TE PUKE NOTES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 505, 12 April 1933, Page 6

TE PUKE NOTES

Our Own Correspondent)

OFFICIAL OPENING OF NEW LINKS AT PAPAMOA •

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The Te Puke Golf Club held its official opening at the club's new links at Papamoa on Saturday afternoon, there being a large number of last year's players and several new members present. The president, Mr. H. George, extended a welcome. to all present and expressed the hope that they would have an enjoyable afternoon's golf. He said the club was most fortunate in having its links on such beautifully situated land, and he thanked Mr. James Dickson, patron of the elub and owner of the property on which the links are situated, for his generous assistance. to the club. In addition to allowing his property to be used, Mr. Diekson had always given the club the benefit of his expert knowledge of the land, and on numerous occasions had sacrificed his own farming int'erests in order to keep the grass low for the benefit of players. Mr. George mentioned that it had been intended at the closing function last year, to present Mr. Dickson with some tangible expression of the club's appreciation of his lcindness. On that occasion however, Mr. Dickson had been unable to attend, and the pleasdnt duty of making the presentation now devolved upon the spealcer. On behalf of the club, Mr. George then presented Mr. Dickson with a travelling rug. Continuing, the president thanked those members who had given such valuable assistance in bringing the links into their present good order, and he specially mentioned Mr. E. Hargreaves, the secretary of the club/ and Mr. R. Gibbings, who had provided the tee boxes which players would doubtless appreciate. In formally declaring the links open for play, Mr. George remarked, "Most of you present are very well acquainted with the past history- of this club in regard to links, and I can only express the hope that the troubles of the past will be forgotten in the pleasures of the future, and that you will all have a very happy season's golf." The players present then proceeded with Canadian mixed foursomes, but he'avy rain whdoh fell during the latte: part of the afternoon somewhat mar-