GOLF

Evening Star, Issue 21931, 18 January 1935, Page 4

GOLF

[By Sues.] Golf in the summer evenings is attracting quite a number of players, and is considered by many to be the best time of the year. At present one also sees the enthusiasts who wish to perfect their strokes. There is no doubt whatever that the only road to success lies in consistent practice backed up when necessary by a lesson from the Couch. The top of the tree is never attained unless tbe player devotes plenty of time to iiltelligent practice, or. what takes the place of practice, continuous play. One meets players who “ never practice,” but these are usually the players who play most. Discussing the respective methods of American and Australian players in the Melbourne centenary championship meeting, a Victorian paper states that although several Australian players performed brilliantly, the big meeting showed that their methods were out of date. Henceforth, according to critics who followed the play of Oakleigh, Australian golf, both amateur and professional, will become Americanised. “Throughout the mooting it was easy to distinguish an American from an Australian. The Americans, even the relatively casual Snrazen. took their time, made exhaustive studies of lines and contours, concentrated.” Where the Australians crashed was on and near the greens, especially in the greenside hunkers. On the other hand, the Americans were particularly accurate with their second shots, and on the greens. Mias Oliver Kay returned a good round at Hokowhitu recently, when she completed the courste in 75, driving from the men’s tees. Her card read: — Out: 5, 4. 4,3, 5,4, 5,3, 4—37. In: 5,4, 3,5, 3,4, 6,4, 4—38. Recently over a golf club’s links at Peoria, Illinois, United States, Norman Coy, using only a putter, played constantly for twenty-four hours. His 357 holes beat the world’s record set two weeks before by one Bob Swanson, of Salt Lake City, who accomplished a inere 343 holes! Coy began plav at 8,10 p.rii.. accompanied by six caddies with flashlights. He was followed for a wliile by a large, gallery, and finished at 8.10 p.m. next day-. It was estimated that his actual walk was ninety miles. Coy is a “ strong man.” In bis spare time lie amuses himself by bending bars Of iron. His actual scores for the rounds over tbe Aladison public links were not given.