PLAYERS ANd PLAY.

NZ Truth, Issue 881, 14 October 1922, Page 10

PLAYERS ANd PLAY.

A. D. S. Duncan.* "O, wad. some po'er the giftie gie us To see, oorsels as ithers see us/ With the Wooden | clubs Duncan has a fine free swing 1 , full of grace and 'ease. He keeps a wonderful line and splendid length. The champion affects, whether he knows it or not, a peculiar lift of the right elbow m the up swing which is quite uncommon. His long iron shots are the best m a particularly good all-rourtd reper- ' toire — Duncan carries a shot m his bag for every emergency. He plays, the push stroke almost perfectly, .as his opponents know toytheij? cost. He seems, somehow, to have shortened his finish with these strokes. Duncan plays the pitch and run generally with the short irons, but is equally at home with the full pitch or run at will. His short pitch and run has the most deceptive flight, always appearing as if the ball will overrun the hole, but as soon at it alights the aforesaid peculiar drag comes i,nto plaj', usually with the most surprising yet happiest results. Once upon* a time — not so long ago, either— -Duncan was a very fine put- j ter indeed, but he has developed nerves or something of the kind recently when playing short putts, say, 10 feet or less. If he could only rediscover his lost putt Duncan would be the best golfer m. Australasia, bar none.