CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 64, 12 September 1924, Page 3

CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

„ week-end arrangements,

<BI ULEQRAPB.—PniSS ASSOCIATION.)^ AUCKLAND, 11th. September. To day was an. off-day ia the_ New Zealand golf championship tournament, and the only event played at Middlemore was a Btroke handicap for amateurs. Thia was won by W. Geddes (Auckland) after playing off a tie with T A - Goulding (Auckland)^ Tho best cards were.— Wf Geddes J 89 14—75 T. A Gouiding : 80 5—75 J- Q««i . ' r... 79 3—76 A. D G Duncan ... . 73 plus 3—76 I J L Petley 78 2—76 i".^ Trice . 82, ,6—76 '-A. tie m the first stroke handicap^ be- | tween H P Dale (Eltham) and E L. Bartlett (Auckland) lesulted ma win lor tho foimcr. by two strokes.over six iioles after a round of eighteen holes Odd pioved indecisive Tomonow the semi finals in tho ainjteiu champioiibhip will be plajed, L Quin (Elthani) meeting G F Gunran (Auckland), and H B r J,usk (Auckland) plajing J Gobs (Wanganm), defenaei of the title The final ol the piofessional championship between E J Moss (Aucklaid) and J M'lntosU (Hutt) wiU be pla-yed o\er 36 holes Consideiable interest is being takqn in the lest match between ladies and men, to be pl-yed at Middlemoie duimg the coming weekend * The following will foim tho ladies' team —Mis* W Blown (Napiei), Mrs Slack V r'm JIA? Payton (Auckland), Mrs Blythe (Hamilton), Miss Acheson (^.eUoD), Miss Snodgrass (Rotorua), Miss Jervis (Hutt), M TS \Vt.4' ? to*' ,MIES M 1 (^»-gton) WT°ht eight players who competed ln tho tlmd round ot the amateui championship have been asked -to play for tho men, and anothei will be Elected. The lay ?rom thelr own tees! and will play against the men h j on?^7f ha I ndlca? s. ladies ha.ang befn^ 7ft + t trOke °, WlnS to their patoeing m and the men's bogey 77.