GOLF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10908, 12 November 1898, Page 2 (Supplement)

GOLF.

The spirit in which the Melbourne conference treated the Golf Union scheme (as told m my interview with Sir. Hugh Macneil, published last week) augurs wall for the future Of golf m ,Australia (says "Foozler" in the Sydney Mail). While hitherto the Royal Melbniriio has had good claim to the direction of championships, the spread of golf has altered the conditions of the game in Australia, and Ale bourne, while remaining the most important centre, ■» now only one of the centres. lt> continually play 011 one links was unfair to outside competitors and not in the best interests of golf, and the Royal Melbourne authorities have now recognised tills, and met the Sydney contentions generously by practolly adopting entirely the Sydney scheme of ,i union which was based on that of Melbourne, and originally advocated in this collimn. As further evidence of their earnest ness, they decided that the new Australian championships should be played in Sydnov of X the°RovJ S I UI ' CCluires 1:116 c °»firmation of the & f SyJney to complete the union of the three foundation clubs-Sydnoy, Melbourne, and Adelaide. This accomplished it *•11 be the duty of the new body to b ing in the other important, clubs of tho colonies liU our own Australian Golf Oluk and th i, ™ 111 Sydney will have much to do to make the initial mooting here what it ought to lw H, n most notable and representative golf Sa't!,orqLnTnd ILol tho onl °nies. Though Queensland cannot yet boast a man un to championship form, no doubt the n UP land club, would solid repSathes toSvd' liey who would not only gain invali.iM penence, but would have as good 1 spond to a cordial invitation to take the short run from New Zealand to Svdnev • £ Australia is pret y cert n to while there will, of course 'hohth^Melbou^' Sand Mo V the St lt ind eV<in fu^hßr °"l™n minent golf authority to oricinX ! pr °' make a " round tho world golf tour "Tnti 1,1 our championship meeting « I taking ject would have an St ,f"? h ,1 pr many wealthy golfers, to whom SmI 0 money nor tho time would hi " -J or 1,18 as against the novelty and i'° n lour, They could outdoall " fnffi * Jots ft Ster-*sS? llie MwlitoiTanoaii, touching aMiidla "tS here, through Victoria, over to Sw 7Lll f and back through America TK« a ' an d, would lend a special zest to Hip j mes »d the team Jonld bTL well by golfers overvwhero tint tim * a *ter