PULLS AND SLICES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 248, 10 June 1932, Page 6

PULLS AND SLICES

"The Foozler.")

GOLF NOTES LADIES' AND MENS' MATCH SERIES THROUGH FIRST ROUNDS. DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.

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Golfing activity on the Arikikapakapa "course has been very quiet during the past week. Except on the match days, very few players have been on the course. The number of visitors has also greatly decreased. This is probably due to the finaneial dffiiculties of the country and the manner in which they have'affected business. People cannot afford to leave business and indulge in a few rounds of golf as a reereation, as they used to do. However, the Rotorua Club is not as hard hit as many another club, and although green fees may drop a little this year, it is only to be expected. The course is being kept in excellent order, and is at present in fine playing condition. The greens and fairways are in first-class order, and if this stanuard is maintained neither club members nor visitors will' have any reasons for complaints. Drainage Scheme. The work of draining the areas which were liable to flooding after heavy rain is proceeding. . The scheme at number eighteen green is already completed, but there has not been a sufficiently heavy downpour since to prove tis efficiency. Similar work is now in progress at number six, where water sometimes lies to a considerable depth. The grass tees which were recently top-dressed are already showing definite signs of improvement, and they should be in good condition during the remainder of the season. Match Series. Two interesting match series are at present in progress, the Ngakonui ia-acdonald Cup competition and the Kirk Windeyer, ladies' and men's cup competitions. The first mentioned was drawn last Saturday at the conclusion of the second qualifying round, and the following sixteen players have yet to fiight out the issue: — E. Fenton, S. E. Carr, Spedding, Jr., Colonel Mellor, W. Kusabs, M. D. Carr, E. H. Hill, N. Smith, H. Parata, C. Worthington, E. La Trobe Hill, H. Hamilton, A. Anderson, Marshall, W. T. Pakes and D. Jervis. This competition is played on handieap and is run on the knock-out principle. The first round will be contested this Saturday and the final will be reached on July 2. The ladies' Kirk Windeyer Cup competition has already reached the second round. This is contested also on the knock-out principle, under match play conditions. The second round games resulted in Miss Glass defeating Mrs., E. Roe, 2 up; Mrs. Tapper defeating Mrs. C. Worthington, 1 up; Mrs. J. Speer defeating Mrs. A. Smith, 6 and 4; Mrs. Budd defeating Mrs. F. C. Bunyard, 5 and 4; Miss Hawkesworth defeating Mrs. W. H. Speer, 4 and 2,\Miss M. Black defeating Mrs. Goudie, 7 and 6; Mrs. Kelly defeating Mrs. Clay, 6 and 5; Mrs. R. C. Smith defeating Miss Murray, 6 and 5; Miss Clark defeating Miss Manson, by default; Mrs. Ormsby defeating Mrs. R. P. Spedding, 1 up; Miss Snodgrass defeating Miss Hall, by default; Mrs. B. Smith defeating Mrs. Randerson, 5 and 4; Mrs. Butler defeating Mrs. Hitchcock, •4 and 2; Mrs. Walden defeating Mrs. Herrold, 5 and 3 ; Miss M. Cooney defeating Mrs. Hall, by default; and Mrs. P. J. Sherriff defeating Mrs. Haymes, 7 and 5. The third round must be played by next Wednesday, the contestants being allowed one week for each round. Men's Kirk Windeyer Cup The men's Kirk Windeyer Cup competition commenced later than the ladies' series, and so far only the first round is completed. A few matches have been played off in the second round, although the majority are still to be decided. The second round must be finalised by Monday. - . The results of the first round are as follows : — Blencowe def eated Simons, 2 and 1; PI. Parata def eated Downer, 4 and 3; N. Smith def eated McGowan, 8 and 6; Baker def eated Dr. Lewis, 3 and 1; Sherriff def eated Ewen, by default; S. E. Carr def eated Bayfeild, by default; Dannefaerd def eated Redhead, 4 and 3; M. D. Carr def eated Hamilton, 4 and 3; E. H. Hill def eated Stanier, by default; K. Buddle defeated Carruthers, 5 and 3; Rev. Speer defeated Moore, 6 and 5; A. Anderson defeated A. Walden, 3 and 1; Colonel Mellor defeated Dr. Duncan, 7 and 6; J. Speer defeated Brooker, 3 and 2; P. Angus defeated Johnson, by default; and Young defeated Chambers by default. None of these contests have so far reached their most interesting stages, but even their early progress often brings to light some surprising results. Diegel's Unorthodoxy Diegel fractures every rule and canon of correct golfing style every time he plays a round (remarks a "Bulletin" writer), and has a ,few heresies of his own which even professional coaches have not been able to think up as condemnable. His unorthodoxy is just as effective in Britain as in his native land. In the last Ryder Cup match between English and American professionals in frEngland, he beat that great but temperamental player, Abe Mitchell by the thundering margin of nine and eight, and some of his vietories over his American contemporaries have. been just as decisive. My own opinion is that the orthodox school become paralysed with horror when they see him at work and drop their bundles accordingly.