The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-31
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low one. In dry weather the tee be-
comes like a sand bunker, as the clay all
gets crushed into dust, and when IT is wet
you sink up to the ankles in mud, which
makes it impossible to get agood foot
hold; and again, there being such very
slight contrast between the color Of the
tee and the bail, it is considerably harder
to keep your eye on the ball when driv-
ing This style of tee should be utterly
abolished as it is a detriment to good golf
and does not accustom the player to
drive good bail through the green
The grass tee, he says further, with all
the grass worn off, is not much better
and is the direct fault of the green-keep-
er and the green committee. Care is
lacking on the part Of both. The grass
tee, carefully rolled and kept is. OF course
the ideal tee, and he says the only way
that they can be maintained UP to the
standard is 70 have the teeing ground
large enough to permit a constant chang
ing Of the disks or to have two or more
tees, side by side as is the cas- on many
courses in Great Britain.
In speaking of building tees he says:
Never have a tee which is elevated ar
the front, unless placed at the bottom
of steep hill in which case a quick
rising ball is required to carry the haz-
ard; and the, again, avoid a very hang
ing tee A slight hang is a great adj
vantage when driving against the wind
or down a steep incline, and all first-class
golfers viii ten you that the longest ball
can be driven under these conditions
from a slightly hanging lie. To construct
a tee with slight hang requires very
expert work 1T should be built up from
behind and gradually sloped down level
with the ground in front AS a general
rule, however, the tee should be abso-
lutely fiat Do not build it up above the
surrounding level if il is possible to avoid
it. Make your teeing ground of reason
able size; there should be space enough
to admit Of at least four changes. In
addition, a medal tee should always be
soncructed, if possible. Tend your tees
as carefully as you would your greens;
have them cut and rolled frequently. Do
not let long grass grow Immediately in
front, so as to give a low ball a chance
to get away, and at least a clubs length
or more from behind, so that the eye
shall not be detracted from the ball by
the waving of long grasses. Always re-
turn a tee if it does get worn out; it is
cheaper in the end; but if the above in
structions are carefully followed out,
such a contingency VIII not arise. Al
ways have the tee at least twelve feet
in length and two clubs length broad.
Commence your season by tecing at the
front of your teeing ground and then
work back; you viii ind the greater ma
jority Of players viii tee as near as pos
sible to the front disks Frequently in
front Of them and the ground viii not
be worn much further back than one
clubs length. It is for this reason you
are more likely to get more tees OF the
teeing ground than if you start at the
back and come forward
Miss Mary Hezlet, one Of the best
women players in Great Britain, has re-
Gently written a number of articles on
women's golf. In one of these she says:
lone of the young players in England,
who viii probably he heard of in the fu-
ture, is Miss Flora Macbeth of the Lyth-
am and St Annes club. She is quite
young still having her hair down her
back, but at the large opening meeting
held at Lytham last spring, when all the
crack players of England and Ireland
were present, she carried off several of
the prizes Miss Macbeth has a good
style, and, being extremely steady, viii
probably be heard Of in the championship
before long. There are several other
young players coming on both in England
and Ireland and the standard of play is
rising year by year. So long as girls
take an interest in the game and are en-
couraged to play, golf win never be put
in the background, but viii always hold
it's place with other sports, and be con-
sidered the most suitable. in every re-
spact, for girls and women"
She says further that regular practice
is the only way to Improvement. Too
much of it cannot be had during the first
few months, but afterwards overplayins
is mistake and moderation should be
used. The first steps in golf are weari-
some. but directly the primary difficulties
are overcome and missing the ball is the
exception and not the rule, the game be-
comes a delight. one reason for its great
fascination is that no two rounds are
ever the same There is always variety.
Nc matter. how often it is played new
features appear. and the same shot only
occasionally occurs again. There is ever
something fresh and it is this uncertain
~ about the shots and play which TO
most people is the charm of golf