HASTINGS CLUB NOTES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 87, 29 April 1937, Page 7

HASTINGS CLUB NOTES

The Stablefofd match on Thursday resulted iti som© good scoring and close placing On the trophy list. Par in stableford terms is 36, and tio less than ten cards equalled Or bettered thisfigure. J. H. Jefferd, With 33 pltis 7 : 40, filled the Winning (role, closely followed by S. D. Clark 34 pltis 4, .36 j W. J, White 30 plus 8, 38, and J. F. Jones, 29 plus 9, 38. W, MattheWS, with 34 plus 3, 37, shared the gross : honours with D, Oiark. Saturday's itiatch Was a Canadian ! foursome, in which a popular win was scored by the "outsider" pair, Eb Lt Commin and G. W, Estaugh, with j 91 — 20, net 71. The runners-up were the "official" pair, H. H. Edwards, and H.L. McNiven, 79—7, net 72, wh ioh was also the best gross scofe for the match. T. Garrod and O. Vidal were a close third, With 73 het, followed by Oi B. WilkitiBoti atid V. Little, 74 net. inter*Club Matolt, The first inter-ciub match of the seasofl will bq played against the Napier dub on Saturday, when teams I representing the senior divisions Of i each dlub will tiompete at Waiohiki, and the junior divisions will oppose otie another at Hastings. Week-end Play, A tiew by-law has been brought into force at the Hastings links, foilowing I the example set by several metropolitan clubs, which reserve their links at week-ends for i'our-bail play. in luture two-ball and three-ball matches will have no preference, or tiight-of- I way, over four-ball matches, as under th© new ruling all will be on an equal footing. The object of this ruhng is to aVoid congestiofl, and to enabl© the I greatest number of players to indulge I in a game. Of course, the usual rule of ailowing a follo wing set of players | whether of two, three, or four-ball constitutioti, to paSs throUgh in the case

of a lost ball, or other Cause delaying the leading party, Will atill contitiUe to bei observed. The last week-end four-ball bogey, which is proving ^ very popular fixture, resuited in a win for T. Garrod and O. Vidal, who compiled a creditable Sixup. Three other pairs tied for 6eCond place withi five-up, . tiamely D. H. Grieve and C. T. Taaffe ; H. Blackmore and It. Vesty, and K. Wright and M. I Howe. j.- Lambie, the oluh's professional, was granted leave last week tq pay a three-day professional visit to Takapau, and was Well received by the players of tho plains, He reports the Takapau links to be in good eondition, but like the rest Of the Hawke's Bay links, sadly in need of rain. Hol® in One. Btili another "hole-iti-one'' ha$ to be recorded for the Hastings links, the deliquent (?) being M. Howe, a new member of the ciub, Who aciiieved the feat at the 192 yards "Manuka." This 13 the Second hole-in-one Bcofed this

J season, the first being at the "pitch" | by J. H. "jefferd. Many similar feats I have been petformed in previoUs years, j and it js put forward as u stiggestioti | to th© coinmitteO that a peririanent I record, say a "Hole-iti-oiie Book" be I inaugurated. A brief record of the I feat, with a reitiarks colUmn for witnesses remarks, and the hotiOurs acI corded, Would make the hook an inteJ resting addition to the club's library. Explosion Shots. I Although the explosion Shot js not 1 the only type of bnnker play, it is at least the most popular. It is used I when the ball is embedded in the sand, j resting in a. depressioni or otherwise I Unsuitably Iocated for a dhip or cut I I shot. A full swing must be used, j gauged bo that the clubhead strikes 1 the sand at the back of the ball. The clubhead should go .through. Many I golfers are apfc to check the. swing I when the impact with the sand occurs, depending upon the upheaval of sand alon© to carry .the ball to its objective. This system leaVe a considerable margin for failure. It no doubt requires greater momentum and finesse to carry the clubhead through the Sahd, but iti | this Way the clubhead continues tb I apply the presstire so essential to blaSt | j the ball out. The' left uriti atid wrist | must be firm aud actiye at the impact | to lielp carry the Stroke farther. The | blow should be hard enotigh to clear | the bnnker atid land the ball on the | green. |

An EndtirSnoc Match. x What is helieved to be a record performance in Christchurch golf is that of tWo players at the Templeton golf course last week who carried an 18-hole match to tho 72nd. green before the witiner was decided, The players were B. Keene and L. C. Stephens, the match being the first foiitid of the Templeton knoek-out competition. After 18 holes of play with the match unfinished a further 18 holes were played, and with play still all square at the 36th. green the match Was postponed utitil inst week-end. The preVious pefformance was repeated, and at the 71st. gfeen both men again halved At the 72nd. however, Keene, who was on ihe green in two, took i three putts and lost the match-. The feat is a record endurance contest for the club. j