The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-20
St. Andrews Club
Suggests Changes
In Golf Rules

NEW YORK, August i9.--The .
ROYAL and Ancient club OF ST An
drews. Scotland. the governing body I
in golf In Great Britain, gave the I
rules committee perm isston TO submit
certain suggested alterations in the
rules Of the game. The committees (
proposals have been submitted he +
most important suggested changes
have to de with the lost BALI and
the ball out of bounds
According to the present rule, a.
tho penalty in match play for lost
bail is loss o, the hole Instead
IL has been proposed 20 substitute the
stroke and distance penalty. Con-
corning the ont OF bounds, the pen
atty for which is loss of distance only.
the committee suggests that the pun
isn ment be increased to stroke and
distance If this canant he agreed
In there is a further recommendation
that the penalty be leit to local rule.
Ia note the committee intimates
that r appears impossible To OBTAIN
agreement Of goiflng opinion on IN"
subject of suitable penalty Tor a
ball which ia out OF bounds. me
conditions under which the penalty II
incurred vary greatly hence the sug-
gestion that the penalty should oe
stroke and distance unless modified
by local rule.
Concerning the definition Of haz-
ard the committee proposed To delete
PUSHES. as they are hard 10 define.
The suggestion is that they be left
TO he leg1siated fer like trees, hedges,
nxsd seats fences. gates, rAllvays and
walls hy local rule IL ts also pro
posed that a club NAV make a local
rule for grassy hoiiows. and with that
end in view the words. unless except
I ed by local rule" are placed after the
| definition of ditch as hazard
! The following new definition is pro
! posed AN umpire decides questions
/ Of fact: a referee decides questions
] of golfing law
/ The following addition to rule is
recommended;
"A PLAYER ts entitled at any time
| during the play Of hole TO ascertain
| from his opponent the number o!
| strokes the latter has played. II the
/ opponent gives wrong information rs
/ 10 the number Of strokes he has play
| ed he shall lose the hole, unless ne
correct his mistake before the player
has played another stroke
! II has been suggested that rule IL
be altered to read as follows
IF a players ball when in motor
he interserad with in any way ny ar
I opponent or his cadoie the opponent
side shall lose the hole. IL player
ball when at rest be moved by az
opponent or his caddie the opponent
side shall lose the hole. II player
vided for In rules = t2>, Is. = 80
al %, 80 t2l and SO
The committee intimstes that IN
terfered with" will cover the case =
a players ball being struck by al
opponents ball through the green ne
I fore the former has come to rest
Paragraph ! OF rule 22 ca is re
| drafted so as to avert misunderstood
fngs 1t now reads;
I'm order TO save delay II play
er after making stroke be doubt
| full whether his ball is out OF bound
or not he may at once play anothe
bali. as provided far in paragraph
| of this rule, but II 1t be discovere
that the first bali Is not out OF bound
II shall remain in play without pen
/ atty
In rule as. giving permission TO re
move steps or pianks In hazard b
the green committee for access TO o
egress from such hazard clause
added giving permission to remov
, similarly any obstruction mentione
in rule H. In regard to disputes trul
$50. the committee proposes that
the players have agreed to an un
pire or referee they must abide b
his decision.
In the special rules for match pls
competitions the committee sugges
that the punishment for waving an
. penalty incurred by an opponent sha
be loss OF. hole instead OF disqualifics
ton The committee considers thi
/ tho rule Is too severe. In rule l
n the rules for three-bail matches 1t
o proposed that a player desiring a pa
4 to be lifted must. unless II be playe
have 1t lifted before any other ball
> in motion.
The rules for boSey play founde
4 on the riifss ler stroke competition a.
offered for acceptance and the Roy
and Ancient will consider all the Sill
gestions mentioned at Its busine
| ysaAfina next month.