GOLF.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 9, 8 December 1926, Page 7

GOLF.

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION The monthly meeting of the New Zealand Golf Association was held at the office of the secretary, Mr G. O. Sutton, Featherston street, Wellington, on Monday, 6th inst., when there were present i Messrs It. C. Kirk (chairman), J. B. Mac Ewan, A. J. Abbott, H. It. Balneavis, A. D. S. Duncan and W, E. A. Gill. An apology was received for the unavoidable absence of Captain Conway. The statement of finances showed a balance at the Savings Bank of £6OO and at the National Bank of £167. The Hamilton Golf Clifb having written asking for a definite reply to their application for next year’s championship tournament it was resolved to inform them that the tournament will be held at Hamilton unless it were considered, after an inspection by the chairman in February or March, that the course was not likely to be in suitable condition. It was decided that the starting date should be approximately the middle of September. Profesisonals’ autumn tournament.— The Rotorua Golf Club wrote to the effect that they were quite prepared to find the balance of the prize money over and above the £l5O provided by the association, and they suggested Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th March, as the dates. It was resolved to write the secretary

of the Profesisonals’ Association and ascertain as to how these dates will suit the professionals. The Otago Golf Club advised that they purpose holding an Easter tournament next year and that they will hold their usual New Year tournament. A reply was received from the Department of Internal Affairs to the association’s letter suggesting that they be permitted to arrange' a golfers’ welcome to H.R.H. the Duke of York to take the form of a four-ball bogey handicap open to a limited number of members from each affiliated club. The suggestion is to be submitted for consideration in connection with the Wellington programme of entertainment. The Wellington City Council wrote asking the association to ar-. range for a member to be nominated I for inclusion on the sports committee j in connection with the welcome to H.R.H. and Mr J. B. Mac Ewan was 1 appointed to represent the association.