The Washington herald., 1922-01-08
SCOTCH LINKSMEN
NOT TROUBLED BY
HIGH COST OF GOLF
Sacrifice of a Few Scenes
All That's Necessary to
Meet Green Fees.
By GORDON sHAND.

y
agine' that? It's a fact, neverthe-
less. But you in Washington can
hardly hop out from the office and
take advantage of the offer of a
late afternoon next summer Not
unless You change your office To-
cation. This 6 cents business will
rule next season at the Jubilee
course Of the Royal and Ancient at
ST. Andrews. Scotland.
II Sandy figures that he can't
afford to play golf. all he has to
do Is to deny himself his daily loaf
OF bread or his scones and he is all
set.
And II you can believe IL, this
Jubilee daSly playing charge of 8
cents, or a "thripenny Bit" II you
wish. represents a SO per cent in
crease over the 1921 prevailing cost
of golf there.
The St. Andrews charge sheet
Tor this year shows no change from
the past year save the Id increase
Tor play over the Jubilee. On the
old course at st. Andrews, the most
famous of the four laSouts. the
charge Is to continue at IS, and on
the New and Eden, is, or about 40
cents and 20 cents respectively.
slt is intere sting to note that, de-
spite the modest sum charged, the
total Income from green fees for
1871, up to November 8. in round
numbers was $l2,755, divided as fol-
lows: Old course, s5.s75; Eden( s4,-
O4O: Jubilee, 1886; New, Sl,9O5. Tha,
represents a great deal of play.
And up in New York there is talk
of increasing the yearly charge fol
the use Of the public links at Var
Cortland Park from $40 to SEA Coli
charges in general in this country
have increased all out OF proper
ton to the <rise of similar costs
abroad. The big r<ason is the con-
struction of elaborate clubhouses
and the consequent high cost Of up
keep.
Speaking of the high cost of
golf. that revised tax bill, which il
Is estimated will save the people
OF this country something like $685.
100000, will probably beneft no
particular class more than the golf
ers. especially those belonging to
country clubs.
There's the tax on dues for one
thing. II you take club that
charges $3.50 a year, each ember
has had to pay $50 additional. this
last sum being turned over to the
government.
Probably the most welcome point
in the new tax list. however, is the
elimination OF the charge on sport
ing goods. In nearly every instance
this was paid by the manufacturer,
but as is usually the case, it was
shifted to the consuper by the in
creased cost of the article sold.
On the first of the year, the price
of 81 golf balls was reduced to rs
cents, for instance, and this is part
ly accounted for by the fact that
the manufacturer will no longer
have to stand the 10 per cent tax
Freddy Mcleod has postponed the
opening of his new golf school on
the fourth floor of Woodward and
Lthrop's until a week from tomor-
row. He was originally scheduled
to start operations tomorrow, but
has been unable to complete ar
rangements in time.
Freddy plans to have every IA
cility to aid the beginner. as well
as to make provision for those de-
string to practice without taking
lessons. His present idea is to con-
tinue the schol until the opening OF
the regular season next spring.
When the annual meeting OF the
United States Golf Association IS
held at Chicago next Saturday. II is
not unlikely that an effort will be
made by the Western Golf Asso-
citation to obtain a modification OF
the U. s. G. A. rules more in ac-
cordance with Middle Western
ideas.
Reports indicate that the U. S. G.
A. rules are regarded in the MidS11
West as being too strict, especially
the penalty for ''out of bounds" and
lost ball" 1t is also probable that
a new stymie rule and a new law
concerning an "unplayable lie" will
be given consideration.
In the past there has been little
unity in the rules of the Eastern
and Western associations with the
result that considerable friction has
developed, and for a time last year
it looked as though the threatened
break might occur. To remedy this
lack of unity will be one of the
chief objects of next Saturdays
session.
As the result of adverse weather
conditions. play on the local
still. and most Of them have sus-