Mr. Hilton has referred to the irregular surface of Hoylake as rarely affording an absolutely flat stance, a fact to which he says the attention is drawn more noticeably on returning from golf elsewhere. To be able always to stand true to our ball can have an enormous influence on the truth of the stroke, and this explains much of the difficulty of the greater links and their suitability for the most exacting tests of all. It also possibly explains the failures of players who are undoubtedly fine stroke producers but minimize their chances by spending their days on their own park or otherwise artificial courses. H.N. WETHERED