GOLF.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18100, 16 June 1924, Page 11

GOLF.

NOTES OF THE DAY.

(By Jigger.) LOCAL CLUB FIXTURES.

Shirley-Monday, June 16th-Ladies' Club. Bogey Match. Saturday, June _m Fourth r:und - Captain's Trophy. Hagley-Tuesday, June "U^ I***"' 1 ***"' C £t" Qualifying round for the Saturday June SUt-Men's Club,. First round of Meares Cup for seniors and Hagley Cup for juniors. Arondale-Saturday, June 2lst. Men's Club. First round of Harding Cup. Harewood-Week-end . Four-ball, best ball Bogey Competition. It. C. Butters, ex-Shirley professional, lias opened a golf school in Earle's Buildings in Wanganui, where he is giving evening instruction in addition to his duties as professional to the Belmont Club. E. J. Pumphrey, the Shirley player who secured a one at Muggeridge's a week or so ago, holed his mashie approach for a two at Briggs's at the week-end. Briggs's is 310 yards. The final of the Borthwick -Vase, between A. L. Cropp and J. Dolph,was played during the weekend. Cropp was conceding six strokes, and had trouble striking his gait and was too many down before he began playing steadily, whereas = Dolph played carefully from the start of the mate* and reached the 18th green 2 up. The golf throughout was hardly up to either player's true form,. The programme for the open amateur New Zealand championship meeting, to be held at Hamilton in September, is to come up before the Golf Council for consideration at an early uatc. ■ The players at Shirley' who tied for the junior medal in the bogey handicap on June 7th, F. A. Brittan, H. T. Milnes, and W. J. "Watson, playedoff on last Saturday, and W. J. Watson won.

A writer of experience says:—"Only the outstanding loft-handers can use the wood with certainty, but practically all can use iron clubs with a ..good deal of success.' A. .right-handed beginner starts to correctly use his wooden clubs much sooner than .he does his iron or mashie. Yet a left-hander is just the. opposite. From the tee he is extremely erratic, but once away from there would hold his own .with most players of much greater experience.'? That either ■ extreme in a golfer's game—-good or bad—has a tendency to divert the mind into channels other than natural, is no longer mere humour. On a Christchusch course the other day a young man's game was proving vexing, although that is not the adjective used by him in referring to it, and a five-foot putt, entirely unexpected, brought.prompt elation; To the cup he hurried to recover his ball! Picked up the .flag r stick, placed his putter, blade tip, in the"-cup and strode'off proudly, dragging the flag with. him. Quickly he. realised that something was not as it. should be, and, luckily before. Tiis op-ponent-glanced- back, • he 'made the proper substitution. Hagen (says an American exchange) is a. fine golfer, but his main assets are an-ideal temperament and an ideal putting stroke. He.is rarely beset by fluttering duck fits': A firm, immovable a light,., unhurried putting stroke are the twd main causes for his! •work'on the greon. : He h%Ver • jabs or stabs or hurries the putting ■' blade, •Thc.ro is.,no sudden hit or tap. .."The putter seems to glide through the. ball at even, pace, without... any sign- of punch.. And the ball doesn't, jump away from tho blade with the spin that frequently pops it out of the cup for so many golfers.. ■ . •. ■ It .is rumoured that Mr and Mrs J. C. Templer will shortly take up their residence in Invcrcargill. Christchurcti has recently recruited >a low handicap player from the southern city, but it looks as if we will be getting "the worst of the deal ".if we give two good players in exchange. ' However. Mr Templer is on the staff of the Bank of New South- Wales, and has to go whero his transfer sends him. Mrs Templer is better known to golfers as Miss N. E. Wright, of Timaru, and when she is in form is'probably the best lady golfer in New Zealand.' She was New Zoaland lady champion in 1919, 1920, and 1921, and at Shirley last Eastef she won the Canterbury Championship for the; fifth year in succession. Christchurch golfers will learn with sincere regret that these two. popular good golfers aro leaving.

CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. On Saturday, at Shirley, eeveraY matches were played in the Captain> Trophy Knockout Competition, as followsE. J. Pumphrey beat C.MI, J. Ward 2up Dr. J. D. Marks beat C. K. Sams 3 and 2 G. G. Aitlton beat W. T. D. Harman 2up J, O'H. ■ Tobin boat R, J. Murly 6 and 3 J. H. Early beat G. W. Haverfeld ' 8 and ?i A. L. Cropp beat H. H. Knight 3 and 2 HAGLEY CLUB. The qualifying round for the Ifeares Cup (senior grade) and the Hagley Cup (junior grade) was played on Saturday. The following- players qualified:—

