GOLF

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 8 August 1928, Page 8

GOLF

NELSON CLUB

NOTES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

The Week’s Fixtures 'Friday: Ladies, flag match. 'Saturday: Mini; third-vptm'd Ericountor Shield:

Four llall Bogey Handicap The Club cdinpeti’tidns’ are now Woll advanced: In- the final of the four-ball bogey handicap G. F. Dodds and Stcdman beat J. Hume and L. Hume 4 and 3. Captain's Trophy The fourth round of llio Captain's Trophy resulted: E. Vercufi beat P. Moore; I. Dodds beat Fletcher; Elliott beat Spear. Huggins and Mitchell have yet to play to complete the round. The winners of tile round enter the semifinals.

Cock Cup Numerous entries were received for the Cock Cup, the third round of which resulted: McLaren beat Rowe; .Dodder beat Seai-lc; Newman beat Ryan; Monson beat A. Allan; Menlove beat Milliei-; Bn igent beat Milner; McGregorbeat Styelie; Cull beat Thomson; Simpson beat Armstrong: CampbelhSmith beat. Rhodes; J. E. Hume beat A. Allan.

Encounter Shield The third round for the Encounter Shield will be played on- Saturday afternoon. Of- the eight players with two rounds in, three are equal with 154.

Re»Haildicaps 1 The following players have been rehandicapped: Elliott to 6/5; E. Vcrcoe to 7/5; New mart and Gull to 20/15.

“Wainui” Championship Guests at “Wainui” House played the annual Canadian foursome “championship” during the week-end. Sixteen players competed the winners being Miss D. Denshire and Hackworth, 2 down. This is the second occasion on which Miss Denshire has been in the winning pair.

Club Professional Ross, the Club professional, left, for Marlborough yesterday, and will bo absent for a. week or ten days.

Holiday Tournament . Tho holiday tournament played on Saturday afternoon and yesterday brought emt a good number of competitors. A strong south-west wind was responsible for many players failing rather badly; but Elliott, who is playing niost consistently, found the cymil very, little trouble, and .in the bogey handicap he returned a. card of 4 up. lluggius and L. Hunle in the four-bad bogey handicap, also found no difficulty with'the weather conditions, winning the match with a card of 8. up.

Ladies’ Flag Match On Friday a ladies Hag match will by. played,’for a, trophy presented by Miss Gray.

Miramar Ladies’ Tournament It is expected that several "members of {he Nelson Ladies’ Club Will compete at tlie Miramar tournament to bo held in a few weeks’ time.

N.Z. Ladies’ Championship The New Zoalaud ladies’ championship tournament will be played,.on the Middlemens links, Auckland, commencing on 27th September and concluding on 4th October. The principal event is the championship, for which there is no qualifying play, but- all entrants. with L G.U. handicaps of 10 and under are eligible, and the matches will be over 18 holes with a 36-hojo final The present holder of the title is Mrs H- ColHnson, of Palmerston North. Mis D. Stout (Hereta-unga) is. the holder of the Coronation Medal; and Miss k- Seifert (Palmerston North) bolds the L.G.U. Challenge Bowl Land the M.ellsop Cup, awarded for the best aggregate of three rounds, was won last year by Miss Olive Kay (Dunedin. . >’

Lectures and Amateurs There is a. feeling in Scotland against amateurs giving lectures on the game for fees. The loe;il sentiment is against amateur golfers giving lectures-on their game, even when they buy refreshments to bribe other players to listen.

Scottish Professional Championship Stewart Burns has<again-won the Scottish- Professional Golf Championship for the third time in four years. He started tlfe final round of Balgowrtie links on level term a with Lockhart, of Gleneagles, and did a score of 68, three strokes below the previous record of the course. His play is said to have been as near perfection as is' humanly possible, and if lie bad had any luck lie would have been still lower by several points. The time'seems to have gone p!i.st when Scotland produced her fanshare of leading golf professionals—mostly for export. One looks in vain for Braids, Duncans, and Herds nowadays. But Burns promises to revive the tradition. He has done well in several of the open events, and us he is still under 30 anything may happen.

Missing Short Putts When the golfer begins missing short putts, his attempt to apply a cure consists often in; greater care and concentration. While this is taking place he will, grip tho sl.icift of tho putter tighter than ever. But .the best all-round cuiej for missing short putts is to, lighten the grip and slow down the putting pace. This should be the one and only thing to think of. Softening or lightening the grip means greater relaxation. It helps to take the putting blade'at a slower, smoother motion. It helps to prevent jabbing and stabbing. Yet the average golfer does just tho opposite. He grips tighjer than ever and increases the speed of the buck swing and the forward swing. A light, relaxed gnp is the foundation of good putting, from the shorter ranges, anyway. There is less tendency then to move the body or to hurry the stroke. Confounding a Critic Peppery Colonel (to partner on gol course): "What is the present-day gnl coining to? imagine her parents allowing her to appear in public in plus-fouis and Eton crop! Attempting to copy our dress. Bah ! ’ ~ partner: "That, sir, is mv daughter, "Horry, I did not know you were her father." ~ I'm I'm Inn- mother.'