The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-26
A LITTLE REAL THOUGHT
COMES IN HANDY ON LINKS
The Golfer Who Uses His Head More Often Than His
Niblick Finds Less and Less Use for
the Latter Weapon.

had TO do TO win. lie played according
TO schedule on every occasion. and when
the last home hole was reached he knew
that he had to make only a 6--the hole
Is a par ito win the title and purse.
II he had had to make n 4 10 tie for
the title | believe he would have done
SO. for he would have kept up at top
notch. The thought that he had the tile
as good az won perhaps caused him to
relax In his efforts. not consciously. OF
course. but with less intense effort. This
showed in his drive. lie went back slow
as usual. but at the very last minute he
put his right hand into the shot with
more than the customary force and a
pulled ball resulted. IL crashed through
the trees and came to rest In a good lite
with the line to the hole cut off. but with
plenty OF open space where he could play
the ball a hundred yards or so up straight
and then have an easy pitch to the green
and two puts to win. a Nardon, Tay-
lor or Braid would have been able to
play that shot. | know, with n slice
right onto the green, but Doyle did not
take the opportunity to try such n stroke
He did the wise thing in playing out
straight. But he did not walk forward
far to get n better idea OF the distance
to a certain big maple which would loom
up In his way II he went $50 yards. An
amateur, ] an sure, woul have taken
that precaution. Not so Doyle. who
banged away with a .nidiron and Their
found himself dead stymied by n spread
Ing cluster OF branches. There were four
plays whereby the title could be won,
provided he went down In two puts on
the green. Doyle could have played n
low cleek shot under the branches OF the
tree and reached the green, or he could
ave played out TO the right and had an
approach OF forty Yards or less to lay
dead To get his five, or he could have
even played 10 the left OF tho tree and
let the contour OF the ground hiring dow
the ball to the edge of the green. or re
could have played the ball with n firm
niblick shot over the centre of the trees
and landed the ball on the green.
Opportunity Il Snubbed.
This was the spectacular sho, which
one would have been tempted to try. blu
which common sense would say should
never have been attempted at such a
stage OF the game. II II We're necessary
to lay the ball dead that was the only
shot TO be played. but here were two
shots after the tree problem was solved
Doyle essayed to play over and he took
not his niblick but a light mashie which
when he hit the ball. gave him too little
elevation and sent the ball crashing into
lle tree btanCnes. f.Nery one knew then
that 4 Was all of. that even though
he did lay the next shot within : feet
OF the hole he would be short on hi.
next. and 80 he was. Opportunity
knocked but found too careless an att.
tude, n too quick snap t%udsmeut. and
failure was the result. as It IL ninety.
nine times out Of a hundred. How man,
times must we Ice told or tell ourseivei
that n thought Ia time saves one stroke
or nine Golf. would beg "a
state. Will lee mores pleasing. more
enJoyabi and enhancing II We can
get the better OF ourselves IN the
playing OF a round master our FRS,
desires and he careful OF our cours. q,
action. There are many champions ir
embryo who will never blossom fortl
because they 10 not care TO improve OF
,cultivate "A goifng mind