The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-23
SHALL PUTTING HOLES BE
INCREASED IN DIAMETER?
Many Adherents Found for Plan to Enlarge Cup
--Arguments for and Against any Change
in Present Size

ball should be very near to the hole. maxi
ing the matter of the next shot an easy
problem.
This would seem TO indicate that the
80 per cent. held good, but 80 far as the
difficulty OF making the fourth stroke was
concerned this was done away with very
largely because of the excellence OF the
approach. \ par was recorded and yet
IL the shots were properly evaluated II
would seem that the drive was worth 20
per cent, the mashie shot 40 per cent. at
least and the putting rclegated 10 80 per
cent. for two puts. But II the approach
had not been good and the shot up to the
hole was not near enough for a putt to
be played up dead, then this fourth shot
becomes not an extra stroke to be added
because OF failure to get down in the
previous shot, but real difficult putt to
lay dead and calling for all the elements
which go into the making OF "A perfect
putt. SO although there may be much
truth IN the report that "A player took
three puts from a distance OF ten feet, It
might he we'll to have mental reserva-
ton that one OF the strokes at least. and
sometimes two. were simply added and
rightfully because OF his inability to hole
on what We should term his holeabie mutt.
Now ~ To tho dcsirdbility OF "A change.
The value OF the shots would be placed on
a leveller basis 1t is true. IL the holo
were "a foot wide. Then We would expect
that OF a medium length hole the drive
followed by good mdshie. would be
holed on the third. and then we could
give third OF the credit To each shot
But leaving out the question as 20
whether 1t is easier to put mashie
shot within twenty feet OF the hole or To
mole twenty foot putt with the hole
wider, II seems to me that this is not "a
thing to he desired. ] feel sure II the
scheme were tried Tor month that the
golfers would be asking for the old order
OF things or II not that. the green ar
chiteCts would be making all sorts or
convolutions in the space allotted for tho
putting greens and then We would find
that the hole was Just as elusive as ever.
Ia the older days. when the greens
were not as unlulltiug and the gu:td
bah made IL possible t. hit with a finer
degree OF intelligence and appreciation
as 10 where the ball would come To- a
rest and when. on account of the smaller
greens, IL was easier to get down In two
puts. there were none Of these murmur-
ings about the puttiug end OF the game
with the Introduction Of the rubber core.
which seemed to be destined TO make a
show OF All links. the course architects
r,rked their brains and decided to en-
large the greens and make them sllppery.
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