MATCH PLAY AT SHIRLEY

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26617, 31 December 1951, Page 3

MATCH PLAY AT SHIRLEY

GOLF

M. W. STANLEY WINS TITLE * CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT ! CONCLUDED \ the Christchurch amateur 1 I?? 1 £n P sVtiirdn mpil ?? Ship played at Shir- . M W stani™ y was won by w anl ey. of Kaiapoi, who beat L 1 C ? f the Christchurch Club, „ “ P i an £ 1 t?. play - -Stanley was runner- J up in the Christchurch amateur chamDutS?e P in Ol th W^ dnesday ’ and his brilliant : f ? u s rour)ds of match play • contributed most to his win. p . the Putting was very sound on was P brilliant days . °^, the 4 t° urnament . but : i s oriiiiant in both the match aq Playe d . °n Saturday, against S H McKechnie in the semi-finals, and Fleetwood in me nnal. Although he did nnt hnin Dutt y nf On isc PU n! S ’ Stanley did not miss a riaxV uu than eight feet during the accurate t approachll ?g was also very A l ®; nd h - was seldom more than shotY fr ° m toe hole “n'Z'i haVe 4 aten Mm St tor ry^weak approach at the last hole, required a 4 to halve the hole and win the match. Before this he had he ad enmnW f H W - er S ors in the round, which was < S? le l ‘„ ed U n 73 ’ to Sumeys 74 He Steh tn °ne stroke better than i bhdl’n 4 He lost the tenth to Win. . U- regained his lead of 3 up Sait %i££ dl u at . th , e Seventh. From ’that •?i ag e McKechnie s lead dwindled. He lost was souared th nn n ? t , E£t l ee ? th ' and toe match was squared on the last green when he m mer a after his po °r approach, which g^itha 7 e won the nineteenth, g2»d h dHvL p J?. yed scratchfly. Each hit f ?anr? i7 n T sta £ ley s second finished in . ap - on the left o f the green and green Ch MeKtrh h?d 20 yards short of the Stanitv McKechnie approached short, and btanley recovered from the trap to within ♦♦ the hole. McKechnie missed the ma“ch PUtt and Sta Mey holed to win the'nlh»? od appeared to have control of |JI? oth er semi-final match alter the fourth won the seventh and eighth ended on d th° m then until the match ende d on the seventeenth green, each F°eltwMd ha w ed ex ,t pt 7o r the last, which CenH a u . The H-year-old J. G. lead tt bS i^e»h ard a to reduce Fleetwood’s •was’ too folldl “° n he hom eward run ,£? a ?“ sh l? g early lead of 2 Pp . at , ® f °urth hole. Fleetwood lost fev^at 1 thl match against Stance? dL.™ J ? th h ? e ’ when he failed to the crJen W l"Ld h ° tS lrom the ha ck of me green. He had every opportunitv of increasing his lead to 3 up at that hole, out his approach and two putts gave him only a half. He hooked his seconds at the lt v S!! h w n< ! ei - g % h holes - and his tee shot at the short ninth, and lost each hole. Inup ’ he was 1 d °wn. S*?” 1 ey s brilliant putting on the home- “ R av ® him the excellent figures of 35, two strokes better than scratch, and a birdie 3 at the last tne final 2 up. Stanley completed the round in 75, and Fleetwood in Results:—

