GOLF

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26746, 2 June 1952, Page 8

GOLF

OPEN TOURNAMENT AT RUSSLEY CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS PLAYED The Russley Golf Club! three-day open tournament began on Saturday and was continued yesterday when qualifying rounds, championships, flights, and stroke handicaps were played. The following were the results of championship play: Round 1 A Grade.—R. J. Penlington beat C. J. Ward, 1 up; J. G. Scott beat C. S. Gibbs, 4 and 3; W. D. Armstrong beat G. A. Mcßeath, 4 and 2; M. W. Stanley beat R. W. James, 3 and 2; T. Stout beat D. H. Richardson, 2 and 1; J. Bellamy beat E. J. Bradshaw, 4 and 2; R. D. Kearns beat R. H. T. Hamilton at the twentieth hole; N. M. Fowke beat A. J. McGillivray at the nineteenth hole. B Grade.—P. F. Polson beat P. R. Hadley, 2 and 1; J. H. Rich beat W. Lockert, 5 and 4; J. W. Thorp beat G. Day, 6 and 4; N. J. Forward beat R. Reid, 6 and 4; J. W. Johnston beat W. M. Bullen; R. G. Stead beat R. Lane; K. C. Kearns beat W. G. Ellis, 4 and 3; R. J. Ramsay beat L. S. Ayers, 4 and 3. C Grade.—R. C. Sweet beat C. H. Harrow; B. N. Le Cren beat F. C. Young. 4 and 2; I. A. Baxter beat M. K. Lohrey. 2 and 1; J. H. Hobday beat D. R. Hicks, 7 up; N. M. Cookson beat C. F. Evens at the nineteenth hole; M. W. Wilkins beat R. Gibbs, 2. up; C. A. G. Hall beat A. E. Whiteman, 5 and 4; K. Swift beat P. G. Greenwood, 4 and 3.

A Flight.—J. D. Lawson beat R. T. Lambie; D. C. Watson beat W. McGavock; I. B. Cromb beat C. H. Johnson; P. Lewis beat B. W. Cleland.

B Flight.—C. E. Etoom beat J. H. Mills; H. H. Dobie beat J. Wright; C. W. Annand beat C. K. Watson. C Flight.—J. B. Bushell beat G. H. Milne; W. R. Thrower beat C. Galbraith; J. G. Burt beat W. L. Duke; N. E. Mathewson beat I. J. Soutter; M. Milner beat N. A. Hadfield; W. D. Wyatt beat D. P. Corrigan; T. Stanley beat J. A. Brookes. Round II A Grade.—J. G. Scott beat R. G. Penlington, 3 and 2; M. W. Stanley beat W. D. Armstrong, 2 and 1; T. Stout beat J. Bellamy, 3 and 6; R. D. Kearns beat N. M. Fowke, 4 and 3. B Grade.—P. F. Polson beat J. H. Rich, 6 and 5; N. J. Forward beat J. Thorpe, 1 up; J. W. Johnston beat R. G. Stead, 3 and 2; K. C. Kearns beat R. J. Ramsay, 1 up. C Grade.—J. H. Hobday beat I. A. Baxter, 1 up; N. W. Wilkins beat M. M. Cookson, 6 and 4; C. A. G. Hall beat K. Swift, 5 and 3.

A Flight.—J. D. Lawson beat I. Wilby: B. W. Johnson beat L. Large by default; L. James beat D. C. Watson; P. Lewis beat I. B. Cromb.

B Flight.—C. Elsorn beat F. B. Thompson; H. Polglase beat H. H. Dobie; N. A. Rowntree beat R. G. Holmes; C. W. Annand beat H. G. Robson. C Flight.—J. B. Bushell beat W. R. Thrower; J. G. Burt beat C. L. Smith; N. E. Mathewson beat M. Milner; W. B. Wyatt beat J. A. Brooks. A Grade Plate.—First round: C. J. Ward beat C. S. Gibbs, 5 and 3; R. W. Jones beat G. A. Mcßeath, 1 up; E. J. Bradshaw beat D. H. Richardson, 1 up; A. J. McGillivray beat R. H. T. Hamilton, 4 and B Grade Plate.—W. Eckert beat P. R. Hadley; W. F. Bullen beat R. Lane, 2 and 1; W. G. Ellis beat L. S. Ayers, 2 and 1. C Grade Plate.—C. A. Harrow beat F. C. Young by default; D. R. Hicks beat M. K. Lohrey; C. F. Evans beat R. Gibbs, 4 and 2; A. E. Whiteman beat P. G. Greenwood. 3 and 2.

