GOLF

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1932, Page 5

GOLF

KIRIv WINDEYER CUD

EXPLANATION OF N.Z. DEFEAT

(Per Press Association— Copyright.)

WELLINGTON, June 23

■.“Th<» New Zealand players fully justified their selection,” said Mr Sutton, manager of the Kirk-’Vrr'adeyer team, who with Mesh's Silk, ITortiahrook, Black and Wagg, arrived 1 ’'ek by the Marama to-day. He said that •the longer courses and handicapping to par instead of the standard scratch score made the Auctralian scores represent rather better golf than the same figures on New Zealand courses, but, the fast greens were the greatest difficulty met by the New Zealanders, who, Mr Sutton said, were the equal of their opponents in the long game. The greens at Ro'e Bay were exceedingly fast. All the members of the team- are convinced that the method in New South Wales of handicapping against absolute par of the course, instead of the standard scratch wore, is one of the things that improves their'b ! avers’ games. Naturally, with this system, they have no scratch nhvers in Australia. Pettington and Dobson. who played off the final of tire State championship, are both on a ■handicap o f four.

Beside- Ros“ • Ray, '•members of the team viaitel the Kensington. Eleanor.l. >ra’d.v' ami Ee IV-ouse courses,' nP ‘lbiidh 1 tlian the ■ majority of courses in New Zealand.