Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-08
GOLF GOSSIP

proving the British open champion
ship regulations. but all suffer more
or less from the defect that they do
not subject the competitors to the
same test Perfect equality OF condi-
tions in stroke competition amongst
so large q number of players Is, OF
course. impossible is not even at
tainable In an ordinary club medal
competition, but in the championship
1t Is extremely desirable. not to say
essential, that there shall be nothing
in the regulations which shall place
any of the competitors at disadvan-
tage il by any means 1t can be avoid
| ed
/ Perhaps the most interesting Of the
| propositions made Is one put forward
by Mr.. Ross-Croubrough, who pro-
poses that the qualifying rounds
should be decided over two continuous
courses and 1t so happens that all
neighboring courses which are all ex-
cellent tests of golf. Thus st. An
drews has the new course, Prestwick
has Troon, Muirfeld has North Ber-
wick or New Luffness, Hoylake has
several not far on, while Deal and
Sandwich adioin each other, and
there is also Princes next door.
Use Two Courses
As we understand 1t. Mr.. Ross
Croubrough proposes that the compe-
titors should be divided into sections
which would play simultaneously on
the two greens. crossing over, 50 that
one round should be played on the
one green and the other on the sec
ond green. We have not heard the
precise details of Mr. Ross-Crou-
brough's plan, but although some such
arrangement would no doubt save
time and solve, for time at least,
the problem Of the ever-increasing
entry, 1t appears to be open to the
grave objection that It might unduly
favor one of the sections. For In
stance, Hoylake, as we saw this year,
is four or five strokes more difficult
with the prevalent westerly wind than
1t Is with the wind In another quar-
ter or on calm day. It might, there
fore, happen that section A were so
unfortunate as to &c favorable
wind for their rounds on both courses
and that section B got difficult wind,
| in which case II Is clear that the
Egreak majority Of those who dn1lIiiBd
would be IN section A. Possibly Mr..
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