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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19143, 8 October 1925, Page 8

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notes and comments. TOE ONE TREE HILL LINKS. OPENING OF NEW COURSE. The new course of the Maungakiekie Golf Club at One Tree Hill will be officially opened on Saturday, October 17. It will be a gala day fx>r the club and mixed foursomes will be played. The new nine holes are new completed and are in fine order. The annual open tournament of the Maungakiekie Club will take place «u Tiiirangi on October 24. 26 and 27. The principal events will be the 36-hole medal championship and the Titirangi Cup competition. Speaking at the prize-giving ceremony at the conclusion of the New Zealand championship tournament at Shirley, Mr. & C. Kirk, president of the New Zealand Golf Council, advised those present to model their play on Moss' style. Ho thought Moss' play was almost perfect. The visiting players were loud in theis praise of Shirley as a championship course. Moss ranks it as one of the best in the Dominion. In the opinion of many good judges the New Zealand ch&ropiouships should in future be confined to three courses—Hamilton, Miramar and Shirley. Some think the links at Wanganui would be suitable for championships if improved. The season in Auckland has been re•.mwkabie for wretched week-end weather. The really good golfing days could be cc-unted on the fingers- One golfer said it was one of the worst winters for the game experienced for many years. Now tiat the good weather is coming on it' seems & pity that the season will close at the end of this month. Moss Performs ''Hat Trick." E. J. Moss has accomplished the "hat trick" by winning the professional championship three times in succession—at j Wanganui, Auckland and Christchurch. S:ince he played at Christchurch in 1921 iris- game has gone on improving. The New Zealand championships are to %e held at Miramar, Wellington, next year. The Palmers ton North Club made an application to have the tournament played on its local links, but the NewZealand Golf Council decided that the application would be considered when the 132? championships were being discussed. In the monthly b gey competition of the Dorset Golf Club, Broadstone, last month, Lieutenant-Colonel F. G. Wheatley chairman of the club, who is over seventy years of age, and is also a great-grand-father, was successful in winning the event, with a return of one down, a meritorious achievement for a very lively Veteran. The Evening News, Lrndon, in emphasising the fact that golfers are opposed to the element, of chance, says, "leave the jjjolf ball alone-" It points out that the lighter ball would mean that the present courses would be found too long to be pleasant and .that golf had already become Si weariness to the flesh in wet weather. Importance of Timing. "About the only thing I can suggest in the matter of helping you to add distance feo your shots is to watch the timing of your strokes and see if you can improve them," says James Barnes, the British open champion. "By that I mean, to see ithat you are starting the down _ swing ismoothly and fairly slowly, and then gradually speeding it up until you have the club-head travelling at its greatest s.peed just as it reaches the bail." Barnes also states that topping, as a genera! rule, is caused by raising the shoulders, and that changing the location of the ball in the address is not likely to •idrrect it. "A slice is caused by the club-head cutting across the ball from right to left, which pats the same spin on the bail that » baseball pitcher applies in throwing an incurve/' says Walter Hagen. "There i»re three basic reasons for a slice, any one of which may be your trouble: letting the hands come through before the clubBead: hitting at the ball from the outside ;in; or using to" open a stance, which is liable to cause either one or both of these , .faults." The Question of Physique. "One frequently will hear the question of physique discussed in relation to the successful playing cf the game," says R. H. Hilton. "A well-known professional once