GOLF

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25299, 26 September 1947, Page 10

GOLF

« NEWS OF THE WORLD ” TOURNAMENT

COTTON BEATS VON NIDA IN FIRST ROUND (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, Sept. 24. Henry Cotton beat Norman von Nida, 3 up and 2, in the first round of the “News of the World” £2500 golf championship. There were amazing scenes during the match. The biggest crowd of the season lined the first hole from the tee to the green and the spectators were 12 deep when Cotton drove off. The size of the crowd—estimated at 10,000 —delayed the start of the match for 15 minutes. There was a tremendous surge of people at the finish of each shot. Spectators sometimes climbed trees to gain a better view of the putting. After Cotton had holed out on the sixteenth green the crowd rushed on to the green before von Nida had putted. At the best, however, he could only obtain a half. Cotton finished the match with an eagle 3 at the fifteenth and a birdie 3 at the sixteenth. He was 4 under fours when the game ended. Von Nida was 1 under fours. Cotton outdrove von Nida, but his strength was in his brilliant iron play, with which he was wonderfully accurate.’ Other first round winners included the British open champion, Fred Daly, E. E. Whitcombe, R. A. Whitcombe, J. D. Rose, C. H. Ward. K. Burton, and F. von Donck. The only Ryder Cup man beaten was S. King.

WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT AT KAIAPOI

Rain and sleet showers made playing conditions unpleasant for the open tournament of the Kaiapoi Women’s Golf Club yesterday. In a stroke handicap played xn the morning, the best cards were:— Senior.—Miss C. Wood, 88, 12—76; Mrs R. G. Rainey, 94, 16—78; Mrs F. D. Twyford, 96, 18—78. Mrs Rainey was run-ner-up on the count-back. Junior.—Mrs J. Dempster, 110, 36—74; Mrs O. H. Bums, 104, 29—75; Mrs G. J. H. Reid, 101, 26—75. Mrs Burns was run-ner-up jon the count-back. A four-ball bogey played in the afternoon was won by Mrs A. Robinson and Mrs G. J. H. Reid, 3 up. The next best cards were returned by Mrs G. Appleton and Mrs F. Qox, 2 upj Mrs E. H. Wilkins and Miss K. Johnston, 1 up; Mrs R. Edwards and Mrs R. Hegan, 1 up. Miss S. Smith won the putting competition with a score of 30, and Mrs Andrew was second with a score of 31. WAIMAIRI BEACH GOLF CLUB Open Championships The following is the draw for Sunday, September 28:— 8.30: D. Smith, G. Pitcaithley, W. Ayers. 8.34; W. G. Walker, R. Clarke, J. McMaster. 8.38: N. Wall, A. J. Kernick, H. Wright. 8.42: D. Carter, P. Butler, A. Adams. 8.46: W. Stevens, K. McDonald, K. Lomax. 8.50: F. Bridgens, H. V. Rossi, W. Latham. 8.54: H. Lee, R. Jones, J. H. Tatam. 8.58: H. McNeil, A. M. Jones, R. Taylor. 9.2: J. Potts, N. Barritt, C. Priest. 9.6: J. P. O’Gorman, F. J. Latham, H. W. Walker. 9.10: H. Hooper, W. C. Latham, D. Jefferys. 9.14: H. G. Graham, D. C. Watson, J. O’Brien. 9.18: L. Calvert, A. M. Bowan, L. A. Haynes. 9.22: D. L. Woon, A. R. Blank, T. de la Mare. 9.26: J. L. Blair, M. W. Simes, H. Rendall. 9.30: D. Hamilton, M. R. Blank, L. Pilcher. 9.34: D. S. Dudley, H. J. McGavock, P. Smith. 9.38: W. H. King, L. Blumsky, E. G. Thompson. 9.42: W. R. Thrower, Y. F. Bell, S. Chamberlain. 9.46: H. Gourlay, P. Liebert, ,F. Hurdley. 9.50: G. Shave, D. Quigg, G. H. Christie. 9.54: N. Chidgey, L. Pringle, L. Leghorn. 9.58: A. Sparrow, P. Terrace, S. Stokes. 10.2: R. L. Calvert, S. Morris, J. Masterton. 10.6: J. P. Whatman, J. A. Wright, H. P. Wells. A limited number of post entries will be accepted. —Advt. GLENMARK CLUB Draw for Tournament, September 28 8.00 a.m.: R. C. Overton, A. Croft, H. Fisher, E. Tobeck. 8.05 a.m.: J. Rule, B. A. Coe, S. Boon, R. A. Waldron. 8.10 a.m.: F. P. Barker, B. L. Blunden, J. Hayes, A. Rutherford. 8.15 a.m.: A. Gardiner, L. J. Russell, T. G. Maxwell, J. Milne. 8.20 a.ih.: P. Finch, D. Croft, H. Whittington, S. Chandler. 8.25 a.m.: G. D. Scott, J. South, A. Bromwich, E. Whyte. 8.30 a.m.: D. Brown, M. Douglas, J. Findley, R. Parsons. 8.35 a.m.: H. Morris, P. Loughnan, G. Russell, R. G. Douglas. 8.40 a.m.: H. Symonds, T. Retallick, J. Lockhead, J. Hislop. 8.45 a.m.: P. King, A. Cranston, A. Stewart, J. Mosley. 8.50 a.m.: B. L. Symonds, T. A. Croft, L. Doak, R. Moir. 8.55 a.m.: R. S. Johnston, S. Lester, G. Stevenson, W. Blunden. 9.00 a.m.: D. Coleman, T. H. Croft, C. J. Wornall. __ —Advt.