RESPECTED GOLF PRO., J. GALLOWAY, DIES AT ROTORUA

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 187, 9 August 1941, Page 3 (Supplement)

RESPECTED GOLF PRO., J. GALLOWAY, DIES AT ROTORUA

The death occurred at Rotorua last week of Mr. J. R. "Jock" Galloway, known and respected in golf circles throughout New Zealand. Professional at the Manawatu Club since 1922, when he first came to New Zealand, he made the club's welfare his life's work, and also took a prominent part in the affairs of the Professional Golfers' Association. Jock Galloway was the son of Captain John Galloway, a master mariner. He was born at Leven. Fifeshire, Scotland, where is one of the famous East Coast courses just round the coast about 21 miles from St. Andrews. As a boy he played a lot of golf and in 1911 he received an appointment to Aberystwith, one of the famous Welsh courses. He did not stay long there, however, but returned to his home course. Though he did some coaching it was not really until after the war that Jock turned professional. Before turning professional he had considerable success as an amateur. He was a member of the Leven Thistle Club which had a membership of over a thousand. He was a scratch golfer and at different times held every club trophy, Including the championship for many years. As a member of Leven Thistle he won the Fife county championship, which was one of the big events of the Scottish golfing calendar. He also won the "Evening Post" trophy, but his biggest success as an amateur was achieved at Montrose when he reached the semi-final of the Scottish J amateur championship. That would be in about 1912, and it was in 1922 tHat Mr. and Mrs. Galloway and their family of two boys came to New Zealand. Shortly after their arrival in the Dominion Mr. Galloway was appointed to the Manawatu Golf Club, and that appointment was his I first and only appointment in New Zealand.

He was visiting his son. Tom Galloway, the Rotorua coach, at the time of his death, and suffered a recurrence of heart trouble from which he had been ailing for some time. His other son is John Galloway, master at the Rangiora High School, and prominent amateur golfer in the South Island.

Jock Galloway was a regular competitor at the New Zealand championship meeting. In 1927. at Hamilton, he reached the semi-final of the professional event after eliminating Andy Shaw in the quarter-final. In 3 930 he partnered Shaw when they won the foursomes. On two other occasions—in 1928 and 1933—he and his son Tom were runners-up in this event. Last time the open was played at Shirley he was runner-up to Andy Shaw in the professional championship. On another occasion he was runner-up after four rounds of stroke play in the professional championship at Waiohiki. the Napier Golf Club's course. The pupils of Jock who achieved most fame were Miss Bessie Gaisford and Miss Sue Collins. At times .lock contributed articles to different golf journals, and when he did set pen to paper his writings were always well worth reading.