32. If a ball be played out of bounds, a ball shall be dropped at the spot from which the stroke was played, under penalty of loss of the distance. A ball played out of bounds need not be found.

If it be doubtful whether a ball has been played out of bounds, another may be dropped and played; but if it be discovered that the first ball is not out of bounds, it shall continue in play without penalty.

A player may stand out of bounds to play a ball lying within bounds.

33. A player shall not ask for advice from anyone except his own caddie, his partner, or his partner's caddie, nor shall he willingly be otherwise advised in any way whatever, under penalty of the loss of the hole.

34. If a ball split into separate pieces, another ball may be put down where the largest portion lies; or if two pieces are apparently of equal size it may be put where either piece lies, at the option of the player. If a ball crack or become unfit for play, the player may change it on intimating to his opponent his intention to do so. Mud adhering to a ball shall not be considered as making it unfit for play.

35. When no penalty for the breach of a rule is stated, the penalty shall be the loss of the hole.

36. If a dispute arise on any point, the players have the right of determining the party or parties to whom it shall be referred, but should they not agree, either side may refer it to the Rules of Golf Committee, whose decision shall be final. If the point in dispute be not covered by the Rules of Golf, the arbiters must decide it by equity.

37. An umpire or referee, when appointed, shall take cognisance of any breach of rule that he may observe, whether he be appealed to on the point or not.

SPECIAL RULES FOR STROKE COMPETITIONS.

1. In Stroke Competitions, the competitor who holes the stipulated course in fewest strokes shall be the winner.

2. If the lowest scores be made by two or more competitors, the tie or ties shall be decided by another round to be played on the same day. But if the Green Committee determine that to be inexpedient or impossible, they shall then appoint the following or some subsequent day whereon the tie or ties shall be decided.

3. New holes shall be made for Stroke Competitions, and thereafter before starting no competitor shall play on any of the putting-greens, nor shall he intentionally play at any of the holes nor on to any of the putting-greens, under penalty of disqualification.

4. The scores for each hole shall be kept by a special marker, or by the competitors noting each other's scores. The scores marked ought to be called out after each hole, and on completion of the round the cards shall be signed by the marker, under penalty of disqualification, and handed in. Competitors must satisfy themselves before the cards are handed in that their scores for each hole are correctly marked, as no alteration can be made on any card after it has been returned. If it be found that a score returned is below that actually played, the competitor shall be disqualified. For the addition of the scores marked the Secretary or his deputy shall be responsible.

5. If a competitor play from outside the limits of the teeing-ground, the penalty shall be disqualification.

6. If a ball be lost (except as otherwise provided for in the Rules of Golf), the competitor shall return as near as possible to the spot from which the lost ball was struck, tee a ball, and lose a penalty stroke. The lost ball shall continue in play, if it be found before the player has struck another ball. The penalty for a breach of this Rule shall be disqualification.

7. If a competitor's ball strike himself, his clubs or caddie, the penalty shall be one stroke.

8. If a competitor's ball strike another competitor, or his clubs or caddie, it is a "rub of the green," and the ball shall be played from where it lies. If a competitor's ball which is at rest be moved by another competitor or his caddie, or his club or his ball, or by any outside agency excepting wind, it shall be replaced as near as possible to the place, where it lay without penalty.

9. A competitor shall hole out with his own ball at every hole, under penalty of disqualification. But if it be discovered, before he has struck off from the next teeing-ground, or if the mistake occur at the last hole, before he has handed in his card, that he has not holed out with his own ball, he shall be at liberty to return and hole out with his own ball, without penalty.

10. A ball may be lifted from any place under penalty of two strokes. A ball so lifted shall be teed if possible behind the place where it lay. If it be impossible to tee the ball behind the place where it lay, it shall be teed as near as possible thereto, but not nearer the hole. The penalty for a breach of this Rule shall be disqualification.

11. All balls shall be holed out under penalty of disqualification. When a competitor's ball is within 20 yards of the hole, the competitor shall not play until the flag has been removed, under penalty of one stroke. When both balls are on the putting-green, if the player's ball strike the opponent's ball the player shall lose a stroke. The ball nearer the hole shall, on request of the player, be either lifted or holed out at the option of the owner, under penalty of his disqualification. Through the green a competitor may have any other competitor's ball lifted, if he find that it interferes with his stroke.

12. A competitor, unless specially authorised by the Green Committee, shall not play with a professional, and he may not willingly receive advice from any one but his caddie, in any way whatever, under penalty of disqualification.

A forecaddie may be employed.

