GOLF.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 211, 20 August 1927, Page 3

GOLF.

HASTINGS CLUB. NOTES BY “PUTTER.” Now that the qualifying rounds of the championship are over, plavers have been advised per the medium of this paper who they meet in the first round of the play-off The club can await the results of such matches with considerable interest. Taking the draw, I will be bold enough to venture my prediction of the respective games. • « • Fryer should have no trouble in defeating Candy. Paterson on his recent form should beat A. Murlev, though the latter is callable of extending his opponent. H. G. Davis should beat Wood without much difficulty. Matthews v Fannin will, in m- opinion, be a real good name, as both players are about on a par. but if the latter can maintain his present form I should think the former player will have to plav above form to win. Campbell v. Hobbs should be another even contest, though I think the former will go out favourite. If Campbell can produce his best Saturday form lie should “walk in.”

E. A. Murlev should beat Ballantyne without much trouble. E, P. Baker and O’Donoghue will be another evenly matched pair, but of the two I fanev Baker as he is a more consistent player and furthers his opponent is at present at Dannevirke, where he may not have much golf, and even if he does the conditions are so different from Hastings. H. S. Budd will no doubt easily beat G. Clark, although the latter is improving each week and the difference may not be so big after all.

Whoever the 16th plaver is in the B Grade. Averill should beat easily.

G. W. Estaugh and D. McCorkindale are fairly evenly matched, but the former’s experience should give him a win.

R. M Egan and T. A. Hogg are about on a par. with honours slightly in favour of Hogg.

P. H. Burr should beat the Rev. Thompson, although the former is inclined to be arratic at times. Somervell, I fancy, will have to give slightly better than his best to hold Greager, who is playing very well at present.

W. M. Will should easily account for A. S Tonkin, as the former's handicap now qualifies him for the A grade. • • •

H. de Denne and E. L. Oommin should have a real good same. and ! to my mind the winner of this match is harder to pick than that of any of the others. Commin. I consider, is the best match player and will probably take the honours. * » •

Geoff. Salmon should easily account for the 15th player whoever he mav

By the time these notes appear in print the last round of the President’s Shield will have been played, and with so many players within a few strokes of each other it would be a very lucky guess to pick the winner, as those players with a high handicap have all the advantage. The much-contestecl four-ball challenge competition was taken a further stage during the week, when H A. Fannin and F. S Candy suffered defeat at the hands of ' Barraclough and Greager. The latter pair I understand, played very steady golf, and combined rather well, and eventually ran out winners by two up. GENERAL NOTES. QUICK THINKING Tommy Armour, recent winner oi the American Open, combined ouick thinking and actin" in the final of the 1920 Shawnee invitation tournament. At a 460-vard m. the wind his down-swir was alreadx in action when the ball started to fall back off the tee. Too late to stop. Armour apparently sensed the danger of the position and acted accordingly He accelerated nis swing, and was through before the ball was .finished falling. He hit it so far that he had only a mashie to the green. He won. EAGLES AND MOAS Carl Lindgreen committed the indiscretion that resulted in this article. At a California course a few weeks ago he did two holes in succession in an aggregate of five strokes under par. He made a 506-yard hole in two. and followed this by doing the next. 365 yards, in another two. MIRACULOUS FINISH. Duncan. Herd. Ra- and Vardon—what a four ball!—were playing a four-ball at Coombe Hill a few vears ago. and were all square going to the 18th. Everyone played the hole badlv but Herd, who was on .he green in two. Ray had hooked his tee shot, and was in the rough, with a large tuft of grass behind the ball apd overhanging it. It looked al most unplayable, particularly in the direction of the hole. But Rav is a powerful man. He took out a heavy iron, scattered the tuft to the four winds, and hit the ball 190 vards Then, just to show that he was versatile. he sank a 90ft putt for a three—and a win