GOLF.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1920, Page 1

GOLF.

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIPS

(United 'Service Telegrams)*

AUCKLAND, Sept. 1

The New Zealand golf championships will be played at St Andrew’s links, Hamilton, from 13th to 18th inst. A great deal of expense has been incurred in preparing the course for the meeting. At most of the holes new tees have been made, with the result that the round has been lengthened to 6107 yards, or 106 yards more than the Australian championship course at Kensington, New South Wales. The longest holes are the fourth (440yds) and seventh (521yds), and the eighteenth has been considerably lengthened to 438yds. The shortest are the first (184yds), tenth (191yds), and fourteenth (116vds). I Bogey is 44 out and 42 in. Several new bunkers have been put in, while old ones have been cleaned. The most difficult bunker now is that at the short hole—the fourteenth —the sand in the steep bank now being very loose and requiring a very good shot in order to get clear. Special care has been taken with the greens, weeding having been done j in such a systematic manner that it ifc j anticipated they will be in perfect order \ for the meeting. The clubhouse ihau'j been extended to provide locker room for nearly 200 players, while the dining room will accommodate a similar num-

The entries closed to-day. A total of 89 were received for the Amateur Championship, but this number will be reduced to 72 by eliminating all those with a handicap of nine or over.