Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
ANSWERS TO
GOLF QUESTIONS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPV'iai bispatcn 10 Inc Star.
NEW YORK. Aug 1-One of the Guns
oHered this year to members of the Plain
heid country Club was that of Leighton
NaikinS Tor the best set of answers to a
series OF golf questions which were gwen to
the members on Decoration day. W. Lester
Glenny was the winner. with percentage
or VI, and Mrs N. Pende:on Rogers was
second The questions and answers were
as follows:
% According to definition (a) what is the
putting green? (b) What is casual water?
tc) When Is ball lost? Answer-fa,
Everything within twenty years of the hole
except hazards CD Any water on the
course which is not a recognized water
hazard (c) A ball is lost when after HINT
ing 1t five minutes it cannot be found.
" state under what circumstances loose
iIhpediments may be removed when PLAYING
through The green. What are the penaIties
ior violating the rule (a) in match PLAY (bl
NJ medal play! Answer-All loose impedi-
ments may be moved while PLAYING through
the green which are within climbs Jangfb
OF the Dali. In hazard no loose imped
ment may be moved. The only limitation
on moving loose impediments is that If the
moving of the impeachment moves tha h.IJ
II must not be touched. If the ball moves
after the impeachment is moved the penaItv
Is one stroke. Penalties (a) in match NAV
moving loose impediments. except as pro-
vided above, loss of hole, (b) in medal NAV
two strokes. p'N''
~ Suppose a player drives a ball into
casual water on the fair green 200 yards
away. how should he play next? Suppose
the ball seems to fall Into casual water
put no one is sure about it. and the bail
though hoater, cannot be found. how
should h" play next? Answer-He should
MI the paii. stand, If possible. behind the
casual water. face the hole with the place
where the ball entered the water in line
between him and the hole and drop the
ball over his head. If not possible to dron
penino the water he may drop at the side,
but not nearer to the hole in manner as
Indicated above, t. e., over his head No
penalty.
>, "a What shouldsa player do if his ball
lies In casnel water on the putting green;
In casual water in a hazard? Answer-In
casual water on the green ball must be
formed by the hole and the place where the
ball was in the water projected behind the
water. No penalty. In casual water in a
hazard the ball is to be dropped. if poss BILE.
In the hazard behind the water or it NAV
be dropped behind the hazard as described
In answer to question three. If dropped in
the hazard, no penalty. If dropped behind
the hazard the penalty is one "a stroke
90 When must the flag stick be removed
from the hole (a) in match play, CD In
medal play? Answer-In match play the
nag stick must be removed as often as the
opponent desires. In medal play 1t must
be moved when the ball is within twenty
years OF the hole. not in a hazard Penalty
Qualification in medal play; no penalty
In match play, as opponent can move It If
he wishes.
90 What is the medal play penalty if the
prayer bail strikes an opponents caddie?
Is there any match play penalty if player
drives long ball from the tee and his own
caddie inadvertently gets in its way. stop
ping it? Answer-In medal play striking an
opponents caddy is rub of the green no
penalty being incurred. In match play il
a naH dU hn lnsp boil
% what should player do in medal
play, If he loses ball within bounds? Out
OF bounds? Answer-Ball lost in bounds in
medal play. tee ball where last stroke was
played and lose one stroke l. e, lose one
stroke and distance. If lost out of bounds
drop ball over the head. facing the hole
where the last stroke was played and lose
merely the distance. Ball out of bounds
does not have to be found
(S) What should be done when ball is
played out of bounds when playing from
the tee? When playing through the green
with brassey? What should be done if
the player Is not sure whether the ball
went out Of bounds? Answer-Drop the
ball on the tee and play two as descr bed
! with brassey through the green you drop
| the ball over the head as described in an
swer seven and merely lose the distance
1. e., play one more. If not sure whether
| out Of bounds. and not found In bounds. it
| Is presumed to be out Of bounds II last seen
! going In that direction. In such case he
plays as described for ball played out Of
bounds in answer seven.
CD When and how may loose impede
ments be removed from the putting green?
Answer-Any and all loose impedimants may
be moved on putting green's so long as you
do not move the ball.
QO In medal play. one player plays out
side the limits of the teeing ground. Tns
other player makes no objection and then
does the same thing himself. Does either
player incur penalty. Answer-Both are
disqualified.
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