The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-19
NO VAST SUMS NEEDED
FOR SMALL GOLF CLUB
Initial Expense of Only $4,000 Is Enough for Nine
Hole Course-First Step Is Selection Of a Com
petent Architect to Lay Out Links.

here ard 5000. 900 or $500. 900 to be spent
there mas before noe prevented many a
community from undertaking a prop
os,tion OF the sort Just mentioned.
Nov as ~ a links designer There are
not more than a half dozen specialists
in the whole land and tnsir time Is
taken up with calls from everywhere.
tut there are at least ffty men II not
more Who know much about how 10
plan and the cost % constructing Goif
courses. and the advice Of these men
ought not 10 be hidden or kept for their
own iinks' benefit. Here Is where I
think, after not A little deiiberstlon. the
United States Golf Association might
prove Of i~nestimabie service 70 many =
community. The members OF their ex-
ecutive committee know Of many such
persons gifted In the architectural line
They might Communicate wlth these
men and see IL they would be willing 10
give their services for the interests OF
the game In helping some town or cry
70 lay out a course
Then Their are many men who For
the love Of the pork, capabl. me In
every Nay. would be happy z busy sn
this very manner. who rUvl not hesi-
tate TO SO 4 In their names TO the L. :.
O. \ and state that they would be will
ing. II requested. 70 profer their ser
vices in the neighborhood OF their com
munity to any bod ~oich might desire
them. The L. : q a through its COM
mittAes might well work for the ad-
vancenent 81 tire ga n in this way. keep
a list OF thos eho we're wiling % help
freely and become toe clearing hous~ OF
linss architecture for tn sect.v- which
wished 20 progress and had 10 great
funds. The specialists could md no
faux with This plan. Tor they would BE-
Just as busy and the style 81 planning
needed for the small nine hole course
with which the country will be dotted
before MANI years would not Re DIM
ore Of me appro,e ed L. ;. O 4. helping
architects.
Not long ago I sar an item
telling 81 certain trade associations
that had been bluntly refused per-
mission % play over certain golf
courses hose hospitality a al
WAYS been evident on previous visits.
Inquiry brought out the fact that the
members o, the clubs mad passed a rule
which stated tina in the future no trade
or profess raj organization could under
any circumstance he permitted ;he use
% the Inks. Whicn brings up row an
other interesting and. as several golfers
hav. surm.sed. an Inevitable problem
IL would be a dificult matter to maze
an accurate estimate ~ the nunber o.
professions ard trades which have
started golf Associations among hem
selves None that I know q has a
course NJ It's oun where regular contests
are held. ard yet the papers have daily
accounts. no matter what section OF the
country u may BE-. OF he'd
under thu auspices Of such and such a
business organization. Nor are these
Associations GONG TO be barred from
White IL is true tina; the mem
bers of the different trade golf assoria-
tons are more often han rot members
o, various Other rea. golf tubs there Is
nothing - prevent CLUBS refusing Use OF
their courses
II has bsen asked many times ~ha,
Il 10 that the club gains by the courtesy
IL no green fee is exacted and IL the
same prices prevail for lunch M ser
vice. The work " me employees Is
increased. while the cours> itself usu-
ally suffers becaus. OF the many now
ices VINO are trying their hands. per
haps FOR the first time. II is hard TO
discover any immed ate benefit derived
and therefore | feel that the trade and
professional associations will be forced
70 make some new sor; Of arrangement.
Probably green fees Tor each PLAYER or
a lump sum for the associations use OF
the course for a day Will b. charged.
This seems fa.r enough. and the asso-
citation golfers vii enjoy their game
and appreciate the courtesy % the club
none the less. For while income from
visitors fees s desirable, there Is a
point beyond which crovding % the
course becomes a burden n an annoy
ance 10 dues paving club members. and
the club suffers instead % benefits.