GOLF.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14238, 2 July 1910, Page 2

GOLF.

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING

AN INTERESTING PROGRAMME.

The following is the programme for the New Zealand Championship Meeting, which takes place under ttie management of the Cliristchurch Golf Club on the. Shirley links from September oth to September 10th. Entries will be reeived through club secretaries, who must furnish each competitor's club handicap. Entries for all events must be made, and fes paid to the lion, secretary (Mr T. D. Condel'l, Box 437, Christchurch), on or before Tuesday, 30tli August. ' The following programme lias been arranged Amateur Championship of New Zealand.—Two qualifying rounds (stroke play), the thirty-two players returning the best scores to play off by match play over 18 holes, final over 36 holes. Winner aizil runner-up will' both receive trophic* in addition to the gold and silver med;ils presented by t'lie New Zealand Golf Council. Winner will also bo registered as the winner of the challenge cup. The cup will be lianded to the club of which the winner is a member, and will be held by that club until the next championship : meetine. Every competitor must he ' a member of a golf club on the register of the New Zealand Golf Council, and must have resided for three months in New Zealand either before or after having been elected as such [ member. .Entry 10s. Open Championship of New Zea- : land. —Four rounds of . stroke piny. Open to any professional' or amateur. Prizes, £2O, £lO, and £5, for the i first, second, and third players. If an • amateur win any of the prizes, he will ('receive a trophy. Entry: Amateur*, j 10s, professionals, nil.

Vrofessionahs' match.—Over 18 holes. Match play. Open to any professional in .Nov Zealaud or else who re. First prize, £10; second prize, £2. Xhis in ate h will not ho played unless th«r« arc »ix entries. Entrance, nil. Bogey Handicap.—Over 18 liolen. — Winner ancl runuer-up will both receive; trophies. Open to any amateur. Entry, 5». Foursome Bogey Matuli.—'Orer 18 holes. Handicai>. Tropliiea to the winters. Open to any amateur. Entries in pairs, fis per pair. Inter-Club Challenge Vase (presented by Mi- E. D. O'Rorke), to b© held by tlie winning club till' next championship meeting. Teams of four players will represent eadi club. The aggregate gross soore of each team is sepona qualifying round of erent No. 1 'will decide this ©rent. Medal Handicap.—Ovor 18 holes. Winner and runner-up will both receive trophies. Open to any amateur. Eiitry, ss. The tirne-tflble for the various events is n<s follows: tfrad»g, 6tb S»st»mbfCrr9.Bo a.Ht*

Open ( first round ; 1.30 p.in., Open ('lmnpiunship, MTimd round. Tntisday, (itli September—Jl.Hl) a.m.. 0)U!M Championship, third round; and, coiKMirrftntl.v. tili-t qua.Hlyiii|>' round Arniitpur Championship; .1 .30 p.in.. Ofx»u Championship. fourth round ; s.nd. concurrently,' sox-ond qualifying round Arontpur (-lin mpiouship and lu-tin--C'lnt> Cllinllf-riire Vase.