GOLF.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19137, 21 October 1927, Page 15

GOLF.

I&nfew«i3 PiwWW Cup ,4DIBS' CLUBS. w***i. «,„r«4iy October OF W* DAY(Br "Jigß cr -" ) will be played at Mon '*£irtf*4». andC°m- ' . 0 f the club championship *'?St on Saturday over Jh **. - A R. Wank and **7 Via, in the fust jlsK» club captanl, ' i•- rinb will bold lts vast p th .- to fi *&£SZ of other dubs have Ji *'* day's programme d handicap flag fourfifca morning, and dmd approaching cornpefternoon. The pnws season will he distri- « of the competitions, winner of the Cox Jar, is the outstandr at Shirley this seaEl man with the tcm- » physique, and the »ming chnmpiqn. Jt i players like him out )nal receiving instruet tho course, at odd That is tho way - nnd lower scores. Club's lich is to bo played at r, over 36 holes, will rable nailery, as both iald Grant and A. R. known golfers, and rers. Grant has been mly a couple of years, r not yet produced his g he was on a plus 1 d migrating, local reputation, but lis way to the Hareuopionship once on e depended on to give >f himself to-morrow.

H||m who think about tlicir game BjߧN> lot to interest and help ■HKHlbtr"could watch a slow motion Hfi|||iribe full repertoire of their HMJraX golfer would probably Hg§P* rf niching himself play a BIP'goH, and if it were possible ■iMKa » film of himself, and, say, ■fWrJoMSi he would find it lielp- «!#*& Uw mailer motion cameras Kj?M*f* F"* l*}' on d any of the Rpnu&aafcf, and a great enterHwat tdrtl M provided for mem-BM-3jL\.tiM • screening of a WWiw«aßpleie round by the Wfr ™yJf*' then several picplayed by other P^ffl? 1 ■ HJPflf Pictures of tho Ma? 8 * *M qnito a number a«!«if^i^^' laiu^ca P s ' °P en to HffiS-p?S?Sft f»nsist of a bogey and a fourKSWJiiwtMn the afternoon. round have WESg£%mß(Jh» draw, with the "BPWtt in these collarge number oi ■|KPWf;|tott bfl on hand ready Kl|sftt%He tine scheduled or HlVJjkl list. ThesccPaying together *«hou!d finish about ■P*W llros be able to get ■BgJW-jßer lunch. The play ■HfSSr £? P a f of the course,

i players from other ! l;0f -more than -this I »s reduced accord- | the turn of the fcbt, or the pivot, f power and control >"*• This can come I of balance. One »u« of balance by • • One doesn't get I » gets it by catch-1 P} on the turn with « a firm foothold, "I of the left foot P \ i tho J* rount » to «ght. There can't •"ace if too much W6 right leg. one ><tf the»wm g that WL »he hi not t-» wrong. The gw-.-AbeMit. JJ lack of balance *Jm tt &%! ***** match WW lift** JfiSodV VP ' *° Bfi I SS. o, ,* tl **S a «wooti HBFBBf "a* t,,a BfeCStf 2* ,at er thai! M$ 0 / grec nfecs. K^"Sn> ,M «'t of IBPtal?',' and *ome «.r ?' both P ay. ■P&P £ %£ on on th * for the ■BWttS%? Md Btart - K^JS^tt'' , Tr ßl,d

It is rumoured that a match is being talked of to be known as Canterbury against Shirley, which, if played, should produce some good golf and much interest. A team of ten or twelve of the best Canterbury players belonging to clubs outside of the Christehurch Club are to challenge a like team of Shirley players. Even such a team might not be victorious against Shirley, but they would give the local club a good game. No doubt such a match would be acceptable to the Christehurch dub, as it claims to be able to put twenty-five players, 4 handicap aud better, in the field at once. On the other hand, it would be a good opportunity to test the strength of several low-han-dicap players in other clubs, who seldom meet their equals in match play. If the rumour is well founded it will provide a good match.

