GOLF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19843, 18 May 1927, Page 4

GOLF

COMING EVENTS May 23.—British Open Amateur Championship at Hoylake. May 28. —Seafield v. Wanganui (seniors at Seafield, juniors at Wanganui). June 2 to 4.—Masterton tournament. Juno 2.-r-French Open Amateur Championship, at Wimoreux. June 3.—Seafield v. Waverley, at Waverley. Juno 3 —Belmont v. Feilding, at Belmont. June 3.—Belmont v. Marton, at Belmont. June 4.—Australian championship and Kirk-Windeyer Cup. June 13. —American Open Championpionship, at Oakmont. July 11. —British Open Championship, at St. Andrew’s. Sept. 2 to 10 —Now Zealand Championpionships at Hamilton. SEAFIELD CLUB SATURDAY’S PLAY. The following are the results of the third qualifying round in the club championships, together with those for the Captain’s trophy and the best two scores in the qualifying round for the club championship:— Third Qualifying Round. L. Rhodes - —.— 85 C. O. Moulder 86 C. Gilbert - 86 P. N. R. McDonald 87 P. D. England . 90 F. Shirriffs 92 O. P. Brown 93 E. Gilbert _ 94 R. Haworth 95 H. Barrington 95 S. Irwin 96 Captain’s Trophy (3 rounds medal handicap.) C. O. Moulder 239 P. N. R. McDonald 246 O. P. Brown - -47 L. Ormsby 250 G. Coull 251 A. G. Mackay 252 Best Two Qualifying Rounds. L. Rhodes .175 C. O. Moulder 183 C. Gilbert -184 F. Shirriffs ...... 188 P. D. England .188 E. Gilbert 190 P. N. R. McDonald 190 R. Haworth 192 S. Irwin 193 L. Masters 193 O. P. Brown 194 G. Deighton 194 R. D. Smart - 197 H. Barrington 197 A. G. Mackay 197 J. McCarthy 198 W. McKern an 199 G. Coull * 200 H. Frost 201 B. McNiven , 202 R. Goss 202 J. Robertson 205 C. G. Young 206 M. Me Art noy 207 E. Goldsbury 208 R. Peattie 209 L. Ormsby 211. A. Elliott -Il news of the week. (By “All-Square.”) Club Championships. The final round of the Captain’s trophy ami last qualifying round of the Club championships were played last Saturday. The weather, albeit on the dull side, was excellent for scoring and the best cards this season were handed in. Several players broke 90 for the first time in the qualifying rounds.

Captain’s Trophy. The winner turned up in C. Moulder with a net total of 239 for the three rounds. His 86 on Saturday was a sterling performance for a second sea- ■ son’s player and placed him in an unassailable position as winner. His approaching was excellent; on six occasions he holed out from outside the green; surely a record. Welcome News. The decision of the committee in abolishing all drains as hazards and making them “ground under repair” has met. with general approval and should help considerably towards better scoring. Players can now play with more confidence with the penalties for the drains eliminated. Bogey for Course. Acting on advice from Mr. Kirk (President of N.Z. Council) and several of the leading professionals who participated in the Labour Day Tournament last year, the committee have increased the bogies of No. 9 (the Swamp) and No. 14 (Cabbage Tree) to 5, making the course bogey 80 in place of 78. Improvements of Fairways. Good work has been accomplished by the grounds superintendent (Mr. T. H. Rice) in clearing away nasty patches of Jong grass and rushes on several of the fairways. This work has rendered the task of finding balls much easier and will obviate many of the hold-ups which have occurred in the past. The greens and fairways are rapidly assuming firstclass playing conditions. An enlargement of several greens and cutting closer the approaches near the greens will make conditions well nigh perfect.

Legacies of Laziness. Several of the fairways are beginning to show unsightly divot-marks caused by thoughtless and indifferent players. The foot of the hill at the “Boundary” hole is commencing to resemble a ploughed paddock. Players are earnestly requested to show consideration to others and replace the turf. The following extract from the Evening Post shows that Seafield is not alone in this respect: —“A man may have a carbuncle taken out of his neck, and leave very little trace of the operation, but it is otherwise with the divot taker who does not replace. Those holes look unsightly at the time, but they are more dangerous afterwards, when the grass has grown over them. It is not every player who can sense the slight depression in which his ball lies, and many an unaccountably fruitless brassie shot is due to the fact that the ball was imperceptibly cupped, its weight depressing the grass mown level with the turf. It is no uncommon sight to see A. D. S. Duncan scattering i (divots wholesale in practice shots, but l

not on any part of the fairway. Even where he merely skims the turf on any spot where another golfer’s ball may some day He in play, the dust however small, is always collected and stamped down. New Players. Seafield is receiving quite an influx of new members this season, many of whom are beginning to show promising signs of proficiency in the royal and ancient game. The services of Mr. Alex Greig arc available every weekend and new players will improve their game considerably if they place them selves under his able tuition. SPALDING’S KRO-FLITE is a new. idea golf ball, the most durable in the world. Outlasts four others of any make. Superlative for distance and control. Almost indestructible. In fact, “tt lasts till it’s lost.” At 3s 3d is thus the cheapest as well as the best you can buy. Guaranteed against cutting in fair play.