GOLF

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 16 May 1925, Page 9

GOLF

” CUMING EVENTS. May 25 —British Amateur Championships at westward Ho. June 2/ —Britisn Open at Prestwick. Sept. 25 to Oct. 3 —New Zealand Men’s Open and Amateur Championships, at Shirely, .Christchurch. Sept. B—Napierß—Napier Open Tournament. Oct. 6,7, 8,— Wanganui Open Cbanipionsiiip, at Belmont. Oct. IU, xz, 13 —\\ anganui Ladies’ Championship, at Belmont. Oct. 15 to 22 —N.Z. Ladies’ championship, at Miramar. Members are getting to know the new course better, anti, though one or two holes are pretty difficult, they are beginning to appreciate the course generally. in one respect it is a marked contrast to the old course, for it is hilly enough to make line walking exercise. From this point of view it is harder on tne individual player.

The rain of the last few days will be of great value and give the groundman more ciianoes with the greens and the near approaches thereto. The dry sp-ell has made some of them pretty tricky. No doubt the committee will be able to announce competitions before long. That would add much to the interest of players. John Goss, of Wanganui, w'ho has not been playing through the summer, is said to be in great form just now. It is probable he will not be a competitor at the next New Zealand championships. During the play of the inter-club match at Harwood last week against the Lyttleton Club, R. Blunt (Rarewood) holed his tee shot at “the hurdle” hole, a distance of 135 yards. This is the lirst “hole in one” to be done by any of. the members at the Harewood links, and it augurs well (says the Press) for Roger’s future at the game, and if he ca u show the same prowess with the hickory shaft as he can with the willow hat he will be an acquisition to any golf club. (Blunt is the well known cricketer).

KEEP STILL. Keep the body still when driving, playing iron shots or putting. In fact, it is a good sound rule for every shot and largely for any game. READ THE RULES. It is very noticeable on the local courses the" great number of players who do not know the ,1-liles, even if they have read them. A golfer should always be reading and studying up the rules; there are a hundred and one ways they can be broken. It is very noticeable that it is not always the new golfer who is the greatest offender. I hav<i seen players who have played golf for years breaking rules, especially in medal matches, that they should be disqualified for ; and their partner signs the card as being correct. Every golfer should make a point of studying the rules, and if he sees another player doing the wrong thing, tell him; for nobody wishes to hand in an incorrect card.

GOLF ETIQUETTE. This is another point that should he driven home to all golfers-. Some of the worst oflenders are the very old players and the low-handicap players. No. 5 i n “The Etiquette of Golf” should be read and remembered and not passed over the first time, you run across it on the links. This is the paragraph: “Players looking for lost hall should allow other matches coming up to pass them! They should signal to the players following them to pass, and having given such signal, they should “hot” continue their play until these players have passed and are “out” of reach.” A NEW STAR. AMONG THE GOLFERS. George Turner, a young Scottish professional, until j-ecently Herd’s assistant, heat a whole field ‘of champions in the qualifying round of the Daily Mail tournament at Epsom. Turner made a record round of 71. Other scores were: Robson 72; Duncan, Havers, A. Seymour, Wynne 73: Mitchell 74; Herd and Ray 76. AN ADDED DANGER. Report comes from Auckland that on Middleware in one rough hole the com. mittee have introduced some goats to keep down the rough growth. A lady went down to play a ball she had foozled and Just escaped a “butt” from one of the goats.