The Archive · 1937

Ah! But Not in Shanghai

Some golfers 'e Awful People—never making pay in politeness.

The 'Australian' Golf Council is greatly concerned about their disregard.of rules and etiquette.

Here's a "Golfer's Progress, the Awful Example, hole. b; he foozles the tules and gets bounds with etiquette. His are lined up. with other sorts of aux pas and breaches of convention First Hole—PI driving-off, tops ball and it goes only few yar He reph: s it; has another arn Ae eae (Very human, but it puts player in white-tie-with-dinner-jacket class.)

Second Hole.—Player gets in bunker, does not smooth out his footprints as he leaves. (Would fish with worms for trout.)

Third Hole—Loses his ball and neglects to let all other players through while he looks for (Probably eats peas with knife)

Fourth Hole.—Loses ball again, calls players through, but finds bal! and goes on again in front of them (Equal to pouring tea into saucer.). Fifth Hole—At the green drags his bag of sticks across it, instead of leaving it at edge of green, while he putts.

smoker in partments.)

Sixth Hole—takes turf with mashie shot and does not replace or get caddy to' replace the divot. (Type that wears tan shoes with black suit.)

Seventh Hole.—Dawdles instead of walking smartly between shots, holding up other players, (If musical. is surely programme-rustler st cele brity concerts.)

Eighth Hole—Walics on (ce to speak to another player. (Noisy with soup.)

Ninth Hole,—Hits off before pi: ers in front are out of range. (Would. shoot sitting bird.)

Tenth Hole—Gets in bunker; gets out by walking up side of it. (Swears in front of children.)

Eleventh Hole—Lingers en green after holing-out, while he recalls pumper of strokes and marks card, Would eat asparagus with fork.)

Twelfth Hole-—Walks up to tee whistling blithely, putting player off drive. (Sort of man who carelessly refers to "Chinese" as "Chinamen.")

Thirteenth Hole—At this short hole, on reaching green, he does not s following players to hit off. (W try to pay for drinks at friend's club.)

Fourteenth Hole—Hits-of out of turn," (Probably puts penny stamps sealed Christmas-card envelopes.)

FifteenthsHole—Is holding up bet ter players behind, but won't let them through. (Does not -stand still when National Anthem is ployed—the cad!)

om hole, it down, or even Si—After taking pin ticks it in green. (Would smoke cigar with band on.)

Seventeenth Hole—Stands behind who is-making shot. (Would champagne from tumbler.)

teenth Hole—Cominz up 1 fairway, calls out to friends on d house verandah, waves stics. (We black-and-gold tie, but did not go to Nineteenth Hole.—Walk 2 clubhouse verandah and into without removing spikes,"

(Equal to entering Mahommedan mosque with boots on.)

When faults pointed ovt. golfer gives up golf; takes up plain hiking"

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