ON THE LINKS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 2, 24 March 1927, Page 10

ON THE LINKS

Pavilion Gossip

(By

EARL ROBIESON.)

BlllllllllliilllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllM FIXTURES March 25.—Annual meeting MaungakiekU Golf Club. March 26.—Sealed handicap bogey at Middlemore. March 25.—English close amateur championship, Little Aston. April 2.—Annual meeting Auckland Goll Club. May 16.—British ladies’ championship. May 23-28.—British amateur at Hoylake. June 14-16. —American open. July n-15. —British open at St. Andrew's

llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli early in April. The probabilities are ie that the team will be: A. D. S. Duncan, Wellington. L T. H. Horton, Masterton. L _ Ewan Macfarlane, Christchurch. Dr. Kenneth Ross, Dunedin. This is according to what might be termed, “inside information,” though a B . few others are bound to be nominated. Leo Quin and J. L. Black have been s. nominated. For the first effort I do not think this four can be passed over, even though one could nominate another team that would rank on the same footing, say, J. L. Black, J. Goss, Wright (Canterbury) and Tareha. Of the players in the “probable list” Duncan, so many times champion and the present title-holder, needs no comment. His play and his bearing on the links have proved, in themselves, outstanding in New Zealand golf, and his record one that will never be eclipsed. Horton has been to the fore for the past five years, has successfully disputed results with our leading players, and won the title in 1925, defeating Sime, Ross and Duncan in a row. He is an extremely nervous player, but Is deadly serious about his. game. If I could say the same about Ross I would be more satisfied with him as a Dominion representative., but I believe he is at present more interested in bowls. However, on his day he is a brilliant player, and an experienced one .even yet young enough not to practise what he knows, in the matter of putts not going down unless they \ n reach the hole —as demonstrated by lt: him at Miramar last year. Macfarlane is a brilliant medal player, but does not inspire a great deal of confidence in match play. If anyone deserves consideration J. L. Black does. His opportunities to s- practise and play are not comparable