GOLF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13479, 4 May 1907, Page 8

GOLF.

The Auckland Coif Club fixture for io-day is the contest for the Fry challenge s trophy, presented by Messrs. J'. S. Fry and gws. The trophy is to be played for three times a year, the trophy to become the property of a triple winner, while a trophy will be given for the winner of each match. ".It is a bogey- handicap of 18 holes. Players may choose, their own partners.. ~ Post-en-tries will be received. ... •.-..' Entries for the George cup (modal) close at noon next Friday. The committee of the Auckland Golf Club has now completed all necessary arrangements for the purchase of 140 odd acres near Otahuhu. for new golf links. The land is vary highly spoken of by the club's professional and the members who have inspected it, and it is anticipated that firstclass links will be made there by the time the club vacates the Cornwall Park l links. It is, however, not intended that the land shall be taken possession, of for some time. The ground is situate about ten minutes' walk frc/ln the Otahuhu station on tihe. Mangore Road, and can be easily reached by rail or road. The Adelaide Golf Club's report for the year shows that they have 204 members, against 141 last year. After meeting some heavy expenditure, they have a credit balance. They have engaged .1. H. Scott, of Carnoustie, as a professional. W. .1. Gunson gained the championship this year, after a hard fight with Or. Swift. .A, motion to charge naval and l military officers fees for playing on the course was lost. Were 1 to ask my readers the question, "Is it possible for a player to lose a hole and yet, win it?" or the converse, "Is it possible to win a hole and yet lose it?" I feci sure 1 would be met with such a chorus of " Noes" as would proclaim me. in their opinion, a fool for asking such an absurd question (says " Mashic-Niblick," , in. the Sydney Mail). And yet. I say, they would all be wrong, and that the correct, answer to these questions should be "Yes." For confirmation 1 have lint to refer then! to rules 29, which enacts that a player shall lose the hole if he plays the opponent's ball, unless (1) (lie penalty is cancelled, and the hole must be played out with til* balls thus exchanged: or (2) , the mistake occur through wrong information given by the opponent, or his caddie, in which case there shall Ih> no penalty, hut the mistake, if discovered before the, opponent lias played, must be rectified by placing a', ball Its near as possible to the place where, the opponent's ball lay. So if A and, Bare playing a match, and A (without any wrong information given by B) plays B'e'.ball, A at once loses Hie bole; but if B, in ignorance of his good luck in having won the hole, then play-, A's ball, the penalty is ■cancelled, and the hole must be played out, and A may win it after all. Thus", a man canwin a hole and yet lose, it, and "so, truly, golf is a queer game,' at. any rate, to (ho uninitiated.