New-York tribune., 1909-04-07
STUDYING GOLF RULES
NEED TO KNOW CHANGES.
Ignorance Likely to Pro1'e Costly IN
Tournament Play.

All clubs holding membership in the United
States Golf Association are being supphed Win
books Of the rules containing the American
interpretations In some instances clubs nave sent
for a sufficient number Of extra copies to supply
all their members, as II is quite The thlng tese
days for devotees of the game to make STUDY
Of the rules. Already several well known payers
through thuughtlessness have got into dlfhcultes-
Even on the other side shortly after the new st.
Andrews rules went into effect, bames Braid carry
in match proceeded to brush the line of his putt
whereupon his opponent promptly claimed 'lle hoie'
That probably will TO keep this change HeS"
in the open champion's memory
This rule. however. is not so drastic as sums
seem to think While brushing the line or putt
is prohibited the rule also states that dung WORTH
casts snow and ice may be scraped asloe Win
the club. but the club must not be laid with more
than its own weight the ground. nor may any
thing be pressed down either with the cluo OF III
any other way. At match play violation oI TINS
rule incurs loss of the hole, while al ne'3l Pi"S
the penalty is two strokes.
There is now no Ioophole for those who nave
ever sought 70 bar styrnies. For instance, RUE
states that when the balls are IN play tne "a eai'
further from the hole shall be played first ne H
special rule % reads: on the putting green "
the competitor whose ball is the nearer 10 the
hole play first his ball shall be at once REPLACED"
The penaity for n breach Of this rule Is the ol7-
qualification Of both competitors. AS a 1urti'ei
check. special rule provides that competitor
shall not waive any penalty incurred by MS oppo
nent under penalty Of dlSuuaIlhCatlon-
Other points to he remembered TINS season az
that rlaver Is allowed a clear putt TO the hole on
4 green where there Is casual water; that shot
ont Of bounds from the tee may be re-teeo' puI
through the green only dropped; that PRAGUE
sing &c nermissihle more than clubs length from
the ball nd that players looking for lost oal must
signal to others TO pass and must walt until 'heS
go by and out Of range
A-,on, the latest arrivals of golf professionals
God
oren chan,rion: Gilbert Nichols and Fred Low Inc
Ias+ roroed spent the winter at Pinehurst as as
sistant 10 the brothers Alec and Donald Ross Lo"
has secured the Ridgcwood Golf Club green Tor the
season.
The Crawford Golf Clubs course is being trapped
and bunkered. with a view to making this rather
long nine-hoIe circuit better test Anolllo"a'
hazards have appeared going 70 the first th'rd'
fourth and ninth holes. The playing length is a
triAe less than $500 yards. and rather exacting
par Of th!rty-sx has been computed by the clubs
officials.
Six additional acres Of land havo been purchased
by the Upper Montciair Country Club, and II Is not
unlikely that this organization VIII some day own
all Of its course. The membership has grown rap
idly Of late and many more additions are expected
as the initiation fee has been waived until May /
There are now Al even sixty clubs holding mem
bership in the Metropolitan Golf Association. The
latest acquisition 10 the ranks was the Canoe
Brook Country Club. recently elected.
The Essex County Country club has secured con
troll Of piece Of property that VIII make it pos
ehle to restore sixth hole the ravine to It's
original length Wcrk is now in progress on the
new green. The committee Is planning 70 adh
number Of traps shortly. Dave Hunter. the clubs
professional has gone South for a couple Of weeks
of golf
The plans for the establishment Of the new got
course at Hawortb are maturing rapidly. and the
orga nization committee of the Scottish Golf Club
~ America has deemed Il wise 70 hold dinner In
the near future for the purpose Of bringing TO-
getber ali those interested in the movement. and
discussing the plans for the coming season Inc
dinner committee met last night and agreed on
Saturday evening, February 6. the date for
holding the dinner. The affair viii be entirely in
formal and golfers go direct 10 the dinner
from their places of business.