GOLF

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22244, 8 November 1937, Page 13

GOLF

RETURNED SOLDIERS' DAY GOVERNOR-GENERAL PLAYS AT AVONDALE Such was the success of the first golf day of the Christchurch Returned Soldiers' Association held yesterday on the Avondale links, that it will become an annual event. Thanks are due to Messrs H. R. Blair and C. W. Oborn for the efficient running of the competitions. One hundred and fiity players were sent off the tee well under the scheduled time. His Excllencv the Governor-General olaved on the links in the morning. The cup lor the championship, presented by the Christchurch Press Companv, was won by C. C. Clements, 71, with J B. Forrest, 73, runner-up. A. A. Boon was next, having a score of 76. The following are the results:— Senior Medal Handicap—T. Condhffe, 79 io—69; C. Shaw. 79, 10—69; G. Hammer, Bi| H—7o; K. L. Stewart, 82, 12-70; J. S. Bruges 77, 6—71; A. A. Boon, 76, 5—71; C C. Clements, 71, 0—71; N. Jarvis, 80, 9 71- R. B. Lambert, 83, 11—72; C. Brown, 82 9—73- J. B. Forrest. 73, 0—73; N. G. Morrison, 82. 9—73; P. O'Shea. 82. 9—73; C. A. Seymour. 78, 5—73; F. S. Smaill, 82, 9—73; N. S. Cramond, 82. 8—74; P. H. N. Freeth, 78, 4—74: H. N. McFarlane, 77, 3 74- A. L. MacFarlane, 80, 6—74; M. T. Houlihan, 77, 3—74. Condliffe won the P Junior Medal Handicap—B. P. Murray, 79 15-64; J. Pierce, 86, 22—64; F. G. Tolmie. 83, 16—67: H. Kortegast, 88, 21—67; T. James, 85, 17—63; W. L. Grey, 89, 21— 63; J. N. Clarke, 87, 9—68; P. P. McDonald, 88. 16—70; J. Sugg, 94. 24—70: H. Wells, 91, 20—71; T. J. Cusack, 87, 16—71; T. A. Ecclesfield, 89, 18—71; O. F. Baker, 95, 24 71- G. P. Kellar, 95, 24—71; G. McAnulty, 86, 15—71; S. Oldridge, 95, 24—71; H. S. Williams, 84, 13—71. J. Pierce won on the count back. Visitors' Handicap—H. Kortegast, 88, 21— 67; F. G. Tolmie, 83, 16—67; W. L. Grey, 89, 21—68; G. Hammer, 81, 11—70; T. A. Ecclesfield, 89, 18—71; G. McAnulty, 86, 15—71; S. Oldridge, 95, 24—71. Kortegast won on the count back. There was a tie in the teams' match, which was won on the count back by C. C. Clements, P. O'Shea, T. R. Condliffe, and A. W. Spence, with a total of 293. The second team was T. A. Ecclesfield, H. Kortegast, G. Tomlinson, and H. Wells. Senior Bogey Handicap—C. A. Seymour (4), 4 up; E. J. Pumphrey (2), 2 up; R. B. Lambert (8), 2 up; T. S. Knight (4), 1 up; C. Holdsworth (3), 1 up; E. J. Cockroft (5), square; C. E. White (7), square; N. Jarvis (7), 1 down; P. H. N. Freeth (3), 1 down; A. W. Spence (9), 1 down; H. K. Kippenberger (8), 1 down. Junior Bogey Handicap—A. H. Weir (11), 5 up; G. Tomlinson (12), 2 up: H. Wells (16), 2 up; A. J. Bennetts (15), 1 up; L. Loveridge (15), 1 up; J. W. Huggins (13), 1 up; E. Day (14), 1 up; N. T. Glasgow (12). 1 down; J. A. Dalzell (12), 2 down; J. Pierce (14), 2 down; J. O. Webber (18), 2 down.

The putting competition was won by C. C. Clements with a score of 30.

CHRISTCHURCH CLUB'S CHAMPIONSHIP

P. R. GODBY BEATS M. W. SIMES

P. R. Godby beat M. W. Simes in the final of the Christchurch Golf Club's championship at Shirley yesterday. Eighteen holes were played in the morning and 18 in the afternoon.

Godby lost the second and third holes, recovering on the fifth and sixth. They were all square at the sixteenth. Then Godby won the seventeenth. Simes was out in 37 and completed the round in 76. In the afternoon Godby won the second, third, and fourth, and was out in a perfect 35, to stand 4 up. He won the eleventh (5 up and 7), but lost the thirteenth and, following the next two holes, won 4 up and 3. HAGLEY CLUB The first summer season to be held by the Hagley Golf Club was opened in ideal conditions on Saturday. A stroke handicap was played, best cards being:—W. Mackenzie. 82, 21—61; S. Steele. 81, 18—G3; H. L. Vincent, 94, 30— 04; C. J. Goldstone, 77, 12—65; C. Bruere, 82. 15—67. HARE WOOD CLUB G. C. Hill and W. E. Rogers were the winners of an aggregate stroke competition played at Harewood in the week-end, their combined cards totalling 150 net. Other results were: —L. J. Kincaid and W. M. Sstterthwaite 151, C. L. Crowley and L. J. Moorhouse 154; H. G. Barnett and A. B. Edwardes 155, A. A. Grimmer and F. W. Stevens 156. W. L. La wry and A. Boyd 15G, F. W. Blackwell and W. S. Mikkelson 157, A B. Bell and E. H. Buckridge 158, G. Ecroyd and R. J. Pask 159, A. Stewart and L. B. Stevens 162, J. Murphy and A. W. Williams 162. RAWHITI CLUB The following are the results of a men's Canadian foursome played over the week-end:—A. B. L. Smith and J. W. Lovell, 74 gross, 9 handicap, 65 net; G. S. Harrison and A. Aldcrsley, 78, 12—66; H. C. Hill and A. L. Large. 76, 9—67; L. W. Robinson and C. S. Robinson, 78, 11—67; C. M. Mullan and M. Taylor, 79, 9—70: H. G. Shaw and C. E. Shaw, 80, 10—70; J. Richardson and L. Ross-Smith. 81. 11— 70; K. C. Colvilie and T. C. Hitchcock, 84, 14—70. TEMPLETON COUNTRY CLUB The Templeton CounUy Club opened its summer season with a Stableford bogey, in. which five players finished square. The best cards were as follows:—Mrs H. Wilson, 5 gross, 30 handicap, 35 net; F. A. McTeigue. 17, 18—35; Mrs E. Rudkin, 24, 11— 35: Mrs N. Donaldson. 7, 28—35; J. A. Higgs. 31. 4—35; F. Williamson, 27, 5 32: T. S. Wilson, 13, 18—31; J. Allen, 14, 16—30- R. E. Dunne, 18, 11—29; B. Bassett, 14. 16—30. RAWHITI LADIES' CLUB The best scores in the women's Stableford bogey match played at Rawhiti yesterday were:—Mrs O. Herdman, 11 points, 24 handicap. 35 total; Miss Timms. 7, 27 34; Mrs Layton, 8, 25—33; Miss R. Reddington, 6. 27—33; Miss Allington, 12, 16—28; Miss Hartley. 3. 26—29.