OPEN GOLF TITLE ATTRACTS BIG FIELD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18451, 30 April 1928, Page 9

OPEN GOLF TITLE ATTRACTS BIG FIELD.

CHAMPIONS FROM ALL NATIONS TO MEET. (United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received April 30, 1 p.m.) LONDON, April 29. There are 271 entries for the British Open Golf Championship at Sandwich. Of these 134 will play on the Royal St George courses, and the remainder on the Prince’s course on May 7, changing courses on May 8, after which the leading 100 players will continue the contest on St George’s for two days. Only competitors not more than fifteen strokes behind the leader will participate in the final rounds on May 11. There is a representative entry, with thirty-two foreigners, including Spanish, Argentine and French players. There are ten Americans, among whom are Walter Hagen and Barnes, but Bobby Jones will not defend the title. The first qualifying round will be played at St George’s, where the New Zealanders Gillies and G. F. D. Gunson will be playing.—United Service. AVONDALE CLUB. During the week-end the annual match with the JTororata Club was played on the Avondale links and resulted in a substantial win for the home team. It would seem that the association of Ilororata. and the Avondale Clubs is conducive to holing in one. On the occasion of the last match at Hororata this feat was twice performed in the one day and this year, although no member of the competing team was so unfortunate, J. H. Dalton, of the Avondale Club, playing during the same afternoon, holed out at "The Manukas”— 94 yards—in one, and it is understood will pay the usual penalty in due course. Scales Cup. The first round of the Scalea Cup mixed four ball best bail handicap will be played over next week-end. The followMrs Phlpps-niack and B. Finnegan v. Miss J. C. M’Donald and I<\ W. DeighMiss M. Ford and B. J. Masters v. Mrs J. H. Stringer and .1. M. Preston. Mrs Fierce and .1. Pierce v. Miss K. Gibbons and 11. L,ightband. Miss D. Mitchell and W. Clark v. Mrs Miller and G. Miller. Miss E. Thornton and Ij. J. Killick v. Miss M. Hunt and K. < '. Ward. Miss M. M’Gill and M. Nottingham v. Miss C. Tait and .1. Carter. Mrs Grange and J. R. Grange v. Miss A. V. Sapsford and E. .J. Woolf. Miss V. Banks and J. Dalton v. Mrs Brockett and W. M’Kinney. Miss I. A tack and G. Jackson \. Mrs C. H. Knight and T. M'Rae. Mrs Williams and F. T. A. Willia.ms v. Miss J. Matheson aitd H. Barlow. Miss M. Dock wood and R. Atkinson y. Miss M. Archey and IQ. Prince. Miss T. Maindonald and L. E. Robinson v. Miss W. 11. Robertson and S. Prankerd. Mrs Lewis and \ -I. Lewis v. Miss E. tedder and J. Millard. Mrs Applcgarlh ami J. L*. Applegarth

v. Mrs Jarvis and J. B. M’Clymont. Mrs Bullock and Ci. T. Bullock v. Miss G. Nielioils anrl D. W. M’Gill. Miss F. TT. Willis and J,. A. Gordon v. Miss G. M. Robertson and St. G. Atkin-