GOLF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19202, 19 June 1924, Page 5

GOLF.

By Divot.

The final match between members of the Otago Golf Club (with a hnndioan of 9 and over) for the Balmacewcn Cup was olayotl yesterday, when C. E. Reid beat H. L. Ooak, 3 up and 2 tio play. New player on municipal links, who has just cut a dinner plate divot (unintentionally) :“1 put this hack, don't I?” Old Player on municipal links: “Never bother doing that when it falls into another hole like that. Just nut your foot on it.” The report ot the Otago Golf Club for the oast 12 months states that the working for the year showed a surplus of £7O 13s 6d. As there was a considerable expenditure on the. purchase ot equipment, including a Triplex mower, and as “furnishings, tools, and implements” aie taken in at £SO in the balance sheet it would seem that there must be what is known in financial circles as a “concealed reserve. Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Jock Hutchison, Macdonald Smith, and J. Barnes, five of the leading golfers of the United States, and J. H. Kirkwood. the Australian, now domiciled in the States, arc expected to compete in the British Open Championship at Hovlake this month. John D. Rockefeller, who will he 85 in July, has not missed a day on the golt links this season, with the exception of Sundays. Recently he broke his own record of 40 on eight holes of the Ormond Beach course. The following is extracted troni the annual report of the Otago Gelt Club: “An important, work undertaken during the year was the draining of swampy places, more particularly in the Home Paddock, and this was dealt with hv dram ploughing, and the beneficial results must 1.0 apparent to all members. In connection with the alterations lo the course, as proposed by Ham, some minor works have been carried out during the year. The dryweather made it impossible to do any structural work during the summer months, but tenders are now being called for several of the larger works. ’the committee hope to see the most ot the contemplated alterations completed during this winter. Southland golf v. ill shortly receive a welcome accession through the transference of J C. Ternpler, of Christchurch, to the office of the Bank of New South Wales in Invercargill. Mr Tempter is a low handicap player’at Shirley, while his wue, who is perhaps better known to goners as Miss N E Wright, of Timarii, when in lorm, is' probably the best lady golfer m the dominion. She was New Zealand lady champion in 1919, 1920, and 1921, and at Shirley last Easter she won the Canterbury Championship for the fifth year in succession. . , , ~ Home of the details of the play m the competition for the Amateur Championship at Horne have been cabled In the fourth round of the championship R. H. ’withered plavcd brilliantly, being five under fours for 13 boles. He beat C. 1. Leeso, 7 up and 5; T. A. torrance bea {*. Brclherton, 8 up and 6; \\eddi'll beat C. C. Aylmer, 3 up and 2; It. W. EIlolderness boat 0. C. Bristowe, 4 up and 3; J. Caven boat; Martin Smith, 6 up and 4- T Sideboltom belt Jenkins, 4 up and 3; and C. J. H. Tolley beat Campbell. 7 no and 5. In the fifth round Wethered heat Hezlet, 5 up and 2; Kvlo beat iollcy, sup and 2: Caven beat Sidebottom. 2 up ntio’ I; Murray beat Torrance, l up; and Ilolderness beat Wilson, 3up ana 2. Ihe last eight in the competition were four (Scotsmen, Caven. Kyle, Murray and Harris; throe Englishmen. Wethered, Storey, and Holdernoas; and one Irishman, M’Connack. Thousands wamhed E. Tloldemess boat E. F. Storey (this year’s Cambridge University captain) by three up and two in the final championship round. Torrential rain fell during the nrst round, which Storey finished one up. after being four mi on the eleventh. The weather moderated for the second round, in which Ilolderness steadied down, pulled less erratically, and made fewer inaccurate shots. Ho displayed fine power in his drives, and wonderful control of his iron shols. Holderness took the lead at the fourth bole, where Storey pulled badly, the hall striking a spectator on the head. Holderness well deserved his second win in the championship. Storey s chamois leather gloves became soaked, causing his club to slip repeatedly. A rather stupid illustration of Ironic golf was provided in a match in which, on April 25, Mr Harry Rowntree. the wellknown artist, was on posed, under novel conditions, in a better ball contest at Littlehamton. England, bv Ted Ray ami George Duncan Instead of the usual stroke start, the amateur was conceded on allowance of 150 yards. In using this distance he was permitted to move his ball, say from u bunker on to the fair way. the distance between the two points being deducted from the 160 yards. That the professionals underestimated the value of such a concession was exemplified by the fact that Mr Rowntree won by 6 and o, having used only 50yds 2ft of the allowance. An incident which showed the imjMitencc of the professionals under the conditions occurred at a hole where a full wooden club shot is required to get on to the green. Duncan got a magnificent tee shot dead on; Ray was short, bur he holed out in (wo. Mr Rowntree was short, too, but he took 20 yards of his allowance to halve the hole. TO MAKE GOLF EASY. In addition to the now Blue Cross “WhvNot, ” Golf Ball this year, there is a now Green Cross “ Why-Not,” a slightly larger liall that is very easy to “ pick-up” when playing through the green. Order from your dealer, professional, or the . N.Z agents, W. H. Tisdall (Limited), Christchurch.—Advt