OFFICIAL DEFINITION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 26, 31 January 1934, Page 5

OFFICIAL DEFINITION.

AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL

The following definitions, which came into operation on January 1, 1934, have been received from the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland:—

Professional. —A professional golfer is any player who has played for a money prize or has received payment for playing or teaching the game. Note: The championship committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews rules that the following come within this definition: "Those who teach golf for remuneration either by personal demonstration, or by lecturing, or by allowing themselves to be filmed."

Amateur.—The following shall not be eligible to play in any amateur competition: (1) Professional golfers; (2)

those who have carried clubs for hire after attaining the age of 18 years; (3) those who exploit their skill at the game or allow their skill to be exploited for profit. Note: The following are eorae examples of those who would come, within the provisions of clause 3: (a) Those who for remuneration allow their names or likenesses to be used for the advertisement or sale of any goods, except in the usual course of their business as 'dealers in or manufacturers or inventors of such goods; (b) those who for remuneration permit their names to be advertised or published as authors of books or articles on golf of which they are not actually the authors; (c) those who for remuneration and under their own names or under a description from which I they can lie recognised, report a golf competition or match in which they are taking part, if journalism is not their usual and recognised vocation; (d) those who cither accept as presents, or are n-iv-en facilities to buy at prices below those usually charged, golf balk, golf clubs or otlier merchandise when such presents are made or facilities granted J for the purpose of advertisement; (e) those who, being employed by firms, companies or individuals interested in j the manufacture or .sale of golfing goods, play in n-olf tournaments or competitions with the object of furthering their employers' interests.