GOLF BY CHIPGHOT"

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 15, 19 January 1933, Page 18

GOLF BY CHIPGHOT"

CADDIES' CHAMPION

FERRIER IN FORM

NOTES

It is something- unusual to, see an inter-club match, informal though it may-be, played in the heat of summer, as 'wag'the Miramar-Titalu event- last Tveek-end. ' The. heat was fierce,' and the greens were so fiery that the balls could have been winnowed in with a tin plate. -H."""'A. Black and 3. H. Drake found themselves on: strange territory: in their fourball against J. IY-Byin, and Max. Moore, and did veiy. well against this pair of■ good golfers. The question of summer dress for golf is one that -would probably receive attention by outfitters, if 'Wellington had much of the last week's weather, but it is seldom that the plus fours and pullovers^ are unduly uncomfortable, and,, strange to say,-even when they are, golfers seem, to have.a rooted objection to wearing anything else. The sensible rig-jvould-.be.-light flannel trousers and a silk shirt, but, of course, in.the.matter of. clothes women have much more sense than, men, Men will swelter: nobly in tweeds While women flit round in airy nothings that are," I ani assured, as cool as they look. - - Oaaaife" Annual Meeting.-.'.;/ ~ ■- The "caddies' annual tournament, •which always provides some inteTCsting; incidents ami also- golf "that some older players mijght envy, was:piayed oil' / vWedn^sday last at Heretaunga. Some i'fty boys -played. Many of them had small brothers" acting -as -caddies. The play "was really good, and-sevei-al of the-"Wellington Club members who were ::onlookers were rather surprised a| some, of, .the shots and recoveries which the boys iiiade.

Several humorous incidents- w:ere overheard or seen. One boy some four feet: high was heard to exclaim to his small caddie as they went off the green, "Come on; boy, and don't walk through the bunkers," doubtless get-, tihgnis own back from some previous round -when, he -was caddying for a member. One boy had a putter made out. of a piece of inch water pipe, which was bent to a suitable curve. Jt was shafted -with a piece of manuka fTOm the. adjoining bush, and this boy won second prize' in the putting-com-petition 'with7 this remarka"ble putter, which-was on view at the clubhouse during tjie -week-end.

The chief event, of course, was the championship cup, presented by the professibiial, Mr. Jas. Watt. There were some twehty other-prizes made up from donations by'the ■ members. Tlier'e. a boo"by-prize which ~.was Won. by '& coming player of' some= ten year.?,-; who possessed four-clubs, two fight-liaad and tw'6:' left-hand; which he:ns.ed/_as fancy took Wni:. His.two return's "of'iSl and 160 were, -nice, steady• cards. -His second round was spoilt by- a. "flat out" 18 at the first hole. . '..' "

~ The.'championship cup ! rcsviHcd in a 'fie.between W. Tunnel! and T.. Francis, - wii'th' .82 "and 81-^-163.;: In a play-off over seven.' hpies Tunnell won and became champion for the year.- These are ■well-built lads and drove balls off the tees' well over 200 yards. There "was no nervousness in their "putting. AH putts' were hit against the back of the hole and when they missed, they usually had' a yarder or more to hole. TEe following is the list of prizes:— Championship Cup: W. Tunnell, 82----81: best scratch score, first round, T. Frances 81, D. Tunnell and H. Keeble 4'qual, 82; best scratch score second sound, J. Allbon SO, W. Tunnell 81; first round handicap, O. Drewer, 85, .10^75, 'i>.Jiliett 88, 13-75, and K. Osborne 93, 18-75,' tied; second round handicap,. D. Olliver 93, 20-73, H. Perritt; 84, 10-74, H. Stanley 101, 25-76; thirty-six. hole handicap, D. Olliver 153 net,;B. Delaiiy 155 and.H. Perrett 156 equal, H. Shinley 157; junior championship, S. Keeble 184; boys, 12 and under, 36' holes, scratch scores, V. Gregg 187, L. "Webber 187; booby, thirty-six holes,' P. Comber 311;" putting competition, H. Perrett 35, X.; Osborne 36 t Laminated Shafts. I • „'..'. .'. The secretary o£ the New Zealand Golf'.iA.ssociation has Teeeived adyicie from, the Eoyal.and Ancient Golf Club'of St. Andfows to the effect that the"-Eule& of Golf : Committee has decided .that oh and after 6th-December, 1932, clubs with laminated shafts built entiiely.-pf Tvood.are permissible under the: rules of the Boyal and Ancient ciub,::: ;;■; ':'■'. r :■■'; .■■;• Kecota Eiiualled. J. Terrier was in victorious holiday mqp'd; at Manly. Following his 72 of the morning, which plaeed~him among the first bunch in the handicap, he reeled off 70 in the afternoon four-ball, figures which equalled his own course lecorcU And had a putt, which went in aiid';out of the hole on. the last green, gone down, Ferrier would have had a 69. In the afternoon Ferrier put his. tee shot out of bounds, going to the fourth, and took'three putts on the seventeenth green. His two cards w'ere:—^Morning: Out, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5—37; home 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3—35. Afternoon: Out, 4, 3,-3,5, 5, .4, 3, 3, 5—35; home, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, A) 5, 5, 3-^-35. Tlio Incredible. : . *.'.■' ■•..•' "Prophecy in golf," says.the "Glasgow Herald,"-::"is a chancy, business, '' and gives the following extracts in'proof of its statement:—" 'Jffew Tork Times,' Ist September: The jolly British golfers are about to shoot at the Walker Cup' again, and on the. records the safest place for innocent, bystanders to'locate themselves is right beside the big silver, trophy. Not a shot will come near that. The ' Glasgow Herald,' 3rd September:. Crawley played some wild shots, as at the' eighteenth, in ithe first round, when his sliced second struck anid dented the Walker Cup on the lawn."