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id apa-iora-fieldhaveiven-:reetiven-re a d at foul only that s of the and'ightmchwillwillItlngcen-j :licet ititing e as old, ries,otal.•ioustated■lied.thelear.andires-tandtome sited that back . the ait ai has:*sentmilsircstsc edit 11 lt;1 ’othe takexdl’sliree-chiseBENDELOW’S APPOINTMENT.The New Greenskeeper at Van Cort landt Park Will Fill a I^ongFelt Want.I: the cting i m i 1 v eeted lana-: the le is, , one limei the Jalti-rfl tolt;1.0113squal Cr of i n toIThe golfing public had an agreeable surprise yesterday in the announcement which appeared in the City Record to the effect that the park commissioners had appointed Thomas Bendelow, the widely known professionalgolf expert, foreman at Van Cortland! IJark, at a salary of $r00 a month. To the golfing public it rnoaris considerable, as even the old nine hole course was suffering from neglect for the want of some one to take care of the greens who thoroughly understood the business.Then, again, the game had increased so rapidly in popularity that the heretofore go-as-you-please style has become so dangerous that it became absolutely necessary that some decisive steps should be taken toward establishing rules a ml regulations for the government uf the links, which should be strictly enforced. Those who learned lo play golf on these links siinpiy banged away at the ball without the slightest conception of the rules of the game or the etiquette of golf.[t lias reached a time when that style of playing should be curbed and a sufficient force of police will be furnished to enforce the rules and regulations which will be drafted by Bendelow, after the manner fci which the public links are conducted in England and Scotland. Bendelow is a man of marked ability in handling gulf links and ho has doubtless designed more courses than any ether Scotch professional in the land, having laid out in the neighborhood of a hundred links in this section of the country. He will take charge at ifan Cortiandt Park on Monday morning and immediately begin preparations for the laying out of nine new holes lo the south of the old nine hole course, which will give the city a full eighteen hole course. Bendelow will superintend the work of laying out the new nine holes, which he hopes to have in a playable condition before Decoration Day, iu order that be can celebrate the occasion.The starting point will then bo quite near the Van Cortiandt railroad station. It is said Bendelow will be allowed to keep golf balls and clubs for sale and that he can have a repair shop, but that his services must be given, if required, iu laying out public links in Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island and any other suburban portions of Greater New York. This is the first engagement of a golf professional by the authorities of a city or town in this country to maintain a free links. Under Bendeiow’n direction it is expected that 200 or 2f.O players may use the Van Cortiandt Bark course daily without crowding or confusion, white under the mob-like method of iaM seat.;)*', the course was as dangerous as a battlefield when only fifty or sixty were atnh’.y.
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York, US
Thu, Mar 09, 1899
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