ON THE LINKS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 179, 30 July 1936, Page 22

ON THE LINKS.

THE WEEK-END ROUNDS. A SURPRISE OR TWO NOTED,

P. G. SMITH COMES BACK TO FORM.

•pj|! Hitting the ball more in the style of j ll'ill llis inl P ressiv e display at Easter, P. G. 11l If Smith returned a fine 74, to tie with S. | 'iirlf 011 • 7S, in Akarana's bogey. The iff I»air were 7 up from allowances of 3 and 4 liSlrl s^ro^es respectively, which represented ilfiilil really sound golf. Smith has great pos--IHI sibilities, but misses too many short putts if' !.( f° r one of his years. The best of shots to the pill are largely nullified if the attack is not pressed home by holing the ; J 1 putt. Putting is not dribbling and S|Sa' hoping. It is hitting and attacking. i|||j J- H. Biss, victor over C. X. Jacobsen jiff i in their Coltman Cup match, displayed $! { very fair promise some seasons ago before [|jj| his temporary respite from the game. His recent rounds suggest that he is well If|l| treated in the matter of handicap, though the observation is. perhaps, tardy in view t||i. of his latest win. He has but to attain |Pl steadiness to earn a much lower handicap. lIS G- S. Wiseman and Frank Thompson •jtejj provided the real thrill of the day, and lilll, weighed with the performance in the t |r;| previous round, it would seem that Wisep;f man is a hard nut to crack. A HoweySij| Walker is another who is playing well, jjf|. and J. Swanson had little or no chance jiga of conceding him his handicap. C. E. 11l i Cammick and W. R. Woolhouse are a |it|l pair still alive and playing we]'. |'Si| The final for the handicap foursomes Si!| was not productive of the expected good ||j; match, G. Coltman and H. Cullen being f t°° sound a combination for H. Wiggins and the long-marker L. O. Wratliall. The affair faded out when at the 31st Cullen fill I recovered from a bunker and Coltman jjik'pi added the finishing touches to secure the jjilii half and the match. By far the most jjlpj' popular man on the course was S. Booth, .Si || who injudiciously holed his tee shot at Mj '• the short fifth—in full view of those in ||| the lounge. Bledisloe Cup Play. |i Practically through with its Elliffe Cup Jn.lj matches Maungakiekie embarked on match |:;i| play for the Bledisloe Cup at the weekend. One of the best rounds of the day jSjiUi was the 77 to M. Wiseman, who won liis jj|p game from P. Whyman at the sixteenth. ajjl| i Whyman offered a stout resistance in view |II of Wiseman's 3up on bogey. A good jSij stylist, Wiseman has fulfilled his promise ' of returning a first class card. G. Truecott, ||| who defeated J. Jerrat, also played well, jjjf as did W. Calderwood in taking heavy toll Iftj | of a promising player in W. Renshaw. The fiji result, 6 and 5, speaks for itself, lit R. G. Milligan and G. Sticlibury, Jno. fljjl Earle and J. I}. Shanly, and G. H. PhilJsJ 6011 and C. G. Cooper all journeyed to the a' '• nineteenth. Stichbury's luck is out. as in il-S the Elliffe Cup he lost at the extra hole |jii to L. E. Vivian after a match which, had || fortune not been against him, he should : have won. Earle and Shanly repeated ; ij|l an Elliffe Cup encounter, and Earle again H|: t prevailed. He was, however, required to ; j|| hole an excellent putt to win, Shanly's il effort to save in three being a really good || one. C. A. Jarman, finalist for the Elliffe If Ci*> against M. T. Wilson, had ho difficplty in beating H. Roy, but Wilson sutjM fered a reverse from a middle marker in K/j E. D. Thomas. The latter played well, I ?i|| as Wilson's net medal was better than 70. |S| Wilson is hitting a remarkably long ball ?*sf for a newcomer, the long two-shot holes ill being well within his range. The other II . card of merit was the 3 up on bogey to l|!i G S. R. Meredith, who made a welcome fill return to form. The cards were stacked Ijilj' against him, however, as Wiseman won on |!jf the count back. ||| Ballin Cup Final. |Si| Titirangi's Ballin Cup final saw T. R. jS?! Impey completely off form, and G. Jl. Birch experienced the easiest of wins, fjjjl Impey's tee shots were awry, which on a |"|li course such as Titirangi proved fatal to his prospects. Seven up at the turn, xJiicli .fit was not required to make any special lIS effort to win, but on his recent play aili would probably have been successful in US anv case. Only one can win, hut as 111 finalists the pair laid low many capable VI;I match players on the journey. ISf Revelling in the clean and place rule, fl"'! H L. Robson presented his partner, J. IS' Grierson with a -delightful opportunity Ijl] when in the foursome he left the first nine il'ti holes behind in 35. That Grierson apprefig ciated the compliment is contained in their PI 9 up, to add, wrecked the ail efforts of others. J. M. Coltman and O. II! G Fisher also combined fairly successfully, Iff but their card of six up, ordinarily good, ffill was of no avail. Fisher is getting back to 111 former days, while Coltman is also swingRll' in" well. The consistent A. Harvey, part-: il nered by H. V. Ganley, who is very solid |ji|i from handicap, finished third in the list, j |i»| Middlemore Events. ull The gross 74 to R. D. Horton and R. G. ||.- • Rainger in Middlemore's Canadian four--1 some makes bright reading, though under P such excellent conditions for play and m 1 view of their abilities, such a score was i comfortably within their compass Horli'j ton is playing some really good golf, e\ en ft| if mixing a poor round or two in the proI cess, and must be -accounted rather capable for a handicap of five. Rainger, oi course, is generally so sound on the greens as to put the finishing touches on inspired efforts by his partner. C. H. Archer, part nered by H. Kirker, had a sound card of 80—0—71, while V. Masters and W. Wilson if we are to believe all we read, iet slip the golden opportunity in allowing a possible four dwindle into a six at the 11 JVonfa rather mixed grill at P"P u^ e ' Armstrong's feat in meriStands out as amongst the men torious. W. D. Ross, so well known in Hamilton golf, played yet another good round his 75—11—64, suggesting that he is partial to the short course. He showed the way to many younger rivals m return ing the best gross score for the day. Junior championship matches were well /ought, a feature having been.the defeat of I. U. de Clivc Lowe after his excellent recovery, of the previous round. I- Howden. who was defeated by C. H. Palmer, would not seem to be invested with the family nan for supremacy in sport. Otahuhu Surprise. Revealing hitherto unsuspected abilities, J, T. Harrison, well-known tennis coach, sprang a surprise in scoring a runaway win in the final of Otaliuhu's Eccles Cup. S. Clark (7) was the other finalist, but he had no chance of conceding the five strokes handicap as Harrison completed the first nine holes in 37, and the round in 74. Much of Harrison's success was wrapped up in the agency of one putt per green, but at the eighth he dispensed with the use of his putter in holing his chip shot. It would seem that Harrison I has captured something of Murray's mantle. Reviewing it all Clark might well feel aggrieved at having been victim °*§eorei> a of 73, 73, 70, 70, the dream of one's ambition in an open, afforded H. Goodwin a clear-cut win in Aorth Shores president's prize, and as net figures, they were consistently good. D. Maingay appeared the one likely to prove successful, but a break of 79 in the concluding round ruined his prospects. J. Howie, J. D. Bull and Alan Browne, who, too, met disaster at the end. were others who rode Bjjfl the long trail fairly successfully. The iH laurels of the day, however, really rested W with R. X. White, whose gross 77 on a jljjw heavy course had distinct mciit. • iV; On Country Courses. I|E| A vigorous hitter in E. Cameron led H Onewhero's championship qualifying test, fill but Keith Caldwell 81, and Cronin 84, SI will be the most difficult to defeat in j iml the match play. Cronin and Caldwell HB have each held the title, and ordinarily Caldwell is much the better golfer, in Cronin, however, is a sticker, and on a |H country course is able to give as good as H he receives. SB Consistent golf gave. P.. Mills, success 1 in Pukekohe's captain's trophy from H. i?! W Estall. who had none.the.best of the If luck in finishing one stroke in arrear. Th» 'j# hggt individual card of the day was J. i 1 Roule ton's 74r—6—68, which was really i fag -.i g o if. The Pukekohe greens are

