GOLF

Evening Star, Issue 22145, 27 September 1935, Page 5

GOLF

[By Slice.] A most enjoyable match was played over last week-end, a Wien representatives of country clubs played a teams’ match for a cup ’ presented by Mr Brasch. Twelve clubs were represented and a singles bogey match was played in the morning. The Taieri Club won the honours of the day in that D. H. Shand won the single bogey, with an excellent score of 1 up, the next best being 1 down. In the teams match in thb afternoon W. J. Goughian virtually won the cup for his team by handing in a great card of 70 net, while steady scores from D. H. Shand, J. C. St. George, and M. Wilson gave a gross score of 314, which was one ahead 'of Maniototo. Excellent conditions marked the event, which was exceedingly popular. W. G. Wight burned the course up in the first round of the Bruntsfield medal at the Otago Club, with a meteoric 70 and leads the field by four clear strokes. K. Ross, as usual, was well in the picture, and returned 74, while J. G. Dick had a nice 75. Ferguson, the triple winner of this event, was three under fours at the sixth, and wanted a 4-3-4 to finish with 70, but holed a 6-4-7 for 76. The next best were Gibbs, Field, Scoular, Lusk, and Reed, and the second round will be played to-morrow. The semi-finals of the knock-out competition at St. Clair will be played tomorrow. Bennie defeated Kincaid in a match in which the winner was three down at the end of six holes, but rattled off the last 12 holes in four under par to win, 3 up. A. G. Forbes had a gruelling contest with K. Chalmers, winning at the twenty-first. A four-ball bogey played resulted in a win for Sheriff and Clayton, 6 up. A good entry was received for the mixed Canadian stroke foursome played on the Belleknowes links last Saturday afternoon, and with the ideal weather conditions some good scores were returned. The winners were A. Jefferson and Miss Pollock, who combined well to finish with a net 53, to be closely followed by A. Lucas and Miss Kinaston with a 55. The best gross score was handed in by R. Penman and Miss Orr, who did a 72. To-morrow afternoon an L.G.U. stroke handicap is to be played, for which post entries will be received. With the lengthening of the days and the addition of the half-hour from this week-end. members will no doubt take the opportunity to have a game in the. evenings, and there should be much activity on the course from then on. The Port Chalmers links have been in excellent order all this season, the greens being particularly good. When the new tecs, now under construction, come into use, playing conditions will be very fine indeed. There has been considerable activity _in the club recently, many competitions being completed. The men’s knock-out competition was brought to a conclusion recently, when 0. Blackman defeated F. Couretti in an exciting final for the senior section. The final in the junior section was fought out between G. Manson and F. Roberts, the former being the winner. Last Saturday the ladies held a putting competition for a prize donated by Mrs Edgar. This E roved a popular match and was won y Mrs J. Crawford, closely _ followed by Miss Elsom and Miss Simmonds. The men’s monthly medal match was won by G. Manson, with J. Crawford and H. Watson one stroke behind.

To take up the game in 1929 and in.tho next six years to win the Western Australian women’s championship three times is the record l of Mrs C. J. Negus. She is now the lowest handicap player in the State, and is on the four mark. She played first for the State against the British tonring team, and was beaten by Miss Para Barton, 4 and 2. The Western Australian women’s championships are now played off the men’s tees as the courses are very dry and are not so stiffly bunkered as courses in other States. The foursomes championship was won by Mrs Negus, with Miss Royce, whom she beat in the final of the State event.

One of the most important movements in the golf swing is the action Of the left hee!!, because it governs the correct position of tho left arm, and has a great deal to do with proper body movement or pivoting. Too much restriction upon foot movement stiffens the body and makes a full swing next to impossible unless one either loosens the grip with the left hand when at the top of the swing, nr allows the_elbow to “break,” thus losing tho guide back to the ball. The left heel movement also controls timing and determines the forward movement of the body. If the heel is lifted too earily or too late a bad shot will result. “My advice to beginners,” says an authority in an English paper, “ is to push the club head back with the left heel, left knee, and left shoulder. Slightly cook the wrist and keep a firm grip with the left hand. Use the right heel, right knee, and shoulder to start the club on the downward swing. Start tho swing at the heel of tho left foot, and do not he afraid to lift your heels off the ground. Proper foot action helps a free pivot, which is the basis of a good swing.”