ON MANY COURSES

Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1934, Page 10

ON MANY COURSES

MISS KAY’S GOLFING EXPERIENCE. AMERICA, EUROPE AND ASIA. Comments on golf courses she had played on during her overseas trip were given by Miss O. Kay to a News reporter at Hawera yesterday. She and Miss Gaisford played in Central America, England, France, Aden, and Australia. On English courses she found the ball lie very snugly on the fairways. Woods were nearly always out of the question, so the experience improved Miss Kay’s ability with her irons to a marked degree. Comparing the golf courses of England, Australia and New Zealand, Miss Kay said that the English demanded better control than either of the other two. A shot slightly off the line was heavily penalised, and though the greens were smooth and well kept, good shots were necessary to reach them and to stay on. The Australian courses were mostly long and required big carries. New Zealand had a good deal to learn in many ways, but tile turf here was better than in either of the other two countries. The most perfect greens she played on on the whole tour were, strangely enough, at Panama, where extensive watering helped the grass to grow despite the fierce heat. When she and Miss Gaisford played there they left the ship at 5.30 and played from 6 o’clock to 7.45—in the morning. On the way back, through Suez, Miss Gaisford played at Aden, called “Hell’s Gates” by those who have to endure the heat, and at Colombo. At Aden Miss Gaisford was taken with a touch of the sun and spent several days recovering.