GOLF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13781, 20 June 1908, Page 8

GOLF.

The semi-finals of the captain's prize tourney of the Auckland Golf Club must be played off to-day. Scores will hold good for the Grimshaw memorial, which also takes place- to-day. Players not able to go to .Hamilton for next Saturday's match are requested to communicate with either the captain or the secretary. .1 match was played on Saturday last between teams from' the Auckland and Waitemafci Coif Club.-., oh the Waitcinata links, and resulted in a win for Auckland by six games to three. The following were the scores:.—H. P. R. Foster (W.) boat Lawrence (A). 1 up: Lusk (A.) beat Kallcmler (W.). b up and 4 to play: Johns (W.) fceat, Hannah (A,), 1 up; McFarlane (A.) beat Smythe (W.), 3 rip and 1 to play; Cooper (A.) beat W. ■!. W. Philson (W.)". 6 up and 4 to play: Elliot (A.) beat. Hall (W:>, 9 up and 7 to play; George (W.I beat Rutherford (A.-). 4 up and 3 to play; Dudley (A.) boat Le Siettr (IV.). 5 up and 2 to "play; Millies (A.) beat Carter (W.), 5 up and 2"to pSay. To-day the second round of the medal competition of the Waitemata Club will be played, the conditions being eight holes, bogey play, handicap. Next .Saturday the first round of the match for the vice-captain's prize will be. played. The conditions are : — .Open only to members of over 20 handicap, f8 holes, match play, and handicap. No entrance iee. Post entries. The teams' match of the Auckland Ladies' Golf Club, which was postponed during the championship tournament, will be played on .Monday next, June 22. The prize presented by Mrs. 11. Kecking will be played for by members of the Ladies' Golf Club on Thursday next. -Tune 25, and .Monday, .Tune 29. The conditions are ' two rounds of 12 holes, eclectic, for players with a. handicap of 15 and over. Entries close on Monday*, ..nine 22. The amateur championship of New South Wales was held last Saturday at Kensington.

The annual tournament for the open amateur golf championship of Italy look place 111 Florence recently, and ended in a victory for Mr. K. Hosea, of the Cincinnati Club, who, in the final heat of 36 holes, beat Count Faa di Bruno by 8 holes up and 6 to play. There were 15 entries.

A quaint medal day custom, which does not prevail at any other club, is carried through at St. Andrew's. The captainelect for the year plays himself into office by a single stroke. Ho tees up a ball, and a great, crowd of St. Andrews caddies have meantime spread themselves out towards the Swilcan Burn, for, by long custom, whoever first secures the captain's ball is entitled to keep it. As the captain drives off a cannon is fired from, below the clubhouse, and at night, when the last player has holed out. a cannon is again fired, signifying to St. Andrews and the world at large that another medal day has been finished. The custom shows how much the traditions of the famous club are sustained. The ceremony takes place at the autumn meeting of the club. Mr. Horace Hutchinson is the next to go through the ordeal.