GOLF NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20513, 3 September 1936, Page 7

GOLF NOTES

FROM FAR AND NEAR After a long spell of excellent weather golfers were presented with an opportunity on Saturday of exercising their dessicated souls, to use the i term applied by Mr Winser in his Newdigate prize effort, and incidentally of following the peregrinations of the spheroid as opposed to the round ball. In spite of the wet conditions and mixed weather the last eight in the senior division of the Timaru Club championships finalised their matches and J. L; Mackay, D. Moyes, H. H. and E. A. Scott enter the semifinal stage. Harris sprang the surprise by ousting E. G. Kerr, junr. At Glen-lti a fourball bogey match saw N. Satterthwalte and M. Watson the winners with a card of 5 up. In a Stableford bogey N. Satterthwalte was the winner with a score of 18-17-35. In the final of the Johnston Cup mixed foursomes. Miss Patchett and W. E. Jones won the trophy ousting Mr and Mrs Steele. Gene Sarazen signalised his Australian tour by losing a £5O challenge match against the Queensland champion Von Nida, the latter winning by 2 up. • • • • It hits not often occurred this season that Alfred Padgham figured outside the first three in major tournaments held in England but in the “News Chronicle” £lOOO golf tourney held at Brighton, the winner proved to be D. A. Curtis, professional on the municipal links of Bournemouth, with an aggregate score of 283. Padgham .vas sixth with a score of 287 and Cotton tenth with 288. The New Zealand women’s team in the Australian women’s championships all qualified for the match play windup. Miss O. Kay with 83 and 78-161 tieing with Mrs Clements of New South Wales for the honour of leading the field. Miss Kay’s 78 broke the record for the course, 79, which had been established only half an hour previously by Miss P. Helean of New Zealand. Miss Kay must have a great string of course records to her credit in championship events. All five New Zealanders qualified L. the first eight, a very solid performance. Miss Horwell of Timaru. shot an excellent 80 in her second round. In the first round Miss Kay, Mrs Fullerton-Smith and Miss Fleming all won through but Misses Helean and Horwell failed to produce their form of the previous day and suffered defeat. tn the second round Miss Kay and Mrs Fullerton-Smith again accounted tor their opponents and entered the semi-final. Miss Fleming, however, lost to Miss Hutton of Victoria. Mrs Negus of West Australia, was the other semifinalist and evidently the dark horse of the event, as after just qualifying in the last position with 178. she put out Miss Horwell and Mrs Clements who qualified equal first with Miss Kay. Miss Kay and Mrs Fullerton-Smith will fight out the final for the title and what these two do not know about each other in finals is not worth knowing, so often have they tried conclusions with each other, and although Miss Kay appears to be showing superiority in her recent play, she has a record of match play lapses of which her opponent is capable of taking full advantage. • ■ a •

Follow through with your putts. Nemesis will overtake you for stopping progress of the club so soon as you have struck the ball.—(Harry Fulford). "An hour spent with an iron or a mat le is more likely to bear fruit han an hour spent in slogging the ball with the wood.”—(Sir E. Holderness). The annual jamboree for the Bristol Cup competed for by teams from the neighbouring country clubs will be held on the Hlghfield links to-day. foursomes being played in the morning and singles in the afternoon Between 60 and 70 players will be in the field and present appearances point to a most interesting and enjoyable contest under excellent conditions. “When the ball is deeply embedded in a bunker and an explosive shot has to be resorted to. the player should see that the stance is a firm one. It is a good plan when taking up the stance to work the feet through the sand until firm ground is reached. Grip the club the same as for any ordinary shot, but as all the power of which the player is capable is necessary to explode the ball, it will be found an advantage to grip the club firmly with both hands. The player should aim two or three inches behind the ball, hit as hard as passible, and allow the clubhead to come through the sand. A common mistake in playing an explosive shot is to drive the clubhead down Into the sand and keep it there. That causes all the driving power to be downwards only, instead of downwards and forward. With the exception that the downward swing is more direct Instead of being a round one, the movement is the same as for ag ordinary shot. Swinging more dfrectly causes the clubhead to crash into the sand, and the forward movement supplies the driving power tc explode the ball out in a cloud of sand.

