GOLF CONTROL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 71, 21 February 1939, Page 2

GOLF CONTROL.

CENTENNIAL FIXTURES

DATES AND PRIZES

Tho draft programme for the centennial tournaments to bo held in New Zealand this year was approved at a special meeting of the council of the iNew Zealand Golf Association. Auckland advised that the dates suggested (October 27 and 28) would hardly do because of the arrival dates ot steamers, and suggested Monday and Tuesday, October 30 and 31. Christchurch could not approve of November 6 and 7, and asked for November 2 and 3 (before Cup Day), and as this (considering the later dates suggested by Auckland) would not give any tune for practice at Shirley, it was decided to ask Auckland if their dates could he made one week earlier vOctober 23 and 24). Vessels arrive at Auckland from America on October 16, and from England and from Australia on October 20. It was agreed that the prize lor first professional should be approximately 75 per cent, of the total for the event. Phils, based on £3OO at Auckland, and at Christchurch, the first professional would get £2OO (Auckland, how ever, hope to increase their total to £SU)). At Wellington tho first professional in the open will get £SOO, and the winner of the professional championship £350: winners of the professional foursomes £75 each. Thus, under this programme, it would be possible for a man to win £132.5, with possibilities of more in the ovent of Auckland prize money being increased over the £3OO minimum. TROPHIES FOR AMATEURS. The English Golf Union advised that at a meeting of the executive held on February 10, 1937, it was decided to recommend to all concerned that where vouchers are given in lieu of prizes, the following conditions should bo printed on tho back of the voucher: ‘‘This voucher is issued by the club in place of a prize, and unless authorised by the committee it will only be discharged, if it is presented for exchange for goods, to the value of the prize, to tlie professional of a golf club. In every case the goods purchased to its value shall bo of such a nature as will enable the recipient to retain his or her amateur status, and the committee reserves the right to bo satisfied on this point before paying the account.” Further, the executive committee expressed grave concern at tho excessive value of prizes sometimes offered in open and other amateur events, and decided to remind all committees and others responsible for the conduct of such events that the guiding principle i-i fi-xing the value of the prizes should he that no amateur golfing event should be financially worth winning. The council approved the principle of the recommendation and hoped that clubs would act in accordance with the spirit of it. It was decided to accept an offer to issue a new' third party insurance policy from March 31, 1939, at a premium of Is 2d a member. The Invercargill Club notified that it would be pleased to conduct the South Island close amateur championship tournament at Easter. The Fox Glacier Club was elected a member. J. A. Clements wrote again accepting the position of travelling professional for the association for tho South Island.