13. Competitors shall not discontinue play or delay to start on account of bad weather, nor for any other reason whatever, except such as is satisfactory to the Committee of the Club in charge of the competition. The penalty for a breach of this Rule is disqualification.

14. Where in the Rules of Golf the penalty for the breach of any Rule is the loss of the hole, in Stroke Competitions the penalty shall be the loss of two strokes, except where otherwise provided for in these Special Rules.

15. Any dispute regarding the play shall be determined by the Rules of Golf Committee.

16. The Rules of Golf, so far as they are not at variance with these Special Rules, shall apply to Stroke Competitions.

RULES FOR THREE-BALL MATCHES.

In matches in which three players play against each other, each playing his own ball (hereinafter referred to as "a three-ball match"), or in which one player plays his own ball against the best ball of two players (hereinafter referred to as "a best ball match"), the Rules of Golf shall apply, subject to the following modifications:—

1. Where, in a three-ball match, at any teeing-ground no player is entitled to claim the honour from both opponents, the same order of striking shall be followed as at the previous teeing-ground.

2. Except as hereinafter provided, the side whose ball is furthest from the hole shall play first, but a ball lying nearer the hole and belonging to one of that side may, at their option, be played before the ball lying furthest from the hole. If a player play when his opponent should have done so he shall incur no penalty.

3. If a player consider that an opponent's ball on the putting-green might interfere with his stroke, he may require the opponent either to lift or to hole out his ball at the opponent's discretion.

4. If an opponent consider that the ball of another opponent might be of assistance to the player, he may require that it be either lifted or holed out at the other opponent's discretion.

5. If an opponent consider that his own ball might be of assistance to the player, he is entitled to lift it or hole out at his discretion.

6. If an opponent consider that the player's partner's ball might be of assistance to the player, he may require that it be either lifted or holed out at the player's partner's discretion.

7. In a three-ball match, a ball on the putting-green, which is moved by another ball, must be replaced as nearly as possible where it lay.

8. In a best ball match, if a player's ball move his partner's ball or an opponent's ball, the opponent shall in either case decide whether the moved ball shall be replaced or not.

9. If in a three-ball match a player's ball strike or be moved by an opponent or an opponent's caddie or clubs, that opponent shall lose the hole to the player. As regards the other opponent, the occurrence is "a rub of the green."

10. In a best ball match, if a player's ball strike or be moved by an opponent or an opponent's caddie or clubs, the opponent's side shall lose the hole.

11. In a best ball match, if a player's ball (the player being one of a side) strike or be stopped by himself or his partner or either of their caddies or clubs, that player only shall be disqualified for that hole.

12. In all other cases where a player would by the Rules of Golf incur the loss of the hole, he shall be disqualified for that hole, but the disqualification shall not apply to his partner.

ETIQUETTE OF GOLF.

1. A single player has no standing, and must always give way to a properly constituted match.

2. No player, caddie, or onlooker should move or talk during a stroke.

3. No player should play from the tee until the party in front have played their second strokes and are out of range, nor play up to the putting-green till the party in front have holed out and moved away.

4. The player who has the honour from the tee should be allowed to play before his opponent tees his ball.

5. Players who have holed out should not try their putts over again when other players are following them.

6. Players looking for a lost ball must allow other matches coming up to pass them.

7. On request being made, a three-ball match must allow a single, threesome, or foursome to pass. Any match playing a whole round may claim the right to pass a match playing a shorter round.

8. If a match fail to keep its place on the green, and lose in distance more than one clear hole on those in front, it may be passed, on request being made.

9. Turf cut or displaced by a stroke should be at once replaced.

10. A player should carefully fill up all holes made by himself in a bunker.

11. It is the duty of an umpire or referee to take cognisance of any breach of rule that he may observe, whether he be appealed to on this point or not.



INDEX

Addressing the ball, 62, 81, 171, 173.

Alps at Prestwick, 222.

Amateur Championship. See Championship.

Amateur golf in Great Britain, 233, 234.

America, golf in, 232, 234; tour in, 235; spectators in, 238; novel experiences in, 242, 243, 244.

American Championship, 23, 235, 241.

Anson, American baseball player, and golf, 240.

Approach play. See Mashie, play with the.

Arms, action of the, in driving, 67, 69, 72.

Ashburnham links, 227.

Auchterlonie, Willie, 13, 15.

Backward swing in the drive, 65, 68, 173, 174.

Baffy, possibilities of play with, 83; stance for, 83.

Balfour, Mr. A.J., how he learned golf, 30; anecdotes by, 252; preference in caddies, 253; and "Big Crawford," 254; interesting compliment, 255.

Ball, clean, 170; rubber-cored. See Rubber-cored balls.

