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these, It seems, are becoming the complications which still arise, most important things in sport to- day.

So much so that players can be excused for saying to themselves "How far can I go without actually | cheating?" and even the most punc tillons will take advantage of any rule which permits him to escupe punishment for his own mistakes.

What would you think, for instance, If, having holed out in ono, you were cumpelled by the rules to mark down

LAWS, rules, instructions, decisions; "Decisions" on the rules to elucidate be a rule of golf that disqualifies a player for holing out with his own Yet I was all very simple when ball, yet such rule exists. And there there were only thirteen rules of golt even worse examples ut what

the original code-embraced in 300 teems to be gruve injustice, words.

in ninost overy tournament there arises some question about the rules to be settled.

Take the cases of two professional uf 1 high esteem who were disqualified after returning winning scores in tournaments only this week. There is no suggestion that they cheated, but they simply did not know enough about the rules

If that same player were to be accused of cheating he would be most offended, yet the complication of rules makes unwilling cheats of us all.

You may think you know the rules. but how can you when even those who make them scarcely know how to deline them clearly?

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These the facts In brief. The ball was "lest," and while the caddies were searching for it the competitor returned to the place from where the bail was struck to play another shot so as to save time.

la live on your card?

This actually happened during ♫ competition at Reigate Heath, A player holed out in one at a short holo at which he could not see where the ball Afished.

On coming to the green the ball could not be found so the competitor went back to play another from the tee, adding the penalty for lost ball and eventually holing out in five.

It was not until he holed the second ball, however, that the first was dis- covered in the hole.

What was to be done? The club In the meantime the first ball was commitee was uncertain, so referred WITHOUT doubt, the most

compllented rules in all found, and the player therefore the matter to the Rules of Golf Com- That mittee, who decided that the player sport are those governing continued to hole out with it. golf. I am convinced that not one may seem reasonable enough, since holed out in five and not in one, be- golfer in a hundred really knows the a player is permitted to play a cause the first ball was "lost" rules of

Bolt

How can he when provisional ball when the first is there is the following formidable list? ilkely to be lost; but the provisional

Twenty-three definitions.

ball muut be played before the Thirty-five rules for match play competitor goes forward to seek the

(some pith many sub-sections), first. Sixteen rules for stroke play.

Special rules for stroke play four

somes, bogey competitions, best ball and four-ball matches, as

well as

Local rules, a barrage of restrictions called the "Etiquetic of golf," and definitions of what is Tepal and illegal in the form and make of clubs and balls

These, although covered in about twelve thousand words are apparently inadequate, since the Rules of Golf Committee has found it necessary to publish

two ample volumes

of

· W/HAT`obstructions is it pos-

sible to move? Is it pos sible to move the ball from certain

Moreover, the "Definitions" and not the Rules state that if a "lost" bad lles? May the club be ground- .7 These and a hundred and ball be subsequently found it may one other questions are raised by not be played. So, according to this players, not with any endeavour to confusing code, a ball that is found cheat but so as to gain full advantage remains lost.

of the rules.

There are about 1,000,000 golfers in Britain. All of them wish to play

honestly and fairly, but not on tenth of them can fully understand the present code.

TECHINICALLY, the ball is "lost" or "abandoned" im- mediately the player goes back to play another, even though he has not

For their peace of mind, let the expended the ralnutes he is Rules of Golf Committee, which is be allowed for searching for the ball, ing reconstituted, give a lead in the And here's another puzzlel How sporting world by simplifying the ridiculous It seems that there should rules,

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