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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30562, 3 October 1964, Page 10

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Two Tourneys Amalgamated The North Canterbury stroke championship, originally set down for this weekend, is this year to be held in conjunction with the Canterbury amateur championships at Labour week-end. The Waitikiri course Is always the venue of the North Canterbury event, but this year It has been allocated the Canterbury championships as well. The Canterbury’ Provincial Golf Association decided to amalgamate the two fixtures.

Normally a 72-hole event, the North Canterbury championship will now be decided over 38 holds—the two qualifying rounds for the subsequent match play. • K. D. Foxton, the match play champion, won the North Canterbury title for eight years in succession but was beaten last year by R. E. Clements, who went on to win the Canterbury stroke championship.

U.S. Players Entered

The American professional golfers, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nfcklaus. will be competing In the Wills Classic tournament at Melbourne on October 23 and 24, according to advice received in Christchurch yesterday from the Australian player, Peter Thomson. The Australian Open championship begins at the Lakes course, Sydney, on October 26, and it is probable that the two Americans will take part in this event as well. Charles Nine Shots Behind (N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) FRESNO (California), Oct. 2. The- New Zealand professional, R. J. Charles, had a disastrous 76 in the first round of the 35,0(XMollar Fresno Open golf tournament today, United Press International reported. Charles, with halves of 38-38, was nine strokes behind the joint leaders, Jack McGowan and Al Balding (Canada), who were on 67.

Junior Golfers To Play Australia

(N.Z. Preu Aitociatlon) DUNEDIN, Oct. 2. A team of New Zealand Junior women golfers will play the Australian Tasman Cup side at Palmerston North on October 12. The team is Misses H. Booth (Rotorua), W. Bryant (Te Awamutu), J. Hanaratty (Lower Hutt), D. Peetrs (Maramarua), G. Taylor (New Plymouth) and G. Turner (Palmerston North). The reserves are Misses M. Ensot (Christchurch) and H. Mowat (Marton).