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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 6 October 1928, Page 13

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Oct. 12-20 —N.Z. O-pem and Amateur Championships, Balmacewun, Dunedin. Oct. 20-23 —Hawera Labour Day Tournament. THE HAWERA TOURNEY. f Indications are that -there will be; keen support from all the Taranaki. Clubs with a good assistance from W&--n-gunui for the Labour Day tourney, three days of competitions, with championship and -handicap events of all; kinds such as will attract a- big field j and give o-pportunity to-players -of ail', grades. There is not the slightest doubt... the tourney will give a- fih© fillip itoj thegame in Hawera and lead to a furthering of interest among -the clubs on the coast. LADIES’ CLUB. The finals have been reached.in the ladies’ senior championship, Mrs Walk-, ley heating Miss ip. Hawkem amd Mrs; Thomson 'winning from Miss Death in the semi-finajs. The meeting oif the two ‘finalists should ibe a fine contest. NOTES. The performance of Miss D. Chrys'tail, of Christchurch, in winning the Manawatii 'ladies’ champiohsiliip war specially noteworthy in her - rounds she had to meet and defeat Mr.-1 Collins on, N.Z. champion, as well as Miss G. Culling, Auckland champion. The Waiokihi (Napier) course is -becoming very dry in places, especially near the roads (says the ::Telegraph”),, where the dust raised by passing traffic j settles on the grass and robs it of any moisture that might be there. This be-, tokens a dry summer in Hawke’s Bay. The South Auckland -tourney concluded at Hamilton to-day and much gfiod play was recorded. The course is; reported.to have been in as good order hs in any previous season. It is probable that o-nly in golf can age hihcl youth facet in -the field of athletics with a reasonably good chance of coining out even. That such is -the case must surely be taken -as a distinct compliment to tiiA royal and ancient game. the result of a suggestion by Mr W. A. D’Arcy, -the Wanganui Golf Club wifi shortly- stage a match between players -over 45 and players under that age, iwith -the proviso that players’ match handicap must not exceed 9.

Golf was taken up by Clarrie Grimmeitt, the South Australian, and international -cricketer, during last season in. order to keep -him -in form in the off season. “Golf gives plenty of exercise,” says Clarrie, “and it will keep me in trim for cricket. It requires much concentration, not to- mention brains, for the conscientious player. To me it is most fascinating.” A little tip by Alex Herd, the famous Scottish professional: “T-here arcmany little hints that 1 could give on golf to the average golfer, but I think that the most important I can suggest is to keep a perfect body balance, and Aon’t start the upward swing with a jerky movement. Take the club back smoothly and wait- for the wrists to get into tlieir proper position on -top of the swing. This is where it-he proper timing of a golf ball comes from—and don’t pull your right arm in towards your right side in the downward swing. Cast or swing the hands well away from you so that you can get that sweep of -the club head which is so- essential in getting the true follow through. ’ ’ Sloan Morpeth (present amateur champion) is among the entrants as well as E. S. Douglas (professional, who won the Open Championship when it was played in Dunedin in 1913). T. H. Horton (winner of the Amateur Championship in 1925), A. G. Sime (winner of the Amateur Championship in 1921), E. M. Macfarlane (winner of the Open Championship in 1925), and A. J. Shaw( winner of the Open Championship in 1926). The last occasion on which, a championship meeting was played in Dunedin was 15 years ago. The following are the entries lor the Amateur Championship: — Auckland. —Sloan. Morpeth. Christchurch. it. hi slier, Ewen Macfarlane, G. Jones, J. D. Lawsence, L. H. Campbell, N. Louisson, E. .J. Humphrey, A J{. Blank, John. Millard, L. A. Dougall, AY. D. .Wood, H. \V. Macfarlane, W.,P. Anderson, O. A. Seymour, Donald Grant. Wellington.—H. A. Black, S. Turner, John Duncan, Morgan Duncan, R. E. Tolhuust, G. P. Roberts J. AY. Ward, AV. B. Reilly, Rana AYagg. Nel son.—Gordon R ich mond. Lufnsden. —-J. A. Mangan. Duller. —A. G. Siihe, \V. Lints. Otorohanga.—J. L. Black. Eltham. —Harold Dale. Oainaru.—G. L. Cuthbertson. Masterton.—T. H. Horton. Timaru.—B. A 7. Wright, N. S. Hawkes.

New Plymouth. —C. H. Stephenson. Hamilton.—Miilen M’Betli. Napier.—Frank Fryer. Otago.—Dr. Kenneth Boss. Dr. G. F. Barnett, D. H Butcher, J. G. Dick, W. G. Wight, S. C. Col beck. G. .Henderson, A. N. Ilaggitt, H. A. Salmon, C. D. Irvine, V. E. Galway, II Brasch, 'J’. D. Adams, J. B. Laidlaw, J. Spence, .J. W. Trewcrn, E. ,1. Hocking. St. Clair.—C. 15. Wight, J. E. MntherSon, L. H. Marshall, \\ . Clayton, PI. C. Stevens. GETTING OVER A STYMIE. We were golfing at 'Westward Ho! in pre-war days, and had arrived at the eighth te© (writes a correspondent of Golf Illustrated, England). My opponent was receiving a stroke at this hole, and the honour was his. The length of the hole was 185 yards, the tee being on a higher level than the green. Vly opponent took a spoon and played a fine shot, the ball pitching just beyond the two bunkers guarding the green. The hall ran on and on, and apparently came to rest right on the lip of the hole. My partner made some remark about the shot being a hard oiie to heat. . 1 also took a spoon. Vly shot landed within a foot or two of the same spot as my partner had reached, ran on. and looked us if it must, knock the other hall into, the hole. It did not do so, but went round it and dropped into the hole—a d<?ncl stymie negotiated at 185 yards! When we got. up to the hole, we found that the first hall was actually 18iii. of 2ft. hack f refill the hole. My opponent was possibly a little nervy; at any rate, he missed the putt and lost Hie hole, although receiving a. stroke!

IN AUSTRALIA The number of youngsters who are taking prominent positions in the game in Australia is steadily increasing. In his notes on the recent open championship “Brigalow” (in Sydney Referee) has this to say: —The percentage of young players taking part was larger than ever before, in a competition of this class. But of the youngsters who were having their first

experience of tins "classic’’ company, one'of the outstanding perorme-rs was ', W. Bolger who finished fourth in the] open. Bolger, very tall and ns slight. I as a slim girl, is Only 18 years of ' age, -ail'd looks, younger. Holger plays [ with the sangfroid of an old hand ai I lie game, and lie has a finished and easy style in all dep-vrlmeni s. His np | preaching and putting were almoxl.i flawless, and, with remarkable stead-! mess for one so young, he remained ] right- i’n the lighting lino up to the | end. For three rounds his consistency | and steadiness were not even outdone , by PoppleAveH’s, hut lie was not quite 1 so good over the last, ,18 h-oles. To j I win he wanted n. 72 and took 78'-—lii-s; i worst round of the match. On his j , form in this match, Bolger looks likej -developing into one of the urea test’j j players in Australia within the next I I low y ears.