GOLF.
FIXTURES. Aug. 26-29—Napier Ladies, open. Aug. 29-Sept. 2—South Auckland championship. Sept. 3-5 Manawatu Ladies, open. Sept. 5 N.Z. open and amateur championships at Auckland. Sept. 10-12-—Wanganui Ladies, open. Sept. 16 Rotorua. Club tournament. Sept. 17-19 —Wanganui championship. Sept. 18-26 —N.Z. Ladies’ championship at Hamilton. Sept. 23-26—Hawke’s Bay championship at Napier. Oct. 6-B—Miramar Ladies, open. Oct. 18—Springvale Labour Dav tour-
nament. Oct. 25-28—Springvale Club tournament.
/ NATIONAL HANDICAPS. A revised list of national handicaps has been issued. Handicaps up to 10 are as follows: Auckland— C. F. Colbeek, H. B. Lusk; R. D. Wright. 3, W. S. Ralph, W. B. Colbeek, D. McCormick 8, J. L. Clark 9. Christchurch—H. W. Maefarlane, C. A. Seymour 6, E. J. Pumplirey, W. P. Anderson, A. L. Cropp 9. Hamilton—N. Bell 4, H. T. Gillies 9. Hawera—Dr s Wright,. P. R. Wright, W. O’Callaghan, J. Quin, L. Quin 9. Hutt—J. L. Black 3, R. O. Chesney, Rana Wagg 7, L. Speedy 8, P. Wage 9, K, C. Kirk 10. Maungakiekie (Auckland) —C. C. Clements, R. M. George 3, R. O. Gardner, G. F. Gunson 7, T. A. Goulding, J. R. Hamilton 10. Manawatu—A. Ekstedt 3, A. Seifert 7, J. E. Lewis, W. M. Millan 8, O. H. Druee 9, W. L. Fitzherbert, K. Stewart 10. Miramar—J. H. Drake 5, A. E. Conway 6, L. D. Hurst, J. L. Petley, S. Turner 7, L. W. H. Grace, E. H. Liddle, E. H. Rawson, A. A. Stichbury, S. C. Stichbury 9, L. E. Carter 10. Napier—K. Tareha 5, F. C. Fryer 7, H. E. Troutbeck S. Nelson—J. Richmond 8. New Plymouth—C. M. Chong, A. Smith, P. Grey 8, F. Quin, D. H. Butcher 9. Oamaru —W. L. Cuthbertspn 9. Otago—Dr K. Ross 2. Wanganui—J. Goss, J. Harold, G. Saunders, I. Saunders 5, J. S. Harrison, D. Meldrum, F. S. Parkes 9, A. D. Wood, J. M. Hussey 10. Wellington—A. D. S. Duncan 2, H. R. H. Balneavis, j. Duncan 7, K. Duncan, J. B. Mac Ewan, J. B. Parker, O. J. Wilson 8, D. O. Whyte 9. Dannevirke—N. P. Green 9, D. E. Knight 8. Eltham—H. P. Dale 8. Feilding—D. Pryde 9. Greymouth—A. G. Sime 3. Masterton—T. H. Horton 3, W. H Percy 10. Poverty Bay—G. M. Dodgshun 7. Timaru—J. Forbes 8. Taihape—J. Evans 9. Wairarapa—J. C. Bidwill 3, D. C. Collins 4. Waverley—R. Wybourne 8. •Waipukurau—C. Riddell 9. ..ext month will provide two interesting tours for members of the Hawera Men’s Club. On September 13 a team goes to Patea, and on September 21 and 22 they will journey to Wanganui, playing matches with the Wanganui Club and the Springvale Club. Beechey and O’Callaghan, of the Hawera Club, went to Hamilton this week to play at the annual tournament. The drawing in the New Zealand championship at Middlemore will have been read with interest, and shows that most of the cracks will be there. Hawera Club will be represented by J. ami L. Quin and W. O ’Callaghan. Playing against Manawatu recently Goss met Ekstedt and beat him at the _ first meeting. Later they played a drawn game, both scoring exactly the same. The scores were as follow: Goss —Out 454534545 —39; In: 544345544 — 38; total 77. Ekstedt—Out: 455535435 —39; In: 454344554; 38; total 77. Good entries have been received for the championship at Auckland. Who the 1924 champions will be is very hard to say. The open championship should go to Moss, the Auckland professional, but he has Fred Hood to reckon with, and Butters, the Belmont coach, is playing better than ever. Several are picking Horton to win the amateur this year, for he is playing great at present. Duncan is training very hard to win this year, so as to have ten wins to his credit. In Auckland, Wright, the Auckland champion, is in fine form and, according to reports, playing good, sound golf. Of course Wanganui is looking towards Goss to make a good showing and retain his title. If he can keep the form he is showing at present he should be hard to beat. J. Goss and J. M. Hussey left Wanganui this week for Hamilton, where they will take part, in the South Auckland championship. From Hamilton they go on to Auckland to take part, in the New Zealand championship, starting on the sth September. At the Shirley links during the past week-end a ball was driven from the first tee, which carried, with a slight pull, almost green high, and came down among the players who had just left the green. It struck one player on the back of the head. He had ducked just enough to avoid the full force, and the ball cannoned off him and struck another player, also on the
back of the head. Neither player went down from the impact, but both were staggered, and fortunate to get off so well. At Karori a few days ago B. Cody did the eighth hole (105 yards) in one. What is wrong with British golf? says Vardon. It is still the putting. We are far less certain of getting down in two than the Americans. At the same time our trials on the greens would be considerably reduced if we placed the second shots nearer the dag. It is in these two phases of the game .that we should strive to improve. The qualifying rounds have been played and the drawing made for the first round of the men’s championships. During the next week or two the fixtures in the round will be played, and naturally players will he specially keen and will he anxious to get in all the practice possible. The quality of the play should thereby improve considerably. The cutting out of the eighteentn hole has done away with most of the wet ground, which -rather got on one’s nerves when playing that hole. The course is considerably shortened, but it now includes a one-shot Westward Ho, Which was always popular on the old course. Most of the big guns will be present, at Middlemore, Auckland, on September, and in most oases a few days before, for practice. There should be many fine scores put up, for reports from Auckland are to the effect that the course is in specially fine playing order and will be closed for a couple of days before the opening day of the tournament. It will be interesting to see if John Gos« will be able to sustain his title. Arthur Duncan will be very keen to add one more to his championships and so make a new