GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15737, 12 October 1914, Page 4

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS.

! OPENING GAMES TO-DAY* MANY VISITING PLAYERS. THE WEEK'S PROGRAMME. The New Zealand golf championship meeting will be commenced at Middlemore links to-day under the management of the Auckland Golf Club, and will be continued throughout the week until Saturday, when the finals of the professionals' match and the amateur. championship will be played. The arrangements are complete, and all that is now necessary to make "golf week" a success is favourable weather conditions. The entries disclose an eminently satisfactory state of affairs, and augur well for many interesting contests during the week. The principal events have attracted good entries, a large contingent of visiting golfers having reinforced the local talent. The open phampionship has attracted an entry of 58, the amateur championship 51, and the professionals' match 13. The array of first-class golfers who are ; competing is imposing, many champions ! and ex-champions having entered. The open and amateur champions, E. S. Douglas, Wanganui, and B- B. Wood, Chrint- : both, arrived to usiend. ? their titles, and W. .lies' will defend the title of professional champion. The ; open championship bears an exceedingly interesting aspect, a number of the professionals especially appearing to have strong claims, notably E. S. Douglas, J. A. Clements, F. G. Hood, and W. lies, while of the amateurs B. B. Wood has been showing very fine form and A. D. S.Duncan, though, a late arrival, is rapidly familiarising himself with the local conditions. The course, which received special preparation, requires rain to bring ft to its best condition, but, though very fast, the greens play true. Owing to the difficulty of defining hazards the committee has decided that players may ground their clubs anywhere,.

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. The draw and order of play for the open championship, the first and second rounds of which will be played to-day, commencing at-9.10 a.m., are as follows: —L. Seiferfc and W. lies, J. Sharknd and N. Bell, K. S. Duncan and L. C. Hales, W. B. Colbeck and J. Herd, W. S. Ralph and H. Stewart, A. Seifert and F. G. 'Hood, S. Turner and H. E. Trontbeck, E. Hickson and J. B. Lusk, A. M. Howden and F. Boas, J. Banks and M. Wells, S. Morpeth and D. Hood, P. T. Upton and D. Hay, P. M. Thomson - and H.'C. Tonks, H. W. Simmonds and F. Seifert, B. B. Wood and W. McEwan, F. C. Fryer and J. McOormick, B. G. Stringer and C. D. Kennedy, R. L. D. Kidston and 0. Lock, C. F. Gardner and N. P. Green, H. Gillies and J. Watt, A. E. Whyte and iP. Balgarnie R. M. George and G. Foote, A. M. Clark and A. H. Nicoll, F. G. Binney and F. Kelly, A. W. Glouston and' R. 0. Gardner, A. D. S. Duncan and C. B. Forrest, J. Goss and E. S. Douglas, J. C. Burns and H. R. Blair, J. Harold and J. A. Clements.

Any players not ready to start when called upon will be placed at the end of the list.

TIME-TABLE. The time-table for "golf week" is as follows :— To-day: Morning, Open Championship ; first round. Afternoon, Open Championship; second round. . - ... v Tuesday : Morning, Open Championship; third round, and, concurrently, First Qualifying Bound Amateur Championship. Afternoon, Open Championship; fourth round, and, concurrently, second qualifying round Amateur Championship, and Inter-Club Challenge Vase. Wednesday: Morning, Professionals' Match; first round. Morning, Amateur Championship; first round. Afternoon, Bogey Handicap. Thursday: Morning, Professionals'! Match; second round. Morning, Amateur Championship; second round. Afternoon, Four-ball Bogey Handicap.' Friday : Morning, Professionals' Match; third round. Morning, Amateur Championship; third round. Afternoon, Amateur Championship; fourth round. Afternoon, Medal Handicap. Saturday: Morning, Professionals' Matcn; final. Morning, final Amateur Championship.. Afternoon, final Amateur Championship.

AMATEURS V. PROFESSIONALS. ! A match was played at Middlemore oftSaturday afternoon, between teams of amateur and. professional golfers. FourDall games were played in the morning/ and singles in the afternoon. Of thefonroall games the amateurs won 4 and lost 3, and of the singles the professionals won., a, lost 3, and halved 1. In the four-ball match. B. B. Wood and A. D. S. Duncan v. E. S. Douglas and J. A. Clements, the amateurs' best* ball gave a total of 71 for the round, and the proiessionals' 70, the best ball of the quartette being 67. The best individual rounds during the day were 73's, by- Douir. las and F. G. Hood. ' 8 In the B. B. Wood v. Douglas match the cards read:— , <. Wood: Out—4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 3 3, 6— 39. In—3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4. i . Douglas : Out—4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5— 59. In-4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 6-3 L ' Wood got into difficulties at the 18th' hole, and did not play out. ; In the A. D. S. Duncan t. Clements match the cards read: — Duncan : Out—s, 5, 4, 5, 6, 5, 3, 4. 4— 41. In—3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5—37, Clements : Out 4, 4, 4, 4. 4, 3, 3, 4. 6— 36. In— 6, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, B—4l. Hood's card in his match with S. Morpeth read: Out—4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 535. In-3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5-38; The details of play are as follow, the amateurs being mentioned first in each case: — Four Ball: Is. B. Wood and ADS Duncan beat E. S. Douglas and J* a' Clements, 2 up and 1 to play; S. Morpeth and J i -J- D. Kidston lost to W. lies K- 9.- ood - 5 and 4: W. B. Colbeck and J. C. Burns lost to W. McEwan and D. Hood, 4 and 2; J. Harold and L. Seifert lost to J. Watt and H. Stewart i down ; J. Goes and A. Seifert beat J. McCormick and H. R. Blair, 1 net F 0 Fryer and W. S. Ralph heat G. B Fomst v a v> Lock ' 1 up; p. J. Sharland and K D. Duncan beat A. W, Cloustcn, substitute lor I. Herd, and W. Bell, 3 and 2 Singles-. B. B. Wood lost to E' S* Douglas, 1 down; A. D. S. Duncan lost to J. A. Clements, 3 up and 2 to nlav W B. Co beck lost to W. lies, 8 and 6 S. Morpeth lost to F. G. Hood. 6 and 4K. L. D Kidston lost to W. MoEwan 1 down; J. C. Burns lost to D. Hood 2 and 1; J. Harold lost to J. Watt, 2 and 1; L. Seifert beat H. Stewart, 3 and 2; IJ. Goss and J. McCormick, all square;' A. Seifert beat H. R. Blair 1 1- F C OPS *s*\ £°. G ; B - Arrest, 2; W. S. Ralph lost to C. Lock. 6 and 5 K. D. Duncan beat N. Bell 1 up.