New-York tribune., 1908-03-23
That various interpretations can easily be taken
from the above may be seen from the following
communication from the Gulmarg Golf Club India

6o held hsndGaR % ae bic ore of
o e geen GS coee I'll the . ws pa
kept open for intending competitors until dusk
gam s the pay front the @ ninth hoe and noticed o that
since tRe dT o before asked the n man % in charge
Of the links why the holes had been altered. and
on the next day. A noticed other competitors
playing later over the same IN holes and until dusk
Rule Of medal play and seeing other players
pu,ted on % eghtesntR hole e on the
n had nfr9gsd Rus $ he be- dsquad
maintains that in the whole circumstance. and
in making new holes before the course closed.
the provisions Of Rule should not be enforced
AnSwer-Ths committee by inviting play after
8 for Stroke competitions and. therefore. A should
not be disqualified.
The average golfer unquestionaby interprets
Rule to mean that it is wrong to play TO
green the same day. prior to stroke
petition, but the intent of the committee makes
the affair hinge the actual placing of the holes.
Take for instance. the following. presented by the
Castlerock Golf Club:
Question: What is exactly the decision with ref
erence 10 play on the greens on the day of medal
stroke competition where the holes have not
been specially changed for the competition? II new
eompeton Would play be per2sibe e say % up @ 10
11:45 o'clock that morning?
Answer, Yes, at the old holes
One frequently hears golfer say when putting
put with a billiard cue or other old impe
ment if he so desires Those who believe in that
doctrine should read the following from the West
Ealing Golf Club:
Question, The competitor who returned the best
of putting. The competitor knet down and used the
handle end of the club shaft to strike the ball in
the same manner that billiard ball is struck with
a Is this legal?
Answer This method of putting is absolutely
Illegal
The Manchester Golf Club also craved a decision
on putting, may he seen by the following:
Question: Is it admissible putter the
handle of which is fixed at the back OF the head
and which is used by the player standing behind
the ball. resting the club on the ground and strik-
ing the ball from that position?
Answer: Provided Rule No. Is not infringed the
use of such putter Is admissible.
The rule in question states that the ball must be
fairly struck at. not pushed scraped nor spooned"
II would seem that putter built after the fashion
described could be used only in scraping manner,
yet the committees ambiguous answer must neces-
sarily leave the questoner in doubt On another
occasion the Carlow Golf Club wrote:
dressing his ball the putting green. while keep
ing his left hand on the shaft, 10 take hold of the
blade of his puter with his right thumb and fingers.
and so put between his legs?
Answer: Such stroke is here described is not
a proper golfing stroke. and is not permissible.
Regarding that perplexing point of handing In
cards in a medal play competition, the Burton Ion
Trent Golf Club writes as follows:
Question: A player in medal competition re-
turns card on which the handicap is wrongly sub
tracted the reSt ,o nisver a uS -
Answer: The player is not disqualified. There is
handing in his card That is the duty of the
tary.