The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
GOLF ASSOCIATION
STATES ITS EXACT
AMATEUR STAND
Writing and Building Links
Allowed. All Else That
Pays Being Barred.
SELLING AND BUYING or .
GOODS CL.ASSED ALIKE

DENVER. Feb. ga formal statement
issued to-day by Franz, l.. Wool
ward. presiden, OF the United states
Golf Association, defining the difference
professional and amateur golf
ers. Amateur golfers nay receive pat
from two occupations touching on gol;
and retain their standing AS amateurs.
one ~ literary work and the other golf
architecture-"the laying out. remodel
or constructing golf courses Nj.
Woodward says
Notwithstanding the wide publicity
that has been given to the subject OF
amateur standing during the past
yea and the more recent general
discussion following the meetings OF
The intercollegiate Association IN New
York and the United states COZ As
sociat!on in Chicago II rs claimed that
there exists "A lack 81 understanding
IN many quarters as to the practical
meaning of III" rules adopted or at
least a Misunderstanding "a to the
effect OF the more recent rulings OF
the Golf Association u,,on the
status OF individuals who to a greater
or legs extent are prohtirg IN a pc
cuniaiy way through tine game Ut
golf.
Much 81: this discussion and urcer-
tainty is cCufiie ed 10 the very itdivid-
uals whose status IL brought INTO
question. 80 that the suspicion 10
reasonable that wuat : called mis-
understanding is in man instances
merely "A Discrimination 10 r~clinpuNeh
an occupation considered more or less
lucrative. For the lcuUHt. however.
o; such AS entertain ~ genuine doubt
as to the scope of the amateur rule
and its application to various classes
Of employ mcui tine present statement
is issued.
There are two and only TWO classes
or occupations that golfers are per-
mitted TO engas" IN for pay and stu
retain their amateur standing one
Is literary worh. The only RESTRICTION
i,.aCed upon this form Of activity IN
that "a piayer~s name may not be- at
tached To AN article Of which he Is
not In fact the author III" other
line uf effort for which an amateur
golfer may receive pay j. work in The
direction of what j. know Is golf
irchitsc,ure--thc LAYING out. remodel
ling ur constitution uf golf courses.
The mention of these two Classes
Of cases AS the only forms OF activity
TOR which golfers may accept re-
lnuIeration ought IN itself TO suffice.
Tor by the simple process of exclusion
every other ,nap.unb'c snlrc, ~ IN
come or nu,,t,ial l,u,r, ,,up..,,l w
any WAY win tho gam, ,r GOLF d.. dis
ttnctly haired ia ,m,ipu,s .rnn rr,.,t
cmphasis therefor, c,nrn, hi, nm, unnn
this method of considering tho sub
jet. for II these two things are kept
constantly ~ mind ruI,. I'm, 20
simple. easily understood and free
from any p~,rnl.>irr ,upIir.tnrs 10
provided fnr IN. puiJ,urn nr -,Ifars
and .lI others ir,aT,.,.J
During IN. pas, wear nearly All IN,
Instances thai INV. com, b.fn,,. tho
executive for investigation
and consideration under n. nn,,,ur
,u,e hay. h,.r ...,. NH, o",c.,s
were engaged ia In. bnrdlin, 80 no
supull.s owing ,o tho f,iluI. g., ,r-
fore, the amateur rul, In mi, rn,,.c,
In Times p,.t !, v,u snu,,d MAJ ,ha
practice Lad grown mn az u.,,, .ri,r
golfers for pnsItious 81 ,his ktnd D.,
ur"actlcallv every c,t,blishu,nt ia tho
country Ina, had p, ruit L.r,,tmc,i
.~ouu,.,,d wi,h lis nusIu.. - .,,h,
10 bc added IN ~iis,i,,. +, tho ,h,.. a.
fnur larc.s, ana lnu.,st olahI.h.,
sportinv goods house. In IA, ro,rtrv
ina, ,his remark jo,s nat, anu, IN
them.
Not hccausc the existing ru,os u,,.
no, far re,chiur enough ia ,n,e, ~
Of this sort. bi, i'm ordor +, r.,,, ~.
attention of the snoring world >, IN,
most freouer form ~ yi,r,,j,,s ~.
The amateur rule. tho .>o,u,n. ,.,,..
mit,ee at the las, annual m,a,,r. a.,
the United states Con- ,sso.,,,,n
announced its lates, -u'iu, n, ,ho .uh.