Evening journal., 1920-08-06
new GOLF PRICES
OUT sept. |
United States Association
Announces Some Import
ant and Timely Changes
ARE UNIFORM
WITH ENGLAND

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-The' special
committee OF the United States Golf
Association, sent abroad early this
summer 70 confer with the rules OF
eolf committee. OF ST. Andrews, not
only Settled a number Of points which
has come up for decision, but also
decided upon a uniform code on both
sides Of The Atlantic. so that the spirit
and traditions OF the game viii be
preserved. it was announced here.
Changes made In the rules affect the
styrnie, the lost bail penalty, amateur
and professional definitions, The stand
ardized ball and other minor details.
An OF these changes take effect sep
tembcr / Of this year. with the eX-
oeption OF the standard ball ruling
which viii 20 into effect in May,
1921 The new rules in brief are as
follows.
Professional definition: "One who
after attaining the age OF sixteen
years has carried clubs for hire, re-
oclNed any consideration, either d
rectly or indirectly for playing or for
teaching the game, or for playing In
q match or tournament or for money
prize In any tournament. Every ap-
plicaiion for reinstatement as an
amateur will be considered on It's own
merits. but a player may not be rein
stated more than once. and any appli-
cant for reinstatement must have acted
SO as 10 come within the definition OF
an amateur golfer for a period OF
three consecutive years Immediately
preceding the date OF the application.
While no one who has been a pro-
fessi0nal for five years or more shall
be eligible for reinstatement"
An amateur Is bne who has not done
any Of the things above mentioned
defining a professional. and violations
0f the amateur ruhs include. Lend
ing ones name or likeness for the ad-
vertiscment or sale OF anything eX-
cept a dealer manufacturer or in
ventor thereof In the usual course OF
business. or permitting ones name TO
be advertised or published for pay as
the author OF books or articles Of
which one Is not actually the author
In the future there Will be the
same penalty for lost ball, unpayable
ball and out OF bounds. In other
words, the player must go back to
where he played from and lose stroke
and distance, and provisional ball
may be played 10 save time In each
caEe
The styn1ie definition states that a
stymie is laid when both balls are on
the putting green and the opponents
ball lies in any position which the
player regards as interfering with
his line 20 the hole. provided the balls
be not within six inches OF each
other. The rule then provides that
ii the opponent lay the player 3
stymie, the player may remove The
opponents ball The opponent shall
then be deemed 10 have holed IN his
next stroke II the golfer playing
within the boundaries OF the puttlnl
green lays himself a stymie the rule
does not apply.
The rule regarding the standardized
ball requires hat The weight OF the
ball shall not be greater than I 6.
ounces and the size not less than 6.
inches In diameter The rules com.
mitice Of the United States Golf As
sociation VIII take whatever steps u
considers necessary 10 limit The pOwe
OF the ball with regard TO distance
shall any ball Of greater power be in
iroducod
These changes In the rules will re
quire the rewriting Of several, an,
this will be accomplished as soon Al
the royal and ancient committee sub
mits It's draft for consideration by m
United States Golf Association so TIA
the wording will be uniform In bot
countries