Pax Smith Best.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 86, 12 April 1941, Page 2 (Supplement)

Pax Smith Best.

73 AT MIDDLEMORE.

Leads Field in Qualifying Play

Of Easter Tourney.

Playing in the Auckland Golf Clube Easter tournament Pax Smith gave a sample of his real ability by outclassing the qualifying field in the first round with a card of 73. Out in 37, he started home with a 2; with three holes to play he wanted fours for a 70. He hooked his drive into the trees at the sixteenth and lcefc a stroke, took the orthodox 5 at the next, and finally mtesed a Coot putt on the last for the "four.

Only two other playere, A. R. Jones (Otahuhu) and C'. X. Jncobscn broke 60. In the afternoon round Smith clipped to 82 (44-38) but still had the best aggregate 155, three strokes better than Jones and Jacobsen. Only one player, A. X". \oung, broke 80 in the afternoon. The best net score over the 30 holes was that of A. Irving (10) 72, 71 —143.

The following 16 qualified for the Mtddlemore championship:—P. G. Smith. 73. 82—155; A. RJones, 18. 80—158; C. N. Jacobsen. 78, 80—158; A. N. Young, 82. 79--161: I. Matthews. 80. 83— 163; A. Irving. 82. 81—163; W. P. Ralph. 82. 83— 165; J. P. Aldred. 81. 85—166; H. PUimley, 80. 87—167; S. Booth. 84, 83—167: O. Duncan. 86. 82 — 168; C. H. Knisht, 85. 83—168; C. Howden, 85. 84- 169; J. P. Ralph, 84, 86—170; F. Andrews, 85, 85—170; E. Haglge, 87, 84—171.

Those who qualified lor the handicap malch play event, the Middlemore handicap, were: —A. V. Shorter. 84. 88—172: lan Wilson. 81. 92—173: D. A. Burt, 85. 88—173; J. Enwrtght. 87. 87—174; H. B. Carr. 90, 85—175; T. E. Clark. 83. 93—176; W. B. Colebeck. 85. 92—177: N. McKenzle. 90. 87— 177; W. S. Paton, E9. 88—177; Ci. Hartshorn, 90. 88—178: W. J. Morley. 91. 90—181; R. W. Anderson. 94, 88—182: J. Walker. 91. 91 — 182: J. Ollmore. 87. 98—183; W. Wilson. 9J, 80—184; C. Burke. 91. 93—184.

To-morrow morning's play commences with the Middlemore handicap at 9.10. The first pair are Shorter and Paton. the othors following at flveminute intervals as follows:—Parr and Walker. Colebcck and W. Wilson. Burt and Morley. Enwrtght and Anderson. McKenzle and Burke. Clart and Gllmore, lan Wilson and Hartshorn.

The Middlemore championship starts at 9.50. the draw being:—Smith and Plumley. Matthews and Howden, Ralph and Andrew, Jacobsen and Duncan, Young and Knight. Aldred and Haggic, Irvine and J. P. Ralph. Jones and Booth.

The Tamaki jiandlcap. 10.30 a.m.:—Davie and Hardgreavcs, Martelli and Black. Smith and Saunders. Luscombe and Meehan.