Features in This Number The Passing of Mr. J. L. Weller (Pages 77-78) Waterton Lakes National Park (Pages 79-80) The Dunlop Tournament (Pages 85-88) Ontario Ladies’ Championship (Pages 95-97) English Women Golfers Triumphant (Page 109) Westfield, Picturesque N.B. Club (Pages 99-101) No player can afford to handicap himself by playing any ball but the best and however muchindividual styles may vary, one thing must remain unvaryingly constant— THE BALL It is just for these consistent qualities that Silver King is the world’s leading golf ball. PLAY THE BALL WHICH NEVER VARIES (Registered Trade Mark} NEW PATENTED CONSTRUCTION Price 75c THE soSs BALL L VY N xX SILVERTOWN COMPANY OF CANADA Sole Canadian Representatives: ERNEST A. PURKIS LIMITED 53 Yonge Street Toronto, Canada June, 1932 CANADIAN GOLFER “A Pleasant Reflection” Play in the Manoir Richelieu Tournament < stay at the Manoir Richelieu Hotel... 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Agents in the leading Crhies of Canada, o VOu?r OWN Tourtst dgent a 66 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. 18, No. 2 Fore! OF FICIAL BOOKSor THE ULES tae. ECENTLY the Royal and Ancient made a most important revision of Rule 28 in reference to the removal of loose impedi- ments on the putting green (Sections 1 and 2). The Royal Canadian Golf Association has en- dorsed this ruling which will appear for the first time in Canada in this 1932 Edition of the Books of the Rules. It will be well therefore if every club in Canada and golfers generally have this edition in order to be conversant with this new and most important ruling. Single Copies - --- - -- 25¢ 100 Copies or more - 20c per copy §00 Copies or more - 15c per copy Early orders are advised as the edition is a limited one. In quantities of 500 or more the name of the Club, if desired, will be printed on the cover. Address: DON MARLETT, Secretary, “CANA- DIAN GOLFER”, Bank of Commerce Chambers, Brantford, Ontario. EVERY GOLF CLUB IN CANADA SHOULD HAVEA SUPPLY OF THESE INDISPENSABLE BOOKS t a e d i t i a l Vol. 18. BRANTFORD, JUNE, 1932 No. 2. | CANADIAN GOLFER Official Organ Royal Canadian Golf Association; Official Organ Canadian Ladies’ Golf Union; Official Organ Rules of Golf Committee. Published Monthly. Ralph H. Reville, Managing Editor. Don Marlett, Secretary. W. Hastings Webling, Associate Editor. President, The Royal Canadian Golf Association, Mr. W. H. Plant, Canadian Pacific Express Company, corner Simcoe and King Streets, Toronto, Ont. Secretary, Mr. B. L. Anderson, 510 General Assurance Building, 357 Bay St., Toronto. Hon. Secretary-Treasurer Canadian Ladies’ Golf Union, Mrs. M. K. Rowe, 79 Oriole Road, Toronto. Subscription Price, Four Dollars a Year Entered at Post Office as Second Class Matter Editorial and Business Office, Brantford, Canada. Toronto Office, 21 Nelles Avenue Harry E. Smallpeice, J. P., Representative. Printed by Davis-Lisson Limited, Hamilton, Canada “Southpaws”’ George Sargent, the American Open Champion of 1909, Have Figured has been putting forward a plea for fair play for left- in Championships. handers, and the formation of a golf association of “southpaws” is suggested, to secure equal treatment for a down-trodden class who are constantly being made to feel that—ta quote one American writer—theyare “not standard” and more orless “out of step” The left-handers, however, may soon be asking us to save them from their friends if much of the sympathy they receive is of the kind offered by one English critic, who thinks that lack of encouragement is the reason why “it is probably true that no “port-side” player has ever won a championship.” “What,” says ‘Golfing’, London, “have left-handers like Len Nettlefield, twice Amateur Champion of Australia, or Peter Gannon, who has held the Amateur Championships of France, Italy and Switzerland, to say in reply to that?’’ Not to mention our own Fritz Martin, of Hamilton, the well known “Southpaw” who won the Canadian Amateur Championship in 1902 and again in 1910 and the Canadian Senior Championship in 1927 by way of good measure. In connection with Sargent’s suggestion, for two years now a most successful “southpaw” tournament has been staged in Toronto. It would perhaps be a good idea if this tournament was enlarged to a Dominion-wide 4 event or at any rate include left-handed players from Ontario and Quebec ;4 Such a fixture would be thoroughly interesting and would unquestionably attract a large entry. 