New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
CHANGES IN GOLF RULES.
limited States Association
Makes Public Slight Revision.
CLEAR UP VAGUE POINTS
Nothing Radical Attempted in
Alteration of Regulations
Governing the Game.

,rcrdin- OF inc rAltS as explained ny SiiaS
=, s,raun az the annual meeting II the
,,,;,sd States Golf Association in this
..,, less than a month ago. made their
.,,oarancc last night. These changes AS
.nnroyed by the Royal and Ancient Golf
.r,b Of II. Andrews, in September. 1912.
re-s adopted after a brief but spirited
inclusion NJ the recent meeting here
rhey went into effect on February J.
,rbile nothing radical has been attempted
tho alterations explain certain points
more clearly II Is the intention to have
this latest revision inserted in the United
States Golf Association booklets that
were published in May, 1872
The first change has 10 do with defni-
lion 6 relating 10 a hazard. In the first
paragraph the old rule reads IS follows:
"A hazard IS any bunker. water Except
casual water, sand, path. road. ditch
bush or PUSHES Sand blown on to the
grass. or sprinkled on the course for its
prescrvatiou. bare patches. sheep tracks.
snow and ice are not hazards"
In the revised definition provision is
made for local ruling on n ditch. as
MAY be seen by the following.
"A hazard Is any bunker, water Except
casual waterl. ditch. unless excepted by
local ruler. bush sand. path or road. Sand
blown on TO the course or sprinklcd on to
the course for its preservation. bare
patches sheep tracks. snow and ice are
not hazards,
The United States Golf Association has
added an entirely new definition--No. %
A. seen by the following.
An umpire decides questions Of fact.
Il referee decides questions OF gohng
Law"
Rule under tho caption General and
Through the Green" has been rearranGed.
Paragraph ! now reads.
a ball PLAYED from outside the limits
Of the teeine ground may Toe az once re-
called by the opposing side and may oe
re,c,d without penalty
Paragraph @ now reads. III ball
wheu not 90 play fail off tee. or be
knocked of tee by the play"- in ad-
Pressing 1t. il may be reteed without pen
atty. D. the ball be- struck when 50 NOV
ans. no penalty shall be incurred.
Of the same Rule begins as follows
"Thc option ~ taking the honor at the
first tceiug ground shall, if necessary ne
decided by lot" To this now appears the
following sentence. "A ball played by
player when his opponent should have
had the honor may bc at once recalled By
'ne opposing side and may D. rctecd
without penalty"
Rule @ begins with I'm q threesome OF
the partners shall strike off al
iernately from the teeing grounds and
shall strike alternately during tnc PLAY
VI each hole.
To tGis tic following sentence has 1ecn
1ddcd.
-Il a playe~ plays when n.s partner
should have played. his side shall lose
.hp hole
Rule { starts player may no, asa
'ol nor willingly receive advice from any
lu, except his own caddie, his Partner
lr his partners caddie.
Then. under the caption Information
BIS TO Strokes Played comes this prac-
.icaLy new paragraph.
.e \ player is entitled at any time our
.rg the play OF hole 20 ascertain from
ms opponent the number OF strokes the
after mas played if the opponent gives
wrong information as 10 the number OF
strokes he has played he shall lose the
hole. unless ne correct mis- mistake 5efore
Inc PLAYER mas played another stroke.
Rule Z originally reao: When the balls
are i'm play the ball furthest from the
hole shall be played first Through the
green or in a hazard. if a player play
when his opponent should have played
the orponent may at once recall the
stroke. \ ball 80 recalled shall be dropped
a. near as possible 10 the place where u
lay. without penalty.
To this is now added "Fo: tecins
ground see Rule %; for putting green
sec Rule 81 To-.
At the end OF Paragraph :. Rule d)
the ball" has been substituted for the
word ut
Rule IS now reads as follow: III
players bali. when in motion. be interfered
with in any way by all opponent OF his
caddie or his clubs. opponents side shall
lose the hole.
N 4 PLAYERS ball when at rest. be
moved by an opponent. or his caddie or
MS clubs. the opponents side shall lose
tNf ADlft 'A'fpL a. -
9 ~. rs. p 49,. 81 %, 30 ~ and 3d.
Ia Rule g (2J reads: If player after
making q stroke be doubtful whether ms
han is out Of bounds or not. ne may play
another ball as provided for in paragraph
I'D OF this rule. but II 1t be discovered
that the hrst ball is out OF bounds II
shall continue in play without penalty.
The revision prefiXes the words IN
order to save delay" before IF also
after the words he may there is an in
,ertion "at once.
With regard 10 Rule p 90 shGht IN
.e-tioo has been made. Originally ii read.
steps or planks placed in hazard by
ne green committed for access or egress
rom such hazard may be removed and
= n hall be moved in so doing it shall be
repIaccd without penalty The revision
calls FOR an insertion after from such
hazard" Of or any other obstruction
in Rule II.
Concerning Rule IS, which has to DO
with claims ard how to make them the
United states Golf Association goes into
the subject more deeply. as shown by the
following: -
III a DISPUTE arise on any point cam
must be- made before the players s'Fihe
OF from tho next teeing ground or III the
case Of the last hole Of the round peiore
they leave the putting green. II no UNI
pre or referee has been appointed the
,lsvcrs have the right Of determining TO
whom the point shall be referred pu'
,bould they not agree either side may
have II referred through the secretary OF
The ,luh to the executive committee OF
a. 80, o,.o,,g COZ Association. whose