GOLF

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 171, 15 April 1921, Page 5

GOLF

KIRKWOOD I,EAVES AMERICA FOR ENGLAND. Washfngthn, April 13. Kirkwood, the Australian golfer, has sailed for England. After the English and French open championships he will, return to the United States for the national open event. —Reuter. A ROEHAM PTON MATCH. (Rec. April 15, 0.5 a.m.) London, April Okonden, the Baynes Park professional, with a card of 139, led a field including Ray, Braid, Vardon, Mitchell, and Duncan in a 36-hole match at Roehampton. Taylor finished • fourth. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ALTERATIONS IN THE RULES OF THE GAME. (Rec. April 11, 11.40 p.m.) London, April 14. The Rules of Golf Committee has notified that the following alterations will operate from May I:—Standardising a ball with a maximum weight of 1.62 ounces and a minimum diameter of 1.62 inches; reducing the lost-ball penalty, and increasing the out-ob-bounds penalty. The committee announces fh,-it ribbed irons mav be barrod in the near future, after the open amateur championships have been decided. Mr. Anthony Spalding, writing in the "Daily News," suggests the prohibition , of the use of solid or liquid cores as a possible solution of golf ball problem.— Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.