Miscellaneous.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 14, 6 April 1910, Page 9

Mi scellaneous.

At the CbrisUhurrh Golf i lub’s Easter tournament B. H. Wood, champion vf (. hristrhureh. won the amateur championship of Canterbury with a score of 156. His first round of 82 was indifferent, but in his second he <*o in passed the course in 74 a record. H E. Wright and H. (\ Smith tied as runnerv-np with 161 each. K. Duncan, the only Welling* ton representative, took 89 ami 84—173 —for the two rounds. Burn-, of Auckland, returned a good card of 77 iu the morning.

The Miramar t’hi<b ha- lengthened iUi course considerably by adapting the rough country in the vicinity of several holes and including another green—making twelve holes altogether. The new course will be about 4600 yards long. The well-known golfer ami sportsman, Spencer Gollan. visited Kensington links (Australia) during a recent week, and indulged in some quiet practice with East. Although he was out of practice, his first two rounds were 76 and 77. which proved too good lor the professional. In the third game, however. East won comfortably. Golf links have been opened at Arcadia, Paradise. Th'w sounds tempting, and as it is a real fact it should be of inter<’tst to golfers ami those who would like to try their hands at the game when holiday-making. Paradise, it is hardly necessary to mention, is in this instance at the head of Lake Wakaiipu ami thirt latest attraction to the district will doubtless be appreciated. Holiday makers ami tourists m’casionally find time hang a little heavily on their hands, even in this ideal spot. Tn futnre they will be abb? to take their clubs and engage in a. game on the links. There are nine holes, ami the round is about two miles, ju.-t sufficient for g< ntle exerThe repo* f ami balance <heot of the Australian Golf Club for the p.i-t twelve months shows a very t-ucees-ful year’s working. The member’- roll ha< increased considerably, ami now totals 505 members. If the bail is the governing factor in the evolution of the golf < it is also becoming more clear every year that it is creating a revolution in the ideas hitherto accepted of course construction. The cry everywhere, even on the ( >l<l and. classic eour»>e<, is for more bunkers io be added to tho-e whi<h have long existed so as to make the game m<>:< intercs-ting as well as more dillidilt with the new. ball. At MontroHP. for & scheme is in preparation by the town council ami the club to add fifteen new trustees ami to ext eml five of the present bunkers for next <ea-on’s play there. At Carnoust ie. on the other hand, an effort i<s to be made to add another eighteen-hole course. Here tin* holiday golf in the .summer ami autumn is nearly as important as it i-> at Andrews and North Berwick, ami to ac.commodate (he crowd of visitors another relief course is wauled. At present there is an eighteen hole course and a relief round of nine holes, and the proposal i« being discussed by the town council and the green committee to enlarge the short course to a full round.