GOLF.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20499, 18 March 1932, Page 9

GOLF.

FIXTURES. "nkllUf h Club—March 19th: Borthwick qualifying round; and stroke fcindic* p- March iiGth: Easter tourna-*"-1 (amateur championship of Cantcropen to all amateurs. "Tj 'club - March 19th: Opening day. ti four-ball bogey competition, ar*L_ e ow n opponents March 20th: Open Station day. Koui-ball bogey a.m., Luiixuiie slroke competition p.m., ar__e own partners and opponents. Entry covering both competitions (visitors juslv) '•* 6d. a wwood Club—March 20th : Opening day. Fobf-b»l' bogey '-ompetition, mixed or aihtrvriie, a.m.; Canadian foursome, Baled or otherwise, p.m. (Open day, all eaUer* invited to participate.) «• rtwood Ladies' Club—March '22 nd: Open(jgy. Four-ball bogey competition, own partners and opponents; aMrimubing and putting competitions, pky starts 12 noon. April 7th: L.G.U. nodal match, i c*iele Club—March Opening day. iiixttl foursome bogey handicap, 12.30 pjn. ;Opcn day, local players invited to rduoend Hill Club—Marrh 2Cth: Stroke feujdiisip a.m., mixed fourrome stroke handicap p-m March 28th: Bogey handiap a.m.. mixed four-ball bogey competition p.m. notes of the day. [By FIAUBTICK.] fie first event of the Christchurch £tsb'( programme for the 1932 season, mixed four-bull bogey competition fid the A. E. G. Rhodes Challenge Bowl, MC tOßtested at Shirley last Saturday, tiv a rather smaller field than many members being still enby the claims of their summer |olSß>ts. The course was in good order, Use fairways having made a splendid jttffttfj from the effects of the profaettd «pell of dry weather. A grey uiy and a fresh easterly wind were alber factors that also contributed to m«| tcoring, for the easterly helps to gumiM the "out-of-bounds" danger St Load ■> End and Farthest North, and «ret the player confidence in negotiitißf bis tee-shot at Crossways and Old jfiefc, where heavy penalties are inesned If the green is over-run. Henee it j, M t mnrprising that no fewer than gin pain were in the running for the iapky, B. A. Wilson and Mrs Kissling mutiny 6 up.on bogey, with AI. H. &4by tad Mrs Godby a good second vitfc'a More of 5 up, and seven more ■gin close up with 4 up. Copies of ipeeini programme of the club's UMil Euter tournament have now bee* circulated, and the secretary has Mttived feqnests for copies from more dkisat pbta of the Dominion—a good sugeiy for the success of the tournament.

This year there was a smaller growth if giro than usual at Richmond Hill, and the strong body of voluntary worken light of its labour of clearing the fairways. The course will thus 1m fit for play rather earlier than was and to meet the wishes of maay members a programme of posterity events tai 'been arranged for / Batter." Competitors are requested to tee-off aa soon after nine o'clock as possible, and start rtart before 10.30 each day. Uy tiq[iirondale Club's opening day full course of eighteen iaMfrili.be in use, and no doubt thore mtttfya vide response to the club's inIrHt&tKto local playerß to join with its SMMlffiß in testing the quality of the tdUW lay-out. Intending visitors may fttjMMUred that their round will not be ► bwAmj in variety or interest, for • ifattti every hole offors a golfing prob--1 Its-in respect of choice of the best line «f approach, and on the undulating fairmany varieties of stance are pre- " anted. Arondale is emphatically a '4WRM that exacts heavy penalties for ' «i! 4 hitting and rewards accurate play. iea*on will be opened at 12.30 when ,tt*etob captain, Mr Harold Lightband, drive off in the mixed foursome. Pot the eonvcnienco of those attend'«afitie' Harewood Club's opening day -UMtiioiis a bus will leave Victoria [i/PPf* at 9 a.m. on the 20th, taking Wto via Papanui road, Merivale Eos sail street, Hcaton street, jftauiai road, Harewood road, to the A cordial invitation is extended - go'fers to take part in the day's . There is now no "West/Jfff weed" to be seen on the Harewood f'fWWW, which are of very good quality, ■uied the fairways show considerable impnwement since the recent rains. Though * tiMtre have been some defections, the 4ler members of the club are reaping aa ample reward for their remis- ■ MQ& of their customary entrance fee by *WHiag a record number of oyer sixty war members, ■ Being under the obligation to provide f* tile entry of a number of "full ' atffifcrs of Hagley-Russley, the comof the latter section have been nwiptlled to limit their opening day mßgetition to their own players, but , W» offering <; open day" privileges ° n '' -H* following day, March 20th. lo ■ who has not seen the course **— -'-ie of the dry season, the lie on the fairways is I the continued care bee approaches has brought almost perfect condition, lso have had unremitting re never been better than , Th«re is every prospect ill season at Russley. formed Waimairi Beaoh n early in April the es of their course, access from Beach road. This e 114 acres of which the m secured, has been iet> for many years past, so middle holes of the round earing or formation was id throughout the course pas left after clearing lie close in front of tne ridge of sand-hil's on the I plantations to the north eal of shelter. The course I out under tho direction j nresident, Mr A. Ri third venture it was a? hitect and the result or las been a girdle of t air " ig a central area ot no parallel fairways, nna ting. A teeinf-np rU ow of unrestricted passj<^ e irtions of the fairway. Tne i respective holes (scratch ckets} is given below "1 (5) 125 (3). 320 (4). 165 380 (5). 220 (4). 190 (%)■ e dub has been formed i of the Waimairi Beac.i lembershir) of which is " for entrance to the club. its for the Kirk-Wmdeycr ion have advanced a stage t of dates for competitions N'ew Zealand team if one Be 'nclude the New South lionship foursomes, June indcyer Cup. June 13th to few 'South Wales State )■ tournament, June Wttj i New Zealand nlayers who 'Unded as to their ability tcmn include' former cup k. D. S. Duncan. T. H. L. Black, and K. Koss, i younper generation R- , Silk. J. P. Mortland. B. f. A. Black, and B. -V« # becn similarly honoured.. lisMon (unlpßs he had preunced inability to go) i 8