TOUR BY U.S. TEAM

Press, Volume C, Issue 29548, 24 June 1961, Page 15

TOUR BY U.S. TEAM

Visit Possible Next Year

(N Z Press Association) WELLINGTON, June 23. Negotiations on a persona) basis for a United States amateur golf team to visit New Zealand are continuing Latest advice is that an American team may tour either before or after the Eisenhower Trophy contest in Tokyo in 196? Reporting the progress of his negotiations with an American administrator, Mr D O Whyte, of Wellington told today’s meeting of the New Zealand Golf Council that the United Stab could not fit in a tour this year, as had been hoped. But it had been suggested that the American:, tour either before or after Tokyo and he had replied that New Zealand would be delighted to play host tn an American team “at any time” He had advised the United States that the New Zealand championship dates for 1962 could be changed a week either way if the American players could compete The chairman (Mr G P Roberts) said that at a suitable time the NZGA would negotiate officially CANTERBURY VETERANS' CLUB.—Eighteen hole stroke net: W. L. Doak. S 3. R 1 Hor--67; R. R Senior. 68. Nine bole stableford: F. Innes, 19 points: A. Hirst. 18; E C. Topp. 17. Nine hole bogey: F. J. Tempero, 1 up: D Barr, all square: B. A Miles, 1 down. CANTERBURY LICENSED TRADE CLUB. Greenaome stroke handicap—Grous: D Clark and N. Forward. 74, 4 70 Net: M Coppens and W Gray 75 11—84 on a countback from C. Wright and J. Logan, and T. Gillard and M Gill* rd.