ROUND THE LINKS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 258, 31 October 1929, Page 19

ROUND THE LINKS.

TITIRANGI TOURNEY.

COMMENT ON THE PLAY.

SOME STRENUOUS MATCHES,

(By RUBBERCORE.)

The Maungakiekie Club's annual j tournament at Titirangi proved an 3 unqualified success. The main events, c the Hislop Cup and Titirangi Handi- ® cap Cup, were won by W. S. Ralph and I A. B. Joplin respectively. On the open- j ing day the course value was upset by C the persistent nor'-easter, otherwise con- f ditions were ideal. Like most courses, Titirangi is best suited to a particular 3 wind, and for choice a gentle southerly is the ideal. Fortunately heavy rains softened the course, but, even so, several of the approaches were unreliable, those holes from the eighth to the eleventh c being cases in point. That Titirangi pre- j sents a problem was shown in the first S clay's results) when only two cards of better than 80 were returned. In fact, i for tlie morning round of the Hislop Cup c in no case was 80 bettered. On Satur- £ day several heroic carries were presented, and this no doubt caused scores to mount. A Popular Win. Ralph's win in the Hislop Cup was very popular, those assembled according liiiu an ovation. The fact that he has ( always taken part in the tournament j was not lost sight of. Though having ( won either one or two Titirangi Cups, i this is the first occasion on whicli he has 1 carried off the scratch event. He was J the winner of the initial handicap tourna- ] ment at One Tree Hill, I think from i Keith Caldwell, while the succeeding year j he lost the final to J. M. Hockin, whose r wooden putter won the day. c It says much for the handicap per- < formers of to-day that the best scratch { f score was barely able to gain a place in < the list of qualified for the Titirangi i Cup. Dr. Howden, of Waiuku, and R. 1 D. Wright, of Middlemore, who each held , the advantage over Ralph after the first j round, fell away in the afternoon. ! Brinsden, Tallis and Bartleet held on well, all having chances, but were not quite equal to getting that few strokes below. 80. Croxson, of Favona, handed in a good afternoon card of 78, but was not an entrant for either major fixture. Incidents of Play. The first bogey handicap saw A. H. Magson and J. Murray return fine cards of 3 up, while T. A. Goulding was only one hole worse. In the play off, Magson won, playing another good round. In the first round of the Titirangi Cup B. H. Menzies rather easily accounted for R. J. Hamilton, a remark that also might be held to apply to the match between Murray and T. E. Goudie. Since Murray was round in 78 from the eleventh mark, Goudie's position will be appreciated. N. McLean's win over J. Francis at the nineteenth, and E. G. Tallis' victory from W. J. A. Thomson at the twenty-first were hard earned, fairly good golf having characterised each match. In the second round McCrystal was, at his best against Tallis, winning with several holes to. spare. His goif was most convincing." In defeating Menzies, McLean eliminated the only visitor who had qualified. Menzies was 5 down at the eleventh, but thereafter offered a fine resistance, losing only at the seventeenth. The limit handicap player, J. R. Neil, gave C. Robinson a very strenuous game, being defeated only after an extra hole had been played. Considering it is his first tournament, Neil did surprisingly well. Against Joplin, Murray did not reproduce his morning form, and at the tenth stood four down. He was never able to reduce the gap, his opponent's play being too consistent. Lest the opposition should be at its best, H. M. Rogerson made certain of the medal handicap, his card 84—15—09 being 4 strokes "better than that of C. Bailey, the runner-up. Bailey was a visitor from Akarana, and played consistently good golf during the tuornament. At the Business End. In the semi-finals McCrystal found f McLean invincible, the handicap he was , required to concede being beyond his powers. Up to this stage McCrystal had appeared as a likely winner. In the other semi-final Joplin held the advantage from C. Robinson, to gradually establish a safe lead. Each was responsible for good holes, but Joplin's consistency won through. At this stage several of the group handicaps had been decided, Randrup having defeated A. Sandel, of Taumarunui. At the eighteenth Hazeldene, of Akarana, claimed the next group in defeating A. Ohlson, of Waiuku, whose perfect three at the nineteenth the previous day had earned for. him his place at Dr. Howden's ex- ■ pense. G. Wynyard, of Akarana, com- ' fortably accounted for Moffitt, of Ota- ■ huliu, while in the fourth group Dacre ■ and Taylor disputed honours to the eighteenth, where the former won. H. M. Rogerson qualified to again shake the . presidential hand at the prize-givinc 1 in worrying F. W. Greenbank out of the ; fifth group at the twentieth.. Strenuous , best describes this match. Another good game was in the succeeding group, when H. V. Ganley defeated Spinley at the last hole. One Tree Hill devotees in L. Norton and H. S. McLaren filled the , places in the bogey, the former's 5 up • ranking with Rogerson's 69 as the outstanding score of the tournament. Nor- • ton would seem as much in his element on the links as on the hockey field. Titirangi Cup Final. In the final of the Cup, Joplin's con- . sistency was the factor in his success. , Although unorthodox, he has several splendid shots in his bag. Particularly sound is his shot to the pin, and moreover he is invariably a reliable putter. Though McLean battled it out, it was more or less a question of time when Joplin's scope and keener appreciation , round the green would assert itself. • McLean, however, put up an excellent .' performance in taking the match to the • sixteenth green. With the playing of - the four-ball, in which R. 0. Gardner > and F. W. Greenbank proved successful, the curtain was rung down on the competitive side of the tournament. Later the president, Mr. W. J. A. Thomson, presented the prizes, when another Titi- • rangi Cup fixture passed into history. 1 AKARANA LADIES' CLUB. • The draw for the Canadian foursomes to be played by the Akarana Ladies' Club to-morrow is as follows, play commencing nt 10.30 a.m.:—Mrs. Gilmore and Miss Dalton v. Misses Fearnley and P. Peet, Mrs: Cox and Mrs. Fearnley v. Misses Smith and Longdill, Mrs. Sutton and Mrs. Caughey v. Misses M. Peet and If. Miller, Misses Darrach and Cox v. Misses Connett and .Tones, Mrs. England and Miss Young v. Mrs. Preston and Miss Hodge, Mrs. Young n and Miss Ballantyne v. Mrs. Coppard and e Mrs. Budge, Mrs. Halford and Mrs. Zahara I. v. Miss Birch and Miss Kerr-Taylor, Mrs. >, Masefield and Miss Todd v. Mrs. Darrach \ and Mrs. Blakey. Post entries will be received.

