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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 25, 1989.

"Seeding" In Championships

AN AMERICAN GOLF PROPOSAL

U.S. PERSONNEL CHANGES

AMATEUR SURPRISES

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(By "W. S.")

(By AIR MAIL)

Edinburgh. Go OLFERS will watch with interest the result of the effort of the ruling body in the United States to have the "seeding" principle introduced to the British Amateur Championship.

years ago the

way.

and Goodman, despite his fall from form; R. Babbish, of Detroit, whose name is totally new over here; and R. D, Chapman, who has campaigned more than once in our Championship, follow in that order. Fischer takes. seventh position, and Ray Billows, who was a headliner not so long ago 05 "the Cinderella kid," is ranked' as second last.

Turnesa, who is 23, is the youngest player to win the title since Bobby That case will not move those Jones won in 1924. Until recently a who think that outstanding players, student, Turnesa had no golf reputa- and especially members of the same in- tion beyond the Inter-Collegiate ternational team, who have crossed Metropolitan events. His six brothers the Atlantic, should be kept apart in are all professional golfers, and one. the early stages of a Championship. of them, it may be recalled, was over On the other hand," "ceeding", savours here as a Ryder Cup player. theoretically at least, all men equals against favouring certain play

of tampering with a draw which,

the rest of

are

THEY COME AND GO While I am writing of American golf it seems the convenient time to discuss some other echoes of the past year's

events across the Atlantic.

The ranking habit, which is pursued meticulously in the States every year has produced some surprise, .even startling, assessments of merit on the events of the year that has gone. *One amateur list, unofficial,

but

MRS. VARE DROPS OUT The American women's and pro-

fessional lists do not present the same

revolutionary appearance. Miss Patty Berg is No. 1 in her own class, and there is nothing of the unexpected about that. Miss Berg was picked out. in her 'teens as a champion in the making. O. B. Keeler turned the pro- phetic limelight on her as a "natural," and she has taken an early oppor tunity of confirming her Curtis Cup Promotion of three years ago by win- ning the national title at twenty, and a whole row of secondary tournaments

as well.

From a report presented at the annual meeting of the U.S.G.A., it appears that the R. and A. have been approached with a view to this departure being made. The proposal affects only Walker Cup years, or, in other words, those seasons in which the international team of either country is playing, in the familiar Soccer term, "away," and are entered for the national title of the visited country. In this move we have an echo,fthem, in theory at any rate, is that

compiled with journalistic authority Mrs. Page, the defending champion, particularly, of last year's Ameri-it increases interest and does the "gate and every possible care, which I have who beat Mrs. Holm in last year's in-

a service. But while it has its points can luck in our Championship at it has no guarantees.

seen, presents an astonishing uphea-ternational, is placed second, and Miss val. Four of the nine players who

Marion Miley, who is the daughter Troon. The U.S. players certain-

"THE BEST LAID SCHEMES" only some months ago were sent over of a Kentucky professional, has clim- ly had an unfortunate draw on Some

Scottish here on Walker Cup business, and re-bed into third position. that occasion, for Charles Yates Amateur Championship supplied an garded at home as at least as good as and Johnny Fischer came out of illustration of how the best laid any previous expedition, do not even significant thing, perhaps, is the omis

sion from the leading ten names of the They the hat in opposition, and J. Good-schemes of this kind could go "agley." get places in 1938's first ten.

cult to believe that America has ten_ man and Ray Billows had also to The Union could hardly have "seeded" are C. Kocsis, Fred Haas, M. Ward, famous Mrs. Collett Vare. It is diff-

It was Ward more effectively. than the luck of the and Reynolds Smith. meet in the early hours of the draw did the job for Jack M'Lean, who did his first round at St Andrews better woman golfers than the Mrs.

Vare even of to-day. event. That Championship was Hector Thomson, Jim Ferrier from in 67, to be nine up on Pennink. But as good an "ad" for "seeding" as Australia, and, I think, R. S. Walker, other players have moved forward in could be wanted, and possibly the then a real force in the game, were American reckoning.

all in different quarters, but E. D. R. and A., as an act of interna-Hamilton won, and Robert Neill was tional courtesy, will meet

the runner-up.

That, however, is by the Americans in their representa- the tion. If they should do so

LEADING PRO.

The most

Ralph Guldahl is the leading pro- fessional —— and men con, too. Не

YOUNGEST TITLE WINNER Willie Turnesa, the new U.S. Cham-successfully defended the U.S. Open and won the Western Open for the pion, gets top place, with Yates next, third time, and thus compels readjust-

innovation will leave many golf. Hip Movement Important

ers with an uncomfortable feel- ing, and will provoke downright hostility in others.

EVERYBODY ALIKE

name or

The Amateur Championship draw in alike; this country treats everybody the players, irrespective of fame, take their chance. That is how I for one like to see the thing done. I put in my word of sympathy for the Américan challengers when I writing on the eve of the Troon play last year, but I dislike "seeding."

was

That system of selecting certain com- petitors and carefully placing them so. that they cannot meet until

an ad- vanced stage of the Championship has, I know, its points, and one of

FOURTH U.S. MARINES' RUGBY FIFTEEN FOR HONG KONG?

(By "REFEREE") There is a possibility that, fol- lowing close on the heels of the Interport Rugby match between Hong Kong, and Shanghai, dur- ing the Chinese New Year holi days, the Colony may entertain another visiting team during the middle of March...

MË. E C. Carter, Hon. Setre- tary of the Shanghai Rugby Union Football Club, has just communicated with the Hong Kong Football Club to the effect, that there is a possibility that the Fourth United States. Marines, who possess an excellent Rugby team" muy secure transport to Hong Hong during the middle of March and would like to play three games here. One against the Club, a second against the Colony and a third against the United Services,

By

BEST

BALL

The left hip plays an important part both in the back and down- swing. It is the left hip for ex- ample, which originates the body turn in each case and without the employment of the strong mus- cles of the back and midsection, the stroke would be typically an arm motion with less power im- parted to the ball. Furthermore this bodily movement allows a greater measure of relaxation than would be the case were it rigidly kept in a set position. In the backswing it is the combination of the extended left arm, plus the

GRAPHIC GOLF

ATTM FINISH

OF STROKE

LEFT

HIP

WELL

AROUND-

HAS ENABLED

UNINTERRUPTED FINISH. TO SHOT

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turn of the left hip to the right, which starts the backswing arc. By the time the top of the arc is reached the back of the golfer is well presented to the hole.

From this point the first move- ment toward the return of the clubhead to the ball 'is a turning movement of the left. hip back to its driginal position. This sets up a pulling tension in the left side, which is transferred up the loft arin and starts this member. pull- ing the club down. In the mean.. time the left hip keeps revolving to the loft past its original stance position until at impact it is clear of the path of the descending arms

and, at the finish, is in a position resembling that of Bobby Jones in the above illustration. Failure of the left hip to turn aside on the downstroke will result in à col-. lapse of the left arm and the hit- ting momentum. Lacking a clear, hitting path it will be blocked and downswing momentum stopped.

Friday-Position of Ball.

ment of some of the first-hand views taken of his golf when he was in this country two years ago. Sam Snead, who was a Ryder Cup colleague with him. that year, is ranked as second, and, since he has earned nearly $4000 in prize-money in the past year, he will not be unduly hurt by the estimate.

Paul Runyan, as P.G.A. Champion, little ranks next, and though this fellow is by no means on the highest- power level, and specialises in spoon play, he beat the long-hitting Snead The battle in in the final by 8 and 7. not always to the smiter. Names not so well known to us that have gained ground are Hines, Ghezzi, and Penna.

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