HERE AND THERE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 392, 28 June 1928, Page 8

HERE AND THERE

LADIES’ OPEN DAY There will be an open day at Titirangi on Thursday next, when visitors from other clubs will play with memmedal handicap, and in the afternoon a four-ball best-ball over 12 holes. HAS NEW CLUB Keen interest has been taken of late in forming a golf club at Waitoa. Thanks to the public spirit of residents the proposal has been brought to fruition. A course has been offered and Messrs. J. P. Kelly and R. D. Johnston have given the timber and iron for a clubhouse. Mr. R. D. Johnston has been appointed secretary of the club. * * * POLITE, BUT NOT ENOUGH Politeness, consideration for the opponent, and a complete observance of the dictates of etiquette on the links, is all very fine, but at times there is just a little more required—for instance, the accepting of a penalty stroke when incurred. A player was last week taken out to one of the leading links by a member. On the first green he addressed his putt, and moved the ball. ’Dash it!** he said. Then again he touched it. “Tut! Tut!” he said this time. When he moved the ball in address for the third time, he thought it was up to him to say something to his opponent. He looked up and, in a most apologetic way, said, "Excuse me. old man.” * * * A SMALL BAG Probably no golfer in the world has a greater variety of golf shots that the former Australian champion, Joe Kirkwood. Yet he is noted among the topnotchers of America for the fact that he carries the lightest golf bag of them all. From 14 to a dozen clubs are considered necessary by most of the tournament specialists over there. Long Jim Barnes carries 13, as much because he uses all of them as because he considers that number lucky. Kirkwood carries seven as his equipment, but he usually includes one lefthand club for tackling awkward shots. When Kirkwood was a youngster at Manly he began his golf as a lefthander. • * * Rana Wagg, who showed a good performance at the New Zealand championships at Hamilton, put up a new record of 68 for the Hutt course last week, and was 7 up on bogey off the scratch mark. An American syndicate recently bought 700 acres at Vermont for a new- golf course. Part of this area is over the U.S.A. border and is in Canada. Naturally the clubhouse, and the 19th hole, will be in that particular corner.