GOLF RANKING

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 14, 9 October 1937, Page 17

GOLF RANKING

amateurs am) pros. the australian usts Considerable discussion followwi the national championships on the relatiye abilities of Australia's leading golfers. No official rankiug list is issued by the A.G.U. or the State governing bodies. Several leading players and prominent adniinistrators engaged in the various arguments that happened during the recent big meeting, " apd Unanimity was not discovered. jt w'as admitted that form at the Kensington meeting- was not reliable enough to take the open as the fouhdation for any. rating. • ■ Having in mind'a team of ten amaiteurs and ten professionals wliich would constitute the strongest golfing talent the Australians posSesses at the moment, a Melbourne, writer places them as follows: — Amateurs. 1. H. L. Williams 6. L. Nettlefold (Victoria) (Tasmania) ■2. J. Ferrier 7. A. V. Rae (N.S.W.) (Victoria) 3. rH. W.: Hatters- -8. M.- J. ^yan- . , ley (N.S.W.) . . - (.Victoria) .. / 4. T. S. McKay 9. L. Duffy (N.S.W;) (Victoria) 5. D. J. Davies 10. S. Keane > (N.S.W.) (Queerisland) Professionals. 1. N. Von Nida 6. 6. V. Walker ' (N.S.W.) (QUeenslan'd) 2. V. S. Richard- 7. C. Booth 4 , son (N.S.W.) (N.S.W.) - 3. W.Bolger 8. F.W.McMahon (N-.SW.) (S.A.) . 4. Q. Naismith 9. E. Naismith (Victoria) , (Victoria). 5. E. Crbmip. 10. Rufus Stewart • (N.S.W.) ' (SA.) To meke out the case for each %6lfer named would occupy more space than is available here. Many will disagree with this list, but many iiave disagreed with all the lists that I have seen made out so far, the ; writer ad'ds.. Besides performances. in play and ' competitlon consideration has been given to the methods of shot- making, the temperaments, the personalities. and other points consid%red to have a bearing on golf. 4 When stating that I would go _ intp this matter of setting forth the best golfers of Austraiia- in order of merit f • intended to include ainateurs and professionals . ip." the one list.» No matt|r ^ovv % wa§ ;R°t able tb do this in a manner that carried co.ivictibfi. tb inySell'." Hence I" havi ma;le ,tfte Wb sepnrate.tens, But I wViVtake fte 5clsky of' fiamihg tKe quartet whiph", fn riiy /bpiniofi .urfe the best golfers in Australia. They are*:— 1. H. L. Williams. 2. N. -Von Nida. 3. J. Ferrier. ,, 4. V. S. Richardson,