The last three play oft during the -ir»»k j for the fifteenth and s xtecnth places.' A Medal Match played in conjunction with the qualifying round was f.-on by P. C. Harris in the Senior Grade and in the Junior Grade resulted in s tie betnrcen A'. C. Gardiner and E. H. Clark. The following is the draw tor vile ileares Cup. First round:—T. Preeth playß C. S. Penlington, Stevenson plays Ross, Solomon plays Sea-y, F. • Penlingion plays Atkinson, Grant ylaj-3. Fell, the winner of .Marrie, Purdie aad-Slick plays Harris, Montgomery clays Maddison, Hobbs p!ars Bias. ' The dra-vr for the Ha<rley Cup.. First round:—Godfrey plays Bagshaw, Sellers plays MacKarnara, Schroder plays 'White,. Clark plays Harman, Graham nlays ApplebY, Donnelly piays Aberncthy,.. Gardiner nlnys Aymcs, I\o. 33 pl«ys T o., IC. _ The Hajley Club .played a team agiiinst Ambe-rley on the Amberley liriks &ri>v ts» -*ee'.--»*>A "»** *m» w&i-* *;>.

square at the. end; of the day, ,bo"th teams winning *n equal -number of games. The following are the detail* of the matches with the Amberley players named first:—

FOUR-BALLS. ' Campbell and K. ■ri in ,», •• 0 Harris and Hunter 1 Dr. Thompson A'Courf and Wyn and Haskew 0 Irwin ~ 1 J. Bain and "W. Harman and Rhodes .. 0 Hamilton .. 0 .flendron and Par- Sullivan and .. 1 Penn .. 0 Browne <>. nd Mayo 1 Hobbs and Slack 0 Bonnington and Macnamara and Heney .. 0 Atkinson .. 1 Osley and JohnBt °" ; , • ■ 1 Smith and Drurv 0 V. Rhodes and -flTratt and ParkJames .. 1 insoii .. 0 Bagshaw and Stratton and Frew 0 "White .. 1 Totals ..13 13

AVONDALE CLUB. From a representative entry.. the following 16 Avondale Club players, qualified for the play-off for the Harding Cup:

The subsequent rounds will be decided by' match play, tho draw for which is aa follows; Stokes v. Hutchinson, Nash v. MbClymont, Miller v. . Prince, Robertson v. Preston, Bennett t. Prankish, Millard v. Comial, Harrowcr. r. Rigby.

HAREWOOD CLUB. The first round of the knock-out competition was played at Harewoqd during the week-end with tho following results.'— H. F. Penlington beat L. PI Symes. 8 and 7 W, P. Anderson beat M. Gillies 8 and 7 T. L. Barnes beat H. C. Ford .. i and 2 M. J. Burns beat F. J. Tattlo .. lup G. Penlington beat Captain Murphy i and 8 G. P. Steel heat A. B. Lougli.an .. 2up C. F., Penlington beat J. B. Price-, 7 and 5 S. S. Avent.beat H. liawry : .. 2 and 1 L..Pogler heat H. F. Walker ..5 and i C. L. Green'-b6at F. H. Nixon by default A.. R. Bland beat M. J. Russell .. Sajid-4 P.: G-. Daiidson' beat L. J. Le Cren '5 and 4 D. P. Gnrrick beat A. B. Kincaid 8 and 1 D. P. Scarvell heat D. Crozier .. 6 and i W. L.- Lawry beat J. Hutehing3 •.. 2 and 1 C. P.. J.. Ward .kst.'to C. S. / • ' Thomas ~ ' .. by default C. de Pass had a byo Mrs M. J. Russell bekt Mrs A.'-R.. Blank .. .. .. .4and3 Mrs F.. J. Tattle' boat Mrs Mayne 2up A. B. Hobbs beat ii; ,P.. Barrett lup B. S.hipley. beat G. Shipley : • '2up Post.entries will be accepted for the Fourball Bogey Competition, next week , and j>layers may select their own,'partners and opponents.' ','-.. ■ ~..

RANGIOBA CLUB.j ' Tho first qualifying: round for the ladies' cup was played on the Ra.hgiori! ; links on Saturday. Tho scores were:— '

KAIAPOI CLUB. : ,;At the Kaiapoi.-links on Saturday afternoon, a medal' competition was played with the following results:~ ■' „, •• ' , Gross. Hdcp. riet.

PROFESSIONAL TOURNAMENT. (BY 1 CABLB—PRESS ' ASSOCIATION COFTBIOHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASBOCUTIOIT.) " '" ■ LONDON. June 13. At Gl«nt»gle*,--in .the' semi-finak of .the Thousand Guineas professional golf toui* namcnt, A'» Mitchell (North Foreland) bs»t B. Wilson' (Crohamhurst) 4 up and' 3; George Duncan (Hanger Hill) beat' the American, Jim Barnes, 2 up and 1. (BJSOTEII'S TELEGRAMS,) (Deceived June 36th, 12.10 a.m.) ~ ■•' LONDON, June 14. AV Gleneaglea, in tho final of the "Glasgow Heru-ldV* one thousand guineas , professional- tournament, George Duncan (Hanger Hill) beat Abe Mitchell, 8 and 7.

