New-York tribune., 1911-02-27
TO IMPROVE GOLF LINKS
Essex County Country Club Plans
Extensive Changes.
HOLES WILL BE SHORTENED
Officials Waiting for Snow to
Disappear Before Under
taking the Work.

When the snow disappears Iroui 'H'
mountainside much In the way Of improve
ment will be done on the links OF the
Essex County Country club. at West
Orange. Some Of the holes will be short
ened. others heightened and In two or
three Instances greens will be shifted TO
moro desirable locations.
Dave Hunter. the clubs professional. said
last night that the sixth tee would be
pushed back and a trap dug. 80 as 10 Pc
nalize a poor second shot. An increase or
100 Yards has been planned for the eighth
hole. where the tee will be put back that
much. making the total about 5sh yards.
The present long 0o-yard tenth hole up
the side of the mountain may be cut down
100 yards This would be made possible ty
the shifting Of the ninth green TO the right.
IT the tenth were reduced 20 i0o yards II
would make D fine two-shOt hole. whereas
in its present length no one car possibly
got home in loss than thre, shots.
The eleventh falrway down the mountain
will be widened by cutting down more
trees Distance lost through the shorten
ing Of the tenth hole can he regained at
No iS. where the plan Is 10 put the tee
back fully 100 yards Two god shots would
then be- required in orde- to reach the
green. At the fourteenth the rlsn Il to
make new green nifty yards further on.
so that a full second shot with wood would
be required 10 carry the ravine.
Differences Of opinion with regard to the
rules are ever cropping up, and il i> notice.
able how often thcy ocrur In stroke com
petitions Following is sample OF the
problems which the III. Andrews rules com
mittee is continually struggling with:
\ stroke competition was held which ex-
tended over two consecutive days tulrt.
six holes each day. New holes were made
before play commenced on the t1rst DAY
and were not altered FOR the second Gay
There was a separate draw for each day
Two competitors. before starting IN IN
competition on the second day, approached
on 70 the eighteenth green and holed out.
Should they have been disqualified under
stroke rule Z o.?
Answer-No Stroke rule % refers
priuarllv 10 stroke competitions which Le-
gin and end "on the day Of the compeu
ton that this Is the meaning OF the rule
T. shown bv the use Of the DEFINITE arucle
the" When a competition Is continued
on two or more dayS competitors VINO prac-
tiSe on tho second or following days can
not be deemed 10 have infringed stroke
rule ( %. which refers 70 play before start
ing-i. e., before the player starts in the
competition.
4 and were playing IN 2 stroke com
petition on a course which has local rule
20 the following effect. IF q ball lie on a
putting green other than the one played TO
II must be lifted and dropped So that II
shall not lie further than three 'lub lengths
from tho margin Of the green and not
nearer the hole than before. No penalty.
The green is defined by the railing which
surrounds It. When playing 20 the relief
greens the twenty-yard limit shall Apply
a I'm approac ching. when within twenty
yards Of the pin, struck IT, and B claimed
that he had incurred a penalty Of two
strokes. A thought the local rule quoted
exempted him from any penalty. Is As
view correct?
Answer. The local rule only affects the
particular purpose for which II was drawn
up-viZ.. the lifting Of a ball from a green
other than that being PLAYED to- The local
rule cannot be held 70 affect the definition
Of putting green (see definition l0l or the
application Of stroke rule Is CD.
The New York Newspaper Golf Club 4.
rlanning TO go ahead next season along
more progressive lines. Several handsome
cups have already been offered with d view
tc stimulating interest in the competitive
end. The club will also apply for member
ship in the Metropolitan Golf Association
\ booklet containing the bylaws. as we'll
as the names Of officers and committees,
has been issued by the club
1t is said that the women in the South are
planning 10 form a women's Southern golf
association, with the idea OF holding its
first championship tournament in May al
Atlanta. The formation Of such an Organi-
zation would doubtless 90 a long way tow
ard helping the cause Of women's golf in
that part of the country
The Country Club Of Lakewood made al
its arrangements To- hold its annual spring
invitation tournament on April -. 2S anG
% but word has been received that q
change is likely. Jasper Lynch is captain
again this year.