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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,