PACE TOO HOT

NZ Truth, Issue 1187, 30 August 1928, Page 14

PACE TOO HOT

Encourage Golfing Juveniles (From ';N.Z. Truth's" Special Golf Correspondent.) In years past, golf was alluded to as an old man's game. Now the plums are' for the younger players and, a championship strain shows upon the contestant m many ways. A FTER the . gruelling match m the Australian semi T final with Miss Kay, Miss McLeod cracked up badly m 'the final. • At lunchrtime,- after the first round, she went home and slept, having to be awakened to play the second round. After the final she was m the doctor's hands, for she collapsed under the strain. . Our own open champion, E. J. Moss, says he is not fit enough to undertake the strenuous play of the championship and will not defend his title. •"Bobby" Jones declares that fit as he always is, an open championship, through worry and strain, will make him lose up to 161bs. m weight. These few instances prove that golf is not the simple game it seemS. One has to be as fit as a Tunney to stand up to over a week's championship golf. Golf — championship golf — is now a young man's game and clubs throughout New Zealand should do all m their power to encourage young players to come to the top. With the advent of more municipal links, then New Zealand will, perhaps, unearth a player worthy, to uphold the Dominion at overseas meetings. Our youngest 'and lowest handicap lady player, Miss Kay, is proof of the value of starting young. She has had opportunities to do. so — and thus has reached the position she now holds. Palmerston North is a . centre of young players whom the club caters for; m the near future they are sure to bring the big cups to the clubhouse. ON THE LINKS Carnagle Clark says that when he and his team leave, New Zealand they will take the. open championship with them. It is an easy guess to say that he thinks H. Sinclair will do the trick. There is a doubt whether E. S. Douglas will travel to Dunedin. If he and Moss do not represent New Zealand, the burden will fall on A. Shaw and J. Mcintosh to overcome the invaders. The M.G.C," should do all 'm their power to enable Douglas to journey south — otherwise the cup has a great chance of going across the Tasman. Private advice from Australia is to the effect that a proposal will be sent to the L.G.TJ. of N.Z. to form a similar team as the men's K.-W. Cup matches. A well-known Sydney lady golfer is interested and is going to support the event. If such should eventuate the golf of New Zealand should leap ahead, as all players will practise more m the endeavor to be included m the teams. iiinimiiiiiimiiiinimiiiiiiimiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiimiimiiiii