The U. S. Golf Association sustains the stymie. Ever since Max R. Marston snatched the amateur championship from Jesse W. Sweetser with a stymie on the 37th green at Flossmoor (Chicago) last summer (TIME, Oct. 1) discussion has sizzled. After intensive investigation the U. S. G. A. decided to retain the present ruling, arguing that the stymie's abolition would eliminate "what many believe to be the finest shot in golf, the short pitch into the hole."
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