The Gorham golf book . $50 shall be expended ona gold medal, and $150 given inmoney to a professional, or inplate to an amateur, golfer. The winner of the competitionshall be the champion amateur EXCERPTS 143 golfer of the year, and thetrophy shall be held for thatyear by the club from which thewinner shall have entered. An amateur golfer shall be agolfer who has never received amoney consideration for playingin a match, or for giving les-sons, or in examples of his skillin the game of golf, nor laid out,nor taken charge of golf linksfor hire, who has never con-tended for a money prize in anop
The Gorham golf book . $50 shall be expended ona gold medal, and $150 given inmoney to a professional, or inplate to an amateur, golfer. The winner of the competitionshall be the champion amateur EXCERPTS 143 golfer of the year, and thetrophy shall be held for thatyear by the club from which thewinner shall have entered. An amateur golfer shall be agolfer who has never received amoney consideration for playingin a match, or for giving les-sons, or in examples of his skillin the game of golf, nor laid out,nor taken charge of golf linksfor hire, who has never con-tended for a money prize in anopen competition, who has nevercarried clubs for hire after at-taining the age of fifteen years,who has never personally madefor sale golf-clubs, balls, or anyother article connected with thegame, and who, on and afterJanuary; 1, 1897, has never with-in the jurisdiction of this Asso-ciation played a match gameagainst a professional for amoney bet or stake, nor playedin a club competition for amoney prize or GOLF ITEMS To repair loose whippings, usecobblers wax. To keep golf clubs free fromrust, rub them regularly withsweet oil. To keep clubs clean, use soapwhen they are very dirty andthen rub thoroughly with sand-paper. The ball with which the gameis played weighs from 26 to 28pennyweight. Ninety per centof all balls used are 27 or 27 y2. Average drives made with theprincipal clubs are as follows: With the iron, 120 yards. With the cleek, 140 yards. With the brassie, 150 yards. With the driver, 170 yards. I46 THE GORHAM GOLF BOOK The proper place for a hazardis about 130 yards in front ofthe tee, and another, if the holeis not in driving distance, 35yards from the green. The for-mer is intended to trap a toppedor badly hit drive, and the lat-ter to punish a slipshod approach. To remove worm-casts fromthe putting-green, let some gaslime soak well in some the sediment falls to thebottom, water the greens withthe solution. In a few minutesthe worms will come
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