Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-06
GOLF GOSSIP

More than a decade ago Walter j.
Travis declared there was no depart
menf in the game Of golf that requir-
ed such high degree Of skill and
the exercise OF such sound judgment
as approaching. As that was years be-
fore he even dreamed Of annexing the
British or worlds championship. and
bad but once won the national, his
Statement did not attract the atten-
ton that ii would have later. He add
ed: Strength must then be supple
mented with delicacy and discrimin-
alton not called for elsewhere, except
in the approach shot. which is really
an .off-shoot."
Then seemingly as If he were grant
ed by fate prophetic glimpse far
ahead, although at that time he had
never heard OF Jerome ID Travers, he
continued: Approaching is the Ilarg-
est single element in winning 1 ma
tional. championship" And further:
NO one can rank high who is not a
master of lofted approaches. >
One article recently published
treated briefly Of driving and another
| of putting, although. in the order OF
sequence, approaching should have
been next. This third chapter has to
do In briefest outline, with approach
Ing. Probably the best approacher
this country ever had previous to Jer-
ONE Travers was Eben Byers. always
a great stylist, who won the National
at Englewood In 1906.
In the spring of that year Byers.
as runnerup TO. Travers in the Merto-
politan at St Andrews, gave an ex-
hibition in the wizardry Of serpentine
approaching. previously unknown in
this country. Travers did not fail to
benefit thereby
Getting the green on the NEXT Is :
Tar finer achievement than direction
and distance from the tee. Almost any
club may be used for making an ap-
proach, the mashie or midiron being
more often brought into reauisition.
Approaches seldom exceed $50 yards
in distance, and often less than
third of that stretch. A full stroke
with a powerful cleek, however. is oc-
casionally made in order to get well
up.
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