CONTROL OF GOLF

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 265, 5 August 1931, Page 15

CONTROL OF GOLF

Complete List of Tourneys GRASS GRUB TROUBLE Through tho Board of Green-keeping Research, the New Zealand Golf Council ' hopes shortly to be able to give all clubs advice regarding the eradication of tho grass grub, Which has been playing such havoc with fairways lately. This announcement was. made at the monthly meeting of tile Council of the New Zealand Golf Association tills week. The chairman, Sir Alexander Roberts, presided, and other members present were Colonel R. O. Chesney and Messrs. A. D. S. Duncan, M. J. Crombie, W. A. Kiely, L. 0. 11. Tripp, and G. O. Sutton (secretary). Correspondence was received from . Messrs. Holford, Abraham and Seifert , and from ftn affiliated club on tho subject of the eradication of the grass grub. One new elub was elected, the Flemington Golf Club, Waipukurau, and two clubs tendered their resignations, the Lumsden Golf Club, Lumsden, and the Coromandel Golf Club, Coromandel, Women’s Championship. It was resolved to vote £5O. as usual, to the Rotorua Ladies’ Golf Club toward the Cost of trophies at the New Zealand ladies’ championshiij meeting, which is to be held on the Rotorua links in October.

A decision Was also arrived at as to the amount to be expended on amateur trophies at the New Zealand championship meeting at Shirley in th© same month. Association Professionals. It was reported that Arthur Pass’s engagement has now been terminated, and that Norman Fuller is awaiting further engagements. \ ' Several letters regarding rulings were considered, and the decisions will be reported to clubs. Forthcoming Tourneys. Several tournaments were advised to the association. Tile dates of the North Canterbury amateur championship tournament at the Harewood Golf Club, and the Poverty Bay open amateur tournament, at the Poverty Bay Golf Club, had been altered, since the last report was sent out. The list is as follows:— Greymouth Golt Club.—West Coast golf championship tournament, August 2b, 21 and 22. Rotorua Golf Club.—Ro.torua open amateur championship and handicap • tournament, August 25, 26. 27 and 28. Waipawa Golf Club.—Open tournament. August 26 and 27. Tnkapau Golf Club.—Annual tournament, August 28 and 29. Open. Amateur and Professional Championship Meeting of Australia.—To be held on the links of the Australian Golf Club, Kensington, N.S.W., August • 22 to September 3. Rotorua Golt Club.—Annual contest for N.Z, Golf Veterans’ Cup, on handicap and handicap tournament; age limit oo; September 1,2. attd 3. Poverty Bay Golf Club.—Poverty Bay open amateur tournament, September 3. 4, and 5. Hamilton .Golf Club.—South Auckland championship tournament, September 3,4, and 5. ■ Whangarei Golf Club.—North Auckland amateur championship tournament,- • September 3. 4, and 5. Waipukurau Golf Club.—Annual tournameat, September 3,4, and 5. Roxburgh Golf Club.—Annual tournament, September 4 and 5. Napier Golf Club.—Annual tournament, ’ September Bto 11 (lnC.)> . Tauranga Golf Club,—Bay of Plenty touraliment, September 10, 11 and 12. Dannevlrke Golf Club.—Annual tournament, September 24,-25 and 26. GleMowle Golt Club.—September 26 and Harewood Golt Club.—North Canterbury S£ amp . lo A slllp tournament, September 26 and 27. Wanganui Golf Cliib.-Ghampionshln tournament, October 1,2, and 3. Ashburton Golf Club.-Mld-Cahterbury , championship meeting, October 3 and Hutt’Golf Club.—October 8, 0 and 10. New Zealand Ladies’ Championship, Roto- „ rua.—October 8 to ’,15. Now Zealand Championship Meeting, ShirL ley.—-October 15 to 24. ■ S ’ Titirangi Golf Club.-—Annual open amateur o toitaamont. October 24 and 28. o e itebei.24, ( 2rt I a I 7 A 27 fiU!t? North Otago .Golf Club.—Labour Dnv tourhament. October 26. * Manawatu Golf Clnb.-Annual open amateur tournament, October 26, 27 and Hawera Golt Club.—Annual Labour Dav tournament, October 24 and 26.