Challenge accepted
The condition of the Avondale course for the South Island golf championship, last week-end was a great credit to the greenkeeping staff and officials of the club. Avondale was flooded three times in the last four months and it seemed that the club would have to relinquish the tournament because of the terrible toll the water had taken. Willing workers tackled the mopping-up and restoration tasks with enthusiasm and, as a result of their work, the course was in grand order for the championship. Mr L. J. Russell set a notable example for the voluntary workers by spending many eight-hour days on the job. Many of the greens were unplayable for several long, winter weeks, and this gave them the best rest they had had for years. As a result, they were fast and true for the South Island championship, and they rewarded competitors who judged the weight and the line of the putt correctly.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31772, 31 August 1968, Page 11
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157Challenge accepted Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31772, 31 August 1968, Page 11
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