GOLF NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVII, Issue X, 7 September 1901, Page 447

GOLF NOTES.

(By

“Stymie.”)

I have to thank the honorary secretary of the Auckland Golf Club, Mr C G. S. Gillies, for a plan of the Cornwall Parks links. The plan has been most carefully prepared, and will be of great service to players who do not know the course. Mr Gillies last year contributed much to the enjoyment of golfers by his notes, which appeared in these columns under the nom de plume of “Foozler.”

Members of the Auckland Golf Club said good-bye to the old links on Saturday last, although no doubt a few more games will be played there pending the completion of the club-house at Cornwall Park. Those who intend taking part in the championship meeting will, how ever, doubtless lose no time in getting to work on the new course. The daisies are much in evidence at Green Lane, and this will help any lingerers to move on.

I was over the Cornwall Park course on Saturday and was pleased to see what a week has done. Certainly the committee of the Auckland Golf Club is not allowing “the grass to grow” under its feet. The course has been cut several chains in width, and generally there is evidence that work is going on at high pressure. Mr Gillies informs me that he has absolutely no doubt that the links will be in fine order for the championship meeting, and there are few, if any, who should know better jhan he. He is just now putting in every moment of his spare time at the links. As I believe I have before remarked, only those who, like myself, have had the “big end of the log * to hold in similar organisations can appreciate what Mr Gillies has done, and is doing, for the Auckland Golf Club, and I sincerely hope his anticipations will prove correct.

The semi-final round of the Taranaki Golf Club’s Mixed Foursomes was finished on Saturday. Miss G. Stanford and Mr Paton, handicap 2, played Miss Deacon and Mr A. Stanford, scratch, the former winning by 1 up after an exciting game. At the 11th hole the match was all square; at the 12th .Miss G. Stanford put down a long putt, thus winning by 1 up. Mrs Morrison and Mr Pollen, handicap 7, played Miss Percy Smith and Mr Fraser, handicap 7, the former winning by 3 up and 1 to play after a good game. The final will be played next Saturday, when there should be a close finish.

In the tie for second place in the fourth round Mr Morrison beat Mr Medley, the scores being as follows: —Morrison, 121, 12, 109; Medley, 128, 12, 116.

The Taranaki Golf Club are following Auckland’s example, and holding a one-club match.

The following are the handicaps for the final rounds of the Men’s Tournament for Dr. Walker’s trophy: Wright, scr, plays Fraser, 21; Pollen, 12, plays Johnston, 21; Ward, 15, plays Paton, 21; Morrison, 21, plays Burgess, 15. Matches by hole play.

For the Ladies’ Tournament for Mrs D. Wood’s prize, the following are the handicaps:—Miss G. Stanford, scr, plays Miss Deacon, 7; Miss O. Stanford, 5, plays Miss Standish, 9; Miss Read, 4, plays Miss McKellar, 12; Miss Skeet, 5, plays Miss Tuke, 13. Matches by hole play.

The first rounds of the tournament to be played bv Saturday, September 7th.

The ladies’ course for the forthcoming New Zealand championship meeting is now' under consideration, and will, I am informed, be ready in ample time.

A tournament promoted by the Mauawatu Golf Club will take place on September 3rd, 4th, sth and 6th. The programme is an extensive one, and for the men’s competition, over an eighteen-hole course, Mr. J. S. Wilson and Dr. W’ilson have presented a silver cup, which will be played for annually, and will be known as the Manawatu Champion Cup. A GOLF VERSION. „ After the ball is over The hedge just across the way. After you’ve searched an hour (For that’s the fifth one that day). Many a man has spoken Words he’d fain recall When on the links he's been searching— After the ball. Judging from the reports of his match with D. Pryde, Duncan must be in fine form. Of his form on that occasion a Southern exchange says: His play all round was almost faultless. Every drive was long and straight, while his iron play through the green was a revelation, and his putting practically perfect. Golfers will be interested in the complete score, which was as follow-s: Out—3, 8,3, 5,6, 5,4, 5, 4—43. In—4, 3,4, 4,5, 4,4, 4, 4 —36.

•The ladies’ championship of the Wellington Golf Club was won by Mrs. Lees, who beat Miss Iris Bell by 3 up and 2to play. Mrs. Lees was champion of the club in 1896, runner-up in 1899, and has won many golf trophies.

The Royal Melbourne Golf Club start their championship meeting on the 9th inst. There are six days’ golfing, and the events include, besides the Amateur Championship of Victoria and the Ladies’ Championship, Men’s Handicap, Ladies’ Handicap, Men’s Doubles Handicap, and Mixed Pairs Handicap.

“Lofter” writes me as follows

The last of five matches with the Whakatu Club was played at Wai-o-hiki on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the visitors by six holes. Although Whakatu has lost three out of the five matches, it has the best of it in holes, being’ 116 to Napier’s 108. These inter-club matches are most enjoyable, and tend to bring the best players of the district together. Saturday’s scores were: WHAKATU. NAPIER. Nikera 0 K. Tareha 2 Lewis 0 Kawhi 1 F. Tomoana ... 3 J- Tareha 0 Gordon ’• 8 Mathias 0 Hogg 0 Smith 1 Renata 0 H. Peacock .... 3 McNiven 8 J. Peacock 0 Mannering 0 Kennedy 3 Taranaki, 7 Morris 0 J. Beatson, senr. 0 Gore 0 Warren 0 Jardine 4 O. Nelson 0 J. Cato 4 Alexander 0 Tabuteau ....... 2 26 20 It will be noticed that the Whakatu scoring was done by four men out of the team of 13. The ladies competed for the third of the clubs, presented by Mrs. Carlile, which was won by Mrs. Smith. The principal scores were:

Great interest is being taken in the tournament, beginning September 11, and we expect about a dozen players from Wanganui, and several from Palmerston. Given fine weather the meeting has every promise of being a great success.

Gross. Hdcp. Net. Mrs. Smith . ..77 12 65 t i i * ... 84 16 68 Mrs. J. McLean., . . .99 30 69 Miss Davis ....83 11 72 Miss Shaw ....90 17 73 Airs. Jardine ....90 15 4 O