A bogey handicap resulted:—R. T. Lambie (2), 1 down. B grade: R. F. Christie (16). 4 down. A stroke handicap, played on Saturday morning, resulted:— A Grade.—N. S. Bowie, 79. 9-73; C. S. Gibbs, 77. 4—73; C. J. Ward, 74, scr—74; R. D. Kearns, 78, 4—74. Bowie won on the count-back. B Grade.—R. Mac Gibbon, 83. 12—71; R. Reid, 82, 10—72; W. G. Ellis, 80, 7—73; R. C. Garnett. 88. 13—73. C Grade.—K. D. Swift, 86, 15—71; R. Gibbs. 92, 20—72; J. H. Hobday, 87. 14—

Results of a stroke handicap played in the afternoon: — A Grade.—T. Stout 75, scr—7s; J. G. Scott, 79. 4—75; N. M. Fowke, 77, 1—76. B Grade.—R. Mac Gibbon, 78, 10—68; P. R. Hadley, 81. 11—70; J. W. Thorp. 83, 12— 71. C Grade.—W. Wilkins, 95, 18-77: C. A. G. Hall, 92, 14—78; I. J. Soutter, 99, 21—

78. A 36-holes gross round resulted:— A Grade.—C. J. Ward (scr), 154; N. M. Fowke (1), 155; M. W. Stanley (scr), 158. B Grade—-R. Mac Gibbon (14), 161; P. R. Hadley (11), 167; R. J Ramsay (9). 167. C Grade.—R. C. Sweet <137. 181: K. D. Swift (15). 181; J. H. Hobday (14), 182. Sweet won on the count-back. CHRISTCHURCH CLUB A Stableford handicap played at Shirley on Saturday afternoon resulted:— E. A. Clelland, R. G. H. Bullock, 33 points; M. Kunzll, 32; G. R. Hunter, G. W. Green, L. H. Marshall, 31. AVONDALE CLUB The results of a mixed Canadian foursome. played at Avondale yesterday, were:— F. Roberts and Mrs Paton, 82. 9—73; H. E. Clarke and Miss Moore, 83, 10—73; A. J. Dickey and Mrs Dickey, 87. 13—74; L. Rhodes and Mrs Gunn, 85, 10—75; Y. Bell and Mrs Bell. 87. 10—77; G. L. Orchard and Mrs Birch, 92, 14-78; F. Roberts and Mrs Paton won on the count-back. WAIMAIRI BEACH CLUB A bogey match played on Saturday afternoon by the Waimairi Beach Golf Club resulted:—

Senior.—F. R. O'Callaghan (9), 2 up; H. L. Stephenson (10), 2 down; R. H. Duncan (7). 4 down. Junior.—G. Patterson (11), 2 down; R. J. Moses (11), 3 down. The annual captain's v. secretary's teams match resulted in a win for the secretary's team by 20 games to 17. HAGLEY CLUB

Best scores in a bisque bogey competition played at Hagley on Saturday were: Senior Grade.—L. S. Jajvle (9), all square; L. R. Stringer (11), all square; E. H. Hill (S). 1 down; J. L. Jarvie (12), 1 down. 4 Junior Grade —M. C. White (16). 3 up; P. L. Carrick (17), all square; E. E. Creagh (18),,1 down. .

RANGIORA CLUB A stroke competition played on Saturday afternoon by the Rangiora Golf Club for the May medals resulted:— A Grade.—K W. Ryde, 84, 10-74; B. W. Eder, 84, 8—76: H. Fowler, 88, 10—76. B Grade.—R. A. Milne, 87, 16—71; E. Sigley, 01, 10-72; L. P. Southen, 88, 14-74. C Grade.—R. May, 96. 20-75; K. Dayell, 99. 24-75; J. Reed, 100, 20-80. RAWHITI CLUB A four-ball best-ball bogey match played by the Rawhiti Golf Club yesterday resulted:— C. O’Neill and S. Mason, 4 up; P. Cotton and S. Connor, 3 up; L. Muirson and J. Simon, 2 up.

TAI TAPU CLUB The following is the result of the first round play-off of the Otahuhu Cup by the Tai Tapu Golf Club:— D. H. Hamilton beat H. C.,Anderson, 2 and 1; J. Houlden beat H. Needham, 1 up; G. Turrell beat W. Robinson, 5 and The following, were the best scores in a bogey match played yesterday:—C. J. Seabrook, 2 down; G. Wear, 4 down; G. Turrell, 4 down. KATTUNA CLUB Best scores in a stroke match played at Kaituna yesterday were:—J. Lee, 102, 30—72; A. Gray, 99, 24—75; O. P. Bayley, 84, 9—75; D. Mason, 95, 20—75. KAIKOURA CLUB The thirteenth annual Queen’s Birthday tournament for the Dearden Cup was played by the Kaikoura Golf Club yesterday. There were 26 competitors. The Dearden Cup and the best gross score over 36 holes went to D. A Barker. R. G. Barrett, who was runner-up, returned the best net score. Results were:— Dearden Cup.—D. A. Barker, 78, 82—160; R. G. Barrett, 81, 82—163; W. O’B. Knox, 83, 81—164; M. Sullivan, 83, 82—165. R. G. Barrett returned the best net score of 163, 22—141.

