Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-05-10
GOLF CLUB HAS
AUSPICIOUS OPENING
Experts Pronounce Links One of
Finest In State-Members
Are Enthusiastic

- formal opening of the local goli
course Tuesday afternoon. Wher
the time arrived for the first
drive the fans could hardly witt
to go. The final touches lad
been put on tees, greens, fair
ways and equipment during the
morning and the course was in
fine condition. Before the open
ing the membership of the club
had almost reached one hundred
which is a phenomenal start to-
ward making the Richmond club
a permanent asset to the city
and community.
President Deatherage presided
over the informal ceremonies
preceding the starting of match
es, presenting in turn Dwight
w. Pendleton, of Winchester,
who was the special guest of the
club, Homer w. Carpenter, who
p1loted the organization of the
club, Hart Perry, chairman of
the greens committee, and Mr..
Brandenburg, of Dayton, Ohio,
professional, who arrived Mon
day to start the players going
and train those who have never
played.
President Deatherage present
ed Col. H. B. Hanger, who dis
cussed the need for a shelter
house, naming. with him. the
following members of a commit
tee to take up the matter of con-
struction Immediately, Harvey
Chenault, r. ]. Mckee, Louis
Dunbar and H. B. Hanger.
The honor of driving the first
ball went to Miss Emma Watts,
who has been one of the leading
spirits in setting up the course
and who made a gift of the
greens and tee equipment. Har-
vey Chenault and Miss Watts
led the matches around the
course. Some 80 or 40 players
have already been on the course
and all pronounce it a wonder.
Mr.. PendletOn, who has been re-
sponsible for the development of
the Winchester course, led the
scoring playing the course in 43
this with strange clubs and
without having been over the
course. He was enthusiastic over
the prospect of one of the best
courses and clubs in the state.
Mr.. Brandenburg professional
golf instructor, began instructine
Tusday morning. He will give
lessons daily at the grounds. Ar
rangements should be made thru
officers of the club or with him
prsonally.
The constitution and bylaws
of the club were adpoted by the
board of directors in meeting
preceding the official opening.
An open season of 80 days was
provided in which members of
the club may invite prospective
members to play on the course.
Ground rules have been adopt
as follows:
Golf is played in two-ball,
three-ball and four-ball matches.
2. A single player has no pri-
ority on the course, twO-ball
match has priority over a three
ball match (or more) a three-ball
match has priosity over four
ball match (or more.
3. Players looking for lost
ball, after FIVE minutes, must
permit the match behind to go
through and refrain from con-
tinuing play until the other
match is out of range.
4. No player should play ball
until the match ahead has had
two strokes.
5. A ball must be played
from where it lies unless other
wise provided in local rules.
6. A ball must be considered
to have been played and one
stroke counted whenever it IS
moved from the position.
!. The ball farthest from the
hole shall always be played first.
8. When a ball is driven out
of bounds, the player shall drop
another ball and play it with one
stroke penalty.
9. The honors of playing first
at the first teeing ground shall
be decided by lot The side
which wins a hole shall take the
honor at the next teeing ground.
If the hole is halved, the SHE
which had the honor at the pre-
vious teeing ground shall retain
it. The winners of a match shall
have the honor in opening of a
new match.
10. In matches partners shall
strike alternately from the tee