GOLF

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GOLF

♦ AVONDALE OPEN TOURNAMENT

. WIN FOR J. W. JACKSON entrt~ A fe? <i ?? e Qol£ Club received record • was held ni! S tournament, which : There wlr. °” Sa;u j: da y and yesterday. ■ The onpn r nh th ?. n 170 competitors. \V' JarkL ha ™P lonshl P was won by J. .on kson x Wlth rou nds of 78 and 70 for I with e^rt e 7 148 ’ S - H - McKechnie 1 the runn^FJ 4 ’ a V regate of 153 - was > p. e T £y nn o£ -I JP* Next best scores were' A i m n' s - 01 74 ~y4: R- R- Senior 72 DinnshiA «^F. ach x Y on the junior cham- - Jwpounds of 82 and 80 for an ’ iR'J r , Bate *u f 162 ' R ’ S - O N eill with 82', 82— • were^ a f r i U P ne £. U P* Other good scores were. I. Barkle. 86. 82—168, and E G ’ ■ Thompson, 86, 83—169. 1 rinn Fu’k e .handicap Played in conjunc- » reJilMrF A th S championships yesterday ' F 7 U !}r ed nT A o/ rade: R - R - Senior, 72, 5 ' nn X J - S J a J lle , y ’ 74 - 7 ~ 67 • Senior won 'i 81 FLsa U w"^? C £ B grade: A - T - Ben . 1 r, 1 — 64: W ' Sutherland, 91, 22—69 The afternoon round resulted:—A grade: L. | Chappell, 81, 12—69; M. Atkinson, 78. B—7o. ■ rLF r u de:L ' R - Scott 84, 18—66; E. ; Coombes. 91, 24—67. ; I tt The stroke aggregate was won by J. ; 9PF ey and M. W. Stanley with a score » tut 7? 8 , net ’ a ~ d the teams’ match by M. > T* R^S SOn ’ + . J - G ' Stack - G Connor, and ; Wlth a ne t score of 286. 5 r,.,T;- G - Kennedy and A. H. I’Bell won the i putting competitions. ■ I r " 1 ?? 11 „ bog€y Played on Saturday - Kor tegast (11) and W. J. p! w ° r J? g m S . t (18) ’ 6 up: Y - F - Bell (11) and L I W; R - Thrower (12). 5 up; M. W. Stanley (a) and J. Oakley (9), 5 up; M. G. Proc1 F r a and C - W. McCormick (13). 3 up; E. A. Cleland (7) and T. R. Condliffe (6), > zV«» A o Pascoe <9) aud H. S. DerSJ d ? e i « 2) ’ 3 up: L - Taylor (12) and J. I- ?* C AT llf £L (1<) - 3 up: E - G - Mitchell (5) b S nd , J- Thomas (5), 3 up. On the count- - back, Bell and Thrower were declared j runners-up. G. Pitcaithly holed his tee shot at the j pound h le * n yesterday morning's

AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR TITLE

(Rec. 11 p.m.) ADELAIDE, Aug. 24. After a lapse of 17 years. 11. W. Hattersley won his second Australian amagolf championship by beating F. W. Gluth, 1 up. The match was played in appalling conditions of icy wind and driving rain.