bettertthawn w ever before, while the tie lip rule following the drive is also an aid to scoring. Most of the country clubs, where courses have any pretentions to length, would be well advised to adopt the clean and place rule. GLENDOWIE CLUB. HOWEY WALKER CL'l* CONTEST. The Howey Walker Cup match will be played next Saturday by niemlx'rs- of the Glendo wie Golf Cluli in conjunction with a competition for a special trophy. Draw :— L. ,1. Keys v. J. K. Kissiing. G. Gatidin v. .1. j'. May, S. K. Self v. 4. V. I-me, A. ■lack v. 1!. K. Davis, F. Bestall v. K. Moore, C. rainier v. J. <;. Beale, Dr. Ilorton v. <!. I'almer, I>. L. Robinson v. 4. Terry, 4. K. Cameron v. T. Agiiieii-Smith, J. Lucas v. V. It. .Johns, A. C. Johns v. !•'. Lintott, ,1. E. Stedman v. J. K. McCrystal, 1. G. O'Neill v. W. I.axon. C. D'Autliroau v. D. MeCregor. I/. A. M:irqin>t v. 4. Kingston. 11. O. Jones v. K. llenton, W. Monteith v. It. Katterfeldt, A. llowy Walker v. O. llainger, I*. a-. G. D. Pollock. \V. i.ong v. A. O. Ilorspool. 11. E. .hilly v. S. V. liatley, A. C. Herring v. .1. S. Keys. AKARANA LADIES' CLUB. The first round of '.he handicap foursomes. which was to nave been completed by members of tlie Akarana Ladies' Golf Club next Monday, has been extended to August 10. MAUNGAKIEKIE LADIES' CLUB. The medal handicap match, which was to have been played yesterday by members of .the Maungakiekie Ladies' Golf Club, was postponed until October 7, and the match set down for that date will be played on November 4. Result of senii-tinals of the handicap match piny competition for the Junior Cup:—Mrs. .T. Dawson beat Mrs. 1!. Martin. ~> and 4: Mrs. 11. I'. Caugliey beat Mrs. R. Meredith. 5 and 3. The linal must be played by August 11. PUPUKE LADIES' CLUB. The Stableford bogey match which was to be played this week by members of the I'upuke Ladies' Golf Club has been postponed indefinitely. A Stableford bogey match played by week-end members was won by Miss D. Williams with a score of 2S.