Ball, Mr. John, jun., 223, 234, 260.

Beckenham, incident at, 263.

Beginners, advice to, 25.

Beginning, Vardon's, at golf, 2, 4; first clubs, 5; first matches, 6; how he learned, 8.

Berwick, North, 17, 21, 225, 245, 247, 254.

"Big Crawford," 254.

Birth, Vardon's, 2.

Blyth, Mr. Edward, 256.

Body action in following through, 71.

Boomer, Mr. (Schoolmaster), 3.

Boots and shoes, 167.

Braces and belts, 166.

Brae Burn, match at, 235.

Braid, James, 96, 260, 263, 264.

Brancaster links, 228.

Brassy, play with in Championship, 23.

—— the, points of, 44, 49, 79.

—— play with the, first attempts, 32; occasion for, 78; stance for, 79, 80; from good lie, 80; from cuppy lie, 80, 81.

Brewster, Mr., at Jersey, 4.

Broadwood, Mr. C.C., 21.

Brown, D., 14.

Bunkers and bunker play, 131; mistakes in regard to, 133; swing with niblick in, 136; long balls from, 138; filling holes in, 175.

Bury Golf Club, professional to, 12.

Butcher, Mr. S.F. (Bury), 12.

Caddie, advice of, 171; opponent's, 175; anecdotes of, 245 et seq.; the ideal, 248; girls as, 249; caustic humour of, 250; human kindness of, 254; excess of zeal of, 257; sorrows of, 258.

Campbell, Willie, 259.

Care of clubs, 50.

Carnoustie, merits of course, 225.

Championship, the Amateur, 233, 234.

—— the American, 23.

—— the Open, 3, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 23, 248.

Cleek, the, varieties of and characteristics, 46, 49, 99.

—— play with the, first attempts, 33; versatility of, 99; stance, 103; swing, 104; push shot with, 105; shot for low ball against wind, 108; comparison of different shots, 108.

Clothes for golf, 166.

Clubs, golf (implements), 37; first purchases, 38; limitations, 40; care of, 50; for different strokes, 168; experiments in competitions, 184.

Competition play, disappointments in, 177; steadiness in, 178; continuing with card, 179; tactics in, 181; caution in medal play, 182; new clubs, 184; time of play, 186; watching opponents, 187.

Counting strokes, 167.

Course, studying in competition play, 183; construction of. See Links.

Cox, Mr. Charles S., 240.

Cricket, 3.

Cromer links, 228.

Crowds, great golfing, 21.

Cruden Bay links, 225.

Cupped lies, play from, 81.

Cut stroke, the, with the mashie, 127.

Deal, tournament at, 15; merits of links at, 228.

"Debauchery of long driving," 52.

Despair, golfer's, 26.

Diagrams, explanation of, 57.

Divots, replacing, 175.

Dogwood heads, 42.

Dollymount links, 226.

Dornoch links, 225.

Driver, the, points of, 40; scared and socketed clubs, 41; heads of, 42; length and weight, 49, 53; loft on face of, 54.

—— play with, first attempts, 32; long balls with, 35, 36, 52, 75; pleasure of, 53; stance, 55, 56, 57; the grip, 58; the address, 62; backward swing, 64; follow-through, 71; faulty driving, 72; summary of advice, 77; intentional pulling and slicing with, 85.

Dunn, Tom, 22, 30, 254, 259.

Dunn, Willie, 236, 237.

Dwelling at the tarn, 68.

Etiquette of golf, 161, 164, 165, 175, 277.

Excuses, golfer's, 26.

Experiments in golf, 172.

Eye on the ball, how and where to keep, 63, 65, 169.

Eyesight, defective, 174.

Faces, artificial, to wooden clubs, 42.

Findlay, American golfer, 242.

Finish of swing, 72, 173.

Florida, golf in, 236, 241.

Follow-through, the, in the drive, 71.

Football at Ganton, 3.

Formby links, 228.

Foursomes, partners in, 171; old style, 188; four-ball, 189; tactics in, 190; sociability of, 191; mutual understanding in, 192; junior partner in, 193; handicapping in, 195; classical story of, 196.

Freaks of style, 62.

Frosty weather, play in, 167.

Ganton, professional at, 15; match with Willie Park at, 22; caddies at, 246; international foursome at, 260.

Gloves, 168.

Greens, putting, gauging strength of, 158; etiquette and policy on, 165; damaging, 175.

Grips, Vardon's overlapping, 59; the two-V, 59; tightness of, 60; thickness of handle, 168.

Grouville, 2; golf introduced to, 3.

Gullane links, 226.

