GOLF.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 689, 21 May 1903, Page 9

GOLF.

The putting competition in connection with the championship tournament of the Auckland Ladies’ Golf Club took place on the links at One Tree Hill, on Friday. There were thirty-three entries, the conditions from one ball from three distances. The winnter proved to be .Miss M. Cotter, who holed the three distances in five strokes. Miss C. Draper, Miss Barstow, Miss B. Stevenson, Miss Gillies, Mrs W. B. Colbeck, and Miss C. o‘ark tied for second place with six strokes. The playoff for second place resulted in a win for Miss Gillies. The tournament prizes were afterwards presented at the clubhouse by Lady Ranfurly, these going as follow Auckland Championship (trophy presented by Auckland Golf Club) : Won by Miss Lewis, with Miss Gillies as runnerup. Handicap Foursome Competition (president’s prize) : Mr W. E. Bloomfield and Miss Lewis, 1; Miss B. Bierce and M.ss Torrance, 2. Handicap Medal Competition : Miss Buckland, 1 ; Miss M. Cotter, 2. Approach and Putting Ci-mpei ticn : Mrs W. R. Bloomfield, 1 ; Mrs E. D O’Rorke, 2. Driving -Competition . Miss M. Richmond, 1 : Miss E. Gorrie, 2. Putting Competition Miss M. Ct tier, 1 ; Miss Gillies, 2.

Mr A. Hanna has given prizes for competition on the following terms -flatch play, 18 holes, under Handicap Players will be divided into >wo c’asses. tiz., those having handicaps of under 12 and those with handicaps of 12 or over. A fortnight wi‘l be allowed players for completion of each round. Entries close next Saturday at five p.m. at the clubhouse, when the draw will take place. Mr A. E. D’Arcv, a late popular member of the Auckland Golf Club, an<d well known in Insurance circles, won the Cadogan Cup at the Botany Liniks, Sydney, with a scoi’e of 79, his recent rival handing in 79. **- * « The well-known player, J. H. Taylor, in art article on driving says that one half the foozles and mis-hits made are due to taking the eye off, and the other half come from undue pressing. These two errors, then, must be strictly guarded against. Also, notice the following 1. The upward swing is the important part; it should be done entirely with the left hand. 2. Keep right elbow into side. 3. On no account pass the horizontal. 4. Knees should be bent and muscles of leg relaxed. 5. The backbone should be stiffenaed rigid. 6. ’The arms should be thrown after the ball. 7. The right shoulder brought forward. Success in driving is comprehended in the three words —free, even, swingy.

On Saturday the first round of the George Cup (medal play) was competed for. Unfortunately that heavy rain during the week had made the ground in a bad , state for good golf, the putting suffering considerably. The following were the scores :—J. R. Hooper, 87 —scratch —87 : Dr. Coates, too —12—88 ; J. L. Burns, 102 —ll —9l ; W. B. Colbeck, 92—scratch —92 ; W. Heather, 109—16 —93 ; E. Anderson, 115—22—93; J. W. Hall, 106—12—94; Dr. Hope Lewis, 110—13 —97 ; E. Turner, 110 —12—98 ; the Rev. C. Tisdall, 120—22 — 98 ; R. Horton, 118 —18—100 ; E. W. Payton, 115—14—101 ; H. Horton, 134 —30— 104 ; C. R. Pollen, 121 —12 —109 ; J. J. Rutherford, 134 —22—112. The match, which is one of thirty-six holes, and will be determibed by the lowest aggregate score, is to be completed on Saturday s next.