GOLF.
ALTERATION OF CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAMME. STANDARDISATION OF COURSES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, July 3. The Golf Council has made some alterations in the championship programme from last year. The open championship and .amateur qualification rounds will be played first on the Friday and Saturday, foursomes on the Monday. The first and second rounds of the amateur championship will consist only of eighteen holes played on the Tuesday. Thursday will be an offday, and the final will be played on the Saturday. The meeting opens probably on October 12. In connection with the standardisation of courses, it was resolved to notify clubs not to 'adopt the new standard scratch till advised. The standardising of the majority of courses has been completed.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HAWST19280703.2.83
Bibliographic details
Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 3 July 1928, Page 9
Word Count
120GOLF. Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 3 July 1928, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Hawera Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.