GOLF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 222, 19 September 1934, Page 4

GOLF

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With tho national championship tournament set down to be held at Belmont links next month, interest in the conditions at this well-known course continues to make itself evident. The closing date for the championships arrives almost before the majority of golfers realises its approach, for all entries have to be in the hands of Mr. F. J. Hill to-morrow’ evening.

It may be noted that the Belmont course will be shut on Tuesday October 4. at noon, for preparations for the tournament, which commences the following day.

The Wanganui district championship touraament, which commences to-mor-row, will attract more than the usual amount of attention. The majority of the leading amateurs in the Dominion will be participating. D. C. Collins, of Featherston, who won the title in 1928, will be competing, as also will A. H. Warren, another Featherston player. From Hawera comes W. O’Callaghan, winner in 1932, while J. Dale, of Eltham, runner-up last year, will be a contestant. K. Guy, of Palmerston North, has been winner of the Now Zealand long-drive championship for the past two seasons, and will be a contestant in the qualifying rounds tomorrow. He is playing very well and in the inter-clulj match at Hokowhitu over the week-end ho returned rounds of 73 and 72. L. Cathro, another contestant, did two 725. at Belmont a couple of weeks ago. K. Glendining. of Palmerston North, and J. Quin, of Eltham, are to take part also

The greens at Belmont are in wonderfully good order just now, and players from Palmerston North over the week-end passed very favourable comment in this connection.

Keen golf enthusiasts will not overlook the exhibition match to be played at Belmont next week-end. Shaw and Campbell will be seen in action against L. Cathro and B. M. Silk, and it is anticipated that these two fine amateurs will make the professionals exert every effort in the four-ball match over two rounds. A collection will be taken up with a view to assisting the Centenary fund. The Castlecliff Golf Club played the return match with the Seafield Club on Saturday last in ideal weather. The seniors at Cornfoot Park wbn 16 games and lost 5, one being halved. The juniors at Seafield won 4 and lost .12, while one was halved. In the aggregate Castleimff were the winners by 20 games to 17. J. Goss played a good game to win from L. Cathro, 3 and 2. Both players made a few mistakes and Cathro unfortunately lost a ball on the tenth fairway. The scores were both about 78. On Saturday next a medal round will be played and Power Cup and championship games will be paired together. The New Zealand women’s championship meeting will commence at the Titirangi links to-morrow and will be continued till Friday of next week. Players with certified handicaps not higher than 10 who are members of a recognised club are eligible. In the event of more than 64 entries being received, preference will be given the lowest handicap players. The event will be decided by 18-hole matches with a 36-hole final. Miss O. Kay. the defending champion, Miss Gaisford, and members of the Australian women’s team will play in the Dominion championships. An innovation in this year’s programme for the national championships is: the New Zealand Plate, for those eliminated in the first and second rounds of the New Zealand amateur championship. This should prove an interesting event. The 16 players put out in the first round will play-off by match play over 18 holes, and the winners will be matched against the eight eliminated in the second round of the championship. These 16 will than play (18-hole matches) for the New Zealand Plate. • * • • According to recent Australian papers, tho Victorian Golf Association has everything well advanced for the Melbourne centenary tournament, which will be held over the course of the Metropolitan Club at Oakleigh in the period between November 15 and 24. It is expected that the tourney will be the most important ever held in Australia. Notable overseas entries include a strong team of British amateurs led by the Hon. Michael Scott, several New Zealand professionals, and six of America’s landing professionals. The chief events scheduled include the Melbourne Centenary open championship, the Melbourne Centenary amateur championship, and the Melbourne Centenary professional championship. The first will be by medal play over four rounds of 18 holes, all four counting towards the aggregate svore, the leading GO scores and ties at the end of 3G holes qualifying for the second 36. Eighteen holes will be played on each of the first two days, and 36 on the third. The prizes (for professionals) will be: First, £1000; second, £400; third, £200; fourth, £100; and there will be prizes in proportion up to the sixteenth place inclusive. Amateurs will receive trophies. The leading 16 professionals will qualify for the professional championship, which will be by match play over 36 holes between November 21 and 24. Prizes for this event include £5OO (winner), £2OO (runner-up), two semi-finalists £lOO each. The leading 16 amateurs in the open will qualify for the amateur event on November 19 to 22. It is thought that the British team’s entry will lead to a return visit by an Australian team, and further golfing exchanges with other members of the British Commonwealth.

A letttr was received by the New Zealand Golf Council from the Professional Golfers’ Association of

cable stating that full particulars were being sent jjy air mail. If an Indian team did not make the tour it was hoped to secure a visit from Fiji. “We are endeavouring to foster visits from overseas teams, because we believe it does a great deal for the good of the game.” said Mr. Down. In bringing team* from overseas the association had S e future in mind. He urged all players to give to the game what they got out of it and to do their best to support it.