LOST THE KIRK-WINDEYER CUP

NZ Truth, Issue 1274, 1 May 1930, Page 13

LOST THE KIRK-WINDEYER CUP

But Australian Golfers Will Not Return Home Empty - handed

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Goti Correspondent). Our Australian visitors have not returned home emptyhanded. The Canterbury championship, the Dobson Clip, and the Ladies' Challenge Cup are to go across the Tasman Sea.

BTJLTE, the youngster o£ the Victorian team, played' brilliantly for a 70 to , tie with Dobson for chief honors at Shirley to win a 74 m the play-off. Mi Ryan, with a magnificent round of 69 tied the course record and won the Ladies Challenge Cup for the best score of the meeting. H. Hattersley, who went through the match stages of- the Dobson Cup to defeat A. Duncan m the final by 2 and 1, is the youngster of the N.S.W. team. The meeting of this great hitter and Duncan was a tit-bit, but the young Sydney player stood up to the strain of over a week's hard golf and fully deserved his win. Duncan showed he is still the artist, and is by no means a back number. That youth is coming Into its place In Dominion Golf Is proved by 'the Easter meetings Just concluded. Miss O. Kay won the Canterbury event for the fourth time m succession, leading with two 79, sin the qualifying stages and went on to defeat Mrs. A. Russell, an ex -Australian champion m the semifinal. ■: The young Dunedin player stands out m ladies golf m N.Z. for consistent scoring at the big events. . D. O. Whyte can be included among the young players of N.Z. rapidly coming to the front. His defeat of H. Black m the semi-final at Heretaunga by 7 and. 6 was a great effort. A five at the 18th spoiled a 69 round. He putted uncertainly m the final against J. Parker, but won all the way to win his first (provincial championship. Young L. Siefert Journeyed to Nelson and jthere won the Nelson Championship after a bitter struggle with Huggiris, the local champion. This youthful Palmerston player may now steady down and do the deeds he is capable of. One good round is not enough these days. A player must be playing fours every day to climb to the top. i B. Silk lived up) to the form he displayed at Belmont when he won at Palmerston. Still m his 'teens, this • fine Wanganui golfer has a bright future. " . His victory over the local champion, A. Ekstedt, proved he was a fighting golfer and so did the final, when he defeated his club-mate, C. Armstrong, at the 20th hole. • It was fine to witness these two youths fight out such a final, and these tournaments are Just what our. future K.-W. Cup players require to harden them up. At Hamilton, W. Morice, of Rotorua, won his first provincial championship. This young golfer has been well tested recently and has come out well. He should be one of the Auckland district's leading- players from now on, and he should practise hard for the 'open this year.

Just to stem the victories of youtli all round. Leo , Quin stepped In at New Plymouth and by remarkable golf won by 1 up after being three clown, and five to play. Leo wanted to show his old K.-W. Cup mates lie wasn't a back number, and . won a great match from G Chong. All the visiting Australians wiere longer with the wood than our' players, and it was noticeable. that they all were' very free in 'the back swing. The club was. swung up a little over a three-quarter swing and all kept the right arm very much clear of the side at the top of the swing. They allowed the club to follow well through m a straight line after the ball with a straight right . arm. All were rather upright swingers. Russell was the only player to use the short chip and run. The others 'all pitched high to the pin and on greens such as ours here, the turf did not have enough grip to hold the ball, and so caused them to have many long putts to hole. The longer tli ey played here the better they were m controlling the short game. They said our -greens were not nearly so good as the Australian , ones, and thought our- men were great l ' putters on so indifferent greens. Here lies the whole story of all championship golf — the best putter wins every time, . be the greens good or bad. Seafield won their first match this season, defeating Castlecliff by one game. L.Cartho played first for Castlecliff and defeated J. Goss. Heretaunga is always called an easy course, yet there are never any sensational scores put m. All ihe Australians during two days spent there 'could not better a score of 72 by Hancock. A. Russell, during the week-end playing A. Duncan, finished 1 under fours. J. H. Drake, with a fine card of 73-1-72, won the stroke competition at M Ira mar, and opened his season m good style.