The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-06-01
Off The Fairway
by CHAS. PETwAY

On any holiday-D Decoration day. Labor day. July
4-thsre is situation which always makes it's reeur
ring appearance. II to be universal in that most
holiday observers take part in IT, II that inexpcable
thing which makes think that if he gets an early
start for the golf course early holidays That
the holiday rush
However it looks as If everybody going for holiday
enjoyment thinks the thing In thinking the
thing they the crowd and rush they try to avoid
by going early In this seems that the early bird
catches he rush.
So as it is with the early going holiday observers
going on bclated picnic cxoduSThe apply TO
golfers All golfers with any hope Of competing in golf
round early enough TO keep other engagements always
for the golf cry early holidays. That
thought tends TO in the minds of all and as
suit they all more or less get ont 70 the course at the
same time In OF the fact that all Of them can't get off
the time they crowd and rush they tried
to avoid by going early.
don't how early one gets to the on holt
days there always 70 be nnumeable players ahead
Of you One sometimes whether pays in the end
to 20 early However Just for the sake Of curiosity am
going out late and see by gong late MIL avoid the
crowd rash created by everybody vho think that by
going carly they avoid the rush.
In tournament golf
The qualifying score.
IN only a few cases
Shows discount 60
played Rackham Wednesday after having not play
ed golf for three weeks 1t the first time had PLAYED
Rackham his year Keeping true to form off the
ing to miss the fairWay.
In every tournament some one has the fortunate. or
unfortunate lack 70 shoot bad qualifying and
when the tournament starts proper tends 70 shoot game
which quite certainly should have landed him flight
with more effcieni golfers However he whole Qta-
flying tend TO be pretty fair ndoX 90 the ability of
the golfer, If hc S being honest with himself
have often wondered il qualifying with big
score-through TINS big getting into flight with less
proficient golfers and through mis- maneuyer winning
the flight PIECE Of silver would get he thrill
if he had tried his best thus getting in flight
where he properly belonged though he lost
the first round ! most certainly think would. the
contrary, in winning flight when shauld have been
IN another ne victory ME would always seemed tenn
rered with haunting effect III the end like saving had
~ when actually had 90 one who cheats himself
will always cheat somebody else here certain codes OF
honor IN golf TO the effect that tends to cheat
his opponent from the standpoint Of strokes used wish
this would have effect upon those who deliberately
Shoot nigh in order % yet IN flight 70 WIN
On the other hand. player be irving too hard
and IN trying TOO hard press 20 speakand thus shoot
bad score After having qualifying they tend to be
relieved and better results in evidence The intentional
cup-hunters are in the mnortythe great bulk of the
golfers PLAYING tournaments are not cup-hunterS-if they
were there world not be enough ps 20 around. The
crpfAnie IS Ha troublesome discrepancy which arises
anu naln's ihe handicap committee IN tournament
an CONS out on lnlb--two poSsbilitio arc always
though Of before the mai results The limb grow 50
strong mat 0l be able % oarcc a e it, And it an
be en- os from Qndcr his dedicated those golf
ers-who honestly qualify their rghtfa di,Son--only
TO md they nave been Way lad sneak by a golfer
VINO mad no rgf WhatsQc 81 their division