THE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2895, 8 September 1909, Page 62

THE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING.

(Feok Our. Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, September 5. A number of Dunedin and Ohrietchureh golfers are in Wellington for a day or two en route to the championship meeting at Auckland, and have been playing on the Wellington Club's Links at Heretaunga, the beautiful surroundings of which they gr«atly admire. The Wellington team for fche championship meeting, consisting- probably of Messrs A. Duncan, A J. Abbott, C. Bid will, and j Walter Reid, will be a fairly strong on*, j Mr Duncan has been a good deal off his J game lately, yet ha frequently does rounds ! of 74 to 78. The other day, playng against j Martin, the club's professional, be did a phenomenal round of 69, which breaks his ! former record for the- links. So excellent was Mr Duncan's gam<a that the profes- ' sional- did not win a single hole on the \ whole round. The Bogey score for the course is 81 Mr Abbott has also been doing rome good rounds, and yesterday, in a practice match, he beat Martin by 3 up. Tho weak spot in Mr Abbott's game at preeent is his putting. A number of- tho championship competitors will leave for Auckland on Tuesday by the Main Trunk route.

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