The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-30
ENGLISH VIEW or orr COR.
Many American Courses Mere DimcuIi
Than the British Ones.

! Than the British Ones.
Speaking Of the greater golf courses
OF the Eastern States. there is not q
doubt, writes The English player Horace
Hutchinson in the Metropolitan that
the first point 90 strike the attention aud
arouse the respect 81 the visitor from the
other side IL their difficulty
| The American golfer has set himself
no light task. His ideals are high In
this respect. however. We have 20 draw
a distinction.
About the time when golf eally came
20 America the common British idea Of lay
Ing out an inland course was 70 set II
forth as though Cor a steeplecha'e. With q
bank. having a Glitch in front OF IL. right
across the line cf the tee shot. another
OF exactly the same character for the
second shot 70 carry. and with that glo-
rious simplicity % plan men were con
tent.
| The trail OF that serpent lies very evil
GENTLY across many II the United States
Courses to-day IL ~ \ criticism made
from no superior standpoint. for the same
rail ~ on many a British course M less
Here and there Ne find IN America
n course laid ont az a date when the archi.
tecturnl ideas about golf were az different
from those described as the Tudor style
differs from the Gothic And then there
ar" also a great many which seem 10 be
in the process OF transition There are
signs Of stress aud struggle 10 We see
the straight across bunker gradually
disappearing. the holes gradually being
stretched ont 70 something more than
the duh drive and pitch distance
I have said that the fact that has i'm =
pressed me. sonnet lines with a painful
emphasis. about the American courses
il their difficulty; IL IL said. obviously
ofthe latest and hest type The American
golfer evidently has the idea that the
game is one which ought TO demand
straightness Of drive and great accuracy
OF approach.
Herein the Americans have improved
upon ourselves. am sure that their
courses Iagain | would say tina, I sreak
OF those which are arranged on the most
modern PLAN are laid out on a scheme
which pre-upposes straighter driving
than our links require
IF comparison be- made with our
classic courses il would be no more than
just 20 these latter 10 remember that they
were not always a. they are now and
.
else accord with the designs Of their de-
signen on almost all the classic courses
4 IN Great Britain there used to be a dense
/ fringe Of whins on this side and on that
the hrhWay between being straight and
narrow.
Many years and many golfers have
worn those whins away Consequently
/ there ~ much room on the right hand and
on the left. very little demand on the
golfer Tor accurate driving. and az a
] further consequence We see the young
: golfers who have had their schooling on
J these all too glorious links slashing the
tall about very far but very I'm cont rolled
The best American courses. IN fine
seem To me 10 require much more accurate
. PLAY than our own courses demand with
the longer clubs. and further the hest
American golfers appear 10 respond To
their need and to lie a good deal more
accurate. TO drive good deal more
straight and more precisely TO q point
than our own tS-t men
j must explain that | AaV this Of the
amateurs only our best PROFESSIONALS
are probably quite as accurate IN driving
as tho American best and bett or all around
golfers And you may Judge OF this
greater demand and supply Of straight
: driving on the part Of the American than
/ OF the British amateur not only by the
disposition Of the courses and by the
/ ability Of the PLAYERS 10 20 safely along
/ their narrow ways bu' also nv the d.
rsotions which are given 20 you 'hs
stranger IN tho land. a. To where Won
/ should 10
| Just ha,ween those two ,raa. IN IN.
B horizon that's the line or aay a h,,i.
I nearer the left hand tree ,hanTha ri1h,
THAT Is Nh. sr.rI,s Of sailing dire~tion
! tina; IN gwen Won and since the total APP
I nareot -nacs he, waen tho two ,-.s.. I.
! aho,t thre. fest /, must seen ia yo,,
! that this extr.n. accuracy 81 ,ns,rnc;, ION
~ either a d.lica,. compIim,nr "a vo,Ir
4 -.
startling indication OF IN. h.i9h, ~ IN.
standard 81 prer,,inn general an ,h.
country
-Tnhanp,Iy sre,kinR a. a Br,,on ,La
and You f.gin 20 realize that Their. IL