LONG GOLF MATCH
ENDED BY DEATH LONDON, March 4 In 1922 Mr. George New, postmaster of Chilton Foliats, and Mr. W. R. Chamberlain, of Ramsbury, an exfarmer, decided to play a golf match to last until one of them died. They played every Thursday, regardless of the weather. The match ended recently when Mr. New, who was 66, died. He won by 1637 strokes. The trophy was a silver milk jug. An aggregate of 86,379 strokes was played in 814 rounds, Mr. Chamberlain taking 44,008 and Mr. New 42,371. ,
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19380312.2.89
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22985, 12 March 1938, Page 13
Word Count
89LONG GOLF MATCH New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22985, 12 March 1938, Page 13
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.