MR. ANDREW CARNEGIE GOLF WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "GOLFING," ESTABLISHED 1894 VOL. XXV DECEMBER, 1909 No. 6 BRITISH WOMEN ON AMERICAN LINKS The British ladies who came over go to Miss Georgianna Bishop, the for the championship visited several 1904 women's champion, with 98. New York clubs during the past Miss Teacher lost her chance of ty- month. At Garden City there was ing with Miss Bishop by taking three mi an i8-hole medal play handicap, and putts on the home green. Miss WOMEN GOLFERS AT EJNGLEWOOD besides the British visitors the field Campbell, the champion, was not at included the pick of the metropolitan her best apparently, having played players. The home talent were too much golf lately. Considering pleased to see the gross score prize the weather, with a very strong. Copyright, 1900. by ARTHUR POTTOW. ./// rights reserved. 326 BRITISH WOMEN ON AMERICAN LINKS Then the visitors went to the Apawamis club as the guests of Mrs. Stout. Miss Campbell, playing against Mrs. Stout, won by 3 and 1. Miss Campbell was also the guest of Mrs. Stout at the Richmond Country dub, and she played very good g"lf. She went over the long new iN-linle course, with which she was quite unacquainted, in 87, which equals Mrs. Stout's record. Mrs. Stout was bunkered badly at the first few holes and as she did not get on to her game she was beaten. At the Englewood Golf club Miss Campbell showed to advantage. In the morning she played against Miss Miss Temple and Mr. Maturin Ballou Mix, the champion of the club, and at Apawamis won at the nineteenth hole with a chilling wind blowing, the scoring was as good as could have been ex- pected. The summary: C.r. Hp. Nt. Miss S. Temple. Westward Ho 101 5 96 Miss G. Bishop, Brooklawn OS — 9S Miss F. Teacher, N. Berwick 99 — 99 Mrs. G. Martin. Westward Ho Ill 12 99 Miss D. Campbell. N. Berwick 100 — 100 Mrs. S. F. Lefferts, Englewood 104 4 100 Miss Spaldins. East Herts 108 5 103 Mrs. Faith, Wykagyl US 14 104 Miss Mix. Englewood 105 — 105 Mrs. C. T. Stout, Richmond Co 106 -- 106 Mrs. W. Callan. Englewood 110 4 106 Mrs. W. H. Rendig, Englewood... .124 IS 106 Miss Hurry. Englewood 115 fi 109 Mrs. N. P. Rogers, Plainfleld 113 4 109 Among those to withdraw were: Mrs. T. H. Polhemus, Richmond County; Mrs! C. H. Grey, Canter- bury, England; Mrs. M. I). Patter- son, Englewood; Mrs. C. F. Tiffany, Warsau, and Mrs. II. Paterson, Bal- timore. In the afternoon. Miss Bishop and Walter Travis beat Miss Teacher and Devereux Emmet, by 3 and 2. In a foursome, Mrs. Stout and A. M. Robbins beat Mrs. Faith and John M. Ward on the home green. Ward driving into the bunker at the last hole. - Mrs. Barkley BRITISH WOMEN ON AMERICAN LINKS 327 Miss Elizabeth Hurry, Englewood, defeated Miss S. Temple, Westward Ho, 4 up and 3 to play; Mrs. E. F. Sanford,- Englewood, defeated Airs. E. T. Gray, Barnehurst, 1 up. Eighteen Holes Mixed Four- somes, Handicap—Miss Dorothy Campbell and 11. V. Keep, 90, 6-84; Miss Elizabeth Hurry and \\ . White, 93, 8-85; Mrs. S. F. Lefferts and Raymond Boyce, 94, 8-86; Mrs. Duryea and G. Van Keuren, 106, 20- 86: Mrs. E. F. Sanford and II. D. Seggerman, 92, 5-87; Miss J. Spnrl- ing and Arthur Yanch, 98, 9-89; Mrs. T. IT. Polhemus and Harry Coxe, 94. 5-80; Miss Julia Mix and F. R. Upton, 01, 2-89: Mrs Callan and R. Starbuck, 101, 11-90; Miss S. Temple and Fred Snare, 98, 6-92; Mrs. C. T. Stout Miss Dorothy Campbel Mrs. Gray and H. Duryea, 105, 12- medal score of 90, which represents good golf. The cards : •• Miss Campbell, out 5 7 5 6 5 5 3 4 6—40 Miss Mix. out 45667734 6—4S Miss Campbell, in ii 6 5 5 6 3 6 3 4—44—90 Miss Mix, in 5 6 3 5 6 4 4 5 3—13—91 Miss Teacher also won her match and so did Miss Spnrling. but Miss Temple and Mrs. Gray were beaten, the team match ending in favor of the visitors by 3 to 2. Miss Teacher had a 93 in her match. In the afternoon there was a mixed foursome handicap. Miss Campbell had II. V. Keep for part- ner, and the pair won with this card, 90, 6-84. Eighteen Holes, Match Play— Miss Dorothy Campbell, North Ber- wick, defeated Miss Julia Mix, Englewood, i up (19 holes); Miss Frances Teacher, North Berwick, defeated Mrs. M. D. Paterson, Englewood, 7 up and 5 to play; Miss J. Spurting, Barnehurst, defeated Mrs. Lefferts, Englewood, 1 up; Mrs. Lawrence x 328 JI'ESTERX AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES 93; Airs. E. F. LJebelacker and \Y. with a mixed foursome competition Watt, 109, 14-95. in the afternoon. Miss J. Spurling and The British golfers also played at Reginald Ward won with the aggre- Baltusrol, as the guests of Mr. and gate scores of 196, 13-183. Miss Mrs. W. Fellowes Morgan. In the Dorothy