GOLF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13455, 6 April 1907, Page 8

GOLF.

The Faster golf lournameut. olaved on ti.e Ngamotu golf links. New Plymouth, proved an utKpiabfied success. The weathe!wa- fine, and the links in capital order. '1 his tournament will prove in the future not the least interesting among the golfing lixtnres of the year, as ii ids fair to attract playerfrom all parts. The convenience of getting ! t litre from the chief centres of the North 1 Island at a time when everybody is making i holiday i- a great feature. This tournament i attracted some (4' he Ix■ ~t players of the colonf, including Arthur Duncan, who carlied off the championship. There were 12. who qualified for the championship round, 48 entries for the medal handicap, 44 for the bogev. IS pairs for the men's four-omes. 16 lor the mixed foursomes. Willi regard to the championship. Arthur Duncan i- to be congratulated on his success, considering ! the fact thai he is onlv now recoveries.' f'o I a long illness. lie had an ci- v win <e"v ColN'ck. who wa- not playing up to hi- fo m but Minns, in his round, pro-sod him xe:v hard ; in fact, at one stage of the game it Io ked like a win for Ruin-, with tw en and six to play. The arrangements of the tournament were carried our mo=t i Hi iei tb . reflet tin gt'erf credit on the committee <>• management. Me--rs. Dixon and de.hn-. tic joint -ecieraries. having tut: m a lot of i work in order to ensure the -ucee-- of '!"■ I tournatnent. The \ - tor- • inc.! enjoy themselves I boron gill v. The Auckland Club matches com toeuee r> the ?oth ill-t. with a m-dal handi'.-ii). Tieoroe ram me toi the -oh'om »;l' be in the hands of player" early n n xt vvek. The opening of the Taknpuna golf links for the season has be 11 *:x"d for to-day. and it is honed that all members and their friends will be present. I'lnv comriienct -. with m'xed four-onies. at three p.m. The Waitemafa Club has been fortuna'e t in this vear securing the pc-ma ueut -.orvices of Clements, a professional, who -erve-1 his apprenticeship under Hood. «>f Cornwall Park links, and the season bids fair to be a very successful one.