Golf BLACK GETS GOLF CAP

NZ Truth, Issue 1228, 13 June 1929, Page 17

Golf BLACK GETS GOLF CAP

Additional Man For K.-W/Team l , (From "N.tf. Truth's" Golf Correspondent.) J. L. Black has been selected by the N.Z. Golf. Council to accompany the K.-W. team to Australia as an additional member. This announcement will be; well received by golfers, who recognise that Jack Black has deserved the honor ■ of his golfing' cap. PLAYING, m the Winter Show tourna- .";■- ment at Hamilton last week, J. Black returned the best scratch score . of 15S for the two rounds. He is there- \ fore m form. \ . . ' The team leaves Wellington on July ; 19 and there is now a fine opportunity . for one oC the Wellington clubs — Miras mar for preference — to. stage an invitation match for the K.-W. players before ! they sail. , • Four balls? m the morning and four- ' somes m the afternoon wou'rt he a great ' draw and enable golfers m Wellington to , see the players m action. A record crowd \ would witness the games and gate money should defray the expenses of the players. B. V. Wright won the South Canterbury open With' a,75-7, 75-78 — 153. "Pip" is Playing well this year and is about due for a say m the amateur championship. Best scores of the week — L. Bushbridcie handed m a 63 nett m a medal event/ '■■ at the South Canterbury Championships. W. MeNamara, play- . ing m the Hagley Cup, shares the > . honor's with the same score. N'J2.- Championships have been delayer! to September 27 to October 5. This will ! enable players who are to partake m 1 Australian events to also compete at Wangariui. Christchurch City Council is listening to ; the call for municipal links. An early ' move is expected. ■ . ' Wanganui golfers had a feast of ■ matches during the past week. They 1 played Feilding, Marton, Patea, and Waverley and won each match. L. Le Cren won the Ward Cup at • Ghristchurch with the excellent score of ■ 70-10-^-69. He is a player of great possibilities and his' handicap is certain to be near scratch before the season closes. R. T. TosswiH keeps on returning fine scratch scores at Shirley, his 72 In the Stroke Handicap was a great performance. , I B. J, Smith, with a72 m competition,.

has established a record for the Akarara Links at Mt. Roskill. i W. H. Horton added another championrhip to his belt when he defeated Rana Wagg i up m the final of the Masterton tournament. ' There are some promising youtlis play-. • ing at Oamaru. High School Boys m J. Jacobs and C. R. Hedges returned nett scores m competitions of 67 and 68 re- ' spectively. \ The hardest match to win at Middle-, • more is the prize, and A. Bon- ! nington created a surprise when he defeated "W. Ralph by 2 and 1 m the final. • Only receiving two strokes, Bonnington , put on some wonderful golf. He was duffing his drives and playing Hagen recoveries. At the Hth they were all square, and at the following two holes Bonnington, after bad drives and wonderful recoveries, won the two holes m fours and settled the match. I The Winter Show Cup, at Hamilton, drew a large field m which the hani dlcap players easily held their own. H. F. Hamilton* with 141 nett won with c. Sutcllffe, 143, second. > E. Mi" MacFarlane, ex-open champion, recently holed the ■„ 9th at Shirley m otic s stroke, ;which is his second one on the 5 course., i C. A. Masters .with 75-75 ran out an easy winner of the Southland open. His I most dangerous opponent, J. A. Magin, ' broke badlyi and required 82 for his first round. He followed this with a 75, and secured second place. . , . Mrs. Dodgshun played great golf m the first nine holes m the Otaep Ladies' championship, going out m 38 strokes. The McDonald Cup, a handicap competition m the qualifying stages, is an outstanding event at Rotorua. J. Takes. with 143 nett, won the initial rounds and ' a special prize. Practically all the low handicap players . of the club were eliminated m the qualifying. stages by the longer handicap ' players. : J. Carnachan has again drawn the handicapper's attention to his ims proved play with a73 nett return at Titlrangi.. . .T. Ij. Barnard, with two steady rounds of 71-69 nett won the Bree Cup at Manor Park. In a 36-hole competition for a cup. presented by H. Sherwood, E. W. Brockett went three better and handed m 69---68. • :..-;,..-■ \ These long handicap chaps are coming , on and will still improve even though the : handicappers get to work. Miramar easily defeated Hutt m the interrclub match aqd gained points for Squadron Cup. The ace game resulted m a rather surprising win for Rana Wagg who defeated IT. A. Black, 5 and 4. Wagg has a. win against A. D< S. Duncan and H. Black this season m interclub games, and ran the amateur champion to the last hole. Rather a fine start for the season. A most unusual incident occurred at Miramar during the matches. A cow, wandering m the 37th fairway, lapped up M. Blundell's ball and swallowed it. The incident caused great discussion as to penalty Incurred, One could easily call the stroke out of bounds. Some"' claimed the lost ball rule, but the correct ruling is found m . Rule 17.(2) 1 which reads: "If a ball lodge m- any thing moving, a ball shall be 'dropped "or if on i the putting green, placed .as'near as pos- ■ sible to the place- where,"the object' was l when the ball lodged in -it, without pen--1 alty'" '■ ' ■:,' „ '. ' '• '