When plenty of sand is taken the pfeyer need never be afraid of hitting tdo hard, as it is impossible for the bill to travel any distance. An explosive slot— as the name implies—is one where to get the ball clear of the hazard is the objective, and distance immaterial. ’Take plenty of sand, hit hard, and swing through.' is the slogan for the explosive shot.”—(D. G. Sbutar). Although municipal courses in England have proved quite good financial successes in many centres, the Moore Park municipal links of Sydney (NSW.) Council report a lass of £lOOO for the past year. Apparently the Council prefer to splash the money about in order to make an imposing show of the clubhouse rather than to pay attention to the course and this hks caused much trouble with golfers. It is reported the solution may lie in the offer of a syndicate to lease the course.

From the “Bulletin.’ “The impending visit of Helen Hicks is tying women golfers in knots. The N.S.W. ladies have cabled to the English L.G.U. to ask if they may play one of their champions in an exhibition match or two against Miss Hicks. They might as well have saved their money. Joyce Wethered and Enid Wilson have appeared as professionals in mixed matches of the kind; all that is needed is the consent of the local governing body. In Melbourne the ex-champion of America is expected to enter for the men’s open in the Australian championships. There is no rule to ban the lady, but anxious he-men players who do not relish the prospect of being walloped by an associate are eagerly hunting for one.” • • ♦ •

Query: In a match play tournament A and B halved their match, with the following point reserved: At the 10th hole A's ball lay immediately under a gate. On reaching the spot A found that his caddie had opened the gate, and he played his next stroke with the gate open. The gate has been recently placed in the wall for the passage of players, etc. Under a local rule a ball lying within a club’s length of the nearest point of a hedge or fence may be dropped behind under a penalty of one stroke. Should A have lost the hole under Rules 6 and 15, or could he claim under Rule 15 the right to move the gate, as being ‘not fixed’ or ‘to enable him fairly to take his stance’?” Answer (R. & A.): In the absence of a local rule for gates, A should have observed the usual golfing custom of leaving the gate in the position in which he found it. A should therefore lose the hole.

Query: A and B were playing off a tie in a stroke competition. At several holes A’s caddie indicated the line of putt with a club and held the club in this position while A putted. The club did not touch the ground. Did A incur any penalty? Answer: It is only allowable to point out a direction for putting “before the stroke is made.” See Rule 29 (1). The penalty for a breach of this Rule is the loss of the hole; in stroke play the penalty is therefore two strokes. See stroke Rule 14. Brown: “My wife tlfinks of nothing but motoring and golf. I’m getting tired of it.” Jones: “Well, at least she’s in the fashion.” Brown: “Yes, but she’s such a failure at it. In golf she hits nothing, and when motoring she hits everything.” A naturalist points out that 2000 years are required to build seven inches of topsoil which the dud golfer with a niblick will please bear in mind. Be easy! TIMARU CLUB The following is the draw for the Flag match to be played at Higl-field on Saturday:— North East, 12.30 p.m.: A. J. Allport, Dobie, C. H. Coxhead, Nicholas; McClelland, Houlihan, Cameron, Sutherland; Lynch, E. G. Kerr, junr., Purdom, Mackay; Berry, Mcßeath, W. Allport, Ward; Hobin, Kingston, Ritchie, A. C. Marton; Harris, Mullan, Crawshaw, Horwell; H. Coxhead, J. A. Ussher, Robertson, Lawson; R. Martin, Fairbrother, Gamble, P. B. Foote; C. B. Kerr, Healey, Webster, P. H. Davies; Barker, G. C. Reid, G. H. Ussher, Bruce; Sullivan, N. C. Martin, Allcott, Kemshed; E. G. Kerr, Mcßae, Innes-Jones, Caithness; Monaghan, Tonkin, Hawkes, W. A. Scott; Steven, Webber, B. Moody, Abernethy; Cave, Cunningham, R. Jones, Marshall; J. Moyes, Baxter, W. C. Davies, D. S. Davies; Sinclair, D. Moyes, R. Wilson, E. A. Scott; May. Port Arthur, 12.50 p.m.: Almond, Webb, Morris, Beswick; Duthie, Clark, W. H. Walton, Duncan- J. Baird, F. S. Shrimpton, Greenfield, I. K. Martin; Lunan, N. J. Walton, Bloxam, McDonald; W. J. Foote, Smith, Ireland, Newton: Satterthwalte, Bridges, Todd, Irvine; Johnson, Holdgate. Paterson, N. A. Walker; Morrison, R. S. Baird, Bartos, Knowles; J. Stevens, Oxford, Boyle, T. W. O. Fox; Forbes, S. A. Shrimpton, Torlesse, ZUan; W. I. Tait, O'Malley, W. E. Wilson, T. O. Fox; Smythe, Ford, McKenzie, W. Woody; Skinner, Mitchell, Melrose, Collins; Creemer, Hargreaves, Ferrier, McKeown; Taylor, G. J. Walker, Hassell. Ringers will be accepted. The second round of the club championships must be completed on or before Friday, Septembe 11. Timaru v. Waimate . The following will represent Timaru ■ against Waimate at Highfield at the . week-end: T. O. Fox, Paterson, Morris, i Mackay, C. B. Kerr, Fairbrother. ’ Nicholas, Baxter, Webster, Almond : and others.

