200 LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



and in this way the topography will be of great ad- 

 vantage if it varies considerably. 



The first hole of a golf-course is always a long 

 one, and is generally straight. In nine-hole 

 courses there are two short holes, and in an eight- 

 een-hole course there are generally four short 

 holes, two for each half. In nine-hole courses the 

 short holes should be four and five ; in the eighteen- 

 hole course five and six or six and sevien, and thir- 

 teen and fourteen or fourteen and fifteen. 



The distance between the holes should be deter- 

 mined by an even number of average shots. The 

 good player should be able to make a hole in three, 

 four, or five shots when playing his average game. 

 The distance should not lie between three and four 

 shots or between four and five, but should be such 

 as will cause the player to use his best efforts to 

 play the hole with an even number of lengthy shots. 



If the club is situated in the country, the club- 

 house should be nearest to the means of communi- 

 ' ' cation, — railroads, troUey lines, or highroads, — so 

 that it may be directly accessible to players who . 

 have come some distance and have only a limited 

 time to play. For this same reason, as many play- 

 ers do not have sufficient time to play the entire 

 course, holes nine, fifteen, and eighteen are gener- 



