GOLF NOTES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16389, 11 July 1927, Page 4

GOLF NOTES

(By "Driver.")

I think this year has so far shown more improvement in the play ol handicap men than any other year, especially players on the basis of the 8"'to 14 mark. Whether it is the condition of the links or whether our professional has instilled the straight right knee and left arm into oui golphers I shall leave to your judgment, 'but 1 am inclined to believe the latter.

There arc three distinct types of players, those who use the wood off the tees, those who use irons, and those who do not. Now, the players of the wooden club off the tee condemn their opponents who use the iron, and the iron men con denin the weaker wooden players because the hitler cannot use either, so where are we? I can name al least two iron players who consider a 200 or 220 yard drive with their mid as. well, a medium shot. 1 understand that one of these players sent his drive with hi.; midiron at the 'seventh about £0 yards, his next with the same club finished up eight foot past the'pin? Now golfers, this hole is, according to statute, 352 yards. Another one of these cast iron players won the honor of being in the final of a tournament just finished, and if this class of player can achieve such Records with his beloved iron, 1 only hope the "Colonel" will keep us when these players start to use their wooden clubs. Some say the game of golf in won by the player who can do the holes in a lesser number of strokes than his opponent, others (the wooden players) say why not play the. game properly? T wonder what'is the opinion of Thodey, who has now defeated in one tournament Barns-Graham, N. H. Bull, S. W. Willovk, and also of Galviu. who lately has hoisted his colors to the masthead by meritorious wins.

When the whole subject is thoroughly sifted, I think you will agree that handicapping on the medal score is not so accurate as on the bogey play, but until our friends in St.- Andrew's see. fit to alter the ruling. I think We must go on.

R. E, GAMBRILL HANDS IN A 79

In the third round of the A tournament our handicap men rule supreme, and tho outstanding match a week ago was between It. IS. Gambrill and H. Anderson, the former winning 9 up and 8 to play. In Gambrill it has always been recognised that if he struck his true form lie would do something startling, which he proved, by handing in a card of 79 gross. This is equivalent to the best card banded in this season by our scratch players. He commenced by holing a 7, which included a stymie, then a 2, and 4. a worm cast cost him a 4 at the 4th, the sth in 4 and 6th in the same. At the 7th he was on the green in two, and had a good chance of a 5 but overran the hole and took 5, the Bth he laid his approach dead and holed a 3, and stayed on the edge of the hole for a 2 at the 9th. This made him 36 out, which is three under bogey. The 10th he notched a good 5 and the. 11th 4, the 12th 3. All these holes were done in ono under bogey. Up to this stage he was all fours, or 6 under bogey. Tim 13th he got in bogey 5, but here, the waiting and strain began to tell. At. the 14th he pulled a beautiful 2nd and tho hole cost him 6. lie was on the edge of the green in 2 at the 15th and it cost him 4 putts. The 16th be got in bogey. The 17th was disastrous. Playing a nice jigger he landed in ground under repair, but took if for a hazard, and the hole, bogey cost him a. The lbtli was completed in bogey. His round of 79 was as follows: Out •-7, 2,4, 4,4, 4. o. 3, 3:36. Bogev —6. o, 5. 4, b, 4,5, 4, 3:39. In—5, 4. 3,5, 6,6, 4. 5, 5:43. Bogey—6. 5, 4. 5. 4,5, 4,3, 5:41. - Gambrill's round from scratch was 3 up on bogey and with his handicap of 9 he was 7 up. His nett medal round was 67, which indeed is a great performance.