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Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22005, 1 February 1937, Page 5

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"SAND WEDGE" NIBLICE MAY BE BANNED ATTITUDE OF ROYAL AND ANCIENT (UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATIOK—COPTSIGET-) LONDON. January 29. The "Daily Telegraph" states that the Royal and Ancient Club of St. Andrews will shortly ban the heavy niblick, which has been nicknamed "sand wedge." "blaster." or "howitzer." -which, v*as' invented, in. America, and which is popular with all golfers because it enables extraordinary recoveries from bunkers and the rough without much skill or effortIt is understood that the Royal and Ancient Club is aiming at preventing "buying a shot over the counter.** It will specify any club illegal which has a sole thicker than half an inch or if the front edge is not flush with the ground. ■ HAREWOOD CLUB Conditions were good for-"a stroke haa» dicap played at Harewood over the week-end-Best cards were:—W. E. Rogers. STu 20—71- C. L. Crowley. 84, 12—72: W. 3£Satterthwaite.»B2, 8—74; A. D. Neffl. 85. 10 —75: A. T. Bell. 87. 10—77: F. H. Brown. 89,-12—77: A. Stewart. 98. 20—78: G. C Hill. 101. 22—79; L. J. Kincaid. 91. 13—73; J. T. Tavener. 90. 11—79. C. L. Crowley leads in the bogey ringer competition, being 16 up. G. C. Hill and W. E. Rogers 15 up. are followed by A. W. Williams 14 up and L. J. Kincaid and H. G. Barnett both 13 up. RUSSLEY CLUB A high north-westerly wind on Saturday made good scoring difficult, but there was one outstanding card of 10 up in the four-ball match at Russley on Sunday. Best cards were:— Bogey Handicap—H. J. Claydon (11) all square. G. J. Leech (9> 4 down, R. B. Smythe (8) 5 down. J. R. Crawshaw (U> 5 down, R. V. White t9> 6 down. J. ,PHawke (17) 6 down. Four-ball Bogey—J. Earl (81 and P. O'Shca (10) 10 up, H. F. Penlington <s> and R. B. Smythe (8) 4 up. H. J. Claydon (11) and H. P. V. Brown H5) 4 up. H. P. Rennie (3) and G. A. Connal <8» 3 up. C. H. Johnstone (6) and J. R. Crawshaw (11) 3 up. G. J. Leech (9> and G. M. Hall (11) 2 up. F. V. Turner (11) and V. C. Mathews (15) 2 up. A. E. Byrna (18) and P. J. Byrne (18) 1 up. KAIAPOI CLUB A medal match was played at the Kaiapoi course on Saturday afternoon. The following were the best cards:—J. Millard, scr, 76; H. H. Blackwell. 82. 6—TB: R. J-. Smith, 82. 5—77; H. R. Aspinau. 64, 5—79.