THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 14, 1937.
GOLF JOTTINGS BY J.B. FERRIER
FROM HERE & THERE
HEAVY BETTING ON
TOURNEYS
Sydney, August 15.
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were 33-1, and J. Kirkwood 40-1. I astounded last year by the Hlarge amount of betting on both the amateur and open championships. The players, as well as their sup- [porters, wager heavily.
H. Dallemagne has again won the French open championship with a Itoal of 278, his rounds being 67, 70, The New South Wales pro-171. and 70. Dallemagne. first came fessional golf championship this into prominence at Holylake last year is to be decided at Manly year, when he finished fourth in the from October 18 to 23. The open championship. In a practice last time the event was played game with him, I was impressed by there, F. Popplewell beat F. Eyre his phenomenal length from the in the final at the 37th hole, tees, some of his drives being 40 after being five down at lunch-yards past my own. His style is a The defending titleholder, N. beautiful one, and his short game von Nida, should encounter some lis brilliant. I saw him reach the the 16th hole (532 yards) with a drive stiff opposition, because of marked improvement of his felland à No. 4 iron, the second shot be- low professionals.
ing approximately 200 yards in length
Great interest has been taken in the challenge matches among
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the With an allowance of nine strokes. the women beat the men in the annual
professionals; three hundred spec-match at Stoke Poges by nine matches tators attended last week's match to six. Last year, when receiving six between W. Bolger and N. von Nida strokes the women were beaten. L at The Lakes. This was an excel-Crawley and D. Kyle, giving three lent attendance for a week-day, and strokes at short holes, did them in 2 augurs well for the game between W. Bolger and M. L. Kelly, to be played on August 18.
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A noticeable feature of the Bol- ger-Von Nida challenge match was the number of times holes were saved by accurate approaching and putting. Until recently, this was a department that was definitely weak among Sydney professionals. While abroad last year. I noticed nearly every leading player spent some hours in practising pitching and putting on the practice green.
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The Oakland Hills course, scene of the recent American open cham- pionship, measures 7037 yards in length, and has a par of 72. The winner, R. Guldahl, returned a total of 281, seven under par, and had margin of two strokes from the next player. The 27 amateurs among the 170 players who qualified in the sectional tests for the final four rounds were a record number.
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3, 3, and lost the lot to Misses Enid
Wilson and K. Garnham, who returned net 1, 2, 2-"quite a strip par act," as one golf writer remarked.
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C. Whitecombe, well-known Bri- tish professional, recently returned a round of 59 on his home course, Crews Hill. This score represent- ed 13 strokes under the par of 72. He had five fours and thirteen threes. Whitcombe, like many other prominent players, has never been able to "break through” and win an open championship, al- though he is undoubtedly one of Bri- tain's best players.
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C. Conners, who won the Vic- torian professional golf champion- ship last week, attributes his suc- cess to a change of methods. A year or so ago, he swung his clubs on the "inside out" arc, but he found that, when the strain was on, this method caused hooking and slicing. After watching Gene Sarazen, who swings straight back and straight through with his shorts, Conners derided to adopt this swing.
With the championship courses overseas measuring from. 700 to
I first saw the swing straight 7100 yards in length, it is a amaz-back from the ball when the Ameri-
Walter Hagen uses the "Straight back from the ball" swing.
CHARLTON'S
FINE WIN
Yesterday's Home Football
London, To-day.
ing to see such low scoring. In Aus- can professional team was here in The following are the results of tralia, the championship layouts 1934, I decided then that I would average about 6500 yards from the alter my own swing accordingly. Football League matches played back tees, and still scores are not The change proved successful, for yesterday: -as low as those abroad. This is be- I have since eliminated many of my
cause the iron play of leading golf-wild shots. Alf Padgham, last
ers here is inferior to that of ever-year's British Open champion, is
sea players. They give themselves one of the few British players who Preston
FIRST DIVISION
0 Charlton
few chances of shorter putts that use this American method of play. W. Bromwich 3 Mid'borough often mean "birdies.”
Henry Cotton, like the great Bob-
SECOND DIVISION
Last week-end a number of Sy-by Jones, uses the "inside" out" dney players journeyed to Goola-swing, and strongly condemns the Burnley gong, in the Cowra district, to parti-American style of straight back Bury cipate in the opening of a new from the ball. He contends that a Coventry course there. The course has the player cannot last the years of Swansea -makings of a fine layout. Situated strenuous tournament play with West
on rich
river flats, it has a par of this swing. Against his contentions 70, and is a good test of golf Sand are the famous pait, Walter Hagen greens at present are against low and Sarazen, who still retain their scoring, but bent greens will be in deadly form.
use next
After seeing so many varied and diferent styles during
open championship abroad last year, visit
convinced
Sheffield, U. Manchester U Stockport
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Cardiff
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
The betting prices, offered in
British make interesting reading. H. Cotton that style is nothing, results being was favourite at 7-1, with D. Shute the important factor. Australians Halifax at 8-1, and R. Guldahl at 10-1. Padg will recall Leo Diegel and Paul Lincol ham (the defending titleholder), Runyan, in 1934, both holders of P Horton Smith, S. Snead, C. White-the United States professional combe, and S. King were 12-1, Gene championship, and remember how T Sarazen 15-1, and Bobby Locke 20-1.peculiar both of their swings ap- Wre Walter Hagen and Jack McLean peared.
E.B.A. SINGLES TITLE FOR PRENTICE
Webber Fails In Final
London, August 16.
W. Prentice, Redcar, Yorkshire, won the EBA single-handed cham- pionship at Paddington, London, on Saturday. In the final he beat HP. Webber (Torbay Country Club) by 21 shots to 14.
-Webber won the title in 1925, and was runner-up în 1930 to W. F. Wade (Hinckley), the only man win the championship twice.
Prentice played consistently and with great skill and judgment in the trying conditions. Rain stopped play at the third end of the semi- final and again in the final, at the 16th end. Although the green was soaked, Prentice adapted his 'play very well.
In the semi-final Prentice defeat- ed J. G. Pilbrow, the 22-year-old- Middlesex champion, of Muswell
Hill, by three shots.
TOMMY FARR AND LOUIS
New York, To-day.
Tommy Fari, British and Empire heavyweight boxing champion, rated as number two challenger to Joe Lonis in the, he
hit cham
off
pionship of the world. This is cording cial world boxing ratings the National Boxing ociation, in
Max Schmeling of Germany firstBenter.