Hattersley was never down, but gave his supporters anxious moments by losing his commanding lead in the afternoon. The players were level at the thirty-sixth hole. Gluth missed an easv putt, leaving Hattersley a one-foot putt to take the match. CHRISTCHURCH CLUB A foursome flag match for the G. E. Rhodes Cup. played by the Christchurch Club on Saturday resulted in a win for *• B. Cromb and Mrs Cromb, who carried the flag just short of the twentieth green. L. W. Fleetwood and Mrs J. B. Hay, who took the flag to the nineteenth green, were second. HAGLEY CLUB Best scores in the second round of the championships played on Saturday were as follows: Senior.—W. Purdie beat H. Hooper at the nineteenth; T. James beat M. Smith, 2 and 1; R. D. Johnston beat B. A. Miles, 3 and 2. Junior.—F. C. Penfold beat A. L. Wright, 2 up; E. Sopp beat J. O’Gorman, at the nineteenth: A. E. Hough beat A. M. West, 2 up; E. Braggins beat J. J. Staples, at the nineteenth. The best scores in a bogey match were: L. S. Ayers (6), 1 down; A. W. Saunders (11), 3 down; J. Spence (13), 3 down; E. Harding (13), 3 down. WAITIKIRI CLUB A bogey match was played by the Waitikiri Golf Club yesterday morning and was lyon by G Fowke, 3 up. The semifinal of the foursome challenge cup was won by A. L. Smith and C. T. Werren, who, receiving four strokes, beat A. EGrubb and J. W. Arnold, 1 up. A stroke handicap was held yesterday afternoon and was won by T. J. Morrow. 85, 18—67. Other scores were: M. J. Ewing, 84, 16—68; C. D. McGarry, 90, 20— 70; M. R. Blank. 73, 1—72; F. J. Beban, 90, 17—73; J. W. Arnold, 87, 12—75. C. M. McGarry (18), with 34 points, won a Stableford bogey match on the countback on Saturday afternoon. Other scores were: N. Fowke (6), 34 points; T. J. Morrow (14), 34; J. W. Arnold (9). 32; M. W. Beaven (11), 32; M. J. Ewing (12), 30. RUSSLEY CLUB A bogey match played at the Russley Golf Club yesterday morning resulted:— senior: J. H. Scott, 4 down, won on a count-back from C. G. Penlington, 4 down, and F. Williamson, 4 down. Intermediate: W. A. Aitken, 2 down, won on a count-back from L. G. Blumsky, 2 down, and G. P. Latimer, 2 down. Junior: E. H. Buckeridge. 4 down, won on a count-back from G. M. Hall, 4 down, and E. A. Bcurke, 4 down. Best scores in a Stableford singles, played on Saturday, were:—A. Johnstone 39, L. D. Richards 39, O. G. Walker 35, B. A. Mair 35. In a friendly match. Russley beat Kaiapoi. R. Lane won the final of the Victory Cup, which was also played on Saturday. RICHMOND HILL CLUB Best scores in a medal round played on Saturday were:— Senior.—F. W. Brandt, 80, 16—64; R. C. Saunders, 79, 11—68; D. Barr, 85, 16—69. Junior.—G. N. Alexander, 85, 24—61; E W. Hayton, 85. 24—61; H. D. Jeffreys 85, 18—67. ■ The following qualified for the final rounds in the club’s championships:— Senior.—H. D. Graham, 154; R. H. T. Hamilton, 155; R. C. Saunders, 157; C. G. F. C. Hamilton, 166; D. B. Treleaven, 171; R. S. Beveridge, 172. Intermediate.—F. W. Brandt, 163; H. D. Jeffreys, 169; D. Barr, 171; R. K. Wood, 176; F. H. Howard, 178; R. D. Thompson, 179; R. D. M. Bassett. 181; E. T. Salvesen, 185. Junior.—A. G. Rose, 172; H. R. E. Stevens, 179; J. C. Quane, 181; G. N. Alexander. 186; C. H. Francis, 189; E. W. Hayton, 189; D. Crane, 1&; G. M. Dalzell, 198. The result of the net aggregate over four rounds of medal play for the committee’s prize was:—R. H. T. Hamilton, 277; D. Barr, 280; C. G. F. C. Hamilton, 281; H. R. E. Stevens, 287: D. R. Crane. 288. WAIMAIRI BEACH CLUB “ A hidden partner stroke match played yesterday resulted:—P. Liebert and H. Gourlay 147. G. Morris and H. P. Wells 150, A. M. Bowen and A. Adams 150, L. Calvert and L. Pilcher 153, L. Pringle and W. Stevens 158, D. Carter and R. E. Taylor 158. A Stableford bogey match resulted: W. G. Walker (11) 34 points, L. Pringle (18) 34 points, A. J. Kernick (18) 34 points. A. M Bowen (15) 34 points. P. Smith (10) 33 points. In' the semi-final of the Horwell Cup, W. Latham and J. Tucker beat C. Caldwell and W. A. Caldwell, and C. Priest and G. Pitcaithly beat G. Shave and F. Hurdley. F. Bridgens beat H. McNeill and L. Pilcher beat W. Ayers in the semi--final of the Bowker Cup. The Warmairi Cup was won by C. Caldwell. who beat W. Latham in the final. RAWHITI CLUB A stroke match in conjunction with the second qualifying round of the championship was played yesterday. Best scores were:—Senior: N. Barrett 69, 4 65; E. P. Miller 80, 15—65; H. Groome 79, 13—66; M. Oates 79, 11—68; E. Christiansen 81. 13—68; J. Millard 80. 12—68. Juniors: S. Teague 85. 24—61; G. Pitt 86, 24—62; J. Simon 81. 16—65; T. Millard 85. 20—65; J. Suckling 89. 24—65; A. E. G. Rogers 83, 17—66; G. Croy 83. 17—66. TAI TAPU CLUB Results of games played in the first round for the Smith rosebowl were: Mrs W. G. Macartney beat Mrs N. J. McKenzie. Mrs J. Coop beat Mrs I. Gray, Mrs T. Streeter beat Mrs J. H. McKenzie, Mrs R. J. Templeton beat Mrs S. McKenzie. A men’s stroke handicap played yesterday in conjunction with the first qualifying round for the senior championship resulted:—E. Wolfe 93, 24—69; J. Newall 96. 24—72; C. Anderson 92, 18—74. In the Otahuna Cup play-off G. Stoddart beat N. R. Withell, and Dr. A. Johnson beat R. Mason, jun. TEMPLETON CLUB A stroke round played yesterday afternoon resulted:—H. Langford 88, 19 —69; M. O. Sinclair 89. 16—73; G. Day 85, 11— 74; A. E. Benzie 85. 11—74; E. G. Mitchell 95. 21—74; D. A. Thomas 98. 24—74. The final of the intermediate knockout competition was won by A. E. Benzie. who beat G. Day. 3 and 1. KAIAPOI CLUB Best cards in a fourball bogey played on Saturday were: R. Collins and E. Collins. 4 up; M. Forrest and R. A. Grimshaw. 1 up: T. Withers and A. Withers, 1 down. RAWHITI LADIES’ CLUB Results of a stroke match played yesterday ’ in conjunction with the second qualifying round of the championships were as follows: A Grade.—Miss A. Grennell 88, 14—74; Mrs G. Cormack 99. 25—74; Mrs R. Low 103. 22—81. B Grade.—Miss A. Ramsay 104, 31—73; Mrs J. Miles 105, 31—74; Mrs J. Potts 103, 27—76; Mrs J. McLean 108, 32—76. C Grade.—Miss B. Hart 111, 36—75. Best scores in the mid-woek stroke match were as follows:—A Grade: Mrs G. Cormack 100, 25—75: B ggrade: Mrs K. McVinnie 110. 36—74. In the Gudgeon Cup, Mrs A. P. Hobson heat Miss R. Berry, Mrs J. Miles beat Miss L. Pirrie, Mrs K. McVinnie beat Mrs L. Wise, Miss V. Tims beat Mt* A Whitford, Mrs J. Potts beat Miss J Mahony, and Mrs L. Philpott beat Mrs E. P Miller.