Campbell and W. Fellowes morning there were informal matches Morgan were next with 197, 8-189. WESTERN AMENDMENTS TO RULES By H. F. Smith President Southern Golf Association The September number of GOLF late to or conflict with the "no putts contains an article by "Out of shall be conceded" rule. Bounds," criticising the Western The St. Andrews Club rules of Golf Association for publishing September, 1908. under the caption "Rules of the Game of Golf" as ap- "Definitions" (page 3, paragraph proved by the "Royal and Ancient 18) read: Golf Club of St. Andrews," with "A hall is 'in play' as soon as a slight amendments for the govern- player has made a stroke at a teeing ment of events conducted under the ground, and it remains in play until jurisdiction of said Western Golf holed out, except when lifted in ac- Association. cordance with the rules." The writer claims to maintain as There is no rule in match play great respect for the St. Andrews that permits a player or his opponent organization and the rules of the to lift his ball before it is holed out game of golf that it has furnished Minply because it may lie "dead to the world, as "( hit of Bounds," or the hole." any other anonymous writer, yet be- Stroke Rule No. 13 (page 31. lieves that the rules are in Mime re- paragraph 6) reads as follows: spects susceptible of logical conflict- "If a competitor, or his caddie, ing construction and perhaps em- pick up his ball from the putting brace language and terms somewhat green before it is holed out (except ambiguous to the average American. as provided for above) he shall, be- "Out of Bounds" expresses con- fore he has struck off from the next cern over the addition by the West- tee, or in the case of the last hole of ern Golf Association of Section 4 to the round, before he has left the St. Andrews Rule 32, which reads: putting green, be permitted to re- "No putts shall lie conceded," place the ball under penalty of two and claims that "the first three sec- strokes." tions of Rule 32 negative Section 4 The rules positively require the of Rule 32 of the Western Golf As- hall to be invariably holed in stroke sociation." play and in match play, unless the Tn this he is mistaken. These sec- hole is already lost to a player. If tions of Rule 32 in no manner re- this is true the recommendation of WESTERN AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES 32<J the St. Andrews Club (page 22) is would have conceded both putts for incomprehensible. Said recommend- "a half" had the opponent already ation reads: holed "the odd." "The Rules of Golf Committee "Out of Bounds" is pleased to recommends that players should not criticise the action of the Tourna- •• concede putts to their opponents." ment Committee of the Western The action of the Western Golf Golf Association respecting its con- Association in adding Section 4 to duet of the recent Amateur Tourna- St. Andrews Rule 32, reading "No ment in connection with the penal- putts shall be conceded" was for izing of Air. Evans for conceding a the purpose of mandatorily enforcing putt to Mr. Seckel at the nth hole, the St. Andrews Rules. Mr. Evans having holed his ball, and Mr. Seckel having one stroke The Western Golf Association re- for a half, and argues that under cently cancelled said "No putts shall Rule 33 Mr. Evans could not be be conceded" rule, not because the deprived of "half." Rules of Golf Committee believe putts should be conceded, not be- Rule 33 reads as follows: cause the St. Andrews Rules author- "Where a player has holed out ize contestants to concede putts, not after his opponent has been left with because of unmerited criticism by a stroke for the half, nothing that the unthinking, but because custom the player who has holed out can do has created a sentiment favoring shall deprive him of the half which such concessions among enthusiastic he has already gained." golfers, courteous and chivalrous Section 4 of Rule 32, immediately young men who delight in fair play preceding Rule 33, which reads: and the observance of generous lib- "No putts shall be conceded" erality towards an opponent. had the effect of qualifying Rule 1,7, Conceding putts under any cir- .so that in effect it read as follows: cumstances is, in the writer's opin- : nothing that the play- ion, unwise and authorized by the er who has holed out can do (ex- rules, and deprives players in match cept to disregard Section 4 of Rule contest of a clear title to the medal 32) shall deprive him :;: * * score, which it has become custom- ary to accord them and publish in The attention of the contestants connection with matches in promi- had been called to the "No putts nent events.