GOLF NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 20315, 25 October 1929, Page 16

GOLF NOTES

[By Putter.]

Although Canadian foursomes are really not such a good test ot real partners nip as a propel foursome, yot it is generally a more popular cumpeution, ana targe entries weie received lor tins mated at ijaiiu..eeweii last toatarnaj. ia.. and c- H. Burns were very consistent to finish 4 up, and Jed the field, W. Cielland and A. Bicknell led with a score ol a up in a tour-ball competition at St. Clair on Saturday when they headed oil two pairs—G. Al‘Gregor and W. W. Clayton, W. Wrather and H. Carrington—who were G up. E. Lucas was the only player at Bellokuowcs who could beat bogey on Saturday, whilst V. flood managed to finish all square. The final of the ladies’ knock-out competition at the same club, if not productive of brilliant golf, was certainly a very keen struggle, when Miss Miller beat Miss MacEae by the odd hole. The Oamarn golfers are enthusiasts. The lady members played a teams’ match against Balmacewen, • but were not very successful, as the local players showed all-round superiority. They also fared no better against the St. Clair ladies. Handicaps came tumbling down after last Friday, when the ladies returned such good scoies m a medal event at Balmacewen The best net scores were; A grade—Mrs Gibson "3, Mrs Butcher 75, Mrs Carr 7G. and Mrs Irvine 78; B grade—Mrs Jack 65, Mrs Brabant 71, Mrs Aspinall 73, Mrs Jenkins 73, Mrs Young 74, Mrs Dawson 70. Miss Holmes 78. The Corstorphino ladies also had a day out on I uesday, when their best net scores were: A grade—Airs Burnett 68, Mrs Wight 73; B grade—Mrs Gilbert 66, Airs Al'Ewen 67, Mrs Titchener 67. Although the Castlccliff links are not Wanganui's host, yet they produce that town’s best player. Ho is Cathro, the club champion, whe did so well at the New Zealand championships, when he defeated i. H. Horton and was within an ace ol beating Sloan Morpeth in the semi final. Now he has followed up this success by winning the Wanganui championship, played on the Belmom links last week. He was ahead of D. C. Collins and F. S. I’arkes in the qualifying rounds, with a score of 151 (76 and io). He came through to the semi-finals easily, meeting the ex-Neu Zealand champion, J. Goss. Getting an early lead, ue was able to maintain it to wm 2 and 1; and on the othei side ot the draw Parkes beat Collins by the same maigin, due entirely to the lattei players weak putting. In the final t nthro won tour of the first five holes, and the rest was easy, tie won 5 and 4. the luunawatu ladies’ championship wut an interesting contest tins yeai, the tour semi-iiuanats oemg mi s vmi Jniaon, airs rmser (the itiigusn piayoi, wao uas caused a goou ueai ot interest in goinng circles during tlio last raoiitu;, miss ti. u<ui*ioru, anu tuts u. Cornua, airs coluusuu round airs eraser malting mistakes m mu seiui-inuu, and won, 3 and 2, and then met iMisa Gaisiurd, wuo bad by good gull tie tested iUrs L-oilms, 2 up. arias Gaisford collapsed in tue luuu, aim piayen her worst gull ot the tournament, so that .Urs Collmson won tlie championship oy the handsome margin ol i up and b to play. Great rivalry always exists between Miiamar and Horetaunga, and their matches for the Squadron shield are always keenly contested. Two teams ot twelve from each club were enggaged, *nd this tune the A teams met on Miiamar, and the B teams played on the Wellington Club's course. Miramar won the senior matches handsomely by U games to 2, and the juniors of that emb were also successful by 6 to 3. The top games wore full of interest. J H. Drake and A. D. S. Duncan finished all square; IT. A. Black beat D, O. Whyte, 2 and 1 ; and J. L. Petlcy beat J. B. Parker by the same margin. Middlemore has been making big alterations to its course during the last nine mouths, completely changing four holes, and a fortnight ago played on the new course for the first time. The club championship is under way, and with its two best players, H. B. Lusk and R. D. Wright, not competing the event lias a very open as pect. An Auckland critic certainly rates Moss highly when he writes thus: — “ Moss can be cited the master shot exponent. Seeing Moss blend body and brain in his beautUulJy-controJled shots is to wonder whether his destiny was not fashioned for the express purpose of hitting a goll ball, fLis timing is superior to that ot any player in the dominion, his swing being so even and unhurried A brainy application perhaps sums up the success ol tne several times open and professional champion. When in trouble, which is seldom, his judgment whether to take a risk or not is supreme. Like many great players, however, he is apt to be impatient on short putts, and George Duncan’s motto, 4 Miss ’em quick,’ not infrequently applies. Strangely enough, nr match play Moss's putting is much more reliable, but if it cannot be said he is a weak putter it is certain that his artistry with other clubs does not find equal expression of the green.” Tom Renout, ot Manchester, won the northern professional golf ftham pionship at the I’leasuigton golf course with an aggregate ol 282. W. U. Davies, with 253, was second. Renouf recently celebrated his fifty-first birthday, and previously won the title nine years ago. The new Scottish amateur champion is J. T. Bookless, of Nairn and Inverness, a trawl owner and fish exporter in the North of Scotland. In the early rounds he did not impress as much as J. E Dawson, of Troon, whom he defeated 5 and 4 in the final. Bookless, a tall, rather sparsely ' built man, thiity-seven years of age, is a prominent figure in goll in the North ot Scotland. He is a stylish golfer with a fairly slow and attractive swing kept under reasonable control. There are no idiosyncrasies of style. Bookless just hits the ball in a plain, honest fashion, and lets the rest look after itself. Dawson. the runner-up, is a new personality in golf. He is a polished player, a fine hitter of the ball, with very good command of thp iron clubs, while his pitch shots from 150yds downwards are ex qmsitel.v judged. Both these players, especially Dawson, appeal destined for higher walks of golf, and it would not be surprising to see t’’em both in next year’s British Walker Cup team against America

William M'dlhorn has been steadily picking up championships in America, and is looked upon as one ot their best professionals. He is of German descent, and, as the same is also true of George von Rim, Jesse Sweetser, and Walter Hagen, no one can deny that the fatherland strikes a very high average in the United States.