The main fault in putting does not lie in stance, grip, or other physical details. It is the lack of relaxation and lack of concentration on the matter of hitting the ball. The average golfer on the putting green comes up to a putt of three, four, or five feet at the important point of a match much after the manner of one walking to the guillotine. Here is the chance to save a hole. It is a putt thai he knows he ought to hole, but a putt he is afraid he is going to miss. He takes his stanco aud immediately every fibre in his body is tense and taut. He takes a tighter grip on the putter, and all too often, as he stiffens up, the putting blade is hurried back and the body moves as he jabs at tho ball. It would be a. different matter if he could school himself under such conditions to get relaxed, to tako a comfortable stance, to lighten his grip on the putter, and 'then be sure of a smooth, even stroke. This sounds simple enough. But, after all, this three, four, or six-foot putt is the stroke that usually decides the destiuy of the hole. A miss here is just as deadly as a drive that goes only a few yards. It isn't any too easy for the* ayerago human being to get mentally relaxed at the moment he is mentally keyed up to a high tension. For putting is largely a montal attitude. It is the action of the brain or mind that controls the work of _the nerves and the muscles. There are a good many putters among the only average golfers who believe they can hole any reasonably short putt, and they nearly always stroke the ball in the right way without any show of rigidity, hurrying, tightening up, or stabbling.

The good putter may have almost any grip or take almost any stance if his mental attitude is serene, and he strokes through the ball. One of the loading instructors says: "The best method of putting is to be sure and keep the body relaxed, and then hold it as still as possible without standing quite as immovable as a fence post. For example, Walter Hagen's body moves slightly, but hardly enough for the eye to follow. When the blade of the putter starts back only the hands, wrists, and forearms can be seen in motion. Any body movement that takes place is extremely slight on putts up to ten feet. This is true of most fine putters who are consistently good."

In other words, keep the body out of the stroke as much as one possibly can witllout becoming too rigid and too tense. Most of the good putters, on short putts, have hardly enough body movement for the eye to follow. But the guiding factor is the right mental attitude, wherein doubt and anxiety are crowded back as one's entire concentration is given over to a smooth and unhurried stroke.

AUSTRALIAN VISITORS. [THE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, October 20. Mr G. 0. Sutton, secretary of the New Zealand Golf Council, announces that the visiting Australian teams of golfers are to arrive in Auckland on January 15th next and that before the tour is over it is hoped that they will visit Christchurch. Immediately after arrival iu Auckland the team is to go to Eotorua, arriving in Wellington for the Trentham Cup Meeting on January 21st, 23rd, and 25th. Their first serious golf will be at the Heretaunga tournament on January 26th, 27th, and 28th; and the Kirk-Win-deyer Cup matches will begin on the following Monday, January 30th. The teams are to sail for Sydney on February 3rd, and it is,hoped that they will bo able to visit Christchurch on .February 2nd.

CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. The following is the draw for the bogey handicap to be played at Shirley on Monday morning (Labour Day). A four-ball - bogey will be played in the afternoon in which players arrange their own partners and opponents:— 8 a.m.—o. B. Sharpe and W. Irwin, E. W. Hasell and' t>. 0. Cowan, T. S. Knight and 0. van Asch, A. A. Douglass and J. Bruges, h. J. le Oren and P. S. Avent, K. Clark, and P. p. Tymons. 8.30 a.m.—L. B. Scott and E. H. Duncan, K. C. Ward and H. S. Williams, N. H. Skinner and T. W. Lewis, H. Lightband and W. M. Tyers, P. Q. Greenwood and J. Connell, H. L. Blamires and T. W. Keese. 9 a.m.—P. Trolove and L. Hansen, K. J. Murly and H. J. Barlow, H. B. T. Spanjer and J. A. Oliver, J. M. Preston and E. T. Shores, N. H. Barlow and W. Macbeth, F. W. Freeman and G. R. Stevenson. 9.30 a.m.—R. 0. Abernethy and D. Grant, K. W. Robinson and W. P. Anderson, F. G. Bristed and B. 0. Whitcombe, R. T. Tosswill and L. Bonningtbn, F. C. A'Court and P. S. Foster, 0. A. Seymour and A. Whitcombe. 10 a.m.—R. W. Morgan and B. B. Wood, 0. H. Hewlett and E. Cordner, E. J. Pumpnrey and T. W. Woodroffe, C. A. Quane and L. H. Campbell, R. A. Wilson and W. Harmsn, L. A. Dougall and M. H. Godby. 10.30 a.m.—G. Bcadol and F. Banks, H. 0. D. Meares and J. Dolph, W. D. Wood and F. P. Morrison, N. A. Johnston and M. Armstrong, E. J. Ross and H. G. Denham, S. J. Gordon and Q. P. Steele. 11 a.m.—L. M. Best and h. B. Ayers, F. J. Glackin and J. V. Jacobson, J. Ramsden and P. S. Hills, G. W. Havorfleld and L. E. Robinson, G. Parkinson and P. H. Brown, I J. R. Grange and J. E. Donald. 11.30 a.m.—A. 0. McKUlop and M. J. Russell. A. W. Morgan and 0. A. Stringer, M. K. Grav and N. N. Smith, W. B. Purchas and R. J. Hobbs, G. W. Ward and S. Gerard, W. A. McQueen and A. R. Blank. Noon—o. F. Smith and W. N. Seay, J. Fitigerald and H. A. Boddington, P v Curtis and G. Hartshorn, Rev. Spier and scorer. HAREWOOD LADIES' CLUBThe following are the best cards returned for the bogey match played at Harewood yesterday—Miss J. Johnston 3 up, Miss D. Hepburn 2 up, Mrs J. Wilson 1 up, Mrs A. R. Blank all square. Miss M. Thacker all square, Miss J. Mitchell 1 down, Miss V. Fleming 1 down. All members are reminded that Thursday next, October 27tb, is closing day. HAGLEY CLUB'S NEW COURSE. Work is proceeding busily on the Hagley Club's new course at Russley. Tho professional, J. A. Clements, states that there is plenty Of sandy loam soil, which will be excellent for making greens. He has submitted a f'sn of a course, the total length of whic:> ■.- plan is approved there will be four one-shot (three bogey) holes, and The other eight holes vary from 290 to 370 yards. The -longest hole is 500 yards. Present members of the Hagley Club who intend to join up with Rnssley, and have not sent in their names are requested to advise fhe secretarv. in writing, immediately. In consequence of the alteration of the date for closing the financial year, the annua general meeting of the Hagley Golf Club will be held some time in November. WELLINGTON LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. (PSESB ASSOCIATION TKilOHill.) WELLINGTON, October 20. The Wellington ladies' provincial championship was concluded to-day, in boisterous weather. „ _,, ... . In the eomi-finala, Mis* Gambnll (Welling- ; ton) beat Mrs Godby (Christeburth), S aid 3,

and Miss V. rpham (Wellington) beat Miss Soifert (Manawatu), 2 and 1. In the final. Miss Gambrill beat Miss Upham 5 and 1. MANAWATU TOURNAMENT. (PKE3B ASSOCIATIOK TELSGRAU.I PALMERSTON NORTH, October 20. The semi-finaiiata in the Manawatu golf tourney are: A. Blythe (Shannon), A. Seife-t (Manawatu), H. A. Black (Hutt), and \Y A". fManawaru). The semi-finalists in the Hokowhitu Handicap are: P. Hay (VTairarapa), K. Adims (Levin), G. W. Blaswell (Hutt), and K. C. Shepherd (iVairarapa). In the Medal Handicap, played to-dav, "W. E. Winks (Masterton), and E. P'arsons (Wavcrl»y) tied with & net flcore of 7S. A h»*y wind interfered with the play.