The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-17

The fault findings
have been OF va John q
rious sorts and
coming from no particular class OF
golfer. II has been by no means def
nitcly fixed that th~ree-quarters OF tho
handicap difference is the right system,
for In a match between a low and a high
handicap man there are other factors
entering In besides the mere matter or
strokes.
For instance. the 20 handicap man
who IL playing with. let us say. for
example. a 5 man does not receive p suf-
ficient counteracting stimulus from his
handicap which will offset the thought
Of his patent inferiority as a real golfer
In comparison with his opponent. IT the
high handicap man is y hard working.
faithful golfer he will feel abashed at
many Of his efforts and the knowledge
OF his stroke or strokes to he gained at
certain holes will not suffice to draw his
attention away from his defects; II he
il a careless golfer II is quite likely that
he will not play with even his accus-
toned ability. And added to all TINS
Is the fact that golfers who have large
handicaps are not "a Keen for Winning
rs those who receive short allowances
from the official stroke alloter. The man
with a Is or 90 handicap may he just
as much interested in the game. he may
he highly pleased when he does win. hut
because he Is In class g or II he does
not try so hard nor get 10 much pleas
ure when confronted by a class \ or Is
man.
Tina this IL not theory has been
proved the past two seasons. for We have
instances OF several clubs which nave
made II the regulation that no man can
qualify in a higher division who has a
handicap below a certain figure. That ~
good business from the standpoint OF
Interest OF all the golfers In the to''riIa-
ment and II no other ways ana means
are followed should he Instituted NJ
every club which holds handicap tour
naments for members and guests.
Then there IL another complaint
namely that three-fourths OF the handi-
cap difference Is not enough and mat the
whole owarce should he given. Fact
as well as fancy has played a part IN
this discussion and the arguments can
not be decided on the results gained
from the practice. for there Is ar evep
distribution. Last year r controversy
ragged within separate clubs with the
county union Of clubs In central Eng
land and In the West Bowling Golf club
in particular 49, the centre Of the heated
discussion. Tho members ~ that clut
: who thought that fun handicaps shou'd
. he given not only In handicap mater
| play hut In all bogey and par competi'
i tons were IN the majority and naturally
the system had a real tryout.
|. Far from being q failure. as wa
y freely nredictod. the method worked on
exceedingly we'll. In forty competition.
n ,,i,h an .yer,re NJ seycntv-ive golfer
> playing in each it was found that o.
only one occasion was the result at nj
out OF the ordinary. That was whor'
n ore golfer went mad" as they said
= and turned in a score OF s up on hosey
,h,t wos nI,ve,
pottS y" . -, aaoy mate
u gains, " ~ 49, go, ei,ht n
lor many " ~ i'.',,' - 4, its,o,
-" ,,,o Genes hack I,
$ after the custom OF sot"e nta'n a,a -
fact know ol SeN'l"l .'u,a -
+ ultcrcn's "e.",,u " M - a. ,o,
e least elsht strohes anu ~ m'
difhcult one AZ 'h'' '"c!eio VI
the other '.ups m 'ue 'ou"'' ~ -,
a West bo"Ilhs 'tu" ~, W.
"A established stahua'o tne ,''.r' .,
liteiy decIiileu an" '"Nltcu ~
join them IN TINS ne" "eth'' " p.'s".
matches which "er" against p"eeH' pa
or In handicap ln't'h'
:. There IL 10 argument IN that wna'
good enough for all the otner cIuos
good enough Tor the one winch ~ 'ENlh
" out "A new system every attltud" an
attempt to get something when is ne
- ter should NOT ne llbNN'u upon ~
u rather encouraged, for II IL only ny e>
pertinent that re n results will be gaine'
'' II has not been proved. however, th1
IL this Is the correct way, for other result
re- have shown contrary evidence. 1t
d usually admitted that the low handica
10 player goes off his game less frequent
cr hat the poor golfer loses many strok'
~ on one hole. also which accounts for
y reduction of his handicap to thte
fourths, and II has been suggested in
previous article that the giving
n bisques Is a much fairer method OF Gea
ing with all matches which 20 oeyoi
- the medal stage where handlcaps a
er allowed.
r. This latter system has always seem'
so to me 10 contain the greatest merit b
re the difficulties in determining upHn I
III ratio have not yet been fully mot
ST place, therefore, of an elaborate systo
er involving much fighting, ! would su
gest "A scheme which has a certain "A
he peal: II is to give the high handle
Re PLAYER n certain number NJ holes as
is star, before any of the eighteen no
ed nave been played and then let t
rm golfers fight II out on that line. Thf
are a number of reasons why this wol
make a match more interesting TO go
49,. no h.pip with fhprp would Ice no