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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 12 April 1926, Page 13

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TfMARU CLUB'S OPENING.

flie opening of the season took place at High field on Saturday m ideal weather, and onlookers and playcus had a most enjoyable afternoon. Iho links were in splendid order, and there, is every prospect ot the club having a most succesSlul season. A. mixed foursome match over 14 hides, for which HI yntries were received was ; played, and resulted in a win Tor Miss Wilkin and E. A. Scott. After afternoon lea the president : (Mr W. 1.1. Walton) declared the senMOll oliieially opened, and expressed pleasure, at seeing so many visitors and members present. In the. course ol his remarks lie commented on the neirked improvement in the links, which lie attributed to the continuous police adopted by succeeding <omniiLLees and to Urn excellent work done : hv the groundmnn (Mr J. B. O Coil- , nor) lie also mentioned that tho | commit Ico bad engaged Messrs. Clements and .Korrest to I'eport on the i course, and that their reeoili ineuda-

tions re bunkering were now being considered and would be carried out gradually if approved. In conclusion, ho made an appeal to members of both elulis to assist in keeping the links in good order, and made special mention’of the necessity for players to see .that all divots were carefully replaced. The following were the best scores

Not Gross Hep. Miss Wilkin and E. A. Son It 71 11 15U Miss Coliorill ami lvom02 shot 1 72 10 Miss \V. Tizard and Thompson '‘3 '■ (Vi Mrs Knsor and Uoswkk to lMrs Wobhcr and Ulrich 77 H (>G Miss Walton and Cramoud ‘8 1oo Miss 1 Innler-Weston and <)() Miss Moelian and Berry Ml Id AA Mrs .M<d/nan and G. K. Marshall 7S 9 (TT Mrs Lattimorc: and Cave 7!) 10 09