GOLF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19541, 30 March 1926, Page 4

GOLF

SEAFIELD CLUB A BRILLIANT OPENING. On Saturday last, the Seaficld Club successfully launched its 1926 golfingcampaign. The weather was splendid*, and contributed mainly to a most enjoyable afternoon’s pleasure. About uue hundred members of both sexes participated in the opening ceremony’, which was declared to be one of the most successful in the chib’s history. The links were in really excellent order for so early in the season, reflecting considerable credit upon the responsible officials. The greens proper have recentlv been top dressed, and at present are not playable, but the temporary greens, which were fairly fast, fulfilled the necessary requirements. Mr R. G. McNiven, the chib’s newly-elected president, performed the opening ceremony, in a suitable and happy manner, and extended a cordial invitation to all visitors. The president referred to the rapid advancement of the club, and took the opportunity of congratulating the directors for the very marked improvement made in the "links during the past few months. He remarked that it was a-pleasure to have the Seafield Ladies Club opening on the same day, which engendered a fine spirit of comradeship and augured well for the future success of the club.

The president also mentioned the work done on the links by the caretaker, likewise Mrs McKinley for the excellence of the Commissariat department. The fine luncheons, afternoon teas, and sweets provided had been most acceptable, and all were loud in their praise of Mrs McKinley’s efforts. In conclusion, Mr McNiven impressed upon all players, whether winning or losing, the necessity of “playing the game.” It was the spirit in which the game was played that counted, and he advised all to carefully study the ! following fine precepts:— 44 Tee up” cheerfully for 1926. “Go back slowly” over your 1925, errors. “Follow through” to better things. 1 ‘Approach” your problems fearlessly. ‘ ‘ Hole out ’ ’ every stroke so that “Handing in your card” of 1926 will bring the “Pleasure” that goes with a “Perfect Round.” Three cheers were then given by the large number present for the president and directors and the club. Mrs Goldsbury, vice-president, in the temporary absence of Mrs Runnerstrum, president of the Ladies Club, duly declared the season open by driving a good ball well down the fairway from the first tee. Mixed foursomes were indulged in throughout Ihe afternoon, and a most pleasurable outing was experienced by all taking part. “SOME” STATISTICS. Statistics show that there are over three thousand golf clubs throughout the United States. Allowing an average of three hundred members to each club makes a total of nine hundred thousand players, good and bad. This is surprising, inasmuch as the average number of new players taken in weekly is computed at nine thousand, while the number of players that give up the week every week-end aggregates close to eight hundred and ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven. GOLF HUMOUR. “Why doesn’t the old fool move on!” “You may as well be patient, old man. That’s. Professor Bloggs, who speaks twelve languages —and he’s just missed his putt!” Plus fours are golf trousers. Minus fives are golf shirts. In this case, it means minus five buttons. A Canadian course claims to have the smallest z membership in the world —a fraction less than one. It is a private course owned by a one-legged man. Full many a dub would pay death’s bitter price. If it -would only take away his slice. Full many a cove would bit the poisoned cup, If it would only stop his looking up. WANGANUI LADIES’ CLUB OPENING DAY MATCH The following names have been drawn to play in the Flag match to-morrow, the opening day of the Wanganui Ladies’ Golf Club, for a prize donated by Mrs Orton: —Mrs Forlong v. Mrs Grace; Mrs Armstrong v. Mrs Cave; Miss Robinson v. Miss Murray; Miss Harper v. Mrs Roddy; Miss M. Blyth v. Mrs Smith; Mrs Craig v. Mrs Williams; Miss Johnson v. Miss Currie; Mrs Broderick v. Mrs Stringer; Mrs Orton v. Miss C. Bayly; Mrs Harris v. Miss Burgess; Miss Montgomery Moore v. Mrs Grummitt; Miss N. Murray v. Mrs M. Hunter; Mrs Howarth v. Mrs Davis; Miss V. Bayly v. Airs Silk; Mrs Taiboys v. Miss Hutton; Miss Hawken v. Airs Nicolls; Mrs Earlo v. Miss R. Afason; Afiss Lilburn v. Miss Lance; Mrs Hutchison v. Mrs A. Hunter; Mrs Hussey v. Airs Rutherford; Airs A. Wilson v. Airs J. Craig; Airs Frankish v. Airs Bain; Airs Robertson v. Mrs C. P. Brown.