said to me: 'lf I am ever told of a particularly promising young player, the lirst thing I ask is: Is he big in physique? as I am a great believer in the advantages which are to be gained through physical gifts in the matter of strength and leverage.' One cann-t, in the light of experience, say that our professional friend has not a great deal of justification for his belief in a player who is blessed with exceptional power, always provided that he can apply it correctly. He will almost assuredly prove iri-re successful than the .smaller man who is not gifted with power. The old, old saying, *a gooc big one will always beat a good little one,' without doubt is applicable tr> the game of golf. "In the days of the present, in particular, the majority of the leading players are men blessed with more than an average degree of physique. I am not quite aware as to what is considered to be the averago height, of the male human being, but, to my surprise, J was once told by a medical man who takes a great interest in these matters that the average height of the men in England was but sft. 6in. His statement was, no doubt, correct, but, judging by what I am in the habit of witnessing on a golf course, the game of go!f must surely be played by tha giants of the land. I feel sure that at a championship meeting the average height of the competit-rs must be something approaching sft. 9in." , LADIES* GOLF. MANAWaTU TOURNAMENT, [BY TEI.KGP.APH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] FALMERSTON NORTH, Wednesday. There wore several surprises in the first ronnd the championship of the ManaW&tu ladies' golf tournament. Miss Olive Kay, who won the Auckland provincial tournament, was beaten by Mrs. Broderick, til Wanganui. Mrs. Schanders, winner of the Huwke's Bay tourney, was defeated b.w Miss Moore, Palreerston North. Result*:— First Round.—-Mrs. Broderick beat Miss Kay, 7 and C; Miss F. S. Hamlin beat Mrs. Foreman, at the 19th hole; Miss McFarlane bat Miss S. Watson, 3 and 2t; Mrs. W. 1). Cocke beat Mrs. R. P. Abraham, 1 up; Miss K. Bristed heat Miss V, Uphc.m, 5 ttnd 3; Miss N. Moore beat Mrs. Schanders, 3 and 7; Mrs. H. Collinson boat Miss Guy, 7 and 6; Mrs. Guy Williams boat Miss Snodgrass. 1 up, Seoocd Round.—Miss Hamlin beat Mrs. Broderick, i and 2; Mrs. Cooke beat Miss Macfarlane, 1 up; Miss Moore beat M'ss Bristed, 6 and 4; Mrs. Williams beat Mis. Collinson, 1 up. In the morning meda! match Mm W. Christie, Manawatu, did the Bth hole in one stroke. MOBRINSVILLE CLUB. [BY TELEG RAPE. —OWN COBHESPONDKNT. ] MORRINSVILLB, Wednesday. The final of the Morrinsville ladies' senior golf championship was played during: the week and resulted m a wm for uuss v. Hewitt,, who defeated Miss M. Grimw&de. 2 up- __ AUCKLAND LADIES' CLUB. TV monthly medal mutch played by memWs of the Auckland Ladies' Goif Club m ■Tuesday »«Uted in a tie between Miss Culhae. >4, *—B6, and Mrs. Wilson 104, 18 Orr.. 102, 81-61. finished first in 12 dlm ' on - with Mrs. Wrisht. aea, a-a?, seooai

WHANG AREI MDW CLUB. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WHANG AREI, Wednesday. The Whangarei Ladies' ,CJolf Club's bogey handicap was won by the y° u !i g provincial champion Miss KaX- Results ■were as follows; Miss Kay 3 sJWn, Mrs. Reynolds 5 down, Mrs. Bird 6 down. Mrs. Gardner 7 down. Miss Stone 8 dywn, Mie* A. McLean 10 down. Miss liacV'Uff° H down, and Miss Drummond 14 down. WANG ANT! I TOURNA3&SNT. [B7 TELEGRAPH.— PIIESS ASSOCI ATICW.'j WANGANUI, Wednesday. Tho 'SV&nganui golf tournament was con - tinued |jO-day i n beautiful weather. The 1 outfltandivig ieaturo of the play to date has been the .success of a young third-year piayor, R.< McNiven. Championship results : First Rou'<pd.~J. Harrison beat S. Powdrell. 6 and 5; R. McNiven beat Beaven. 4 and 2; L. ftuin beat J. Hussey, 2 and 1; J. Goss beat ,J. Wilson. 5 and 3; P. S. Parkes beat J. 1 up; C. Bidwell beat J. Harold, o arid 4: Imlay Saunders beat H Stringer, 4 su,>icl 2; L. Seifert beat H. Uale, 1 up on th\P 21st green. - Second Rounds—oMcNi%'en beat Harrison, 2 and 1; L. Quin ,beat Goss, 1 up; Parkes beat Bidwell, 6 anf? 5; Seifert beat Saunders, 4 and 2.