GOLF.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16962, 11 October 1920, Page 2

GOLF.

MITCHELL BEATS TAYLOR. (By Cable—Pro«e As-nc:ntion— Copyright) (Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) (Boccive-i October 10th. 5.5 p.m. LONDON. Oc'.o or S. In the Proi-ssional Golfers' Ass-cintion final. Ab: Milchell beat Jos. Taylor 3 up unJ 2 to play, after being 3 down. A VOX DALE CLUB. The ladk>s' rvand ,agffro!riite. for a trcpliv rrcsent-cl by the lady ci:ptoin, V.im White, .-.., (v,»/-.1'..1/-d o'i l>ntir-'-v. 'Iv -,virsu-T being Miss Baxter (3?S). Mre Early (343), a=l Miss Rowe (350) handed in the next best carda. The follor.'ins qualified for the mp-ich for Beuttie's tropl.y:—Mi«=© Whito, ?iiss l?o<.vp, m-e Biixter. Mrs Francis, iLra Earlv, Mi.*a Sapsford, Miss Thornton, and , Miss IT. St-iV.-a-rt. RAIAPOI CLUB. Play for tho Lsithhesvd Chip in tin? first lounrl oi Uio Mis?d Foursome Championship r-osidted na follows:--}?. Malcolm vA Miss Lynskey beat Mr nnd Mrs L. 33. Evans; G. Miller am-l Miw X. BbckwoU bcort Mr Kcetl»y and Miss Hall; Mr and Mrs T. .0. BulcW beat. Mr G. A. Kisaling and Mra S. J. Richards. EAXGIORA v. LYTTEI-TOX. A match was played fm tho R-angiora JinUn on Siiturday between tho Rangiarii. and Lyt-le-lton Clube, dhs former winning by 17 games to 3. In the nvn'p rincrke R-i.ntpora. scorod 4 games and Lyttolkm 2: in the ladios' singlee Rangiora. 7 gomes and I.yttoiton nil; nnd in tho mixed foureomes Ringiora G and Lv'.telton 1. CHRIST-CHURCH CLUB. A foureome har.-iicap bogey match, pLayed at Shirley on Saturday, resuitrd: —W. Hutching a.ii'l P. Travels (9), r.31 square; H. F. Peiijlington and H. T. Milno (8), 2 down; J. Templer and C. A. Seymour (5), 2 down: C. P. Murray Aynalev and W. W. Morton $}, 8 down; G. T. "Western and J. F. Duncan (7), 4 down: Banna and S. K. Sloigli (7), 5 down; C. J. RonaHson and T. W. WoodroSo (5), 6 dowir.

On Saturday J. H. Kirkwnoj, the Australasian open champion, is due to play at Shir!oy, and as this player J3 the most expert exponent of golf in the Southern Hemisphere, and possibly ait the present time in the world, it is Jikeily that tho play will bo followed by n laige crowd of spectators. Kirkwpod will be matched aysinft tht S.hir'ey professional, W. He*, in a. atrcko match, in tha morning , , and in 18 holes of p!-ay in the afternoon. Judging by his New Zealand performances Kirkwood'is as much at homo on a. 6trango : couree ae on tihoSe of Australia. To nwvat the heavy expanse- c? promoting such a match, together with an , exliibition, of epeeial and trick shots, for which Kirkwood is famous, a email charge will be made at the gate. kirkwood at miramar. The meeting of the Australian and JCow Zealand champion golfer, J. H. Kirkwood, and the ex-Ivsw Zealand champion, Douglas, in a 36-hole exhibition match on the Miramar course (Wellington) on Saturday, proved a great attraction to enthusiasts, who followed the ploy closely in considerable numbers (eaye the "Post.") The .course was in *T£ne trim, the preens all specially prepared; ,, and the quality of the golf wee admirabl?. Kirkwood was ©onspicuoue chiefly for hie uniform !-straight drives, his direction being perfect, and liia "crash" approach shots. Hie putting was not so good, but ns the Miramar courea is noted for the variety of its greens, and I ae the champion was a complete eiranger to it, definite accuracy was not to bo expected at the atart. Douglas also gave a splendid display, but was not so consistent as hie opponent. The fir&t two holee wero halved. Douglas won, the third, and Kirkwood -tho fourth, all square. Kirkwood stymied his opponent at the fifth hole, 1 up. The sixth and seventh holes were again halved- Kirkwood won tho eighth, and the ninth was halved, tho scores out being Kirkwood S6, Douglas 38; Kirkwood 2 up. On the return home the tenth hole was halved; Kirkwood lost the eleventh with a bad putt. Tho twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth were halved. At tho fifteenth hole—the "crater" — Douglas's local knowledge etood him in good stead, and lie won, malting the sooro all square. Kirkwood < won the sixteenth . hole with a, magnificent long putt; the seventeenth was halved. The last hoi© gave Kirkwood an opportunity from a beautifullyplaced approach, and he won tho hoi© in 5. Douglae taking 6. Thus, at the eighteenth hole, Kirkvood was 2 up. The scores home were 88-all, and for tho eighteen holes Kirkwood- 74, Douglae 76. A STANDARD BALL. LONDON, Sept?jnber 23. N«w golf tul«s, dlondardising the weight of .the ball at 1.62 ounces, eize 1.G2 hioheo in diameter, and making , tho penalties for out of bounds, unplayable ball, and lost ball the same, namely, the loss of a stroke acd the distance, y.-otc adopted \*f t*e Royal and Ancient Club of Saint Andrews to-night, as the result of consultation with the American, Canadian, and South African ApeocMtion?.

Olubs will be permitted to make local ruW regarding out of bounds. The new rulee will apply from May, 1921.