NORTH SHORE CLUB. Team to represent the Xorth Shore Golf Club In a match to be played during the week-end against a combined team chosen from the Hauraki Plains and Mangatawliiri Clubs: —A. .T. Spraggon, H. Preston, Jun., J. D. Bull, R. E. Ash, H. J. Preston, A. I!. Myers, A. F. Halvey, F. M. Cooper, E. L. Thwaites, H. I'. Ibbertson, A. Wliyte, M. D, Ash, W. Rees-George, A. B. Spence, K. Thomson, L. E. Ellisson, H. Kemp. NORTH SHORE LADIES' CLUB. The one-club match which was to have been played to-day by members of the Xorth Shore Ladies' Golf Club, has been postponed until next Monday. The original draw will stand. WAITEMATA CLUB. Subject to weather conditions, a medal match will be arranged at the Waitemata Golf Clubhouse on Saturday. Partners and opponents to be chosen. PAPAKURA CLUB. Members of the Papakura Golf Club will play the first round for the best gross score trophy on Saturday in conjunction with the monthly medal roiuid and eclectic competition. The draw will be arranged, at the clubhouse. CLEVEDON CLUB. ■Members of the Clevedon Golf Club will play the second qualifying round of the club championship next Saturday, In coiljunction with a bogey match for a trophy. Draw :—H. Orum v. F. O'Donnell, T. Currie v. R. Waters, J. Henderson v. X. Munro, J. Morris v. J. Burgoyne, I'. Orum v. C. Stephens, F. Bell v. A. Browne, D. Bryan v. J. Colquhoun, F. Atchison v. R. Wells, G. Dow v. W. Hunt, J. Wliytock a-. L. Jones, J. O'Sullivan v. D. Ryburn, S. Bell v. A. Train, R. Clark v. J. Lane, G. Munro v. O. Smith, C. liill v. L. Brown, D. Bishop v. T. Willis, D. Rickey v. another. VETERANS' TOURNEY. Draw for first round of the veterans' handicap to be played on the Titirangi links on Saturday :—C. Robinson v. J. l'ock, F. A. Browne v. G. L. Taylor, E. A. Tuke v. P. G. Alpe, F. Trice v. 11. O. Wiles, J. C. Wilson v. J. F. llollinrake, J. M. Somerville v. J. B. Johnston, W. J. A. Thomson v. 11. W. Cooke. A. Falrburn v. H. J. Court, L. H. Rogers v. 11. G. Thomson, T. Morpeth v. E. G. Tallis, A. B. Chappell v. R. S. Dcighton, E. T. Harold v. H. 11. Harper, R. J. Hamilton v. G. M. White, F. S. Ballin v. R. E. Alpe. Byes; A. E. Wliltten, F. C. Ewen.