New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
HANDICAPPLNG In GOLF
TALUE OF PRESENT Plan.
Tournament Record Shoes Winning
Scores Close TO Par.

F5sn6ica2ptng under the direction Of the Metro
politsn Golf Association viii be continued along
fhe same lines season At leaxt such <ss the
recommendation OF the handicap COMMITTEES, con-
sStsnE q J E Erickson. chairman: F. J. Phillips
ard F1ndlay s Doug1as. at the recent meet
.nE o. the Metropolitan Golf Association n this
CITY
Il VII be remembered that following the recon-
renda1ion or the 1907 committee the new handicap
COMMITTEES adopted the plan OF compiling a
handicap list containing ratings up 20 nine STROKES
Ar-sr giving Ehe method fair trial the committee
reported that it firmly convinced that Il WIS
b the best plan ot issuing handicap list IN q
large association and consequently recommended
3 continuation OF the system In It's report .he
committee said in psrt:
inE tournaments should print their circulars the
condition for the handicap event. requiring any
rIaver whose name is not the association list 70
present letter from his club stating how many
s--okes he gets from his home club from sons
Eisyer whose name Is the list. and thus provide
z reliable way Of enabling club officials 70 get a
the list Ualess clubs 90 this they cannot expect
r1rinE he season the results. as whole. have
tesn ss[lseaFor eEpeSis1ly At tournaments where
committee IN printing the handicap rule on circu-
lars requiring letters from Unrated players. In at
ing the reco17-nendation IS proven BY the poor
- --1-sfa5 -sTe-s re+r-az 17e+ e1ors --rS
rs- and rvo under par That sn Of these, OF at
t-T-r TIE fact that three OF them were reported TO
association committee n the early q
year when L-e reports were sent IN being en-
fitled 70 Il strokes, whereas at the tournament
rue received -5 and the other IS strokes
During The last season II vas only with the
greatest trouble and difficulty that all reports
chrsi1sc- We, therefore would suggest for the
bereft = next years committee. that the handi-
czr cCc1Cltrrees OF the different clubs
E-lo1 exercise mora rTou1ptness IN sending
reports, a1d thus decrease the labors Of this
Y----ee.
7V= would also request that clubs report volur-
-=-l- throughout tire season whenever a rated
-lz~s- shows permanent improvement IN form,
v---rgC- such voluntary reports II is impossible
keen re general list I'd u date. This year, as
vel LAST yesr. not a single club reported dur
t7C re season
IS quite clear that al things considered the
ro-irres did vel At three Of the eleven toIrrna-
--e1ts the net scores were exactly At par, and st
c-e other the net score was within q stroke %
pr. while On four occasions the net figures
{ stroke under par
TIE handicap st Fox Hills the last dsy OF the
staten Island championship resulted n the four
leaders al being not rated on the printed
association list and the COMMITTEES takes occasion
- call attention 70 the fact that II is in no way
responsible for the sow net scores returned by the
winners This only as further proof that
-he c-lv safe wa- 70 rate players the
printed lis- is . require such players present
letters from their clubs Frating the number Of
strokes they receive from some clubmate who is
listed
TIE following table viii show how the net scores
- -he winners compared with par: