NORTH TOURNEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 205, 29 August 1936, Page 21

NORTH TOURNEY.

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WHANGAREI, Friday. The North Auckland amateur championship golf tournament was continued on the Mount Denby links in perfect weather. The Urst two rounds of the championship, which were played to-day, provide anv surprises, t/he ho?der of the w. J. Glanvflle, of iWhangarei,

comfortable victories, and this also applied to D. J. Thomson, the Whangarei Club champion( and A. L. McLean, of Akarana. The best, round to-day was by L. F. Potter, of Wellsford, a nine handicap player, who also reached the semi-finals. He returned a card of 77 this afternoon, taking 30 out and 38 in, which is exceptionally good on a 73-par course. Thomson this afternoon finished nicely with 35 for' the last nine holes. Results were:— NORTH AUCKLAND AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. First Round.' W. J. Glanvllle beat A. G. Sheen, 5 and 4. R. Gray beat W. C. Christensen, at the nineteenth. N. G. Barrlball beat S. J. Weston,, 1 up. A. L. McLean beat M. Greville, 2 and 1. D. B. Roberts beat R. G. Tappenden, at the twenty-first. L. F. Potter beat C. M. Becroft, 2 and 1. A. R. Gillespie beat R. H. Harrison, 2 and - 1. D. 3. Thomson beat H. W. Cormack, 3 and Second Round. Glanville beat Gray, 4 and 3. McLean beat Barriball, 4 and 3. Potter beat Roberts, 8 and 6. Thomson beat Gillespie, 4 and 2.

NORTH AUCKLAND AMATEUR HANDICAP. First Round.

A. A. Anderson (11) beat W. M. Winter (5),

1 up. G. W. Foote (8) beat T. McMillan (12), 3

R. (11) beat C. Ha worth (10), at the twenty-third. - H C. Tod (8) beat S. Morrison (4), 4. and u. H. Younger (11) beat A. H. Grant (0), 3

•w. a! 11 Christiansen (12) beat A. Walker

(11), - and 1. K. O. Potter (14) beat H. A. Good (12), 2

and 1. ... , I. Matthews (8) beat O. R. Grant (6), 1 up.

Second Round. Foot beat Anderson, 7 and 6. Smith beat Tod, 5 and 3. Younger beat Christiansen, 4 ana 2. Potter beat Matthews, 1 up. Special group for the eight eliminated from the first round of the championship.— First round: W. C. Christiansen beat A. G. Sheen, <3 and 5; M. Greville beat S. J. Weston, at the nineteenth; R. G. Tappenden beat C. M. Becroft, 4 and H. Harrison ..won by default £rom H. W. Cor1U Special- group for the eight eliminated from the first round of tlie handicap. First round: W.M. Winter beat T. McMillan^2 lip C. Haworth beat S. Morrison 1 up:' A; H. Grant beat A. Walker, I up; O. R. Grant beat H. A.. Good, 1 up.