Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-04

Harry Lawrie is chairman of the greens
committee, the other member being e. NJ.
Fairfield and Frank j. Burnley. This body
has promulgated the following new ground
rules:
l. No player, caddie or onlooker should
move or talk during a stroke.
2. No player should play a tee Until the
party in front have played their second
stroke and are out of range; nor play to
have holed out and moved of.
3. The player who leads from the tee
should be allowed to play before his OPP
4. Players must replace the turf when cut
out by stroke of club, or request caddies to
s. Players looking for a lost ball must al
low any other match coming up to pass
8. A party playing three or more balls
must allow a two-ball match to pass them.
Z. A player losing his ball while playing
through the green loses stroke and dist
ance; that is, he must return to the spot
where he last played and, standing erect
shoulder, with penalty of one extra stroke.
8. A ball driven over fence Is out of
inside fence three Club lengths1. drop T" a
ball and lose a stroke, except In playing
frst and second holes, when the ball may
atty az Pia'eo from where 1t neS' with no pen
9. II players ball should fall on a putting
green for which he is not playing It must
be removed to nearest point of the green
before IL is played.
10. A ball driven from second tee in any
of the second series of bunkers on second
hole can be lifted out of bunker and
dropped behind in course without penalty.
IL. A ball driven from the eleventh tee
into bunker can be lifted out of bunker
and dropped behind In course without PEN
u. The various punches Of trees through
out the course constitute hazards, and the
ball must be played from the place where
10, A ball lodging on the wall of any
bunker must be lifted and dropped into the
IA. A ball driven onto the tennis court
must be lifted on the court to nearest
point in course with a penalty of one
Nine-Hole. Long Course-The nine-hole
long course viii be played over the fol-
i7-is Gin one holej. Players playing over
the regular course will have the right-of-
way except on tournament days, when all
way.
Special Rules for Ladies-An OF the above
driving on AMY any tee on the e course. mat IA tb IN
ball goes into any OF the first bunkers,
player can lift ball out of bunker and drop
same behind on the course without PEN
atty.
Edgar M. Morsman, IT., is chairman of
the tournament committee and with him
are J. B. Rain and H.. G.. LeavItt. These
men have adopted a set Of tournament rules
which shall govern all contests, and unless
otherwise ordered shall apply to all tourna-
ments held on the Country club grounds,
applying 10 contests for women as well as
men. Many important rulings are made and
the complete text follows:
]. Scoring. In all tournaments or con-
tests the contestants shall play by pairs.
After each hole is played, each PLAYER must
take his opponents score card before play-
ing from the next tee. enter on his
opponents score card the score made by
his opponent for the hole Just played. TO-
gether with the scorers initial. After en-
tering the score OF that hole the PLAYER
shall return the scorers caro- to his opuo-
nent. When the last hole has been played.
each players score must be signed and
certified by his opponent as provided for
on said score card.
2 The rules OF the United States Golf
association shall govern all tournaments
and contests, excepting as the same may
be modified by rules adopted by the green's
committee or tournament COMMITTEES.
g. II any contestant shall commit any
act which disqualihes him in any contest
his opponent shall write upon said contes-
tant's score card. disqualified for -,
describing such act.
4 Entries for all tournaments must he
made at least twelve hours before the time
set for the commencement OF the tourna.
ment. Entries TO be made IN the boob