GLEN-ITI CLUB There will be a Flag match for women on Saturday. NORTH END CLUB The following is the draw for a one club match and Knock-Out on Saturday: Shea, Tweeddale, Price, Burrows; Vesty, Shrimpton, Ross, Shillito; Mason, W. Reid, Crerar, Hart, Simpson, Manthorp. Frampton, Tozer, M. Taylor, Power, Anderson; Maxwell, Gardiner, Barnard, Edyvean; C. G. Reid, Rippin. Marshall, Clelland; Tucker, Grant, Kent, Rodgers; H. McLaren, McNeill, Drenan, Smith; Gow, A. McLaren, S. Anderson. Miss Stewart. Mrs J. Barnard, Mrs L. Edyvean, Miss Wilson, Mrs Vesty, Mrs Bradley, Miss Nolan, Mrs Alderson. Miss Bird, Miss McLean, Miss Andrews, Miss Martin Miss Sutherland, Mrs Cranston, Miss Whitton.

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TIMARU LADIES CLUB Matches were played on the Highfield links yesterday with teams from Waimate and Geraldine. The Geraldine match was played on handicap. Results: Timaru v. Waimate Singles T. W. Mirs W. A. Scott V. Mrs Templer 0 1 Mrs Haw-kes v. Miss Hertslet .. 10 Mrs Bray v. Mrs Grant 0 1 Mrs O'Callaghan V. Mrs Rattray 0 1 Mrs Finch v. Miss Jones .... 0 1 Mrs Minifie v. Miss Cameron .. 10 Miss Torlesse v. Miss Brownlie 0 1 Mrs Lawson v. Mrs Leslie .... 1 0 Mrs Martin V. Mrs Fraser .... 0 1 Mrs Hunt V. Mrs Healey .... 1 0 Mrs Piddington v. Mrs Kellett .. 0 1 Mrs Foote V. Mrs Carleton .... 0 1 Foursomes. Mrs W. A. Scott and Mrs Hawkes v. Mrs Templer and Miss Hertslet 1 0 Mrs Knowles and Mrs Brady v. Mrs Grant and Mrs Rattray 1 0 Mrs O’Callaghan and Mrs Finch v. Miss Jones and Miss Cameron 1 0 Mrs Minifie and Miss Torlesse V. Miss Brownlie and Mrs Leslie i i Mrs Lawson and Mrs Martin v. Mrs Fraser and Mrs Healey ..01 Mrs Hunt and Mrs Foote V. Mrs Kellett and Mrs Carleton .. 0 1 Timaru v. Geraldine Singles. T. G. Mrs Grant V. Mrs Bennett .... 1 0 Mrs Kerr V. Mrs Williamson ..0 1 Mrs Johnston V. Mrs Brenton .. 10 Miss Manchester v. Mrs LeCren 1 0 Mrs Skinner V. Miss Polhill .. i i Mrs O’Leary v. Miss Cowan .. 10 Miss V. Bell V. Miss Parr .... 0 1 Mrs E. A. Scott v. Mrs Barker ..10 Mrs McClelland v. Miss Roberts 0 1 Mrs Joseph v. Miss R. Barker .. 0 1

