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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1938
Page
8
The Sydney Country Champion club faced a ban on professionals from the clubhouse amid protests by 44 members seeking reconsideration. After a special meeting and lengthy debate, no action changed the ban, while some Australian clubs permit social access for pros and Britain clubs grant honorary status.
Runyan wins the PGA title at Shawnee with a smooth swing and poised top pause, a round featuring 23 birdies and 62 pars in succession. He bests rivals Craig Wood and Sam Snead, showcasing nerve control and precise iron play.
A verse by Stanley Hofilund from Golf-Ino depicts a minister in a sandtrap cursing a near miss while seeking temper and soul salvation. The scene frames golf as a test of restraint and virtue amid a tense, comic moment on the course.
Victorian golf notes report Edgar emulating Ferrier to win the Ballarat Open with a best round including six putts across three times. Heath and Yarra Yarra teams posted mixed results as Heidelberg, Kingston Heath, and Woodlands won their matches in the A and B divisions. Mixed foursomes at Hastern supported charity alongside junior pennant clashes and a charity drive drawing over 800 entrants.
Boe Gough, longtime member of the Federal club now with Royal Canberra, posted one of the club’s lowest nets at a weekend event, finishing with a strong 6 handicap victory. Bob Jarman and Ned Dullard posted solid scores. Harry Downes and Arnold Bull advanced in the Upgrade championships while W J Billy Hunt, the club’s one arm golfer, won his C grade semi.
The London September issue lauds Bobby Locke as a rising world heat, noting his 36 hole win at Selsdon Park against A H Padgham by two up and detailing his Walton Heath 72 hole match where Locke excelled amid Cotton and Whitcomb. The piece also mentions a potential absence from the next British Open but anticipates him as a strong title favorite in 1940.
Sam Snead and Harry Cooper finished tied at 277 after 72 holes with Paul Runyan three behind. Snead and Cooper went to a playoff, Snead firing a 67 in the first playoff round before Cooper tied again and forced a second 18 hole playoff.
Brisbane Club celebrates a banner year with pennant wins in bronze and silver divisions over Royal Queensland at Tadooroopilly. The season featured columns, country fairs, and weekend gatherings at Woodford and Bundaberg, highlighting hospitality, club unity, and dominant performances by Royal Green Queensland and the Nondescripts.
In a Manly Veterans trophy semi-final, Percy Watson faced Walter Sturrock with a two-foot putt to win. Watson overshot from 24 inches, miscuing his own ball and gifting Sturrock the hole to win the match by 2 up with one to play.
KL P Stuart of Byurowa defeats N Finlay of Lithgow to win the New South Wales Country Championship on the metropolitan course. Stuart led by $3 in the morning, then fought back from a late Finlay surge to win 2 up at the 45th hole, securing the title on the 5th and 6th greens.
The piece recounts a long standing Brisbane wholesalers annual golf gathering hosted by two chemists, noting Rex Cullen Ward’s participation and Miss Redmond from Gympie. It describes the luncheon as sociable, with Ward delivering an entertaining tale while others moved to golf, and reflects on the era’s reception of stories told with discretion.
A scrambled Australian golf article notes Joy Rattray and Barry Taubman winning first holes in Manly while others falter. It mentions Tamworth score lines, Jim Ferrier course record, Bobby Locka criticisms, and Stanthorpe regional foursomes play. Also references Philippine Islands amateur Open and growing Queensland golf clubs like Isis Club Childers and Barcal, Bundabore areas.
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