. TEMPLETON LADIES’ CLUB Results of an L.G.U. match played during the week-end were:—Silver division: Mrs E. G. Mitchell 91, 17—74. Bronze

division: Mrs G. Collins 100, 30—70; Miss M. Fetrie 108, 33—75; Mrs R.. Grimmer 112, 35—77. Mrs Collins and Miss Petrie have had their handicaps reduced because of their successes in the bronze division. A Stableford bogey resulted: Mrs E. G. Mitchell 33 points, Mrs G. Collins 33, Miss Petrie 32. Mrs JR. Grimmer 28, Mrs. W. A. Young 25. Mrs Mitchell won on the count-back. AVONDALE LADIES’ CLUB In the final of the Avondale foursomes Mrs T. Condliffe and Mrs H. R. Cardinal beat Mrs H. Sparrow and Miss A. Aldington, 1 up. Mrs D. A. Gunn’s trophy was won by Mrs V. Atkinson with a score of 96, 23 —73. Mrs W. M. Rhind was runner-up with 103, .29—74. RUSSLEY LADIES’ CLUB The best scores in the Rattray Trophy for August were:—Seniors: Mrs H. A. Penn 84. 9—75; Miss C. Wood 94, 13—81. Juniors: Mrs S. Priestnall 101, 31—70; Mrs D. South 99, 28—71; Miss E. Macfarlane 95, 20—75; Miss M. Vivian 94, 19—75. The play-off in the L.G.U. Medal, senior division, was won by Mrs H. A. Penn. In the teams’ match, Captain v. Secretary, played recently for the rosebowl given by Mr F. Wade, each team won 12 matches. The best score in a stableford, played in conjunction with the match, was that of Mrs F. Williamson. Entries for the Templeton Golf Club’s Annual Open Tournament close to-morrow at the office of the secretary, Mr E. G. Mitchell, 141 Hereford street. Christchurch. Telephone 31-490. Advt. I