 

 side the city on a tract of rolling land. It is 

 hard enough to make good play essential 

 without being difficult enough to be dis- 

 couraging. The golfers of Cebu are all en- 

 thusiasts and their arms are wide open for 

 outside golfers who come that way. Zam- 

 boanga on the Island of Mindanao has a 

 course, and the various military posts have 

 them. 



Golf has come to stay in the Philippines. 

 The game provides an ideal form of exercise 

 and recreation for the Orient. In Manila 

 120 monthly tickets were issued in the month 

 of January on the. municipal course and an 

 average of 80 single round tickets were issued 

 daily. 



Especially after the establishment of the 

 Municipal golf course, Manila people began to 

 cultivate the game and now there are good 

 players among all of the colonies of Manila. 

 There is, of course, a part of every day when 



MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE, MANILA. EIGHTH GREEN AND NINTH GREEN 



few people would care to get out and play 

 golf, although it is not unusual to see some 

 enthusiasts staying at the sport far into the 

 heat of the morning. 



In view of the fact that the Municipal 

 course is only a hop, skip and a jump from 

 the Manila Hotel, the Army and Navy Club, 

 the Elks Club and any of the Intramuros 

 hotels, the first breeze of the early afternoon 

 does not reach the course much ahead of the 

 enthusiasts from one of these places. Busi- 

 ness men can be off from the first tee within 

 a few minutes from the time they leave their 

 offices. 



Well maintained roads leading out of Ma- 

 nila make approach to the golf links by motor 

 easy and pleasant. Improvements, have 

 been made to the Manila North Road re- 

 cently which, with the Naguilian Road, makes 

 a good avenue from Manila to Baguio, a 

 distance of about 175 miles. It can be done 



in six hours passing through picturesque prov- 

 inces and old Spanish towns. The Ben- 

 guet Road, the first branch from the Manila 

 North Road is one of the most picturesque 

 and difficult pieces of road construction in 

 the Orient. As the auto climbs higher and 

 higher, new vistas are brought into range, 

 the China Sea almost constantly in view, 

 and the old Spanish forts scattered along the 

 way offer many opportunities for the use of 

 the camera. 



Baguio is the health and holiday resort 

 of the Philippines and the Sunday market 

 brings the famed Igorot to the capital to 

 trade . with the lowland Filipinos. In all 

 parts of the islands, the sport of the play for 

 the tourist is mingled with that of the most 

 delightful views of typical Philippine manners 

 and customs. The caddies are quick-witted, 

 lovable Filipino boys who have learned their 

 work with characteristic aptitude. 



HOTEL PINES r.OI.F COURSE NOW VXDER CONSTRUCTION. THIS NINE HOLE COURSE AT THE DOOR OF THE HOTEL PINES WILL ADD TO THE ATTRACTIONS OF BAGUIO- 



HOTEL PINES IN BACKGROUND TO LEFT. 



