The New York herald., 1921-11-29
OPINIONS DIFFER
AS TO ST. ANDREWS
Links Scored by American
'Pros' in Summer Is Praised
in Winter Condition.
By KERR n. pETRIE.

Within the last twelve months quite q
lot or criticism of a not particularly
complimentary nature has been directed
a~ainst st. Andrews, the Scottish collins
Mecca. by linksmen who have been set
ting down the impressions OF their first
visit to that spot. However it has fire.
quently been remarked by those who
have been to st. Andrews more than
once that it has to be visited second
Tune to be appreciated; that in fact the
glories or the Mecca unfold themselves
only by degrees and that, therefore. the
man who comes away announcing that
the course has been overrated simply be-
cause he feels it has not come up to the
mental picture which he had drawn Is
doing 1t an injustice
1t was not difficult to see that many
OF the American professionals who
visited ST Andrews last year were rather.
disappointed with what they found
They had assembled in their minds eve
al the Zine holes over which they had
prayed at home and visualized st. All
orews as some supercourse where each
mole was masterpiece. Then it has TO
ne borne in mind that the American pros
visited the old gray city by the sea. Il,
the middie OF an exceptionally dry spell
oi weather, something unusual in these
parts and as fatally destructive rs un-
watering such as American courses know
and that all the watering is left to the
Weather man, with invariably satisrac-
tory results.
In view OF all this. then, it is rather
remarkable that John u. Andersen, of
Siwanoy. twice national runner. up
should send this message on the back Of
q postcard showing a picture of the
Royal and Ancient clubhouse: est An
ef,,
in the world" '''
Anderson left for Britain about E,
month ago on a business trip. and an
parentiy has found opportunity to get
IN rev rounds Of play over some Of the
letter known courses. At st. Andrews
ne essayed to play the better ball OF
Andra kirkcaldy and J. Stewart. He
iost' and z, with score of 70. bur
deIeat IN this match does not seen, to
nave soured him at st. Andrews. An
oerson also had 79 in match ut Car
. nouseie WIN Archie Simpson, who has
peen professional at the Detroit Country
Club for ten or dozen years. and an
parentiy is now visiting the old course
on which The played many of his frst
rounds.
Turf, it may be recalled, bulked largely
IN the discussion OF st. Andrews Ias+
summer. On the flintlike fairways ana
Sutring greens the American pros and
some OF the amateurs as we'll, were
scarcely at home. 1t is not surprising
rhat they came home q little disap-
pointed with st. Andrews. Evidently
Andrews has found ST. Andrews as IL /,
when conditions are normal
But had the American professionals
gone TO any OF the other British seasid
courses they would have found them
Ike 81. Andrews-hard as rock II is
told how, when. Willie Hunter was criti-
cising a certain hole at St. Louis in the
last American amateur championship
Jess Guilford broke into the discussion
IN his dry way with the remark And
II we mad few concrete fairways and
putting greens II would be almost as
good as Hoylako. Willie" To-day
Hoylakc is probably as different from
what it was when Guilford played over
it in the British amateur charnpionsl;,
as is the true st. Andrews discovered by
Anderson from that over which Tho
American professionals played.
Scribcs Elect Officers.
Inasmuch as the season just CONCLUDED
is the first that has seen the organiza-
tlon finish with u balance in the bank
1t was only to be expected that there
should be good deal OF repetition An
the annual election of officers of the
New York Newspaper Golf Club held
yesterday at the Press Club A. T.
POfnSette was leelocfad rras;an.& 4,