New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-17
SOME NEW GOLF RULES.
Suggestions for Simplifying Code
and Classifying Courses.

The FIRST gun IN a move In this country 10 sim
plify the rules OF golf has been fred In the cur
rent number OF The Golfers Magazine appears a
new SGT Of rules which has been drafted by well
known Western amateur Besides differing from
the old workings in a number Of cases. the re-
former introduces decided novelty in so-called
classification OF links. which are placed in three
divisions. 10 be known the major standard
course the ordinary major course" and the
minor course"
The idea is 10 have the national amateur and
open championship tournaments played over major
standard courses, which should not be less than
500 more than 6.3c3 yards long. with mini
mum width OF ATTY yards for the fair green. The
requirements would also call for well knit turf.
that must he kept in condition satisfactory 20 the
executive committee OF the United States Golf As
ISOLATION
The principal requirement OF the ordinary major
course is that It shall be less than 6coo yards
in length. course OF this nature is supposed 10
be suitable for the womens championship tourna-
meni Both Of these types must consist OF eighteen
holes. All nine-hole circuits are 10 be classed
minor courses Five physical divisions have been
specified follows: Teeins ground. tarway.
hazards, out OF bounds and putting green.
With regard 10 ball lying in a water hazard.
the suggestion differs materially from the Old
rule. which reads in part
II a ball lie oe lost IN water. or In casual
water. In hazard. ball may be- dropped in or
as far behind the hazard as the player may pleas,
ono, 3eG9s9nay one hears OF man PLAYING ball
oIl 90 out ''e new ruHhs' which would o.
aha bali ban in reaosgi4ed water hazard shan be
h9 lzs with a penalty Of Two strokes
ne prqGuce swins question, which has caused
years would apparently be taken care of salts
Except on the jeeing ground each practice
swing made within TWO club lengths OF "a bail shall
one Of the new suggestions also provides that
tbrSSgab 6y tw sIIn N.Y. tho right TO 90
hat he n4c
twenty yards thereof whether the bali be actually
as the putting green OF not a two stroke penalty
reformers would also DO away with all brushing
The defniton Of professional is gone into At
SOM i eg section OF Rule in the United
golfer or shall be tlg6e !" comnr an IN tS amateur
eur championships Of this assocation Who receiNas
money consideration, either directly or Indirectly
by reason Of CONNECTION with or skin displayed in
paying the game OF solt other branches OF attn
The new rule suggested reads:
IA, "A professional m folI Is defined as one who
PLAYING the game OF solf; who plays or who has
ye pa [ fr Prife VINO receives or has
or repairs golf clubs for pay; who after the age of
sport" 1'' ''''''" OF
The scarsdae Golf Club and the Golf Club Of
Glen Ridge have been elected membership in the
MetTopoItan Golf Association. This raises the
nine,
Leighton CalSins secretary of the Metropolitan
Golf Association, announces that the handicaD
ranking list has gone TO the printer and will dis
trtbuted on April There Will be about nine hun
dred names on the list
Finday Douglas. former national and metro
politan amateur champion. expects TO play more
golf this season. AS Douglas is a member OF the
Nassau Country Club he may he counted OF tn
make good showing in the MetropolitaD NJ
Association championship tournament, which is 70
De played there the third week in Nav