GOLF TOUR

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 151, 22 March 1939, Page 16

GOLF TOUR

Von Nida And Cremin’s New Zealand Visit tentative itinerary Two leading Australian prol’essioual golfers, Norman Von Nida and Eric Gremin, will tour New Zealand early next month, and will play a series ot exhibition matches lasting about four weeks against the leading players of the Dominion. Von Nida Ims been one of the sensations of Auslralttin golf, as he luis.iu turn beaten such world-renowned visitors Io the Commonwealth as Gene Sarazen, Walter Hagen and Bobby Locke. Among the titles he holds is the Philippines open cliatnpionsbip (twice), Queensland open championship (three limes), Queensland close elnunpionsliip, New South AVaies professional championship, and Federal open championship. Creiniu has twice won the Australian professional cliampion.sbip and twice won I lie New South Wales ptofessional cliatnpionsbip. The Australians will arrive at. Wellington from Sydney on April 3, anti after playing an exhibition match at Masterion the following day,, they will plav a match on the Miramar links ou April 5. After touring the South Island, they will return to Wellington, and Von Nida will play a special match against the unattached AVellington professional, A. J. Shaw, on the Miramar links on April 15. The tentative itinerary for the New Zealand tour is aS follows: —April 4, Masterton; April 5, AVellington (Miramar) ; April 6, Nelson; April 7, Blenheim; April. 8, Christchurch, April 9, Timaru: April 10, Oamaru; April 12, Otago (Balmacewan) ; April 14, Christchurch; April 15, v. Shaw, at Wellington (Miramar); April 16, Manawatu; April 18, New Plymouth; April 19, Wanganui; April 21, Hastings; April 22, Napier; April 23, Poverty Bay: April 26, Rotorua: April 27,” Hamilton ; April 29, Auckland; April 30, Maungakiekie; May 1, leave Auckland for America.