AMATEUR STATUS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21782, 23 April 1934, Page 12

AMATEUR STATUS

ARTICLES ON GOLF

PLAYER-WRITER QUESTION

RULINGS FROM PARENT BODY

TOURING' EXPENSES PAYMENT

[Br.< TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] WELLINGTON. Saturday

The secretary of the New Zealand Golf Association, Mr. G. O. Sutton, submitted to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews at the end of last year certain questions relative to the. writing of newspaper articles in connection with golf, and the following reply was received from tho Royal and 'Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews today:— The following are your questions and the answers of my committee: —

Would a player violate the conditions of amateur status in (1). — Writing the leaders in a monthjy golf paper unsigned? Answer: No. Would it mak6 any difference if they were signed? Answer: No; provided that by his writing hs does not exploit his skill at 'the game, or allow his skill to be exploited for profit. (2). —Contributing monthly or weekly summaries of the doings in a club to/a golfing or other journal? Answer: No; provided that, if signed, he does not by his writing exploit his skill at the game, or allow his skill to be exploited for profit. (3).— Weekly or monthly articles in the daily .press, signed or unsigned, commenting on local golf .news? Answer: No; provided that- by his writing he does not exploit his skill at the game, or allow his skill to be exploited for profit., (4). —Playing in a tournament and writing critical comment in the daily press, articles signed? _ Answer: This would be a contravention of Clause o of the conditions of amateur status. Would it make any difference if they were not signed? Answer: Yes; provided they were written under a description, from which tho player could .not. be recognised. A further decision received by the New Zealand Golf Association from tho Royal and Ancient Golf- Club of St. Andrews by -tho same mail relates to the payments of : travelling expenses and is as follows: —. . I beg to inform you that the championship/ committee of the Royal and Anfcient Golf Club of St. Andrews has adopted the following note to the conditions of amateur status: — "Without forfeiting . their amateur status, players may receive their travelling and hotel expenses when representing their country, county, club or similar body in team matches, provided such expenses are paid by the body they represent; or when representing' their country in a tour overseas, provided such expenses are paid through the authority controlling golf in their country." /•