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COTTON'S PERFECT GOLF IN STORM

Challenge Match Won Easily

R. WHITCOMBE'S FINE SUPPORT

(BY GEORGE GREENWOOD)

London, October 28.

as one cou do to prevent being blosin over, to

men, 7 and 6.

The conditions were ini

the

than on the last day at Ca when Cotton to the wonde famous American contingen

superb display of the art of ball con

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 27, 1937

* FERRIER'S

trol in a tearing wind and lashing rain the younger players, particularly Most of us can play reasonably well

into his own.

- HAMMERED HIS WAY

GOLF NOTEBOOK

(By J. FERRIER) (State Amateur Champion)

Sydney, October 8.

when the wind is not whistling about so in the case of Chevalier, a little our ears and doing its best to throw man, whose rather frail physique zs off our balance. It is in such vile suggested a rowing-bost in an conditions that only the artist comes Atlantic hurricane, that they should The New Zealand Golf Council have the ill-luck to meet two illus-introduced an automatic draw such a day. for its amateur and professional Widening his stance and shortening trious opponents on the grip and also the swing, Cotton That the youngsters were not com-championships at Hamilton this In the wildest of storms, which literally hammered his way through pletely annihilated says much for year. This is one of the fairest

ways of drawing the qualifiers. brought down trees and flooded the storm, using the right-hand punch their skill and courage.

and curtailing the fellow-through to a

GREAT LENGTH R

who are placed in the various many of the roads in Sussex, minimum. Fitting a low, boring shot.

The respective scores were: Cot-parts of the draw in the order in Henry Cotton, Open golf the ball tore its way through the wind

ton, 68 R. A. Whitcombe, 69; E. Ewhich they qualify, thus elimin- champion, gave a masterly dis- like a bullet from a rifle. play when taking part in a 2001 The fifth hole, normally a drive and Whitcombe, 70; A. Chevalier, 72 ating the possibility of the lead-

a No. 4 iron or a firm mashie shot Cotton's figures were:

ing two players meeting in the guineas challenge match at Gor-showed the force of the gale at its

first round. ing Hall, near Angmering, on height. Even Cotton, standing as firm as a rock and scarcely moving his feet, Saturday

was 30 yards short of the green with He and Reginald Whitcombe, two mighty sledge hammer blows. As winner and runner-up respective for the opponents, they were blown

Out: 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 5–32. In: 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 536. Total 68.

The Father and Sons Cup, played at Killara. on Saturday, Only the bravest of souls watch-resulted in a win for the Esplins,

ly in the Open, were partners in about like shuttlecocks. At the same led the play in the second round, both of whom are left handed A

NOBLE SUPPORT

•

a 36 holes four-ball match against hole in the first round, when the wind which Cotton again dominated players. The next two pairs are

was less violent, Cotton hit two full

His greater length and accuracy equally well-known in golf-P. S. EE. Whitcombe, the new pro-driver shots a yard from the stick.

told heavily in the side's favour. Jones, senior and jumor, and C. fessional at Porters Park, Rad-

This lett, and Albert Chevalier, of Throughout the match Cotton Six up at the turn-Cotton having EF and T. S. McKay. Reddish Vale, Stockport, who received noble support from his the splendid score of 34the part event is becoming more popular seven up at the each year, and is now one of the finished in the same positions in partner, R. A. Whitcombe, whose nership became the Assistants championship. technique a well-controlled round- 11th, where E. E. Whitcombe, sliced most popular events of the calen

dar The older and more experienced the corner back swing and a terri-out of bounds, and Chevalier was players battled their way through fic right-hand punch suited admir-in a hopeless place. The match came to a merciful end-7 and 6—— the storm, particularly violent in Jably the conditions.

a little unfortunate for at the next hole. the afternoon, when it was as much It was

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J. P. Hornabrook, who won the New Zealand open championship after a play-off, has won the ama- teur championship for the last two beaten in the years, but he was third round on Wednesday in this year's amateur event. Gene Sarazen named Horabrook as New Zea land's outstanding golfer.

*

Youthful Frank Strafaci, former American public

was responsible Links

chiampion,

2 remarkable

effort, when he needed only two strokes for a 540-yard hole on New York course. Strafaci weighs only nine stone, and is 5ft 2in in height His length from the tee, phenomenal for one so small, is the result of perfect timing and power- ful wrists.

Horton Smith, the American Ry der Cup player, recently describ- ed Henry Cotton's iron play as "Vardon-like." He said: -“Cotton squeezes or pinches the ball against the turf when he hits an iron. He drives the ball down into the ground as the labourer hammers home a stake. Besides pinching his shots, Cotton cuts across the ball from right to left with a slighth open face, getting an artistic fade on the ball."

When watching Cotton closely Last year. I noticed how he pinch- ed the hall of the turf with a last- minute fick of the wrists His fad- ing fron shots to the greens hav? much more control than the aver- age player can imagine. They

ly run more than a few feet after landing

Horton Smith said:

studded American fairways might play havoc with the squeeze shot. The oily juice from the clover spizs would cause Cotton's shots to skid off the club face and be spoilt The American professionals all hit out and through the ball on iron shots from a closed face at the top. It is more of a square hit, and yields a tail end hook draw.**

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