Evening star., 1922-06-13
Golf Facts Worth Knowing
BY Innis Brown

q i il permissible for a PLAYER, where his
bal lies in high grass, To take practice
SWING 10 d"t"iihine TIE resistance oi tia stass
the cub:
a. A r-actice swing is permissible under
such conditions, tf made more than a club
myth away from the tal.
q. In single match on the putting green
putt and knock my opponents ball further
NAY from the cup. Cnn he replace il; also II
S'i"ck i nraEerp tan l compel him to re
ace it's
A. Your opponent has the option of allow
as his ball TO stay where you knocked or re-
sacing it.
q What is the rule TO cover case where
/ BAH strikes Spectator and lodges in some
part Of his clothing: Is there any penalty ::
A. The ball must be dropped as nearly as
ss'bl. to where the person was standing
~hen the ball struck him. The incident Is
t:eated as rub of the green. There is no
penalty.
q. How many times Miss Cecil Leitch
ieaten during her visit here last summer and
fall, and VII" defeated her:
A. Miss Leitch lost two matches, the first
:. % Mrs. +. c. Let's jr,,, in the Women's
Champ -onship at Hollywood. N. j., and the
second to Miss Glenna Collett at the Hunting
on Valley Country Club of Philadelphia.
q. Is a player allowed to lift a ball that is
partially buried in soft ground ON a claim that
ne wants 10 clearly identify it before play
.ng it:
A. ball may be lifted under such condi.
tions only with the consent of the opponent
aid must then be carefully replaced OF
oor;se. under W. G. A. rules bali buried in
SOFT mud can be lifted without penalty the
same as ball in casual water.
Q Has the United States Golf Association
taken any action toward lesseaing the penalty
of loss of stroke and distance, in the case of a
lost ball:
A, No change in the rule has been made, but
in the latest draft of the official rules sane
ton is given to local rules RENTING the PEN
atty stroke.
q. Can player he charged with a stroke
wien his bail moves after he has taken his
stance and touched his club to the. ground
though the c.ubh.ad has not even touched rL,
ball:
A. Yes, he is charged with having caused it
to move after he has taken his stance and
grounded the club. or if in a hazard, after he
has taken his stance.
q. Where the player with the honor on a
hole drives his tee shot ont Of bounds, has he
the right 10 have his opponent play before he
Grves second ball:
A. Yes. However, the opponent has a right
to learn definitely whether or not the first
players ball actually is out of bounds or not
Q. In recent tournAment my opponent
claimed Il hole me because allowed my
club to touch the ground on the slope of a
ditch recugn ri as water hazard, although
the Stop" tile bail stopped was thIrkIy
covered grass. Was his claim Justified 2
A. No. The situation is the same as where
ball stops the sloping wall OF sand trap
which is covered with turf. This is not
strictly speaking part of the hazard.
Q. Can a protest some incident that
happened during the Iound be filed at the
Close OF the round:
A. Presume you mean is it permissible to
wait until the round is finished before max
ing a protest. If that is so, no. A protest
must be made before the players drive of from
the next tee. or in case of the last hole of
the course, before the players leave the putt
ing green. This doesn't refer, of course, to
submitting facts to the committee at the
close of a round, where a protest has been
made earlier in the round.
Of any golf rules puzzle You. write Innis
Brown, care of the Sporting Editor, inclosing
stamped, return enyelope)