Golfer to turn pro.
PA Whangarsl The Northland and New Zealand representative golfer, Alex Bennington, has applied to the New Zealand Professional Golf Association to turn professions!. He can now no longer be considered for either the New Zealand side to contest the Elsenhower tournament in Fiji In
1 October or for the Nerthlaal representative side. - Bonnlngton, one of the longer t hitters in amateur golf in Aui , trails and New Zealand, hal - been a star performer for North I land for several yean. Bennington said that the mail ■ reason behind the move was th< ■ high cost of competing la intel - national golfing events as al i amateur.
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