JOTTINGS.

NZ Truth, Issue 881, 14 October 1922, Page 7

JOTTINGS.

. The wins of Miss E. Bell "at Palmerston and Wellington were very popular. The luck swung round her way at last. To win a tournament on your own course is always difficult, and "Sammy" congratulates. Miss Bell on her fine performance at HereL tau'nga. .: , . ■■. ' . '"-. ■'■- s: :: :s Gene Sai-azen is the' wonder of the golfing world this year. This young j golfer has proved his victory m the U.S.A. open was no' fluke by winning matches against all comers, finally, der feating W. Hagen m a 72-hole match for the world's championship. The victor of a 72-hole match must play the golf to win,, and - undoubtedly ! Sarazen can produce the goods. His appearance next year at Trobn will be eagerly looked forward t0.,. He must be' a marvel to do what lie has donk m one year. / , '..'.- . The first hole at the Wellington Municipal Links is. 190 yardfpbng. On . Saturday afternoons it is not unusual to see twenty or thirty people .playing this 'hole together. Etiquette at the Municipal Links. . .'..v: ■ Most beginners who want, to" play golf find it hard to get a gi'me m any of the bi^. clubs m Wellington.., They spend half their time being : hunted along by faster and experienced players. The beginner will find^ the Waiwetu golf course an ideal' n 'plaee to learn. The distances and 'greens are as good as on any course m Wellington. This course is to be kept open- for the summer months. : "- ; :: :: - s: Arthur Brooks has a fine, lot of young players under his tuition \at the . Lower Hutt. Every ■ week-end : the Open Chajnpion is, to be &e T en : mixing it with the "boys" on the links. -What a great chance these boys get to see the' game played by New- Zealand's best. • :■-' A happening m a > club competition at the -eighteenth hole on one of. the Wellington links recently . goes ..to prove, that, the" unsportsmanlike:' manner of some players has to be guarded against.' The drawing of partners m club competitions would also guard against this sort of thing. A correspondent writes: "Is golf selfish?" Yes- As a scratch player, I sympathise with "Beginner." I have been through the , mill, and havefound that if not m the inner circle one is not wanted m golf m any of the big clubs m Wellington, whether a champion or beginner. •. ". A recent photo of J/H. Taylor, taken m America, shows that this great player whilst m America adopted; the native fashion of golf dress in^' the States. Without jacket, waistcoat or braces is the dorrect style there. Very cooling, too, as golfers here who play throughout the; summer have found out when playing thus attired. Dr. Boyd, of Eltham,/ lately holed the seventh of the Eltham course m one stroke. Trust the doctor paid the. usual penalty. What will be the penalty m the future it' "Pussyfoot" car- . ries the day — a bottle of lemonade? Last year m the American Open Abe Mitchell picked up his ball after missing a short putt and "gave m." This year he completed the course, but finished well down. To a certain extent he has retrieved his position over there by capturing thg South American Championship after a .tie. His aggregate of 280 was wonderful golf. Averaging 70 a round takes playing on any course. Now that Mitchell has j won one big medal competition of four | rounds he may cast aside that "hoodoo" which is with him m such com- I petitions. One cannot forget his collapse), at Deal when with thirteen strokes m hand— unlucky numberhe threw away that lead m five holes. Those five holes have not been forgotten by him, for he did everything wrong that day except stand on his hands and try and hit the ball with his tongue. The constant fear of .a recurrence of that lapse must have been a great strain on him m medal tournaments, so now he has won one big medal, tournament it's on the cards that Abe wil make a great bid next year at Troon and win the Open back from America. Chas. Campbell, who won the Aus-* tralian Open, kept his form throughout the meeting and also won the Professional Championship. W. lies, late of Shirley, was one of the four qualifiers, but was defeated? by T.. Howard — 3 and 2. : : : : : : The Middlemore course is a picture just now- It will be m great trim next month when Hagen and Kirkwood- play their first N.Z. match there. :: :: :: - Fifty pounds was Hagen's fat tip to the caddie who carried for him m the Open Championship. Won't the caddies out here rush him'! . In seven days God created heaven and earth, but golf courses are still being improved. "Beginner": "Tell me, how long does it usually take a man to learn to play golf?" "Old Stager":. Well, 1 for the first five or six months you play a pretty rotten game. After that you grow gradually worse.". The feat of Captain. Carver m driving a ball over the battlements of, Harlech Castle, . which are 200 ft high,) from a distance of 200 yards, v is colossal. ■ Golfers here -will now start to imitate; if they select the clubhouse as the object to drive, over, I advise — "don't:"' Glass is not much cheaper yet.