GOLF.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 November 1924, Page 19

GOLF.

There is riot much to feebrd locally; except, that the, couf.se is fapidly getting faster rind that sbbri everyone who cari Hit at aU will he able to get a long ball. This, said, a writer iii some' paper recently, if. the time when the ordinary player begins to fancy he is a golfer. However, there. is another .side of the picture; arid he will find the .play found the greens coffesporidirigly hard .arid a green like the Midget very difficult bo striy ripdn. But there is a lot of consolation, to the iriediilrii player in the long ball, everi if the rest is not brilliant. Play is very pleasant in this weather, though hardly; as’ keen ris when there is a nip in the air. It is very - nice to see that quite a number of lady members are taking up summer, golf and that they are very enthusiastic.

The Surnmer Cup for men will increase keenness in the game, and should lead to some fine play..

GOLF QUERIES

' (Referee.) Enquirer asks for a ruling on the following:

When approaching a hole from any distance outside the limits of the putt-ing-green, has a player the right—(l) Glider Rule i (three arid four ball matches) to have a ball of balls (of his opponents) lying on the green, lifted as likely to interfere with his shot P

(2) Under Rule 10 (2) (stroke competition), to have hie opponent’s ball lifted from the green as likely to interfere with his shot ? _ (3) Does General Rule 16 limit a player’s right of having a ball lifted from- the putting green, when playing “through the green’’ (viz,, any distance outside 20 yards from the pin) ? The answer to all three-questions is compressed in a ruling given to a question by the Capetown Golf Club: “In a stroke competition A’s ball lay close to the hole. B’s ball lav 30 yards from the hole. B requested A, to lift his ball or play. A. refused, on the ground that B’s ball was mare than 20 yards from the hole. Was B. entitled to have A’s ball lifted, or played? Answer, Yes. See Stroke Rule 13 (3). CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. Sonie years ago L. Deigel and Gene Sarazen were the tivo most promising players in America, and at that time the former seemed , better of the two. Sarazen’s doings qre well known, but Deighl has not fulfilled his early promise, to fair ak big golf is concerned. I see, however, that he wbn the Canadian championship' yvith a Score 6f 285 for 72 holes, which fnclnded a brilliant third found Of 68. Sarazen was second vdth 287. THIEYES IN PLUS FOURS. Some time ago many of the clubs were victimised by men entering the locker rooms and stealing cash and other things. Mooi-e' Prifk ,waii iK6 morO rOcent halppenihg. the thief beifigcaught through dfihkihg too much whisky and going to sleep. In England ix gang of men disgiiishd. as golfers, iri plhs fotifs.. wafidhr irito clubhouses abotit lunch time, arid makb thfeif way to the dressing-room, ’frherS ' they rifle ,th‘e pocket?; of players a\nd decathp. I see that this kind Of thing is becoming a Public sOandal throughout the ,country. Clubs where visitors are likely tO congregate are. nattirally amongst the \voist victim's. It is difficult to prevent it, as.it is impossible to know evefyphe'. There fhust be a great marry , members who are hot knovi'n. Further, if the club employees hbye auy doubt it would hot he a nice thing to' start challenging the freC'entefs of the club.

THE MODERN GOLFER

HIS LIKES AND DISLIKES

(From the London Times Correspondent.)

It chanced that a few days ago I way making a personally conducted tour of two well-known courses in Scotland. My host and guide was a golfer whom 1 can best describe, in Sir Walter Simpson’s words, a “venerable and illustrious sage.” We did not play, but walked round with our umbrellas, looking at the various holes, of which my guide pointed out to me the qualities with many shrewd and ingenious comments. I noticed that these very often included some reference to a person whom he called “the Modern Golfer.” He did not seem to like this person.. At first he would only take a sly dig at him how and again, but

as our walk went on lie became at times almost malevolent.

The essence of his charge against tliis hypothetical criminal Was that he liked everything made too smooth and easy, that when he had hit *the ball 200 yards from the. tee he had done all that became a man, and that thereupon no evil thing should be allowed to befall him. We came to a hole where the tee shot —a facinating one —had to be hit down a narrow way between two lines of rough. In the fairway were two little hummocks with steep sides, clothed with bents . and rough grass, and .prettily dotted here and there with clumps of Scottish bluebells. ‘‘The Modern Golfer,”'life said, ‘‘wants these taken away because he sometimes gets on to one of them at the end of It long drive.’ - Then he rushed ,to the fop of the hummock with youthful agility and played sin imaginary pitch with his umbrella. “They ought to be able to do that,” he cried. “It’s only a niashse niblick shot. They never want anything except a mashie niblick for their second shots nowadays.” We walked some way farther, and there was sin attractive green of irregular shape lying in. something of a hollow Right up to its edges the rough grass grew long and tough. No man was likely to lay a chip dead out of it. “The Modern Golfer,” h e explained, “Wants to have all that cut down becatise it’s hard liick if he jilst overruns the green.” 1 did not attempt any defence of the Modern Golfer over my friend’s excellent lunch. I had an intuitive feeling that it was wiser not to do so. Lt did occur to me, however that there were one or two things that might be Buid oil his behalf. For example, his exaggerated respect for the 200-yard di lie and his dislike to having to play off the tee may not -be entirely attributable to a dislike to “unfair” punishment. Ther e are to-day, by companson with yesterday, so. few chances' ,11 «- ing but, with a wooden club. The ball flies so far, and people hit it so I’lT• 1? btlt litt,e ' wooden club play through the green ; the brassy grmts almost atrophied, and to have to take a cleek or a spoon from the tee becomes a serious deprivation of pleasure. I , nearly_ .said to thiy friend • “Ah but in your young days you were play! mg wooden .shots up to the hole all S tU u e \ It Wa ® no hhrship . then tb I L refrairicd nOW agail '’” Hpwhver,

For this last rfeason, tori, I .nothmg abbut those bid codes of golfing j aT V which allowed tlib. player if he his hall • th- drop anotfifer. ’subject o a. penalty. That showed, I might have said, that erieii jri tfe niodfei-fi gbifhls hiM U +f ht if .they lost a balTin the whins. In fact, I very & ucfl -dbuht it. at ithy peHbl r hmtbry there wefb not lamentable persbhs Who bolnplaihed bf the unfairness bf their fate Probably gentleman whose tPt'htMf s^ *■ » “CATCH ’EM Y()TJA t G.” N °t € t S° lf resort. Personae • baby)*’ He l, 0 ”? P ram and Ybil down L ? U l o! Mrs Simpson! herer Are you a a-olfer?” .*?’"> h.™ plav?” She- “Vi xl aci ous! Does she I V Does she nlav? Whv

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