The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-23

WITH tue greens tN
his home club because they are too eS-
acting. and in all seriousness he declared
that lie would enjoy the game much
more II the cup WAS made larger.
| asked him what width he would like.
and without moments hesitation hc
said that eight inches would be the ideal
diameter. Evidently he had thought out
the matter long before our conversation,
for the answer was given with conviction.
He had other reasons why the hole
should he wider besides the ones pre-
scented by his own difficulty In putting
on those special greens. which felt was
the true cause for his disgust. The most
important one II seemed to me, was that
1t would take away the undue premium
placed on putting and make shots
through the green OF more value Which
may or may not be considered a. one Of
the ideal conditions of the game. Ger
tain II is that II is not 50 III other
branches OF sport. In baseball poor
pitcher weakens the whole machine ana
a strong twirler aids iu like ratio. And
I'm passing Il might be said that "a golfer
himself by his work on the green's makes
the ratio OF evaluatiou; there is only so
much putting In the game as the player
gives himself.
Putting in the scale 81 value has
been given as high as 20 per cent. and
whether this is a proper ratio or good
Tor fne game mas nttH Tue t'fi' va lH''N
"A long article. The opponents OF such
a high valuation seem to think that
even 33l-3 per cent is high enough
They point out that in nearly every
instance Il score OF -, which IN most
cases would represent what We wou'u
term perfect round. VIII cali LOT
thir,v-threc or even thirtN-slN puts
should the work on the putting greens
count for ms much as the handling ana
the control OF tho whole set OF clubs
sometimes rs many as dozen exclusive
OF the nulter-all Of which have a part
in the round
II will be seen that we are not quarrel
ling with the facts that putting mas
high value hut rather with the Thought
tnat ~ M. tin were made wider there
would bn less valuc in putting and NOR"
attached TO the different clubs ana that TINS
Is A thins to bc desired. II would seem
At first glance that nothing coA.d "e Ht.u
TO refute the contention That tho Pu'l'"-
end of the game tar overshadoWs 'ne othr.
r,rts We need not 20 back 90 III" Wei
known statements That tn" man wa" can
nnrroach need rot have to putt, nor TO
,,it,. IN. case OF marry Ndrdou. VINO, adj
ulttedly a poor putter. has won sly omen
CHAMPIONSHIPS Of Great Britain ana once"
the open chamHonsh nip Of America.
Rather Il would he NOR" Ndluap'" '" as
cover lust what we should mean by put
| ting.
| remember reading an article S"'o"-
where I'm which tho statement was made
| tina, In a great many cases IN" last slrohe
which put the ball into the hole was OF
so much II second or a third putt put
/ rather a stroke added 20 ~" scorc 10
mark tn. failure II the golfer to hol'
out IN the previous one. Nhich SOUNDS
| rather good doctrine, don't YOU think
| You have a hole which measures 30
wards and with your drive you get vel
over 200. The next shot is an easy mashIe
and ~ Won are going well the ball comes
to rest ten or fifteen feet from the hole
A mutt Is left for II three and II YOU H-ihe