State has begun a year's trial of a new stymie rule, whereby in match play tournaments a ball lying within twelve inches of the cup or within twelve inches of the opponent's ball may be lifted at the option of either player, The new rule, described officially as an "experiment," has the sanction and the active interest of the U.S.G.A. The question of amending the stymie rule is at present before the U.S.G.A. and/ has been hotly debated alf over the country record.—Reutei
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