GOLF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19513, 16 February 1926, Page 4

GOLF

AN IDEA WELCOMED BRITISH STARS KEEN. * TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND. LONDON, Feb. 5. Leading British professional golfers have welcomed with enthusiasm the inquiry by the Sydney ‘‘Sun” as to whether they are willing to undertake a tour of Australia, New Zealand, and : the Far East. The reply in every case was “Certainly.” They all said that they would be delighted if a reasonable guarantee were forthcoming. J. Ockenden, J. H. Taylor, and J. A. G. Havers have already intimated that they are keen to make the trip, which, it is suggested, would mean six months’ absence from England after the open championship had -been played. The touring players would require a guarantee of from £lO6O to £1250 each, apart from expenses. They would play matches, and give exhibitions in every Australian State, and then go on to New Zealand, China, and Japan. They are anxious to complete in the annual “Sun-Herald” Cup, and are asking whether this event could not be played later in the year than has been customary, because it would be impossible for them to leave England until after July. It is suggested that the most prominent Australia golf clubs would each, probably, guarantee a minimum of £lOO, which the gate-money would repay.