LARGER AND LIGHTER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 111, 13 May 1931, Page 9

LARGER AND LIGHTER

NEW AMERICAN BALL. WHAT LEADING GOLUKRS SAY. ‘• [ wish the whole American natii wore compelled to play with the b ball in conditions the same as those c: perienccd to-day—they would nevi want to play with the thing again. This observation was made by Geor; Duncan after ending his round in ha a. gale of wind on the Royal Lythai St. Anne’s Links, when the third Britii Ryder Cup trial was played. Dune: went on to say that if the ordinal handicap golfer were compelled to ph with the larger and lighter ball, no standardised in th© United States, circumstances similar to those existii at. St. Anne’s, not. only would he. nev get round the course, but he won start a revolution against the authoi lies who sought to deprive him of h pleasure. Duncan's score was not f: short of 96, a figure which Chari Whitcombe, the British captain, act ally took in the first round of his malt against Duncan McCulloch, the Scotti: champion, finishing with the almost u believable deficit of 7 holes. When is remembered that Walter Hagan h been round the same course in 68a difference of 22 shots—it will, think, be appreciated what a vast ai vital difference the larger ball maki even to the expert, when it has to I manoeuvred in a strong wind. Whitcombe had no excuse to offe (he ball was his master. “I have nex been in so many bunkers in my life, he said, Whitcombe won one hole the round—the seventh, 543 van played in the teeth of the biting cat erly wind. In fairly favourable com tions this is a hole which ran reached in two shots; to-day it requin three full bangs with wood—Mitelu took three driver shots and was not < Whitcombe had a drive, two powerf brassio shots, a chip of 3(1 yards, ai then holed the putt for a 5. Compston. who thrashed it round something like 81, mid managed to I I up at the end of the first rightei holes, thought it was just the ball f him. He said: “I shall conquer th ball or perish in the attempt. 'l' thing is to humour jt; to lose one’s tei per with the thing is fatal. 1 think have found the secret.’’ Tho seen apparent ly—- though there is nothi very profound about it - is to hit t ball down.