LADIES’ GOLF

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20510, 28 May 1938, Page 20 (Supplement)

LADIES’ GOLF

PLAY AT ST. ANDREWS OXE- DA Y TOURN AME X T A large number of entries has been received for the one-day tournament to be held at St. Andrews on Monday next. Fifty-four players have entered for the two rounds and thirtyeight for one round. Entries have been received from Middlemore, Akarana, Cambridge, Te Aroha, Te Awamutu, Matamata, Morrinsville and Te Kuiti. Everything is in train for a good day's golf, and if the weather is line some good scores should be recorded. The results of the Douglas Cup and Consolation matches have already been recorded, but it is interesting to note that no one had easy wins in the second rounds. It is evident that the games are becoming progressively harder. Study of the Rules And queries about the rules of golf are always with us although it seems a strange thing that players, instead of reading the rules up for themselves, prefer to learn by the painful process of taking penalties. In one match a player inadvertently played her opponent's ball and thereby lost the hole. If the opponent had also inadvertently played the other's ball they could have played the hole out with the balls interchanged. The wording of the rule makes it seem that the first player, on discovering her error, could have asked the op- : ponent to play the other ball, but this might not always be fair as the lies might be different or the balls might be of different weights and makes. A breach of the rules has been reported. One player, on searching for her ball in the rough, found it with her foot and lifted it for identification. Instead of replacing it in exactly the same position she dropped it. In match play this would mean loss of hole and in medal play, total disqualification. In any case, before lifting a ball for identification a player should intimate her intention to her opponent or fellow-competitor. Divots The men players are not the only ones who do not replace their divots. Last Wednesday there were hundreds of fresh divots not replaced. Players must do their bit to keep the links in good order and should not only replace their divots but also press them well down. Some years ago there was a huge notice at the back of the first tee saying that the penalty for not replacing divots was expulsion from the clubMiss Betty Smith has been playing well lately and last Friday reduced her handicap by two strokes. This puts her into a better position in the weekly draw. Mrs A. McKinnon bids fair to become our bogey queen as she has won the bogey match two weeks running. This is very pleasing as she comes over 30 miles for her weekly game. Some of the beginners are showing a decided aptitude for the game and think nothing of doing eighteen holes. Indeed they do not take very long over it and come in looking quite fresh and ready to go out again and practice the shots that let them down.