Meares Cup P. C. Harris ,, 79 7 73 1'. OrriiQl 85 12 'i6 F. W. Hobbs 89 16 ■78 V. H. Freelh 32 8 74 G.' It. Steven-son 53 14 74 ■H. F. Pimlington .. S3 7 7a H. Solomon .83 12 76 F. S. Maddison 90 14 73 Jf. A. H.Fell ' .. . 83 8 77 L. Bisa '•'.. ' .. ,. 83 12 77 J. K. Montgcmtrj .. 90 . 12 73 C. S. Penlinjton .. 92 14 78 B. J. Boa* 94 16 78 W. ST. Seay ' 93 14 79 St. G. Atkinson 96 16 8J The following tied for ihe last placs and ■will ploy off during the week; — W. A. Purdie 89 8 81 F. Marrio 84 '. 13 81 0. IT. G. Slack .. - 93 14 SI Junior Grade, E. H. Clark B4 22 72 A. C. Gardiner CO 18 73 A. T. Donnelly 94 20 74 J.. 0. Amyes 97 sa 73 D. Appleby 97 . 22 75 IT.- A. Bagphxw 93 20 75 T. D. Haraun 93 13 75 I!. C. Abernethy :oo 24 ■76 J. H. E. Schroder .. 99 22 77 A. Graham 102 24 78 J. D. Godfrey 103 24 7.9 C. H. W. White .. 103 22 S3 W. Macnamara 99 IS 8( H. Pu Sellers 99 18 Si Wyvern Wilson , 104 £2 Si G. F. Drury 106 24 Si D. E. Bean 106 24 52

r . SINGLES. L. Cimpbell .. 0 P. C. Harris 1 Dr. Thompson .. 0 F. A'Ccurt 1 K. B. Bain ..• 0 U. A. Hunter .. 1 T. S. Maskew .. 0 J. Wyn Irwin .. 0 J. Bain .. 1 T. D. Harman .. 0 W. Bhodes .. 1 V. C. Hamilton .. 0 Hendron .. 0 H. Sullivan .. 1 TV. Parsorj .. 0 H. A. Penn 1 C. TV. Browns .. 1 F. W. Hobhs .. 0 .T. Mayo .. 0 J. Sleek 1 C. Bormington .. 1 W. Macnamara .. 0 G. Heney .. 0 St. G. Atkinson 1 J. Oiler ... 1 C. F. Smith 0 F. Straiten S. Frew .. 0 R. A. Bdgshaw ., 1 .. 1 G. H. White .. 0 0. Johnston. .. 1 F. Drury 0 G. Grierson .. 1 K. Morrow 0 V. Rhodes ... 1 P. Wratt o J. James .. 0 Parkinson 1

Gross. Hdcp. Net. L. FrankisL 8V 20 ' 77 J. Millard .. 81 4 80 D. H. Harrowcr , .. 101 2-1 80 L. Naab, .. 102 20 82 G. Tait , .. .. 101 22 ■..■■■Si E. Princa 88 ■ 5 83 G.'Miller. .. 02 8 - . 64 J. Stakes .. 100 1G 84 J. McClynxont 97' 12 85 D. Robertson .. 10.11G. ■85 . J. H. Shcspard 04 8 86 G. Coanal .. 104 IS 86 . S. Pre3tou .. 95 8 87 J. Higby 95 8 87 ' .F. Hutchinson .. 109 22 8S K. Bennett .. 104 16 83

\ Gross. Hdcp. Net. Mia» D. "Webber ■ ... Ill 36 75 Mrs R. MacdonaJd : . 102 24 ' 78 Miaa, B. Boyd .. 114 SB . 78 Miss F.,.Jennings.. .. 114, 56 . 78 Mias J. .Glasgow . .... Ill ., , '80.: . 81 Mra' 5 A\ r .' C. Prosser .'. 113 S3:" 81 Miss' Fear. ' ' '.. .. ■ B3 : 16 82 Mtes Lyriskey .." 93' ••' '11 ■■■ 83 Misa. R. Horreli .. 117 . 85 83 Mrs F.. G. Tolmie ... 115 26 v : 89 Miss ; E. Leech . 110 . 21 89 Miss .Morrish, ..116 26 90 Mrs H. K. Kipponberger 129 36 . 93 Miss M. Boyd .. 118 2395

L. Parnham .. ..■ 86 12 74 T. Butc&er ' ' .. ... 83 ■■ . -8 75 T. E. L'eithead ..' ' • .. ■ 91 16 .73 L. B. Evans .. ■..".. 84 8 76 E. J.' Corcoran .'. ■ ■ ..89 12 77