Hands, right and left, grip with, 59, 60, 61; variations of tightness, 61.

Harlech, links at, 227.

Head still, keeping the, 65, 172.

Herd, Alexander, 12, 14, 15, 260.

Hilton, Mr. Harold, 234.

Himalayas at Prestwick, 222.

Hints, general, 160.

Hoods for golf-bags, 50.

Hoylake, merits of course, 223; best holes at, 224.

Huddersfield links, 231.

Hunstanton links, 228.

Hunter, the brothers, 21, 265.

Huntercombe links, merits of, 230.

Ilkley, 14.

Impact, moment of, 69, 70.

Improving one's game, 163.

Inland golf, 229.

Ireland, links in, 226 et seq.

Iron, the, points of, 47, 49, 113.

—— play with the, first attempts, 33; time for, 113; stance for, 114; swing, 115; relation of swing to distance, 116.

Islay, splendid links at, 225; most difficult hole, 226.

Jersey, golf at, 2, 4.

Jersey Golf Club, Royal, 4.

Jigger, the, use of, 130.

Kay, James, 17.

Kilmalcolm, tournament at, 13.

Kilspindie links, 226.

Kingsbury, Lord, 257.

Kirkaldy, Andrew, 13, 14, 19, 142, 266.

Kirkaldy, Hugh, 13, 14.

Ladies, faults of, 71; freedom on links, 198; improvement of ladies' play, 199; keenness of American, 200; good pupils, 201; same game as men's, 201; swing for, 201; clubs for, 202; bad upward swings, 203; need for tuition, 204.

Lahinch links, 226.

Laidlay, Mr. J.E., 223.

Lawrence Harbour (U.S.), match at, 237.

Leach, Henry, vi.

Learn golf, how to, 25.

Leather faces, 42.

Length of clubs, 48, 49.

Lie of clubs, 45.

Lindrick links, 231.

Links, on construction of, 205; made in a hurry, 205; long handicap men's links, 206; time and study needed, 206; maturing of, 206; land required for, 207; preliminary survey of, 208; clearing of land, 209; "penny wise and pound foolish," 209; experimental drives, 210; short holes, 210; varieties of holes, 211; too lengthy, 212; direction of course, 213; position of bunkers, 213; class of player to suit, 213; bunkers at the side, 215; undulating greens, 216; double tees, 217; the best links, 219 et seq.; superiority of Sandwich, 220.

Littlestone links, 228.

Lloyd, Joseph, 15.

London links, 230.

Long heads, 43.

Lowe, George (St. Anne's-on-Sea), 9, 10.

Luffness links, 226, 254.

Lunch, golfer's, 169.

Luton, incident at, 264.

Machrihanish links, 225.

Maiden at Sandwich, 222.

Manchester links, 231.

Mashie, the, points of, 47, 49, 119.

—— play with the, first attempts, 33, value of good, 119; varieties of, 120; stance for ordinary shot, 121; the swing, 122; danger of scooping, 124; taking a divot, 124; the running-up shot, 125; the cut stroke, 127; stance for, 128; points of, 129; chip on the green, 129; the jigger, 130; mashie on the putting green, 155.

Mashie, the driving, 49, 100.

—— —— play with, 100; difficulties of, 101.

Master stroke in golf, 85.

Match play, 171, 172, 180.

Medal play, 178, 181, 182, 183; rules, 274.

Middle-aged golfers, 29.

Mid-Surrey links, 230.

Molesworth, Mr., at Jersey, 7.

Money matches, 22.

Morris, Old Tom, 22, 23, 149.

Morris, Young Tom, 23, 259.

Mount Zion at Islay, 226.

Muirfield, first Championship at, 16, 19; merits of course and best holes, 224.

Nails in boots and shoes, 166.

Nervousness, 9, 12.

Newcastle (co. Down) links, 226.

Newquay links, 228.

Niblick, the, points of, 47, 49, 135; swing with, in bunker, 136.

Nicholls, Bernard, matches with, 235, 239.

North Berwick. See Berwick, North.

Novelties, avoidance of, 168.

Oakland (U.S.), 237.

Oiling clubs, 50.

One-armed golfer, 27.

Open Championship. See Championship.

Opponent, one's attitude towards, 161.

Ormonde, match at, 235.

Over-golfed, 186.

Overlapping grip, 59.

Park, Willie, senior, 259.

Park, Willie, junior, 20, 21, 148, 230, 260, 264.

Pau, visit to, 15.

Persimmon heads, 42.

Photographs, vi.

Pivoting of the body, on the waist, 67.

—— on the toes, 68.

Pleasures of golf, 1, 29, 32, 53, 266.

