GOLF NOTES.

Shannon News, 10 May 1929, Page 4

GOLF NOTES.

T. H. Cotton, most brilliant of tire younger school of English golfers, recently spent some months in America to gain experience, but he appears to have received too much advice. One result was that he altered his swing, •adopting the full swing which is so much in vogue in the United States. Instead of improving his game, this change unsettled him, and he did not display anything like ithc form he is capable of producing on English courses. Cotton is the youngest member of the British team to mfcet'thc Bvder Cup invaders from America. Those who have come in contact atone time or another with a high-velo-city golf ball will be interested in a recent action overseas for damages between two golfers, one of whom had, been hit by -a ball driven by the other. Defendant was driving off, and plaintiff was playing a different hole on a closely parallel fairway. The drive was badly sliced, and hit the plaintiff in the mouth, causing painful injury. The driver had not called "fore, ” and counsel alleged negligence arguing that unskilful play amounted to legal negligence. Fortunately for a lot of golfers the Judge did not agree. He dismissed the claim on the ground that the occurrence was an accident and a risk of the game. Walter Hagan the famous golfer lias invented a new golf ball. ‘ ‘ The box bears my name because it is built to my specifications, because I play with it exclusively, and because it is. a superior ball in' every way;” which sounds even more like Hagen than he is.