Evening star., 1922-09-24


so good" according to the Gotham
ties questioned. 1t appears that the
city park commission run the courses
after a fashion, but politics has m
terfered with proper management
Those in charge pay Scant ATTENTION
10 the four city courses. it seems, Tor
il is declared the clay tees are un-
even. mud instead Of sand flls the
tee boxes and the greens are the
worst in the world. The park COM
mission spends only what it deems
absolutely necessary on the courses
although it collects annually some
hing like $4,000 in fees and conGeS-
sions.
Charges In New York.
The annual fee for the two Van
rourtlaud and the Pelham links is
$40 At Forest Park it is So. The
daily charge at Van CORTLAND and
Pelham for those without annual per
mits is 81 and al Forest Park half
that amount. Lockers al Van Court
land and Pelham cost $40 annually
and at Forest Park So. There is no
policing of the courses and no at
tempt made to Segregste beginners.
New York public golfers apparently
get little in return for the amount
If money they pour into the citE
treasury.
Detroi: has one public golf course.
Il short nne-hole affair. located on
Selle Isle. The city department or
parks and boulevards operates the
course and charges % cents for one
round of play. SS month or 81"
wear There are no lockers and no
..lubhouses merely shed called the
golf house. There the professional IS
housed and players register and ma!
check garments or packages. fees
collected are used for the mann
fenance of the course. The link rare
ly are in good condition.
At indianapolis there are three
fair eighteen-hole courses and one
poor nine-hole course. which the city
p}ans to improve and extend to eight
een holes. Ali of the links are con-
trolled directly by the city. Fees
vary according to the quaity of the
course At Riverside and Highland
the daily fees are 10 cents and year
ly SO. At Sputh Grove and Pleasant
Run. the latter being the nine-hole
course. daily fees are % and 50>"ents.
respectively. Lockers at all courses
are s. year. This includes use of
shower baths.
Caddies are employed by golf Off
rers a the indianapolis courses un-
der caddy masters. from whom they
receive their pay .by the week. They
are divided into three classes. A. s
and c. A caddies receive 20 cents an
hour. r caddieS 1" cents and { cad
- dies 10 cents. They pay 81 Cor license
buttons. which show their rank.
They receive > cents each for regis
tered balls return to the caddy
master.
Fifteen Cents in st. Paul.
course run by the city commissioner
of parks. but ii is only fairly well
kept. The charge is 10 cents for a
round of eighteen holes or less.
Locker are maintained by the city
and rented for S. a year for two per-
sons. The locker rentals. receipts
from sales of balls and all other in
come are collected by the Cit. The
income is not necessarily used for the
upkeep of the course.
The Cobb's Creek course. Philadel-
phia's municipal gold playground.
links in the country, is an eighteen
hole affair maintained by the city
under the supervision of the FAR
mount Park Commission. For one
days play there is a charge of so
cents. which entities one to a, locker
Membership. or the privilege to play
on the course for one year. is 81.
There is a charge of $40 for IA locker
for one year. This goes to keep
mp the course as do the daily and
yearly playing fees.
In Baltimore the city constructed
in Clifton Park. There is no fee
charged for playing but 50 Is charged
for use of lockers. On Saturdays.
Sundays and holidays only foursomes
are permitted. The golfers are en-
deavoring to have a small playing fee
betterment and upkeep of the course.
Frisco Charge Is Small.
The eighteen hole San Francisco
no ci L
mission. charges so cents a day or 81
month. Under the latter charge. a
player can play every day ana ali
day-and all night if he or she cares
10. There is no clubhouse on the
links. therefore no lockers. How
ever. clubhouse on private property.
one block from the first tee. is mair-
tanned. Membership costs SO an
nually and locker fees. cntitl:nG one
to shower bath and towel privileges.
also are 81 month. Neither the
city nor the park comm :ss;on has
ANYTHING to do with this private
clubhouse
For several years Seattle's parl; de-
partment has operated an eighteen
hole municipal golf course ana re-
Gently opened nine-hoic course.
The larger course, the Jefferson, is
one of the best in the west For
m5rly the fee for annual playing
privileges was IS and the game rate
20 cents At present. game charges
arc 40 cents, monthly charges $3.50
and annual charges $40. For SIS
additional. one acquires the privi-
icEes of the clubhouse. including
shower baths etc. All fees collect
ed by the city revert to the golf
courses and it is probable that there
will be reduction in charges later
Two Courses In Atlanta.
Atlanta has two nine-ho!e courses,
built entirely at the city's expense,
and it contemplates making both Of
possible. They do not include club
houses, but the park commission has
promised to erect clubhouses contain
ing locker rooms within the nea.. flu.
ture. A gross fee of rs cents Is
charged for eighteen holes. All fees
The city runs the golf courses in
Cleveland. charging IS cents for a
single round or SIS for the season.
Tho city maintains no lockers. but a
private club that uses the course has
lockers for it's members Fees col
fund The city has twenty-seven
holes for municipal golf. but this
amount Is wholly inadequate. There
is much dissatisfaction because of the
high rate a round charged.
Buffalo operates and maintains an
eighteen-hofe course and a nine-lole
course. There is no charge for in
iiyidual games. nor for weekly or
monthly membership. The rental fee
for a locker is s. year. The locker
house is maintained by the city. All
course users ace required 10 get per-
Aaits. which are free and good .er
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