FROSTY FAIRWAYS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21088, 14 July 1938, Page 5

FROSTY FAIRWAYS

SATURDAY’S BOGEY AT HIGHFIELD It was with mixed feelings that golfers set out from the clubhouse at Highfield on Saturday, and overshoes were popular. The heavy frost of the morning, however, had not properly thawed and conditions were better than expected, players for the first time for weeks being able to secure run, even if it was only through the good offices of the frost. The greens were tricky, and teeing up on the fairways and rough did not suit everyone. The scores were surprising in view of the conditions. In the senior division, D. J. Mcßeath produced his best round of the season with a net 73, in spite of a five at the Knob. Mcßeath won the Lindsay medal for the best score of the day, two up. The intermediate section was headed by H. C. Bradley, who finished all square and whose round was five strokes below his handicap. G. E. Davies, a consistent junior, took the honours in his class to be all square, and returned a net 67 to assume last place in the list of Perry Cup qualifiers.

What Will Locke Do? Bobby Locke, famous South African golfer, lately turned professional, is going to England again to play golf—for a living. But the very pertinent question has been asked. What can he do in England besides compete in open championships and play a few exhibitions? Nothing, nothing at all. He cannot take part in the professional tournaments because he is not a member of the Professional Golfers’ Association, and cannot become one for five years.

Drainage Scheme it is proposed to cut a drain in the middle of Blind Alley fairway, at Glen-iti to drain the slope leading to the green. Of the eight holes on the east side of the boundary fence Blind Alley is the only fairway which needs attention in this respect, the others having good natural drainage. The Pavilion failway on the other side of the fence is the only other hole which requires attention, and with a natural fall two ways no difficulty is anticipated in the fulfilment of this project. It appears that there is a seepage to Blind Alley fairway from the pond to the east of the pavilion. No deubt the pond served an agricultural purpose, but could be removed by the simple expedient of breaking down the bank at the east end and could be dammed again if circumstances warranted it. Suggested Cure for Slicing

The only sure cure for slicing is to allow the left hand to rantrol both back swing and down swing, states J. McLean, the prominent Scottish golf professional. There is no need for the grip with the left hand to be so powerful that all four knuckles are visible in the address. Two knuckles, three at the moset, are ample evidence of a

sound grip, and, provided the left hand retains a firm grip throughout the swing, half the danger of a slice is eliminated. The vital moment in the swing is the start of the forward movement. If this is made in a downward direction toward the right hip the clubhead will meet the ball from the inside, and if this is achieved then a slice becomes almost impossible.

Champion Meets Gallery Hostility An unusual feature of the final match in the Sydney A grade interclub competition recently, between L. Cohen and J. Ferrier was that a section of the gallery was openly hostile to the reigning champion. They went to the length of applauding when he missed a putt. Happily, there is not much of this in Australia, but it is not unknown in Britain, where partisanship runs high, says a Sydney writer. Ferrier had a somewhat similar experience when playing in Britain, particularly when in Scotland, but rather than being upset by these outbursts he is merely amused. Cohen won re match in uuestion, 2 and 1.