GOLF.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 27 September 1924, Page 10

GOLF.

The junior cli amp lon ship final rested between Moss and Jobson, and as both had been playing well a close contest was expected. Moss, however, was right at the top of his form and played remarkably well and 'Jobson was decisively- outplayed. Moss has been showing consistently good form and is keen enthusiast enough to have put in a lot of time practising. The result, as is always the case when a player can wean himself from continually playing a round, was that he showed much improvement. He is to he congratulated on his well deserved success in being added to the list of those who have filled the headship amongst the juniors. The hope is expressed that he will go on and secure the senior championship. Since the club commenced there is only one case of that being accomplished, that of the popular and enthusiastic player, H. S. Elliott. The early spring and the mild weaither and rainfall may be all right for the farmer, «uid no one will grudge them that extra growth Which is so essential to, their stock and which incidentally helps materially to bring in the “checks” —this word is not unknown! in golfing parlance—and to pay •the debts of the individual and of the country,- but the enthusiast who is keen to continue summer golf wiehes sometimes that the rain- did not fall on the just as well' as the Unjust, .nor the grass grow' so luxuriantly for sinner as well as saint, and that golf links might be ruled exempt just nor by the clerk of the w T eather. This cannot be, of course, and probably if the rain did not fall and the grass grow, he would get no golf, for he wrouid not be able to afford such a luxury. Even the golfer depends, a£ do We all, on the success of the fanner.., So after all it is best as it is.

While, playing a local resident on the Dannevirke' golf links the other day, Mr. 'F. S. Budd, of Hastings, made a shot that golfers sometimes dream about hut very seldom accomplish. Playing a four-bogey hole known as the “Zig-zag,” he pulled his drive badly, and his hall disappeared over the bank tow'ards the river (relatest the Telegraph) . Fyom his lie he was unable to see the pin from below the hank, but using his mashie he drove in the direction in which he thought the ball should go, and landed clean in the cup fi’om a point 200 yards away.

THE BEST SHOTS

CLEFJK AND MASHIE.

Harry Vardon says in one. 01 those very useful specials of his to the Press (Christchurch) -. “Somebody asked me the other day which shots the firstclass golfer finds the greatest satisfaction in playing. 1 should say that those' with the eleek and tlie mashie are the best in the game when a man is in form and feels in his inmost soul that he cam hit the ball truly every time. For one ' thing, these eliots call for perfection of judgment in regard to strength, trajectory, and direction,‘and for another thing, they are the master-stroke 3 in golf in the sense that they are capable of winning matches and competitions with a decisiveness that no other strokes achieve. There is an aphorism that “the man who can putt is a match for anybody,”, hut the player who is unerring with his eleek and his mashie never" has much putting to do, which is the ideal way of making golf easy.” NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Walter Hagen’s victory in the Open Golf Championship by the most, sporting and courageous play should be a warning to English players to get down to intensive practice (says a London writer). In this moment of national crisis, alas! _there is no Shakespeare to send forth the clarion call, so the “Shaker,” with much diffidence, offers the following: Into the “breeks” dear friends, Hon the “plus-fours” once again, For Hagen our cup intends To keep from Englishmen. Bring out your niblicks keen, CJ-ive that old cleek a clean, Practise on rough and green, It must not happen ha-gen. With hated breath, a Sydney writer swears to it: —“A ball driven from a tee on the Commeray (N.S.W.) links landed in a player’s pocket near the next green: I saw it done, and there is nothing at all the matter with the club whisky.” . . “In a driving competition Rav drove 723 yards, one inch.” (South African paper). Another inch, and we should have refused to. believe it. According to an inscription on the score card of the North Berwick Club, “golf is a science in which .you may exhaust yourself but never your subject.’! Several clubs, however, claim

to possess colonels who can say practically all that is worth saying about the. game without stopping to get their second wind.

HOW TO- IVIN AT GOLF

A very clever but scathing political cartoon in a Glasgow paper shows Ramsay Macdonald on the “Censure Debate Links” with Mr. Asquith calling to his opponent: “I’ve done it in one,” as the “Liberal Party” poodle drops the ball “plonk” into the hole, and-the paper comments: “Some say a well-trained dog is a great assistance.”

DUNCAN AT GLENEAGLES

A WONDER' ROUND

Mr. George W. Greenwood in the Daily Tdlegraph gives a/ remarkable wonder-rountkj.n the final of the Gleneagles’ tournament. Here it is

Total ... % ... 6340 66 Appended is a complete analysis of every shot at each hole :—- HOLE 1. Very long drive, mid-iron shot three yarde putt. 2. Drive, full mashie-niblick shot, two yards putt. 3. Drive, mid-iron shot, two putts. 4. Drive, brasisie, pitch, two putts. 5. Full mashie shot two putts. 6. Long drive, straight-laced iron shot, two putts. 7. Drive, full driving iron shot; two putts. 8. Mid-iron shot, two putts. 9. Drive, mashie-niblick pitch, two putts. HOME. 10. (Against strong head wind.) Drive, brassie, pitch, two-putts. 11. Full mashie shot, two putts. 12. Drive, maishie shot, two putts. 13. Long drive, full iron shot, yard putt. 14. Drive, 2 putts. 15. Drive, full mashie shot, two putts. 16. Mashie-niblick shot, three putts. 17. Drive, mashie, two putts. 18. Drive, long iron shot, four ,yard® putt. A further analysis reveals the fact that Duncan played 16 wooden club shots, 17. shots -with iron clubs, and 33 putts. To go one step further 33 strokes were taken to' cover 6240 yards, and another 3 on the greens themselves, the total length of the ■ putts measuring about 100 yards.

It is' an extraordinary coincidence that ill the filial at Rotorua Arthur Duncan returned a 66. Reporting this round, the local paper says: Duncan played irresistibly, ending the match with Lusk on the 29th hole, 8 and 7. The match was played out. Duncan made only tw(o minor mistakes, driving straight and far, and putting confidently. He lowered the record for the course by five strokes from 71 to -66. Duncan’s card read: Out: 3, 4. 4,4, 5,3, 4,4, 3; in: 4,4, 4,4,. 3,2. 5,3, 3; total, 66. The winner received a tremendous ovation on his return.

WHEN IN DOUBT.

Lady pianist (who, after an hour of it, has nearly played her visitor to' sleep)—What would you like me to play now? Tlie visitor (dreamily)—Oh, I dunno —I should keep right on with trumps. '

No Name Length in yds Duncan 1 Dun Whinny ... ... 380 4 ' 2 East Neuk ... 395 3 3 Silver Ta.ssie ... ... 380 4 i Broomy Law ... ... 475 5 5 Het' Girdle ... 160 3 6 Blink Bonnie ... ... 44G 4 7 Kittle Kink ... 440 4 8 Whaup’s Nest ... 165 3 9 Heic-h o’ Fash ... 360 4 Out ... 32^ 33 lo Canty Lye Beil’s Creel ... ... 435 5 li ... 170 3 12 Tappit Hen ... 395 4 13 Braid’s Brewts ... 450 3 14 Denhy Den ... .275 m lo Howe o’ Hope ... 445 ~4-' 16 Wee Bogle ... 135 4 17 Waslin ’ Lea ... ... 370 4 18 King’s Hame ... ... 460 3 - Tn ... ... 3135 33 Out ... 3205 33