!MAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) 1.0 I.I ■-MM |50 "^ IIIM 1^ 1^ ^ m B' IAS 120 IL25 i 1.4 1.8 1.6 v; <^ /] >> Photographic Sciences Corporation 93 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 >C^', <>\ ^kN >X^ '^ > '%''' ' Rules for tiie Game of Golf AS PLAYED ON MOUNT ROYAL PARK, MONTREAL ■ ■ ^ •» ' 1. The game of Golf is generally played by two side^. Each side may consist of one parson or two, wiio play alternately. It majf aiow njc piajcuL uj i/iiicc Oi muiC oiuco, cauii piayiiig Ita Ovvu ball. . 12 2. The game commences by each side playing off a ball from aplace called the teeing ground^ for the first hole. In a match with two on a side, the partners shall strike off alternately from the tee ; and the players opposed to each other shall be named at starting, and shall continue in the same order during the match. The player entitled to play off first shall be named by the parties themselves, and his side shall continue to lead off till they lose a hole ; and although the courtesy of starting is generally granted to captains of the club and old members, it maybe settJcl by lot, or toss of a coin. 3. The hole is won by the side holing at fewest strokes ; and the reckoning of the strokes is made by the terms odds and like, two more, three more, one off two, &c. 4. The side gaining a hole shall lead at the next (except at the commencement of a new match, in which case the winner of the previous match is to lead) and is entitled to claim his privilege and recall his opponent's stroke, should he play out of order, This privilege is called the honor. ^. 13 5. Eighteen holes are reckoned a match, unless otherwise stipulated. The match is won by the side which wins one or more holes in excess of the number of holes remaining to be played. The remaining holes may be played as a bye. 6. If in a double match, a player shall play when his partner should have done so, his side loses the hole. t Il.-Place of Teeing- and Playing- through the Green. 7. The ball must be teed within the marks laid down by the conservator of the links, which shall be considered the '•' Teeing Ground." The balls shall not be teed in advance of such marks, nor more than two club lengths behind them. 8. A ball played in contravention of this rule may be recalled by the opposite side. 9. After the balls are struck off, the ball furthest from the hole to which the parties are playing, must be played first. /\ 14 No player shall play his teed ball till the party in front have played their second strokes ; nor play on to the putting- green till the party in front of him has holed out. So soon as a party has holed out they shall replace the flag and leave the putting green so as to cause no delay to the party following. III.— Changing: the Balls. 10. The balls struck off from the tee must not be changed, touched, or moved, before the hole is played out (except in striking, and in cases provided for by special rules) ; and if the sides are at a loss to know one ball from the other, neither shall be touched without the consent of both. IV.— Removal of Impediments, &c. 11. All loose impediments within a club length of the ball may be removed. k f \ ^ 15 12. When a ball lies on a road or in sand or any other hazard, the ground shall not be touched by the club before striking at the ball, and in no way must the lie of the ball be in)proved, except as provided for in rule II, under penalty of the loss of a stroke. 13. A ball lying on sand sprinkled on grass on the course for the preservation of the links, shall be treated as if it lay on grass. 14. On no occasion is it allowable to press down any irregularities of surface, to improve the lie of the ball. 15. When a ball lies near a seat, or implements used in the up-keep of the links, or any temporary obstacle, these may be removed, and when on clothes, the ball may be lifted and dropped behind them, without a penalty. V»— Entitled to see tlie Bali. 16. When a ball is complef^ely covered with grass, &c., only 16 SO much thereof shall be set aside as that the player shall have a view of his ball before he plays, whether in a line with the hole or otherwise. 17. Nothing that is growing shall be bent, broken, or removed, except in the act of striking at the ball, or on the special occasion provided for in Par. 16. 18. A ball stuck fast in wet ground or sand may be taken out and replaced loosely in the hole it has made. VI.— Cleapin^ the PuttinA?-Gpeen. 19. All loose impediments, except the opponent's ball, may be lifted on the putting-green. 20. When ice or snow lies on the links, parties may make their own arrangements as to its removal or not, before commencing the match. <^ 17 Vll.-L.lftliifir BaUs. 21. "When the balls lie within six inches of each other, in any situation, the ball nearer the hole to which the parties are playing, must be lifted till the other is played, and then placed as near as possible in its original position. Should the ball furthest from the hole be accidentally moved in so doing, it must be replaced without a penalty. The six inches to be measured from the nearest surface of the balls. 22. In a three ball match, a ball in any way lying between the player and the hole, must be lifted as above, or if on the putting-green, holed out. VIII. -Ball in VTatep. ^ 28. If the ball lie in water, the player may take it out, drop it, and play from behind the hazard, losing a stroke. 