Mrs Greenfield v. Mrs Webb .. 0 1 Mrs Satterthwalte v. Mrs Clarkson 1 0 Miss Cave v. Mrs McClure .. 0 1 Miss Sinclair v. Mrs Donaldson 0 1 Foursomes. Mrs Grant and Mrs Ken- v. Mrs Bennett and Mrs Williamson 1 0 Mrs Johnston and Miss Manchester v. Misses Cowan and Polhill 1 0 Mrs Skinner and Mrs O’Leary v. Mrs Brenton and Miss Parr .. 0 1 Miss Bell and Mrs E. A. Scott V. Mrs LeCren and Mrs Barker 1 0 Mrs McClelland and Mrs Joseph V. Misses Roberts and Barker 0 1 Mrs Greenfield and Mrs Satterthwaite v. Mrs Webb and Mrs Clarkson 1 Misses Cave and Sinclair v, Mrs McClure and Mrs Donaldson 1 0 The following is the draw for the bogey match to be played to-morrow: Morning: Mrs Grant v. Mrs Greenfield; Mrs O’Callaghan v. Mrs Piddington. Afternoon: Mrs Hawkes v. Miss Bell; Mrs W. A. Scott V. Mrs A. M. Robertson; Mrs Knowles V. Mrs Davies; Miss Manchester v. Mrs E. A. Scott; Mrs Skinner v. Mrs Minifie; Mrs O. L. Robertson v. Mrs Martin; Mrs Johnston v. Mrs Horwell; Mrs Brady v. Mrs Lawson; Mrs Kerr v. Miss Couper; Miss Torlesse v. Mrs Lamb; Mrs Robinson v. Miss Fox; Mrs Foote V. Mrs Kemshed; Miss West v. Miss McCallum; Mrs Hunter v. Mrs Timpany; Mrs McClelland v. Mrs Ferrier; Miss McFarlane v. Miss Kerr; Mrs Turnbull v. Mrs Brown; Mrs Baxter V. Mrs Joseph; Miss Hunt v. Mrs Doak; Miss Roberts V. Miss Wright; Miss D. Smythe V. Mrs Hunt; Mrs Sowerby V. Mrs Wilkin; Miss Young v. Miss (Sinclair; Mrs Tonkin v. Miss Allport. L.G.U. Medal Senior. Miss Manchester 92 15 77 Mrs Kerr 91 12 79

Mt's Grant .. 94 11 83 Mrs Hawkes . . 92 8 84 Junior. Miss Couper . . 109 32 ■7’7 Mrs Foote . . Ill 34 77 Mrs A. M. Robertson .. . .104 25 79 Mrs La wson .. 103 90 81 Mrs Robinson .. 115 34 81 Mrs Davies .. 116 35 81 Grant Cup Medal Miss Manchester .. . 77 Miss Couper 77 Mrs Foote 77 Mrs Kerr 79 Mrs A. M. Robertson 79 Mrs Lawson 81 Mrs Robinson 81 Mrs Davies 81 Eclectic Match Senior. Mrs Kerr .. 77 12 65 Mrs Johnston .. 82 14 68 Miss Manchester .. .. .. 84 15 69 Junior. Mrs Foote .. 96 34 62 Miss Cotterill .. .. .. 89 24 Mrs A. M. Robertson .. .. 92 25 67 In the play oc Mrs A, . M. Robertson was the winner of the August L.G.U. medal.