GOLF AMENITIES

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 34, 9 August 1921, Page 7

GOLF AMENITIES

tO IDE EDITOR. Sir,—l read with interest "Not a Beginner's" remarks regarding golf, its etiquette, and the sportsmanship shown byplayers (or, rather, the, want of it) on the Berhampore links. No good golfer would "pass through" beginners, without asking permission; but on~the other hand, no beginner should waato any other player's time whilst making "air shots" or "cutting up" turf, as is frequently done. I, have no fault to find with beginners-^ one welcomes them in any sport—and along with others I'frequently help them, and forego play jo do so, but there,are a, larfje number of them who would become' rapidly more . proficient if they practised with their clubs at home before coming on the links. Speaking for myself, I must say that, taking all in all, sportsmanship o£ the highest \type has always been shown mo on the Berhamp6re links, and frequently some of the best players have given the others their time to try and improve our. play. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule, and in the case of "playing- through" this is the exception rather than the .rule. I have seen easos where "playing''uirouerh" was absolutely justified, and if it is courteously dona no harm results to anyone. With 1 the #umber of players playing at Berhamport links on week-ends, it ia only possible to get two.- rounds in an afternoon by "give and take," and no sport deserving of the namo would be unselfish enough not to "give" when "not to" would spoil someone else's game and riot detract from his or her own.

With the opening of the now links and the disappearance of congestion, things will rightfully improve, both for the good player and the beginner, and until then all should play'tho gams according'to the recognised custom and courtesies of the Kame, nnd I take it that no'good or medium player is a "kill-joy." neither ia a bssitinor a "kill-sport/ There are two clubs that operate at Berhan)por&—the Berhampore and the Island Bay; either would welcome ''Not a Beginner" and his loarning friends into their ranks. Both clubs are zenlous for cordial relations to exist between players and the courtesies, as woll as the etiquette of the same, to be extended/ to all. and any delinquency on tho part of .players, if reported to them, would.be quietly but effectively brought home to the offenders; but it is absolutely unfair to all -who piny at Berharnpore to have them indeed as selfish. There aro many of us who frequently ForOfjo w»ek-eml play—especially -Saturdays—so as to privo those, who cannot- pli>jj during the n-»k a chance to get a good garaa in. Is this aolfish? —I am, etc.,

SEASON TICKET. Bth August.