GOLF

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 113, 9 November 1933, Page 4

GOLF

by "CHipmtmr"

AMERICANS' VISIT

WILL GATES SUFFICE?

MISS KAY AGAIN

Tlie news that Kirkwood and Sarazen arc to visit New Zealand, and probably Wellington (if tho gates are good enough) is welcome. Sarazen is one of tho finest of American professionals, and has a sunny nature that will make him as welcome as his former Australian companion. Kirkwood may not shower trick shots round the courses he visits in New Zealand, because he has taken to playing par instead of being the genial showman, but both of them will no doubt be forced, during their eighteen holes, to produce some shots which are ]iew to New Zealand players. There is not much that either of them can be taught about golf courses, and their opinions of the links they play upon here should bo worth having. Traps such as there aro on most of our championship courses will not trouble them if they get into them, as they are bound to do occasionally, but it depends on the time of year whether they will be fully satisfied with the fairways and greens. With Titirangi so lately in the memory of New Zealand players, their performances there would be a good test of tho place'which New Zealand golf holds in comparison with' American professional standards. What one would like.to see is a fourball with the visitors, including Shaw and whichever other professional is playing best when they aro due. Few New Zealand courses aro fully fenced for the purpose of taking "gates," because the sport is for the most part not sufficiently interesting to draw a crowd, and, moreover, because there are fewer professionals of note to follow than in' countries such as England and America. If all weak points in the defences are to be manned, tho cost to the club would be heavy, yet without it the takings would suffer. On the other hand, the terms mentioned by the visitors are likely to be high' enough to provide a margin for this, if enough spectators travel ta see the matches.