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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1939
Page
10
The author urges players to keep the left arm in near straight alignment at the top of the backswing, cautioning against forcing a perfectly straight left arm. He explains that wrists should stay subdued until the club has completed a quarter of its backswing arc, avoiding early wrist involvement.
A golf instructor explains why clean hits fall short due to excessive backspin and wrist cocking. Fixes include moving the ball forward, shifting weight to the right, and delaying wrist uncocking until the last moment to gain 66 yards of extra drive.
A NSW annual feature, the grand scoreboard is crafted by a Digger artist. The picture shows the headpiece while underneath the names of about 600 competitors are listed alphabetically by their units.
A lively collection of golf anecdotes from a club, featuring HE Limitman’s 117 and 0% for monthly medals, players misreading putts, caddies joking with a bag carrier, and a string of humorous rounds. Tales of duffers, clever shots, and banter color the round.
The Capital region notes the loss of Dr GV Mackay a regular Canberra course competitor and Institute of Anatomy affiliate who leaves for Melbourne to serve as executive medical officer to the Anti Cancer Council of Victoria. Also listed are Canberra sports and civil service figures including Doddrell Shannon Parbery Calvert Boniwell Westhoven O Callaghan and Franz Schneider with garden jokes about the Royal Canberra course and local lore.
The professional and amateur white men meet Ferrier, Australia open and amateur champion, on the Manly Terriers course. Norman von Nida Eric Cremin Sam Richardson and local rosters expected to challenge Ferrier who has been consistently breaking par. Pickworth touted as strong threat with fast putting. Monday features a 36 hole stroke event for a purse by a manufacturer. Insurance exemption for caddies noted by National Insurance Commissioner. Sarah and Senny mentioned. H Greaves re-elected president of Sydney Suburban District Association for eleventh year.
Sydney Suburban District Association clubs vote to adopt the same A and B grade play method as last year with sixteen favoring it and twelve backing the Victorian system. An all seven a side format divides teams into divisions and rounds occur on a single course per round. Harry Catton tour plans stall over sponsorship and pay. The possibility of Western Australia professionals visiting the Eastern Grater is noted, with two to compete nationally and a five to six person team considered.
During a Sydney Printing Trades competition a player nearly declared his ball lost in the rough. A passer-by, veteran George Little, called out the ball’s location and received sixpence as thanks. Little, a Trundle grazier and Country Week regular, pocketed the coin to avoid embarrassing the young man, noting he had “more money than the King.”
In a Sydney suburban course match between A and B, a dispute arose when B claimed the hole after A failed to hole out. A challenged the claim citing local rules as B reveals a focal rule permitting wiping the ball clean on the green.
The report covers large treetrall catches and notable fish stories from New South Wales. Lyle Barnard hauled a 1382 lb tiger shark near Sydney Heads, possibly a world record, while Tuggerah Lakes anglers and J W Roberts receive praise for skillful catches. Zane Grey visits Kiama to see the 1220 lb black marlin record.
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