GOLF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17145, 26 April 1919, Page 12

GOLF.

!TBE EASTER TOURNAMENT. | A SUCCESSFUL FIXTURE. j The Auckland Golf Club's championship V tournament, held "on the Middlomore links last Saturday. Monday, and .Tuesday) ,W as p , successful in every way. The fixture, which '. is usually annual, had been cancelled in the {£': previous three' yews on account of war conE; ditions. The return of members 'from g "f■. cctive service, and generally improved con* K, ditions for enjoying the sport, resulted hi good entries being" received. The -principal b event was the Auckland "Provincial golf % championship, which was keenly conteatea. , <k Tha tournament was opened with a cham- | pionship qualifying round, fa which 57 &■ players anticipated. The sixteen with the best scores were entitled to play in the championb ship match proper, which was commenced on | Monday, when two rounds were played. k Play was interesting throughout, -and-Sw * George (Maungakiekio), winner of the cham§t pionship, was -jonspiccous by his steady and: ?v sure ploy. In the sorni-fical round was played W bsttreen -D.- P. .MacConaick >and R. G. W- Eaiofftir, an* George and Calleuder MaeS. a good game, beat his oppo- * nent, Jup an* 2 to;.play, and George..belt; s. Calender. upland Ito play. Both nib* ne'-' p'ayed first-class golf. . „ $- The final, between George and Ms^Cor- '-;.' mick, «n< an excellent game. Both players | % •• were consistent, though MacGormi,ck 'ftp* |- peared a trifle off form, due probablir to C exacting play earlier -in the day. Be m. played for- safety, and over-ran «iveral holes, |5 but otherwise was responsible"'for good wlf. §' After an exacting game, George wdii.'i up fe; and Ito play. The provincial championship Wi' was inaugurated in 1914, and was won that year by 3-. Morpeth (Waihi), who also wen *;''. it the next year, before the abandonment : W, owing to war cond : tions. Morpeth is 'at i fc: present on 'active servioe. and uin Engg> ■ land '~: ; ." % j pp: The medal handicap, .played to cdOiatH' p;- Hon wtlh the qualifying championship found, j ■'■.■ wan won ; by Dr. Pairclodsh. net "score 16). |Yi and J. B. Losk, 166. -was rur-ner-up. There tv ? were very large entries, and the remaining gi players were:separated only b:r email"scores, $li The second medal 'handicap, for which fs\ there were good entries, wis won by F. |aj.'l Fouhy, who thoroughly deserved bis win. m MacConnick was runner-up in this match fp. also.. the iscores wsing i—Fouhy, gross score j."- 'V 97. handicap 20, net score 77-. IJacCoTmwk. I it*.- 83-4—79. j Charles Nathan 97-16-81. was Kk third. ...,.„ „ .1 R,» The first i bogey handicap was Won -by B. i Si G. Bainger, -who played well. 2 down. Bex m George J. F. Ewen,3 down, heiag next, fe- followodiby A, Fairbum. 4 down. &&.. Tbs second bogey handicap was won by rf; ; H. Hortijuj 1 up. Darby *ud ".Bainfeer. 4 m down, bemg nest. %, The ffiUrSball best ball bogey «u a-popn-•o, lar ■ event,,'and was won by Colbeck -and 4 . Binney, (6 .up. Webb and Gardoer, -3 up, ? v - being second. , , ..,..- .. EE. A. 'liargaville won the putting contsst.. »• Ti»iitreen>wM not in very ; good condition. : f-. 'WiOTdATA LADIES! CLUB. '' ■■■:■■ '■ M The monthly medal match, played onWed*|fc nesday last, by the WaUemata Ladies' 'Golf Clob, was- won by Miss Bohson. pi; -j The "belt-cards were.ptitin by.Miss. ; BobW\. eon, gross "score 101. handicap r 2«, nett score i f ' 67; Mrs. :Rainger. 113. .36. 77: MissJewell, I ' 101, 31, Bd'; Miss if. A1i50n,.94, 13.-81 rain. 1.,;.;. Barly. .HX'-.iM. SO: Misa.'ll. Bobson. H6.,25.' ,'•-- 91 :-Miss E.-Alison. 130.48. S4. • |%•; A ; bogey /match will t .played next JWed- =:' nesday. ■£ layers ..may '.ehooee their. own -. ,' partners.; ; ;. ~ fe'"ir ■■ '„|is —«— i IS ; ; CANTERBURY'S LADy 'CSAMPION. ■ " ' t?'j;i &>>■■ ; - ■«, "...!i-.-,77 » : • {SI a|lßSa4m--PfiES3 ASSMtAt»K3 '. ;>';• '|| CHBISTCHtmCH,.:Fria»y. ' ®t ; : The Canterbury Ladies' Golf Championship fe-Y was iron/by -Miss .Bin Wilson with * acore gy; . 0f,172. ~'■■'•■ i%< . " v ; i | , ifiOTORUA CLUB. 1 I. OPENING 'OF THE SEASON. ' I |«. The season of the JBotorua "Club was £..... opened in .very favourable weather -on Wed-' if ncsday afternoon,. \ There . was a large fr? rmg-of players, including.a number of vit .rrs. ..The president. MrT* 1 . W. Wilkie. welcomed the players and declared the season open,;,/A feursome was, played, in which the winners Miss Chandler and Mr. N. Eosser. • Refteshments and afternoon tea, were jiroyided-Jby,the . lady members'. NOTES AND COMMENTS. The English newspapers in February contained several references to invitations extended by American clubs to Harry Vardoa t to tvip across toe Atlantic and take up his I residence in the Onited States. In the .London Sportsman, on February 4, R. Ji. 1 Howard touched on this matter in the iollowuii; terms:— "The Americans seem to be detenninetl' to capture narry Vardon. He is Always setting invitations either to go out and .play or to sett.e down for life as professional to an American slub, and wireless messages chase one another across the Atlantic recording the periodical offers. A little while B€o it was breathlessly reported in this way that Vardon and others were going to tour in vhg Stoles during the coming summer. There was nothing »in the statement; the leading players.have .had for seieral years a standing invitation to give exhibitions in, America, ot'.t they, are not .likely to accept till 1920. The latest message is that a cablegram has befiu sent by the Brae Burn Club, Boston. -Mass.,; asking Vardon to consider an ofier to become professional to that club. This refers, perhaps, to an invitation which ; rea';heti aim several weeks ago. It contained just about the most tempting offer ever made to.a professional golfer, bat not fancying the idea Sf moving his home—tho homo, too, which a'Gotha bombed and almost entirely demolished—after many happy years at Totteridge,'he refused." Francis Ouimet, the famous American golfer, recently recovered from * very serious attack of influenza. Tho Golfing Union of Ireland has decided to rovi\o the' whole of its -work, which had boi:i, suspended during the period of the wax, The Irish Amateur Close Championship was fixed to'be played at Portmamock in the third week of May, subject to the approval of the It?*] club, the' Irish Pro--.onal Champij "'hip to be held on the sajne course on the. preceding Thurday and F iday. The Irish Open Amateur Championshin, fitb toe consent of the Royal Portrush Club, will be held at Portru«b in the fecund veek of.Se-ternber. It is hoped that th' internati'rral match, Ireland v, Wales, wi!' also be played at Portrush on the precect'n'i Sa'urd)>y. . Th« union reviewed thewho t ft-li cf Irish coif, and ro-oaniied its m- hinery, the better to meet after-war conditions. I