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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19417, 27 August 1926, Page 8

GOLF.

WEW ZEALAND TOURNEY. CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MIRAMAR. DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME. The programme of the New Zealand golf championship meeting to bo held the Miiraiiaar links. Wellington, from Friday, October 15, to Saturday, October 23, comprises an attractive list of events. Although not graced with delightful natural surroundings, such as are to be found on many New Zealand courses, the Miramar links have many fine' playing qualities. They lie almost alongside the open sea. Several improvements have recently been effected, and the links have the advantage of never becoming waterlogged. The sandy nature of the soil offers admirable drainage. The only thing that is likely to worry competitors is the wind. When it blows hard players on the exposed links are at its mercy. Tha programme is as follows: Friday, October 15.—Morning, first round of open championship and concurrently first qualifying round of amateur and professional championships; afternoon, the second rounds. Saturday. October 10.— Morning. third round of open championship and concurrently third qualifying round of amateur and professional championships: afternoon, the fourth rounds, and the interclub teams' match for the O'Rorko Vase. Monday, October 18.—Morning and afternoon, first rounds of 36 holes of the amateur and professional championships, also first bogey handicap. Tuesday. October 19. —Morning and afternoon, semi-final of professional championship and second round of amateur championship, also first stroke handicap. Wednesday, October 20.—Morning and afternoon, professionals' handicap match, of 36' holes, stroke play; third round of amateur championship and second bogey handicap for amateurs Thursday, October 21.—Second stroke handicap for amateurs, and driving competition. Friday. October 22. —Morning and afternoon, final of professional championship, semi-final of amateur championship, also four-ball best-ball handicap for amateurs. Saturday, October 23.—Final of amateur championship. .The holder of the open championship is E. M. Macfarlane, of Christchurch Golf Club. T. H. Horton, of Masterton Club, is the holder of the amateur championship, and E. J. Moss, attached to the Auckland Golf Club, is the professional champion. The Earl Jellicoe Cup, presented to the player returning the best single round in the qualifying rounds of the open championsip, is held by E. M. Macfarlane. The O'Rorke Vaso is held jointly by the Christchurch Golf Club and the Wellington Golf Club. Entries will closo on Friday, October 1. FRANKLIN CHAMPIONSHIP. LADIES' EVENT ON SATURDAY. [BY TELEGRAPH OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WAIUKU. Thursday. The Franklin ladies' golf championship will be played on Saturday on the Waiuku Golf Club's course at Waiuku, The entries total 31, and include Miss Wily, of Pukekohe. a former holder. The present champion, Mrs. Treanor, of Pukekohe, is not playing. In the morning a stroke round will be played on handicap and a second stroke handicap in the afternoon. The draw is as follows:—Mrs. Christianson 15 and Mrs. Motion 18, Miss Wily 18 and Miss Neil 20, Miss Dacro 18 and Mrs Forbes 21, Miss Barriball 24 and Mrs. Elliott 28. Miss Muir 26 and Miss Jeffries 30. Miss Kidd 28 and Mrs. O'Loughlin 35, Mrs. Ohlson 29 and Miss Hull 27, Miss White 30 and Miss Aldred 34. Miss Rhind 31 and Miss Austin 36, Miss Glynes 34 and Miss Cosgrave 36, Miss Allen 36 and Mise Walters 30. Mrs. Lever 36 and Miss B. Muir 36, Miss Holmes 36 and Mist! J. Muir 36, Miss Brown 34 and Miss Arkle 36, Mrs. Barker 36 and Mrs. Herrold 36, Miss Herrold 36 and A. N. Other. Play will commence at 9.45 a.m. M AUNGAKIEKIE CLUB. The first rounds of the senior and junior championships of the Maungakiekie Golf Club will be played to-morrow. A special medal handicap will also be played at tho Maungakiekie links for which post mtnea will be received. LADIES VERSUS MEN. A handicap match between ladies and men was played by members of tho Maungaliiekie Golf Clubs on the One Tree Hill links yesterday, and resulted in a win for the ladies by eight matches to five,, two matches finishing all square. A putting competition was won by Miss McCabe and G. L. Taylor. A return match will be played on September 16. THE GLENDOWIE CLUB. The following is the draw for the four-ball bogey handicap to be plajred to-morrow by members of the Glendowie Golf Club:— J. Hall and M Miller v. P. Niccolls and C. Biemacki; Dr. Horton and J. Richardson v. R. Ralfe and J. O. Lilly; E. Edmonds and H. Gregory v. F. Chambers and A. O. Horspool; C. Garrard and E. Wright v. R. Garrard and T. Russell; A. Dutcie and C. Allcott v. J. Kingston and H. E. Goodwin; J. Hamilton and P. Ching v. C. Woods and G. L. Goodwin: 0. Wolfgram and E. Hutchison v. G. Kissling and J. S, Lilly; L. H. Saunders and E. Bradley v. C. M. King and A. Milne: F. Trice and F. Faram v. E. Whitley' and Ij. Keys: K. Brookfield and <T. R. Rundell v. P. White and A. N. Other. OTAHUHU LADIES' CLUB. Tn the semi-finals of the championship of tho Otabuhu Ladies' Golf Club, Miss Darrach teat Miss E. Whiteley, 3 and 1; Mrs. Hipkins beat Miss M. Cutforth, 1 up. In the first round of the junior handicap. Miss Richards beat Miss R. Paul, 3 and 1.; Miss H. Percy beat Mrs. Valentine, 4 and 3: Mrs. Chapman beat Mrs. R. George, 3 and 1. HAMILTON LADIES' CLUB. The final of the championship of the senior division of the Hamilton Ladies' Golf Club was played on Wednesday. Mrs. A. Coyne defeating Mrs. R. G. Guy, 5 and 4. Good entries are expected for the open tournament on September 15. 16 and 17. TAURANGA CHAMPIONSHIPS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] TAURANGA, Thursday. In the semi-finals of the Tauranga Golf Club's senior championship Pott beat Berrill one up and Goulding beat Matheson two up. In the junior championship J. Crowley beat J. Guinness one up and D. V. Anderson beat Beckett 5 and 4.