HAGLEY LADIES* CLUB A bisque bogey played by the Hagley Ladies’ Golf Club resulted:— Silver Division. —Mrs J. G. Johnston (13), 1 up; Miss J. C. Macdonald (14), 1 up; Mrs J. Palmer (14), 1 up. Mrs Palmer won in the play-off. Bronze Division.—Mrs L. Barris (24), 2 up; Mrs W. J. McCullough (26), 2 up. Mrs Harris won in the play-off. A bisque played at the week-end resulted:—Miss A. Edwards (19), all square; Miss M. McLachlan (21), all square. Miss Edwards won in the play-off. The week-end stroke match was won by Miss A. Edwards, 100, 25—75. WAIMAIRI BEACH LADIES* CLUB A one-dub match played on Saturday by the Waimairi Beach Ladies* Golf Club resulted in a win in the A grade by Mrs G. Collins, 97, 17—80, and in the B grade by Mrs W. Thom. (09, 31—78. RAWHITI LADIES’ CLUB A stroke match played over nine holes by the Rawhiti Ladies' Golf Club yeaterda v resulted A Grade.—Mrs E. P. Miller, *», 10-34: Mrs I. Pockson, 43, 9—34; Mrs C. O’Neill, 43, s—3s. Mrs Miller won on the countback B Grade.—Mrs H. Whitford, 46. 11—35; Mrs P. Nicholls, 50, 14—36; Miss A. Ramsay, 50, 12-38. Chimney Fire. —A chimney fire in a house at 72 Hamilton avenud> occupied by Mr Colin Shaw, was attended by one unit of the St Albans brigade at 6.30 p.m. yesterday. There was no danugftu

NORTH ISLAND TITLES

T. JEFFERY’S GOOD ROUND IN MATCH PLAY (New Zealand Press Association) ’NEW PLYMOUTH, June 1. T. Jeffery (New Plymouth) headed the qualifiers in the North Island golf championships, which began on the New Plymouth Golf Club’s course yesterday. Today Jeffery completed the course in five under par in the second round of match play. A strong north-easterly wind and showers to-day made conditions trying. In the semi-finals to-morrow morning, D. L. Woon (Hamilton) will meet A. R. Kitto (Wanganui), and Jeffery will play B. M. Silk (Wanganui).

AMATEUR TITLE IN BRITAIN

WIN FOR E. H. WARD, OF AMERICA

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 7 pm.) LONDON,*May*Si. A 26-year-old American banker, Edward Harvie Ward, won the British amateur golf championship to-day, when he beat another American, Frank Stranahan, who has won the title twice previously, 6 and 5, in the 36-hole final at Prestwick, Scotland. It was Ward’s first visit to Britain. Some of the crowd of 4000 swarmed on to the green and carried Ward on their shoulders down the fairway. Stranahan has never played so badly in a big match. Ward was nervous until the thirteenth hole in the morning round, when he was 2 down.' Then he played great golf to win the next four holes in a row, and was 6 up at the twentyseventh. It was the fourth time in six years and the third in succession that two Americans had contested the final. Stranahan and Ward played accurate, unrelenting golf to win their quarterfinal and semi-final matches yesterday. Results yesterday were:— _ . „ , Quarter-finals. —Ward beat J. McHale (United States), 6 and 5; J. Carr (Ireland) beat D. Blair (Scotland), 5 and 4; Stranahan beat C. Carlow (Scotland), 8 and 7: J. Cater (Scotland) beat K. Enderby (Australia), 2 and 1. Semi-final.—Ward beat Carr, 2 and 1; Stranahan beat . Cater, 2 up. AMURI CLUB The following were the results of the Amuri Golf Club’s open tournament held Senior" championship: R. Beadel (165) won on count back from G. Sheldon. Senior net (36 holes): M. Sullivan 145. Morning: G. Sheldon 68. Afternoon: S. Woods 72. _ Junior championship: C. Cone 186, T. Grierson 188. ...... Junior net (36 holes): R. J. Searle 143. Morning; A. G. Clements 70. Afternoon: G. Gould 70. The teams match was won by the Amuri team (E. B. Davison, L. H. Davison, P. I. Burbury, and G. Gould).