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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 27 March 1915, Page 2

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The new committee are going very thoroughly and methodically into the" business of the course, and hope to I evolve a thoroughly good course, perjii&ps arranging to enable members to play over eight holes this year. Last, week they went over the course with * Mr Lock, the professional, in order to. obtain his expert opinion. He will submit a report, in due course. H. tihiott put in the best March., medal score-^-87, which, with his handi-r cap of 12, giyes him a nett.7sMuch interest is being shown locally, says the Daily News, in this popular, winter sport. The three New Plymouth, ciubs have held their annual meetings and the links are reported. to be in excellent playing order— Good entries are expected for the. j New Plymouth club's annual tournaj ment, wnich is to be held on the Nga^ motu links, at Easter. The club, is. mating complete arrangements and ia effecting considerable improvements to the, links..

At the annual general meeting^of .the. Inglewood Club, the past season was, voted a most successful one. Officers for the ensuing season were elected as, follows: —President, Mr H. J. M; Thomson; hon. secretary, Mr. A. E.. Surrey; hon. treasurer, Mr. C R,. O'Carroll.

Tarahua Club (New Plymouth) are opening their links to-day.. Says the Referee: One of the objections to the,ordinary four-ball.match, is that it is mostly in favor of the better players, who are usually on opposite sides, each partnered by another possessing a lower degree of skill. And the result,, on the whole, is that the latter have, a very uninteresting, time of. it. To obviate that, and not interfere with the better players, the following scheme has been evolved. It simply

consists in giving two points for the best-ball, irrespective of side-' For ex-r ample, A and B play against C *nd D in 6. A's side score two points for

best ball, and C's one point for next best ball. To continue: A gets 4, B

4, C 6, and D 3. C and D win two points for best ball, less one for next

best balL