record. There are many other fine match players amongst the amateurs, and competition is certain to he of the keenest. The result is pretty open amqngst a number of them, and several are picked as amongst the likeliest. Practically all the best professionals will also be there, and all will be out to do their best. Some of the younger men who have recently come out from the Old Country are said to he showing remarkably good form. It- will be interesting to see how they shape when up against the veterans. The following tournaments are to be held soon: —New Zealand championship meeting at Auckland, September 5 to 13; Rotorua Golf Club, at Arikikapakapa (sic) Golf Course, September 16 to 19; Wanganui Golf Club, at Wanganui, September 17 to 19; Napier Golf Club, at Waiohiki links, Napier, September 23 to 26. The annual meeting of delegates to the Golf Council will he held in Auckland on Tuesday, September '9. The control of the New Zealand ladies’ championship by the Hamilton Club this season is an event of paramount importance It is a big programme to take charge of when it is recognised that the prominent players from, all parts of the Dominion with tee-off at the stipulated period next month. The committee in charge of affairs has its advance work well shaped and it can be quite certain that the most favourable impression of affairs at St. Andrew’s, both on and off the links, will be carried away by the visitors at the conclusion of the golfing period referred to. Two fine performances were accomplished by Alex Herd on his home course, Moor Park (England), during a recent week-end. First of all he had a round of 64, which is well within the record for the course. He was out in 33 and home in 31; and his score included two 2’s, six 3’s, eight 4s, and two o’s. Later in the day he had a score of 67—out in 34 and home in 33—and once again he had tWo 2s on his card. The bogey for the course is 78. . Harry Vardon, six times open .champion of Britain, has completed 21 years as professional to the South Herts Golf Club, at Totteridge, and his coming of age” there was cele- _ rated last month with a tournament m winch he, Braid, Taylor, and Herd —the big four of the past 30 years—took part.
THE “HITTING” SCHOOL. Hon Miehael Scott, so well remembered by many of us, though not, perhaps, to the great numbers who have i ecently taken up the game, is given as a recent convert to the hitting school as opposed to the swinging school. The former might, be illustrated by Abe Mitchell, George Duncan and R. H. Wethered, the latter by 11. Vardon and C. J. H. Tolley. On being asked why lie had practically done away with his follow through, Mr Scott said: “I used to lie a lazy golfer. I depended upon a swing pure and simple, with very little actual hit in it. That, of course, meant a long follow through! I found that people whom I used to outdrive were beg’nning to drive past me, so I decided that, it would be necessary to go iu for harder hitting. Concentrating on that, it soon became clear to me that the full follow through would have to be abandoned. I tried to reconcile the two things, but the smooth, easy flowing sweep of club head after impact spoilt the timing of the more incisive blow. I could not keep the shot straight in that way. So I concentrated on the harder hitting, and promoted accurate timing by stopping the club directly after the" blow. That produced the desired effect—longer driving without loss of direction. ’ ’ F. S. Jackson, the most accomplished of all golfers who have bj?en converted from cricket, and, before the readjustment of handeiaps, a plus man, points out that from the moment he first took up golf he had depended upon the swing rather than the hit, an unusual trait in a converted cricketer. He w r ent on to explain that in his era as a batsman lie had always followed through. Curiously enough F. S. Jackson learned his golf by watching Vardon, so that it would be difficult to imagine him doing anything else but swinging. Here are some of the rules of golf set out succinctlv:—
SOME RULES OF GOLF. Ball in casual water on the putting green.—Place the ball not nearer to the hole without penalty. Water interfering with stance.—A ball may be treated as if it lay in casual water as above. Ball in play may not be touched, except (1) when addressing it provided the player does not move the ball, and (2) with the opponent’s consent ball may be lifted for identification, otherwise penalty one stroke. Irregularities of surface through the green shall not be removed nor pressed down. Penalty, loss of hole. Obstructions such as grass-cutter, roller, box, etc-., may be removed. A ball touching such an obstruction, or
lying on or touching ground uuder repair, may be lifted and dropped without penalty. Loose impediments lying within a club length of the ball, not in or touching a hazard, may be removed without penalty; if the ball move after any such loose impediment has been touched —penalty, one stroke. Ball accidentally moved; —Penalty one stroke. A ball has moved if it leave its original position in the least, degree; but not if it merely oscillates and rests in its original position. Ball in motion interfered with in any way by an opponent or his caddie, or his clubs, the opponent’s side shall lose the hole. Ball at rest moved by an opponent or his caddie or his clubs, the opponent’s side shall lose the hole. Ball striking the player.—lf a player’s ball strike or be stopped by himself or his partner, or either of their caddies or their clubs, his side shall lose the hole. Playing opponent’s ball. —Lose the hole, unless (1) the opponent then plays the player’s ball; (2) the mistake occurs through wrong information given by an opponent or liis caddie; in these cases no penalty. If the mistake be discovered before the opponent has played, it shall be rectified by dropping a ball as near as possible to the place where the opponent’s ball lay. On the putting green the ball shall be replaced.
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