GOLF

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20109, 16 May 1935, Page 6

GOLF

NOTES AND COMMENTS By “ Mashie” The Wright Cup foursome at Highfield, resulted in a well merited and poular win for Mr and Mrs Horwell, who returned a card of 5 up from a handicap of 21 strokes on Bogey. This popular event was marred by the very slow pace of the field, those coming from Port Arthur being especially penalised by the late start from No 1 tee, in many instances having to wait over 20 minutes before continuing.

A correspondent has expressed appreciation of our discussion on the theory of the golf swing. We like appreciation, and thank him (or her); but we believe that the best way to deal with cuttings about golf theory is to study them carefully, paste them into a scrap book, number and date them, and then throw the book in the fire. Watch the ball being hit, have an occasional professional lesson, and all will be well. We shall continue to edit these notes for these who wish to ruin their game by fireside study.

Miss Jean Horwell won the South Canterbury Championship. This player is steadily improving and we hope that she will work hard at the game and ultimately qualify for an L.G.U. scratch handicap. Her success is entirely due to practising and to the tuition of G. B. Forrest. Congratulations !

A useful hint to remember in playing on one’s home course, but especially on a strange course, is that trouble- is more often avoided by playing towards the back of the green, rather than risking falling into bunkers that flank the front of the green, as they most often do. In addition, you are more likely to finish on the green if you use a more powerful club than seems necessary and aim past the pin.

The Standardised Instruction of the English Professional Golfers’ Association relative to the downswing is as fellows:—The start of the downswing should be a synchronised movement of the left arm and body towards the ball. The hands must be close to the thighs half-way down. The left side must be braced. The path of the club head after impact must be low. The muscles must be relaxed.

The report ends:—“Put yourself in the hands of an instructor who is ready to appreciate your own individual case, and who, like a good tailor, will build you a swing that fits and suits you as an individual. To play reasonably good golf is not a terribly difficult task provided you obtain 1 a sound grounding.”

“I have read somewhere that God made man and rested; then he made woman; and since then neither God nor man has rested. That story should have applied to golf. I took it up in a casual way; a girl friend of my,wife’s had stayed with us for a *fe<s-#o4 and left her clubs behind. A vacant allotment near by lured me to have a hit at the ball. I did, and missed. That was my downfall; because, if I had hit it I feel sure I would have retired on my laurels saying: ‘This is easy game.’ But because I missed the ball I made up rmf mind to master the

game or die. Now, there is no game like it.”—F. Clune—“Try Anything Once.”

There is evidently in the minds of some players haziness about the rule regarding lifting a ball for indentification. Stroke Rule 12 says: “For the purposes of identification, a competitor may at any time lift and replace his ball on the spot from which it was lifted, in the presence of the player with whom he is competing” (i.e. his marker). If you lift without a marker being present, the penalty is two strokes. The above rule, allowing a player to make certain he is playing the correct ball, is to save him from the penalty of stroke Rule B—Section8 —Section 2 of which says: “If a competitor play a stroke or strokes with a ball other than his own he shall incur a penalty of two strokes. He shall then play his own ball.” But a most important exception, especially at Highfield, where there are sand bunkers and a long, winding water-hazard, is Section 3 of the above Rule:—“ln a hazard, if a competitor play a stroke or strokes with a ball other than his own and the mistake be discovered before he has played a stroke with the wrong ball from outside the limits of the hazard, he shall incur no penalty, provided he then play his own ball.” Penalty—disqualification. There is absolutely no reason why players should ever touch their ball in these hazards, except as is provided by Local Rule allowing a drop -when under a bridge. We add this because we have seen players pick up for indentification in medal matches, without a marker being present, replace the ball in a never-quite-so-bad lie, and carry blissfully on. This error is not confined to the long handicap division—only recently one of the exalted was saved by a warning yell from lifting off sand in a medal match.

We give special emphasis to the medal rules, because the marker does duty for the whole field against which the player is competing and where he is absolutely forced to demand full obedience to the rules. The match play rules often differ slightly, and it is each player’s own business to watch his own interest. We have dwelt on vhis point at length, and have not enjoyed doing so. but when trophies are collected by players who have evaded rules and who have been allowed to evade rules, in short, by people who have cheated, we think it time to give full warning. In a medal competition a marker has absolutely no option but to demand a full penalty. Hence the importance of every player learning the rules and spirit of the game, to save anyone from an uncomfortable duty. On Saturday Glenifc! and North-end tried conclusions on the North-end course, Gleniti proving too strong for the home team by 17 games to 10.

NORTH-END CLUB The draw for the second qualifyinground to be played on Saturday:— Number 1 tee, men: J. Arnold, R. Ayres, I. J. Bradley, J. Barnard, A. Clark. Dr Cox, L. Edyvean. A. Knight. J. Mason, R. Moyes. A. Provan, F. O’Meeghan, A. Ross. W. Reid, J. Stevens, A. Shillitto, L. Tozer, P. Vesty, J. Wallace, H. Washer, R. P. Reid. Number 6 tee: H. Bradley, S. Crerar, A. Graham, W. Grant, R. B. Hart, Johnson, E. Manthorpe, H. Kellett, C. McKitterick, M. Nicholson, L. Rippin, W. Simpson, G. Sullivan, S. Sullivan. A. Morrie-Taylor, J. Turnbull, J. Watt, F. G. Coates, T. Hertnon, H. McNeil, M. Taylor, F. Shrimpton, M. Taylor, McDonald, J. Cleland, J. Dun-