AUCKLAND LADIES' CLUB. The Auckland Ladies' Club played a medal competition at Middlemore. The best scores were as follows:—Mrs. Robertson, 89—11—78; Mrs. Rutherford, 91—12— 79; Miss H. Cutfield, 95—16—79; Miss I. Ruddock, 105—29—79; Mrs. Marshall, 91 — 11—80; Mrs. Buttle, 91—11—SO. The draw for the monthly medal competition, to be played on Tuesday next, is as follows :—Miss Noakes v. Miss L. Cutfield, Miss Ridings v. Miss Hamlin, Miss Lever v. Mrs. Cox, Miss L. Robertson v. Mrs. S. Hanna, Mrs. Abbott v. Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Wright v. Mrs. Murphy, Miss E. Wilson v. Mrs. Marshall, Miss Orr v. Miss H. Cutfield,. Miss Buddie v. Mrs. Rainger, Mrs. Endean v. Mrs. Robertson, Miss Moginie y. Mrs. Rutherford, Mrs. Buttle v. Miss McGovern, Mrs. Hughes v. Miss Upton, Miss T. Bayly v. Mrs. Craven, Miss D. Rainger v. Miss Macfarlane, Miss Culling v. Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. Green v. Miss MacCormick, Miss M. Macfarlane v. Mrs. H. Hanna, Miss Walkley v. Mrs. E. Friedlander, Mrs. Wylde-Browne v. Mrs. Macindoe, Miss Henderson v. Mrs. Morris, Miss C. Martin v. Miss Jackson, Miss Coutts v. Mrs. Finn, Mrs. Frater v. Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Trice v. Miss Reid, Mrs. Jefferson v. Miss R. Roberton, Miss Egerton v. 'Mrs. Boddington, Mrs. Miller v. Miss C. Rainger, Miss C. Bayly v. Mrs. Carr, Miss E. Mahoney v. another. HAMILTON LADIES' CLUB. HAMILTON, this day. The best score in the Medley Medal competition of the Hamilton Ladies' Club yesterday was that of Mrs. C. A. Arthur, S4—l2 —72. The consolation match was won by Miss Stevens. The closing day will be next Wednesday. Foursomes will be played, and there will be continuous putting. The presentation of trophies will take place at 4.30 p.m. in the clubhouse. WHANGAREI CLUB'S SEASON. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WHANGAREI, this day. At the official closing of the Whangarei Golf Club the president. Mr. F. Iligginson. presented the following trophies : —Senior club championship, D. ,T. Thomson; junior championship, C. Bevins; club handicap (four rounds of medal play on handicap), 11. Harrison; captain's trophy (match play on handicap), W. J. Glanville: open day mixed foursomes, Miss Higginson and R. Harrison; four-ball bogey, W. Donohue and Mullins; first bogey match, Batcup; first round club handicap. J. Glanville: one club match, A. Lamb: second bogey, D. J. Thomson; second round match club handicap, C. Bevins; flag match, IT. Harrison: third bogey match, A. Lamb; third round club handicap, H. Harrison; mixed foursomes. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb: fourth round club handicap, W. J. Glanville; four-ball medal, B. Marshall and L. Feist; qualifying round, D. J. Thomson. During the afternoon a mixed foursomes was payed for a trophy presented by the president. This was won by Mrs. Brabazon and R. Harrison, with a very good card of 89—24—65. TE AROHA CLUB. (By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.) TE AROHA, this day. The final rtav's play of the Te Aroha Golf Club for the season eventuated yesterday, with the following results : — Foursomes, F. Ilalligan and Mrs. Frear; approaching and putting. Mrs. Halligan and J. P. Somers; putting, F. Halligan; ladies' putting, Mrs. Halligan.