The sun., 1919-07-27

but physical and mental WEAKNESS after
eighteen or thirty-six holes, instead OF
Joy at being alive ana a feeling that
n good hot and cold shower Will renew
life and vigor
The course which measures around the
$500 yard mark will be In favor in the
future. John Henry Taylor, hve times
open champion OF Great Britain-we al.
most wrote champion of the world
which before the advent OF a Hagen
would have occasioned no rebuke--at the
close of the championship at St.. An
drews a few weeks ago spoke on this
very feature and said that there was
never a necessity for having tremen-
dously long holes or courses and that
he would welcome the day when this
fact became a matter of record
But we must not forget that the golf
ball manufacturers have succeeded In
turning out rubber cores which fly far
or bounce along to undreamed of dis
tances. What then can be done to offset
the low scoring which each year makes
a mockery of even the best planned
courses, be they long or short?
The solution which we offer is given
after questioning many of the good
players who play thinking golf and null
over possible improvements. We know
that most of the best links have greens
with plenty OF grass even in the sum-
mer months and that the sprinkler IL
played nightly and oftentimes all day
so that the ball will not roll far after
alighting. We would have the same
thing done at the spots where the drives
of the moderate and long distance hit
ter land, which would kill Off the unucua'
distance.
Golf Architect Required.
For this purpose in the selection of
the right places for such maneuvring
the services of a golf architect could
be used to best advantage. In Great
Britain they again are taking up the
question of standardizing and suggesting
with little or no hope, however, of APP
proval-that only floating balls be used.
1t seems as II our suggestion might help.
since there will be no going backward
In the way of ball selection now, any
more than there was when the rubber
core first superseded the gutta percha.
But II the turf is made soft, SO that
the ball will not roll much after aliEhting
for the second shots on the long holes as
well, we will have only the highest class
golf, securing the low scores which is
as Il should be.
We let the rough grow long, to stop
the bad shots quickly. Why should we
permit tne course 10 DC pendllZeu aIIer
| hundred thousand dollars and more
tectural features spoiled because OF the
help which the hard ground gives TO the
lively rubber cores?
The selection Of these places can best
| be left 10 a real linksman. 1t Is the only
system we know which will permit OF
| reasonable length courses structurally
good. On one shot holes many time
we have seeD a poorly played shot run
forty yards to the green. Attention paid
to this particular on these holes will
serve to make golf more a game of SCI
snce and skill 1t will eliminate luck
which Is what every good golfer wants
for others, and for himself. If he is not
toe selfish at the moment.
With the increase In skill our shorter
| &c urses are being made in very low fig
ures; the very long ones are difficult, but
an abomination We must find some
happy medium. Yielding rather hard turf
nay solve the question. But get expert
advice.
| Scottish golfers will rejoice at the
news that their representatives, James
Braid and Jack White. in a regular old
fashioned foursone walloped Harry Var
| don and J. II. Taylor by and in a
! thirty-six holes match at Sunningdnle
Somehow or other the statement made
| by Taylor that Scottish golf is detcrio-
rating has stirred up the Scots and thus
| far they have played well down to for
nier successes.
This rafting victory has brought re-
rewed confidence to all the golfing
Sil chmcn. Braid and Whita were
mig three over tours for the twenty
e.Hht holes. remarkable score. rlr
| feature of the whole performance was
The bI illiant putting Of White. who never
| Mise" n putt within ten feet of the cup.