Christchurch Match Flay Championship 1 Semi-finals.—L. W. Fleetwood beat J. G. J Scott, 3 and 1; M. W. Stanley beat S. H. C McKechnie, at the nineteenth. 1 Final.—Stanley beat Fleetwood, 2 up. < Christmas Plate ' Semi-finals.—C. W. Caldwell beat N. M. Fowke, 4 and 3; J. Mitchell beat J. Rennie. 5 and 4. t Final.—Mitchell beat Caldwell, at the / nineteenth. r A Flight a Semi-finals.—C. Gresson (5) beat H. J. J Gosset (scr), 3 and 2; N. Johnson (5) beat D. C. Watt (4), 4 and 2. s Final.—Johnson beat Gresson, 2 and 1. j B Flight f S Semi-finals.—E. E. Burgess (7) beat A. 1 B. Greenaway (9), 4 and 3; K. C. Kearns j (8) beat G. Mclntosh (9), 2 and 1. 1 Final.—Kearns beat Burgess, 3 and 2. * e „ C Flight ; g Semi-finals.—R. G. H. Bulloch (10) beat , C. F. Evaqs (15), at the nineteenth; O. i j I j Je J son (13 > beat J - s - Connell (12), 4 • y Final.—Bulloch beat Anderson, 4 and 2. • D Flight e Final.—R. Reid (9) beat J. B. Bushell - (13), at the nineteenth. e Bogey Handicap Senior.—R. D. Kearns, 1 up; O. A. Y. e Johnston, 1 up; C. J. Ward, 1 down; I. - J. Barkle, 1 down; J. B. Prendergast, 2 down; B. W. Cleland, 2 down; W. D. 4 Wood, 2 down.

Junior.—S. Duthie, 4 up; D. J. Ramsay, 3 up; H. Pocock. 2 down; N. Boon, 4 down; C. A. G. Hall, 5 down. Foursome Stroke Handicap L. A. Watson and Mrs Watson, 77, 7 70; G. Mclntosh and J. Craighead, 81, 11— 70; R. W. Morgan and J. Gibbon. 79, 5 74; P. H. N. Freeth and Mrs Freeth, 90. 15—74; N. A. Boon and C. J. Ward, 80, 4—76: L. Brinkman and M. J. Russell, 89, 13—76. WAITIKIRI CLUB The Waitikiri Golf Club's New Year tournament held yesterday attracted more than 80 entries. The winners of the championships and the runners-up were: Senior.—P. Lewis. 76, 77—153; M. R. Blank, 80, 75—155. Intermediate.—J. W. Loper, 81, 86—167; E. G. Batstone, 86. 82—168. Junior.—B. Ferrand, 95, 86—181; J. I Macer, 87, 95—182. The morning stroke rounds resulted as I follows: Senior.—J. G. Scott. 78, 5—73; F. R. Marshall, 80, 7—73; J. M. Hartley, 80, 7 ’ 73; A. E. Benzie, 78, 5—73; B. W. Cleland, • 76. 3—73. ) Intermediate.—J. W. Loper, 81, 10—71; K. H. McDonald, 86, 10—76; E. Wilkinson, J A. F. Ross, 88. 12—76 , Junior.—J. Macer, 87, 16—71; M. Howe, 1 95, 22—73; N. Brocket, 95, 20—75; J. G. Burt. 98, 23—75. Scott and Burt won on a count-back. Afternoon stroke rounds resulted: — K. Kearns. 82, 8—74; M. R. Blank, 75, 1 5 —74. 5 Intermediate.—J. H. Silvester, 87, 14—73: 5 E. Wilkinson, 86, 12—74. s Junior.—B. Ferrand, 86, 16—70; W.

Ruddiman, 90, 17—73. The teams match was won by J. H. Silvester, D. Ferrand, and A. Croy, with a score of 73, 70. 75, totalling 218. The 36 holes stroke handicap was won by M. Howe, 95. 96—147. WAIMAIRI BEACH CLUB

WAIMAIRI BEACH CLUB A bogey match played on Saturday by the Waimairi Beach Golf Club resulted:— Senior.—R. J. Stewart, 1 down; A. Grennell, 2 down; D. Smith, 3 down; T. Jackson, 3 down. Junior.—Mrs G. Collins, 2 down; H. Anderson, 4 down. A stroke match played yesterday resulted.—D. Butler, 91, 27—64; G. D. Collins, 92, 18—74; A. Grennell. 82, 7—75; C. W r . Collins 90. 15—75.