GOLF

Evening Star, Issue 19994, 11 October 1928, Page 6

GOLF

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS COMMENCE TO-MORROW FORM OF PLAYERS. The New Zealand golf championships commence to-morrow on the Otago Loll Club’s Links at Bnlmaeewun, and as this is the first occasion on which they have been held in Dunedin since ibid great interest is being nianilcstcd in them.

Tho Utago Loll Club has gono to considerable trouble and expense m yetting the course m good order, and extensive alterations, especially in the bunkering, have been cheated. While the links are in good order the dry weather lias made the ground very iuird, and the competitors will no doubt find the greens, which are very lust, somewhat troublesome. A good shower of lain to-night would be much welcomed, as it would have the effect of slowing, them up.

When the championships were held hero in 1913, E. S. .Douglas (professional) won the open championship and B. H Wood the amateur championship, healing J)r K. Ross, tvlio had net thou been lung out irom Scotland, in tlio final. Wood has since retired from competitive golf, but both Douglas and Dr Boss will bo playing to-morrow. The open championship is decided by four rounds of medal play. this event taking place to-morrow and Saturday. The qualifying rounds of the amateur and professional championships are held concurrently with the open championship, the first ihirfy-two amateurs and the first eigt professionals respectively qualifying. E.’S. Douglas has just returned from England, where ho has been professional to the Robin Hood Club for some years, and as this is his first tournament since his return his [day will lie closely followed. He has been showing excellent form in his practice games, and will ho very hard to heat in the open championship. Other professionals who have been doing very good rounds this week are Shaw (192(3 champion), MMntosh (winner of the piofessionai tournament hold here during the Exhibition), Blair, and Butters. There is a very strong entry of amateurs, the most notable absentees being A. D. 8 Duncan (ton times amateur champion and three times open champion) and L. Quin (amateur champion in 1924). Players who are expected to do well and are playing good golf at present aro S. Morpeth {the present amateur champion), T H Horton (1925 amateur champion), K. M. Macfivrlane (1925 open champion), A. (L Simo (1921 amateur champion), Dr Ross, J. (■'oss, Rana Wagg, C. B. Wight, and J L. Black-. Dr Ptoss has twice been runner-up in the amateur championship, and in 1920 he finished third in the open championship, one stroke behind Shaw and Moss, who lied for first place Dr Ross is playing very well at present, doing a i 0 in a round dining the week-end, and it would be a popular win if lie manages to obtain hhfirst national title on this occasion. TO-MORROW’S DRAW.

The draw for the first round to-mor-row is as follows, the starting tunes lor tno hist and second rounds being given respectively:—

B.MO and 12, 11. H. Blair v. C. I>. Wigut; B.MI and 12.4, 1. halloway v. J 4, M. Maciariano; B.MB and 12.8, (1. W. Jlitciiio v. iv. Boss; 8.42 and 12.12, A. .1. Sluuv v. J. L. BlaeK; 8.-Id and 12,16. I'. iiranch v. A. 11. Blank; 8.50 and 12.20, G. W. Melvin v. C. A. Seymour; 8.54 and 12.24, <i. 11. Galloway v. J. 11. Black; 8.58 and 12.28, R. Box v. T. H. Horton; 9.2 and 12.M2, J. 1). Mlntosh v. A. G. Sane; 9.(5 and 12.MC>, B. J, Goss v. J. Goss; 9.10 and 12.40, J. A. Clements v; U. I’. Dale; 9.14 and 12.44, R. C. Butters v. D. Grant; 9.1 b and 12.48, L. Ross v. J. M. Hussey; 9.22 and 12.52, G. B. lorrest v. J. ill Hard; 9.20 and 12.50, J. Gamble v. B. V. Wright; 9.MU and I, 14. S. Douglas v. Rana Wagg; 9.34 and I. J. for rest and Sloan Morpeth; 9.MS and 1.8, H. MacDougali v. G. F. Barnett; 9.42 and 1.12, J . W. Ross v. J. 1). G. Duncan; 9.40 and 1.10, 14. J. Hocking v. G. I*. Roberts; 9.50 and 1.20. 14. I. Humphreys v. C. Irvine; 9.54 and 1.24, T. D. Adams v. N. S. Hawkes; 9.58 and 1.28, J, 14. Matboson v. N. Louisson ; 10.2 and 1.32, H. W. Mad aria no v. M. Duncan ; 10.0 and I. h. H. Marshall v. J, R. Laidlaw; 10.11) and 1.40, W. M. Clayton v. W. 1) Wood; 10.14 and 1.44, V. 14, Galway v. 11. Brasch; 10.18 and 1.48, I). 11. Butcher v. K. C. Fryer; 10.22 and 1.52, W. G. Wight v. C. H. Stephenson; 10.20 and 1.50, G. C. Henderson v. M. .Macbeth: 111.30 and 2, \V. P. Anderson v. J. W. Ward; 10.34 and 2.4, 8. C. Col beck v. H. C. Stevens; 10.40 and 2.10, A. N llaggitt v. J. A. Mangaii; 10.50 and 2.21)', R. L. Fisher v. G Richmond; 10.5-1 and 2.24, G. L. Cuth bertsou v. L. H. Campbell; 10.58 and 2.28, J. Spcuee v. S. Turner; 11.2 and 2.32, J, G. Dick v. W. B. Reilly; 11.0 and 2.30, J. W. Trewcrn v. W. Lints; 11. It) and 2.40, R. 13, Tohurst v. J. i). Lawrence, jun. The times given above will be strictly adhered to, and any competitor not on the tee ready to start at the appointed time will lose his place