ASHBURTON CLUB

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 68, Issue 223, 1 July 1948, Page 2

ASHBURTON CLUB

GOLF

NOTES AND COMMENTS (By “Niblick.”) Members are still dropping their bags on the greens, and they are not pressing out those ball marks. Please think of the greenlceeper. * * * * * Len Baxter was not playing up to his usual form on Saturday. There was some considerable argument about one tee shot. His opponent contended that it went six inches, but Len insists it went fully one foot. In any case, he was very close 1 to it after hitting it. * * * * * Joe Russell had Bob Orr dormie four. For the uninitiated, that means four down with four holes to play. Bob managed to win the last four holes — good golf, Bob. S; * * - * * At present we are placing the ball on the fairway, but that does not entitle members to pinch up a conveni-j ent piece of fairway for a mud tee. Do not forget it costs 2 to tee up on the fairway. Si Sc Ss * * Why must Laurie Nash continually flirt with death? If lie continues to wear that screaming red jersey we will see him playing toreador with a putter against the bull at the fifth green. * Sc . V * s= Bert Sutton really thrashed his opponent on Saturday. His 38 stableford points would win in any club —but he lost three strokes of his handicap. * ‘ * Alan Caithness is in the news again. He won the competition, had his handicap smashed and played the second according to the book, that is, if driving through the trees, over the wrong green and sinking the approach is the correct procedure. * * *■ ™ * John Lane refused to talk about his golf, but we know that a few shots did go where they were aimed. The; remainder? Well, golf links provide for some pretty drastic wandering from the straight and narrow. * * * * * The Sunday mixed fourball is becoming a popular fixture. These are regular monthly matches so players are urged to seek out their partners well in advance and save a last-minute rush. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Sewell on their win last Sunday. We are losing three valuable members in Mr and Mrs Sewell and Sid Gower. We wish Sid every success in his new post. Ollie and wife still-have time to win another mixed foursome before departing. * * *■ * * Remember last week’s poser about the man Who hit his ball out of bounds. When he tapped his ball (the second) off the tee that must be counted as a shot and he must play the ball where it lies. The teed ball was his second for the hole and as such is in play. You Won’t find this rule in the book but it’s our interpretation of the situation.

This week’s rule: Stroke rule No. B*' Playing with wrong ball: “If a player plays a stroke or strokes with a ball other than his own he,shall incur a penalty of two strokes. He shall then play his own ball.” Except in a hazard: “In a hazard, if a competitor play a stroke or strokes with a ball other than his own and the mistake be discovered before he has played a stroke with the wi’ong ball from outside the limits of the hazard, he shall incur no penalty provided he then play his own ball.” Penalty—Disqualification: It is perhaps possible to play the wrong ball from a bunker where balls are often difficult to distinguish. If you have played the wrong ball drop it 'back in the bunker (throwing is not done) and play your own. DRAW FOR SATURDAY PRESIDENT'S v. CAPTAIN’S MATCH The following is the draw for the President’s v. Captain’s match to be played on Saturday. Members of the winning team will be the guests of the losing team at dinner in the club-house after the match. The names of the President’s team are mentioned first. Play commences at 12.15 p.m.: C. J. Bonnington v. L. G. Algie, N. R. Farrant v. W. J. Heenan, L. G. Harper v. S. K. Carswell, D. F. Cochrane v. R. E. Alexander, V. W. Russell v. I. M. Hamilton, R. W. Orr v. J. Russell, D. F. Gane v. J. Allen, R. C. McGregor v. R. T. Drennan, A. S. McGregor v. E. Brophy, J. Lane v. P. Jackson, A. Sutton, v. H. W. Moses, G. A. Chatterton v. K. G. Nicoll, D. C. Macfarlane v. J. McGrath, J. M. Mcßae v. O. C. Hoar, W. P. Anderson v. R. G. Ross, L. A. Charles v. H. G Ferrier, J. H. Browne v. D. Silverwood, W. Havmes v. F. Brown, O. D. Sewell v. E. W. Wade, J. F. Byrne- v. O. D. Riddell, G. M. Paine v. A. M. Sutherland, J. Lee v. J. H. Dobson, O. T. Macer v. F. P. Madden, J. Connor v. S. H. Truman, A. Saunders v. W. C. Burton, K. L. Anderson v. N. R. Johnston, A. A. Caithness v. C. F. Parsons, J. Pritchard v. H. D. Johnston, B. W. Smallbone v. A. F. Wells, C. J. Harper v. R. S. Sheehan, R. Oakley v. E. A. Denham, L. W. Baxter v. J. A. Lee, N. Lamont v. G. A. Bain, A. H. Martin v. D. W. Leonard, S. D. Porter v. H. G. Douglas, E. R. Easterbrook v. M. R. Gilbert, P. J. Clark v. J. A. Porter, F. R. Porter v. G. Mazey, J. Sinclair v. H. W. Smallbone, A. H. Todd v. A. Lane, H. E. Frew y. P. Zouch, B. J. Drury v. J. Stockman.