18 IX.-Rules of the Qpeen and Penalties. 24 Whatever happens to a ball by accident, such as being moved or stopped by any person not engaged in the match, or by the fore caddie, must be reckoned a " rub on the green and submitted to. 25 If a player's ball be played away by mistake, or be lifted bv any"agency outside the match, then the player must drop it, or another ball, as near the spot as possible without any penalty. Should this occur on the putting-green the ball may be replaced by hand. 26 If the player's ball strikes his opponent or his opponent's caddie or club, or is moved by them, the opponent loses the hole, if playing for holes and a stroke if playing for strokes. 27 If the ball strikes himself or his partner, or either of ,y..W oLuies or clubs, or is stopped by them, or if, while m the act of playing, he strikes the ball twice, the player loses the Hole, if playing for holes and a stroke if playing for strokes. 19 28. If the player, or his partner; touch their ball with the foot or any part of the body (except as provided for in Rules 4, 5, 7 and 8), or with anything except the club, his side loses a stroke. 29. Except at the tee, the ball must not be touched by the player or his caddie or in any way caused to move before striking at the ball, unless in cases provided for by special rules. The penalty for the infringement of this rule is the loss of a stroke. 80. If a player or his caddie strike the ball opponent' manner, that side loses the hole ; but if he plays it inadvertently, thinking it his own, and the opponent also plays the wrong ball, it is then too late to claim the penalty, and the hole must be played out with the balls thus changed. If, however, the mistake occurs from wrong information given by one party to the other, the penalty cannot be claimed, and the mistake, if discovered before the other party has played, must be rectiiied by replacing the ball as nearly as possible where it lay. B 20 X.— Ball Lost. 31. If a ball be lost from the tee, the fjlayer may return to the tee and either tee his ball and play the third stroke, or drop his ball and play the second, or drop a ball as near as can be determined, at the spot where the ball was lost and lose a stroke. In the case of a ball lost elsewhere, the player shall drop a ball as near as can be determined at the spot where the ball was lost anj lose a stroke. Xl.-Club BpeaklnfiT. 32. If, in striking, the club breaks, it is nevertheless to be counted a stroke, if the part of the club remaining in the player's hand either strike the ground or pass the ball. XII.— Holfngr out the Ball. 33. In holing, no mark shall be placed, or line drawn, to indicate the line of the hole ; the ball must be played fairly and I — 21 honestly for the hole, and not on the opponent's ball, not bein^ in he way to the hole ; nor. although ly^fg in the wl; t the h!" s the pkyer entitled to play with any strength upon it that mil; njure his opponent's position, or greater than is nLssary WW to send his own ball the distance of the hole. ^ 3*; E'*f P%er, when it is his turn to play, may remove but not press down, sand, or worm heaps. lying IronnltlTZle' or on the line of his ' putt' ; but this mu.t be Le lightly by £ player or his caddie, with the hand only. Except as ahnv! mentioued, or when the player is in the ac't of S g L b U the putting hne must not be touched by club, hand, oi foot f bv?lrwr, ''' '""^ '° '""^ '''"«•' '* -»y "« pointed out striket "^ ^' '^"' """'' ^' ''"'°^^'^ *'«f''^« *e player XIII.-UnpIayable Balls. 35. If a ball lies in any of the holes made for colfinjQ John Taylor .'.... •* Eric Mann * i877 tG. W. F. Carter ■.'.'.*.!.'; i". 1878 tC. J. Sidey °' tC. C. Foster ,[[ '1879 ^Andrew Ussher .'..'. «« *Robert Wemyss * * F. Braidwood '.'..'.'. 1880 Rev. Canon Ellegfood ♦' W. R. Elmenhorst ' " «« tc. Holland ;.;;;; *. JC. F. Smith u JR- Wolff :; . jCaptain Stephen '« J. Stephenson ['* «< to. Stimson <» H. Taylor .'.*.'.'.*.'.".*.'.'.*.' " JR. Esdaile !....!*... *' Rev. R. Campbell.. !!!!!!!!.'" 1881 tH. Haswell ] «« *U. B. Moles worth .... . . . . . ' «« t J. S. McLennan " •« tP. Macnaughton *• t Aug. May *« t J. I'orteous ** JT. Cramp * . . ♦* Gilbert Scott • • • • ^^ ^^ tR. A. Smith * .« tR. Stevenson iggj fA. Stoddart '...'...'... '* t J. R, Wilson «i *C. D. Proctor .".'.'.". '. *. " " ,* ' ] a t J. B. Abbott ,. ... 1882 fW. F. Torrance ... ♦« W. H. Meredith '.'.'...'.'.'.'. " J. Try Davies «* Rev. G. C. Heine '.'.'.'.'.'..' " fDavid Law ..'.'...' •« J. Burnett ..........* •♦ {D. B. Macpherson . . . . «« tH. L. Smyth '.'.'.'.'.'.'. *• F. C. Henshavv iggg Jno. Dunlop, Q.C «« VV. W. Watson '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. '« E. B. Greenshields <« tA. Walker « C. J. Fleet " Jas. Aird •* tH. R. Drunmiond .*.*.... ** W. J. Buchanan <• C. L. Thomson !.'!!!,*.' ** |A. C. Hooper «« Huarh Paton *. *. . * *« tG. W. Hamilton .*. *" *' Rev. Jas. Barclay «« Prof. H. T. Bovey .'.*.*.'." «♦ t A. Robertson «« 1 i 1 !■ HMH I 31 A. T. Paterson jgoo tR. Moat '/' ' fF. W. Henshaw J. P Scott H. V. Meredith ....'.' tH, Abbott, Q.C ......' «' tJ. Morrison ,\ tJ. M. Betton fT. Davidson ....*.* , ., t J. W. Hopkins