67 68 CANADIAN GOLFER Vol. 18, No. 2 City Clubs Quite a remarkable change has come over the game the last two Cancelling or three years in the larger centres in Canada. Until quite Home-and recently home-and-home matches were always the feature of -Home every golf season. Some clubs played a dozen or more of such Matches fixtures. This year the leading city clubs have almost completely done away with these interesting events and have substituted instead field days and invitation tournaments. It is rather a pity that these home-and-home matches have been chucked into the discard. They were the means of making many lasting friendships and more orless enabled golfers to become familiar with clubs and courses throughout the country. It is satisfactory to know, however, that manyof the smaller clubs will continue this season to play “home and homers”, so a very old and honouredinstitution will not be altogether blotted out of the picture. All Golfing The next few days will see the staging of two of Canada’s major Roads Will golfing events—the Canadian Open at the Ottawa Hunt and Lead to the Golf Club, Ottawa, July 7th, 8th, and 9th, and the Canadian Capital. Professional Championship at Rivérmead, Ottawa, July 4th. The Openis always a particularly colourful and interesting event as it brings into competition all the leading professionals of America, besides a sprinkling of high-class amateurs. Walter Hagen will be at Ottawa to defend his title. Gene Sarazen, the recently crowned British Champion, will be on hand to try onee again for Canadian honours, which so far have always eluded him. Tommy Armour will be there, besides all the aces of the States and Canada, and for good measure the brilliant Argentine Champion, Jose Jurado, and probably the Japanese Champion, T. Miyamoto, both of whom played in the U.S. Open this week at Flushing, lJ. Altogether a gallant gathering of the golfing elans which will draw hundreds of enthusiasts to the Capital the beginning of July. Then, too, there is the added attraction, July 4th, of the Canadian Pro- fessional Championship, which will prove an interesting “curtain raiser to the big show”. This fixture will be staged also at a well known Ottawacourse, Rivermead, and will be participated in bythe leading professionals of Canada. This championship will also provoke a great deal, of interest. The holder of the title is Andy Kay, of the Lambton Golf and Country Club. “On to Ottawa” will be the golfing ery in a few days now. Montreal Women Seniors Hold ‘Tournament N June 9th the Montreal Branch of the Canadian Women’s Senior Golf Association held a very successful field day at the Whitlock Golf Club, one of Montreal’s most delightful courses. The outing was thoroughly enjoyed by“the Seniors”, Mrs. W. Garth Thomson, of Kanawaki, the popular hon. secretary of the association, won the event with a ecard of 96 over the diffieult Whitlock course. The best nett prize went to Mrs. A. E. Mussen, of Mount Bruno, president of the Association, who returned an excellent 80. Other prizes were won by Mrs. F. Rankin, of Rosemere; Miss E. McLennan, of Cornwall, and Mrs. J. M. R. Fairbairn, of Kanawaki. The prizes were pre- sented by Mr. and Mrs. E. 8. Jaques and George Elder, the professional at Whitlock. Fifteen sat down to a delightful lunch and the afternoon was spent at bridge. It was unanimously decided to repeat the outing at another course in July. June, 1932 CANADIAN GOLFER 69 (The Editor is always glad to answer questions about the Rules, and other golfing’ matters, but owing to so many of these requests coming in every month, he must ask in future that a stamped-addressed envelope be enclosed with all such communications, other- wise they will not be answered.) Word comes from “Down Under” that the Dunlops are erecting a factory at Melbourne and in future the Dunlop balls will be manufactured entirely there for the Australian market. Im addition to the regulation Bnglish Dunlop a ball will also be manufactured especially for Australian golf conditions Mr. F. N. Robertson, well known St. John, N.B., golfer, was a recent visitor to Toronto and played over one or two courses there. In conversation with the Editor of the “Canadian Golfer” he stated that golf prospeets this season in the Maritimes were particularly bright.