Point Comfort, match at, 236.

Pointgarry out, Mr. Balfour at, 255.

Portland (U.S.), novel experience at, 242.

Portmarnock, merits of links, 226.

Portrush, tournament at, 13; merits of links, 226.

Practice, early system of, 32; amount of, 35.

Pressing, 75, 173.

Prestwick, 13, 20, 23; best holes at, 222.

Professional golfers, money matters, 22; difficulties of, 261.

Professional tuition, 30.

Pulling, causes of, 67, 71, 73, and Plates X. and XI.; method of intentional, 91; in a cross wind, 92.

Purves, Dr., at Jersey, 7.

Push shot, the, 105; advantage of, 106.

Putter, the, points of, 47, 49, 146.

Putting, a curious experience, 18; first attempts, 33; confidence in, 142; no rule for, 143; the natural stance, 144; the grip, 147; hitting the ball, 148; the swing, 148; on being up, 148; on undulating greens, 150; borrowing from slopes, 151; the cut stroke, 152; down steep inclines, 154; use of mashie, 155; playing stymies, 156; running through, 157; gauging strength of greens, 158; etiquette and policy, 165.

Redan, the, 256.

Redcar links, 228.

Regrets, golfer's, 28.

Reserve clubs, 45.

Ribbed faces to iron clubs, advantages of, 102.

Ripon, golf at, 10.

Risks, on taking, 162.

Robertson, Allan, 22, 259.

Rubber-cored balls, life of, 170.

Rules of golf, 167, 267.

Running-up approaches, 125.

Rye links, 228.

St. Andrews, 15; merits of course and best holes, 224.

—— style of play, 64.

St. Anne's links, 228.

St. David's, Royal, links, 227.

St. George's Golf Club, Royal, Sandwich, 3.

Sandwich, 3, 14, 23; the best course, 220; reasons for selection, 221; best holes at, 221, 222.

Sandy Parlour at Deal, 228.

Sayers, Ben, 18, 19.

Scared clubs, advantage of, over socketed, 41.

Scarsdale (U.S.), match at, 236.

Scotland, links in, 222 et seq.

Seaside courses, advantages of, 229.

Seaton Carew links, 228.

Shafts of clubs, 43.

Sheffield links, 231.

Sheringham links, 228.

Shoes, golfing, 166.

Shoulder, right, movement of, 66; dropping, 74.

Simpson, Archie, 15.

Skidding with iron clubs, 102; with driver, 168.

Slicing, cause of, 67, 69, 72; how to find, 73, Plate XII.; method of intentional, 87; distant slice, 88; short slice, 89.

"Slow back," 64.

Smith, Will, American champion, 238, 241.

Smoking, on, 185.

Spectators at golf matches, 263.

Speed of the club, 69.

Spofforth, Major (Jersey), 9.

Spoon. See Baffy.

Strath, David, 259.

Stroke competitions, rules for, 274.

Studley Royal Golf Club, Ripon, professional to, 11.

Stymies, playing, 156; running through, 157.

Successes in competitions, 9.

Sunningdale links, merits of, 229.

Swaying during stroke, 67.

Swinging, first attempts at, 31.

Tait, Lieut. Fred, 21, 223, 234, 260.

Taylor, J.H., 15, 16, 240, 241, 260, 263.

Tee, the, for the ball, 54; disadvantage of high tee, 55; low tee with wind, 172.

Teeing grounds, 217.

Three-ball matches, 276.

Tightness of grip, 61.

Tobacco and golf, 185.

Trafford Park links, 231.

Training, on, 185.

Travis, Mr. Walter J., 233.

Troon, merits of course, 225.

Turf, replacing, 175.

Two-V grip, 59, 62.

Upward swing. See Backward swing

V, two-, grip, 59, 62.

Vardon family, the, 2.

Vardon, Fred, 3.

Vardon, Tom, 3, 4, 9, 10, 15, 17, 23, 260.

Waggling the club, 63.

Wales, links in, 227.

Wallasey links, 228.

Walton Heath links, merits of, 229.

Washington (U.S.), match at, 244.

Weather, wet, care of clubs in, 50, 168.

Weight of body, how balanced, 67, 70.

Weight of club, 44, 49.

Westward Ho! merits of links, 227.

Wheaton links at Chicago, 238, 241.

Whip of shafts, 43, 44.

White, Jack, 260.

Wind, play in a, 92; pulling in a cross, 94; driving against, 95; driving with, 96; low tee with, 172.

Wrists, action of the, 66, 70.

—— mistaken notions concerning, 70.

Yorkshire championships, 231.



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