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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25365, 12 December 1947, Page 4

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N. VON NIDA BEATEN AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec 11 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Dec. 11, The Australian open champion, H. (“Ossie’’) Pickworth, . beat Norman von Nida, 6 and 5, over 36 holes in the quar-ter-final of the national professional golf championship at the Royal Melbourne course to-day. Pickworth was'better than von Nida on the greens. Von Nida was particularly keen to win the professional title because of the added prestige it would have given him on .his tour of the United States next year.

AUSTRALIA-SOUTH ISLAND MATCH LOSS OF £29 REPORTED A loss of £29 on the Australian-South Island match, played at the Christchurch Club’s links at Shirley, was reported at a meeting of the management committee of |he Canterbury Provincial Golf Association last evening. The receipts for the match were: gate, £22 7s 6d; and broadcasting rights, £l2 10s. Criticism of the arrangements for the visit of the Australian team to Christchurch was expressed by several members. The chairman, Mr R. H. T. Hamilton, said there had been a complete lack of information as to when the visitors were to arrive, the hotel at which thev were, to stay, the arrangements for the matches, and the number of the visitors taking part in the match. “The arrangements were done badly and the Golf Council should be told,” said Mr C. G. Penlington. Mr O. A. Y. Johnston said that none of the members of the South Island team received official notice of their selection against the visitors. One,Dunedin playex had tried to get information about his accommodation in Christchurch from the council, but had received no reply As he had to come through to Christchurch he had booked in privately at a hotel. It was decided to leave the drafting of a protest letter to the council to the two members of the management committee who were on the sub-committee in charge of the match. Dissatisfaction with the playing of the New Zealand championship tournament in November was expressed by Mr A. R. Blank. November was too late in the year for the contestants who had been playing through the winter and then had to face almost summer conditions, he said. The date for the tournament was too close to Christmas and prevented university students from taking part because of examinations. King’s Birthday or .rt. ou S Day week-ends would be more suitable dates, said 'Mr Blank. Mr Hamilton said the matter had been discussed at the last meeting of the New Zealand Council, and It was decided to make no recommendation until the report of this meeting was received. Now the association was incorporated it was essential that inter-club tournaments in country zones be arranged, said Mr Johnston. After some discussion it wm decided to write to all country clubs pointing out that only affiliated clubs enter the proposed zone comentry' and aslang for applications for The date for the annual meeting was fixed for March 23.