The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-29
ABOUT GOEFRULVSANDBVUIYY
M COMMITTEE SENDS OUT ST.
INDREUS ANSWERS.

csns and the s~Cots-sOme Points That
Have Been Clearly Est~abliShed-AS-
pscts of Match and Medal Competition.
With tho object oi bringing lie lnterpreta-
,tor. NJ the rules up 10 date the United
ststes Coli Association committee has
ispei In a pamphlet for distribution TO
N membership clubs the queries answered
he Nh. rules committee Of 81. Andrews
.,co the last revision Of the rules In 1908.
The questions and answers represent the
,ors NJ the rules committee since May
n, that wear and will be OF use 10 American
climbs NJ solving the points always cropping
no m similar lines. The new issue Of the
rs 8 expected in May. but II will not
oAcroase the value Of these queries and
.o'ut.us. for they illustrate the applioa-
nor ~ 'ne code.
,,ro If the decisions do not chime at
The 1rst glance with American customs,
Tnr instance. a player In a medal com
rstr.ar who returns a card on which the
h.rd.oay ls wrongly subtracted Ia not dis
qualified II is the duty Of the secretary.
MI u' tr" competitor, TO add up the score,
IN similar lines ia a decision that so long
- The score for each hole is correctly
marked The player il not disqualified or
cthar,lse penalized, whether his card IL
correctly or incorrectly added up or not
gdisd W at all. The point that the proper
eiroses for each hole must be set down
a followed up in many decisions,
The neglect 10 mark a penalty stroke
ior any reason or to be in doubt as to
whether such stroke was put down il a fire.
guent cause Of disqualification. There
"a m value 10 a card when there is any
doubt that the strokes for each hole are
rot properly counted. II Ia not disquali-
frstlon to make a fresh copy Of a card
and hand II in, the original being destroyed
and The copy properly attested.
4 recent case is Of interest while the
courses ara soft in the spring. At an
English course in playing out Of mud the
hall adhered 10 the face Of the club, The
COMMITTEES said there was no rule on this
subject, but expressed the opinion that the
rlsyer should have shaken the ball of the
club without penalty at the spot where the
incident occurred.
The winner u the hole must always drive
"A first. for the honor cannot be evaded.
The decision IL on a question from Glasgow
stating that in a tie between A and B the
ornsr won the fifteenth hole, The six
rs.nth ia a difficult pitch, and A, having the
honor insisted on r playing first. The
committee ruled, Certainly not
There has been many an argument over
= question from Nottinghamshire asking IL
there was a penalty for touching the sand
in a bunker with the shaft end Of a club,
he players ball being in the hazard. II
IL defined as an instance Of no penalty.
provided always that nothing has been done
which might be construed as an intention Of
doing anything TO improve the lie Of the ball
or assist in subsequent play.
In a stroke handicap the allowance posted
nv the secretary opposite a players name
must stand even though he inadvertently
POSTS a wrong one and not that fixed by the
committee. II discovered before the player
starts the secretary may correct the
hlunder. bit not after he has driven on.
At match play the difference il that It is
up 10 the player to ascertain his correct
handicap before starting a match. Other
visa an opponent cannot he penalized for
Winning through giving shorter odds than
Tho clubs ratings would have fixed between
the two contestants.
The Garden City Golf Club always prints
on lis programmes that stimies must be
rlayed, but at other tournaments II is some
tines held that It is optional TO do 80. The
niles committee in an answer to the Royal
Melbourne Golf Club takes a decided stand
for the sttmy. The query stated that
4 and B were finalists in a tournament and
refused to play stimies, The answer was
that a. stimies are a recognized part Of
te game Of golf II Is not permissible for
players in a tournament 10 refuse 10 play
them. Then categorically the committee
made these rulings:
Gould the two agree between themselves
that the ball nearest the hole be played
frs2 NO Does any rule oblige them
IN play stimies9 Rule S, taken along with
ruiz IL. The penalty is disqualification
IA a player allowed TO lift his ball with the
consent Of his adversary 10 avoid a stimie?
No Has nile 3 with the penalty OF one
stroke for moving the ball anything 10 do
with a person lifting his ball to avoid a
ulmy? No
This is the text Of the much discussed
--yiiJt ~ th3 g. Andrews committee that
the line Of the put extends beyond the hole:
Sslkirk Golf Club.-In rule 10 Of the rules
N Eolf II Is said: The line Of the put may be
rointsd out, &c. but the person doing so must
not touch the ground. Does this refer to
The ground between the ball and the hole
only. Or does 1t also refer 10 the ground lying
10 ,ond the hole. 1. e., on the far side Of the
hols from where the ball is lying? A and B
we're partners in a foursome against c and d.
When 4 was about 70 play his put his part
nor, R, standing behind the hole. indicated
The line he should take, and in doing so he
rested he top Of his club shaft on the ground
two yards behind the hole, and not on the
Iresn between the ball and the hole. To
rsach the spot where the club rested the ball
Would have needed to pass the hole and go
two yards beyond it. c and D claimed the
hoIs. We're they entitled to do sol Answer
&C and p we're right,
10 take shelter during a stroke com
Petition, even though no pair comes up to
pass, IS disqualification. But II through
congestion at a tee a pair take shelter while
awaiting their turn il is mot disqualification.
w they may 60 into the clubhouse for re-
lreshments or drink at a ginger beer booth
without penalty II they do not lose their
ufn and ~ embarrass the other players.
Here IS an instance Of a Bromley player
ooelGg N luck. 4 ball is hit from the Tee intua
dtoh full Of running water. This ditch eX-
ENDS right down one side Of the course
,oTard the hole that is being played for.
rom the point where il entered the water
me ball is carried down twenty or thirty
Yards in The direction OF the hole and then
ypines 10 rest against some twigs which
ne across the ditch.
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