The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS
SHOULD BE ORGANIZED
An Association of the Paid Players Would Be of Great
Benefit to Members and to the
Game Too.

/ and In this respect I am sure that the
amateurs II requested would aid Tho
amount OF practical good which would
accrue could hardly be measured There
Is no one In the golf line to-day who can
| not learn some few or many things about
/ the game of golf. either az to how Al
should be played or concerning the up
| keep OF the course. BY having talks
/ from those conceded to be specialists in
their line the professionals would ind a
great broadening influence instilling IT.
Self
Men are professionals when they re-
ceive money for their services or excel
/ lcnce in playing at games, but too many.
/ ] fear. think OF II as a real profession
/ That II Is not II is the livelihood of the
/ player, but IL he would he could raise
| the standard of the PROFESSIONALS calling
to a point much higher than IL is at pres
ent.
The year Just ended has seen more
movings from one place to another than
At any time In the last five or six years
II Is bad thing TO have a Journeymans
idea bob M In golf. and the stability OF
the game 50 far as II concerns the pro-
iesslonal would be doubly and trebly in
creased by the formation Of such an as
ISOLATION.
From time immcmorial we have heard
the buzz OF the complaints concerning
the treatment OF the professionals az the
championships and each succeeding year
u seems that the clubs which hold the
events get an undue share Of criticism
about the accommodations afforded In
most cases II there had been AN associa-
ton whose officers, presumably the hest
OF the ranking professionals, were duly
informed Of what was TO he done and
what could not be done IL would save n
vast amount of trouble So far IA |
have been able to discover the general
complaints which the professionals make
are against the places where they have
to eat and the locker accommodations.
The latter do not matter so much
many OF them say, provided they are
dhle TO get shower bath, but the eat
ing does make a difference. All this
might be avoided II the association Of
hcials would sound out the club officers
who have the meeting In hand No
club nowadays intentionally hurts the
feelings OF any one nor does IL try 10
offend, but oftentimes il is not known
Just what the professionals would like
or expect
The Professional Golfers Association
In Great Britain AZ present consists OF
considerably more than a thousand pro-
fesslonals. To keep the affairs of the
association in good running order
special secretary is employed whose
duty VI Is 20 collect assessments. not
over 50 year. distribute the funds
with the advice Of the advisory COM
mittee to those deserving profess ionals
who are out OF work and need assistance
or TO the families OF members who have
hecn loft destitute by the death Of the
head Of the family. Then, too. there
are golf tournaments held and golf cX-
hibitons where the best handiCraft work
Of the players is shown So among
them all is fOstered "A spirit OF helpful-
ness and unity which means much TO
aus body 9: :rcG. ~ A-srics there Is
a chance for a similar institution. which
might be run more on the lines OF mu-
tual help for better service and links
Improvement surely there will be few ~
oppose the benefits which this scheme
would give.