can, J. Maze, C. Johnson, R. Anderson. Number 1 tee, women: Mrs Cox, Mrs Washer, Miss O. Bradley, Mrs Kellett, Miss Grant, Mrs Barnard, Mrs Robertson, Mrs Edyvean, Miss N. Sullivan, Miss C. Wilson, Mrs Bradley, Mrs Clark, Mrs Sullivan, Miss Robertson, Mrs Pryor, Mrs Stevens. Number 6 tee: Miss D. Lane. Miss Stewart, Miss Nolan, Miss McLean, Miss Bird, Miss Hall, Miss Palliser, Miss Lane, Miss Elliot, Miss Rush, Miss Jordan, Mrs Watt, Miss Cordery, Miss Martin, Miss Manning, Mrs Mason, Miss Whitton, Miss A. Wilson, Mrs R. Hart, Miss Meredith, Mrs Southgate, Miss Andrews, Mrs Mathews. T n previous seasons June 3 has been c nfined to club events at Glen-iti but this season an open tournament for ladies will be staged. This will be in the form of a medal round in the morning* and a fourball bogey match in the afternoon. In all probability this day will be reserved for the ladies in future while the South Canterbury men’s championships are being played on the Highfield links. To create interest among the women players at Glen-iti it has been decided to institute a second competition for those who just fail to qualify for the championship. It is understood that this competition is likely to be in the form of a B grade championship.

GLEN-ITI V. TIMAKU The following will represent Timaru against Glen-iti at Highfield on Saturday: Gamble, Lynch, Hunter (captain) , Innes-Jones, Tonkin, Torlesse, W. J. Foote. Cunningham. Tait, Cameron, D. Moyes, Holmes, A. C. Martin, I. K. Martin, Mitchell, Ireland, Lawson, T. W. O. Fox, Reid, Robertson, Knowles, Creemer, Fearn, Steven, Caithness, Duthie, Isaac and another.

GLEN-ITI CLUB The following is the draw for the first qualifying round to be played on Saturday:— Glen-iti Tee —Mrs Cunningham v. Mrs Mantell (starters) and Miss McIlwrick v. Miss Belsham, Miss Bradley v. Miss Hall and Miss Marriott v. Miss R. Tyson, Miss E. Patchett v. Miss G. Grant and Miss Sumpter v. Mrs Moore, Miss C. Beck v. Miss Morgan and Miss Sparkes v. Mrs Crosbie, Miss Andrews v. Mrs Stafford and Miss Akins v. Miss Wilkie, Miss Macaulay v. Miss D. Beck and Miss D. Patchett v. Miss S. McBride, Miss Howey v. Miss Dickson and Miss Allport v. Miss Lillico. Seaview Tee —Mrs Russell v. Miss Healey and Miss Cockroft v. Miss Rissr'\ Miss Gabites v. Mrs Ward and Miss E. Tovey v. Miss Runciman, Mrs Joseph v. Mrs Robertson and Miss Bryce v. Miss Sim, Miss J. Robertson v. Miss Reeves and Miss Doyle v. Miss White, Miss Townsend v. Miss Bowen and Miss Shields v. Miss M. Tyson. Miss F. Mcßride v. Miss Sellwood and Miss T. Tovey v. Miss Mclntyre. The following will represent Gleniti against Highfield on Saturday: Parker, Provan, Steele. Carmichael, Joseph, Robertson, Hobin, Collins, D. Menzies. Todd, Crosbie, Satterthwaite, Donald, Lawrence, J. Menzies junr., Mantell, Slade, Coburn, E. J. Thompson, Kay, J. Menzies. Bedford, Morgan, Davies, Healey, Jones, Baigent.

TIMARU LADIES’ CLUB The following is the draw for the medal match, which is also the first qualifying round for the Templer Cup, to |pe played to-morrow:— Morning.—Mrs Kerr v. Mrs Brj|ce,

Mrs O’Leary v. Miss West, Mrs Hunt v. Mrs Minifie. Afternoon.—Miss V. Campbell v. Mrs Hawkes, Miss Pringle v. Mrs Brady, Miss Manchester v. Miss G. Campbell, Mrs Grant v. Miss Stewart, Miss Horwell v. Mrs W. A. Scott, Mrs O’Callaghan v. Mrs Guy, Mrs Marton v. Mrs J. A. Scott, Miss Torlesse v. Miss Miller, Miss Paynter v. Miss LeCren., Mrs Caithness v. Mrs Piddington, Mrs Skinner v. Miss Neill, Mrs Horwell v. Miss Davies, Mrs Jowsey v. Miss L. Mac Kay, Miss A. Campbell v. Miss Tait, Miss Brewer v. Mrs Kingston, Mrs Knowles v. Mrs Priest, Mrs Robinson v. Mrs Blue, Miss Roberts V. Mrs Kemshed, Mrs Hunter v. Mrs McClelland, Miss Waddell v. Miss Pox, Miss Faulkner v. Miss May, Mrs Greenfield v. Miss Hunt. Port Arthur.—Mrs Tonkin V. Mrs Innes-Jones, Mrs Lamb v. Miss Sinclair. A match played at Temuka on Tuesday afternoon resulted as follows (Timaru names first): — Mrs E. G. Kerr v. Miss Hanifin 1 0 Miss G. Campbell v. Mrs Dick .. 0 1 Miss V. Campbell v. Miss C. Grant 1 0 Mrs G. Guy v. Mrs Mclnnes .. 10 Miss Davies v. Mrs Laurenson .. 10 Mrs J. A. Scott v. Miss E. Bremner l o Miss L. Mac Kay v. Miss H. Bremner l o Mrs J. G. Jowsey v. Mrs Topham 0 1 Mrs J. Brewer v. Miss Ferguson 1 0 Mrs D. S. Kemshed v. Miss King 1 0 Miss Waddell v. Miss E. McLeod 1 0 Miss May v. Miss M. McShane .. 10