THIRD ROUND MATCHES IN WOODWARD, BLANK CUPS

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27339, 3 May 1954, Page 13

THIRD ROUND MATCHES IN WOODWARD, BLANK CUPS

GOLF

Some of Canterbury’s best players were engaged in the Woodward Cup third round match between Templeton and Christchurch A at Kaiapoi yesterday, and they provided some golf worthy of the occasion. It was a particularly close match, four of the games being halved, but Templeton lost again by the same score, 3-5, it had lost by after performing well in the first two rounds of the competition. Waitikiri had an easy win over Kaiapoi and with Christchurch A retained the lead in the contest.

The leading players in the Temple-ton-Christchurch A match were R. Clements and H. J. Gosset, who met in the final of the Christchurch Club’s match play championship at the Easter tournament. On that occasion Clements won handsomely, and yesterday he began playing golf of remarkable, quality. By the turn, when he was three strokes under scratch, he had won a lead of 5 up, and the game seemed all but over. On the homeward half, however, Clements fell into frequent error, and Gosset, a very competent match player, retrieved holes with such regularity that he halved the match.

Two particularly promising young players, P. Lewis and R. D. Kearns, playing second, halved their match, in which the scoring was also good. B. Forrest, the young Timaru player, came into the Templeton team at number three, but fell to C. J. Ward’s steady match play and in the fourth match there was some fine golf from J. L. Blair (Templeton) and J. G. Scott, a young player with a future in the game. Blair won on the last green, and both players were a stroke better than scratch for the round. They made few errors, and Scott, with the pressure on, holed a 14-foot putt for the eagle three he had to have at the difficult dog-leg seventeenth to keep the game alive. Blair has played little competitive golf in recent years, but he is an experienced player who seems to be getting back to his best form. Avondale, beaten by Christchurch B, has scored only one point in three rounds, but this team is slandered by statistics, for in three matches it has won 11 games and lost 13. Waitikiri, playing its team in an unusual order, had no difficulty in beating Kaiapoi at Shirley, Waitikiri’s J. Devine, occupying a humble eighth position, contrived to record the best round of the day—two under scratch 70. Devine, with C. C. A. Bernard

(Avondale), C. J. Ward (Christchurch A) and G. A. Mcßeath (Russley A) has the distinction of having won all three Woodward Cup games this season.

Russley A, which shared a match J with Avondale in the first round, beat £ Russley B by 7| to i in a sort of f golfing cannibal feast, and retains _ third place in the competition. j Waitikiri A had a bye in the north- C ern section of the Blank -Cud com- I petition, and has been joined in the ® lead by Russley A and Kaiapoi, c neither of which has yet had a bye. / In the southern' section, Waimalri" A t was held to a draw by Christchurch, but is still leading by half a point from * Avondale. , , 'j Points are:—Woodward Cup: Waitikiri - 3, Christchurch A 3, Russley A 24, Christ- d church B 2, Avondale 1, Kaiapoi 4, Tem- q pieton 0, Russley 80. , Blank Cup.—Northern section: Russley J A 2, Waitikiri A 2, Kaiapoi 2, Rangiora * 1, Rawhiti 1, Waimairl B rf 1, Hagley "B 0. *■ Rawhiti, Rangiora and Waitikiri A have Bad byes. Southern section: Waimalri A < 2J, Avondale 2, Christchurch IJ, Hagley 2 A 1, Russley B 1, Waitikiri B 1, Temple- 2 ton 0. Russley B, Waitikiri B. and Tem- s pieton have had byes. Results were:— WOODWARD CUP J Russley A v. Russley B ? M. W. Stanley beat R. .G. Penllngton, 7 * and 6; W. D. Armstrong beat B. W. John- ; son, 8 and 6; G. A. Mcßeath beat P. R. J Hadley, 1 up; D. C. Watson halved with J J. W. Johnston; J. W. Logan beat J. D. J Lawson, 3 and 2; K. D. Foxton beat W. L. ■ Fairclough, 3 and 2; F. Williamson beat ‘ J. K. Ireland, 6 and 5; C..G. Penllngton 1 beat R. H. T. Hamilton, 3 and 1. „ Russley A won by 7y a games to %. The l match was played at Russley. Templeton v. Christchurch R. E. Clements halved with H. J} Gos- j set; P. Lewis halved with R. D. Kearns; i B. Forrest lost to C. J. Ward, 3 and 2; , J. L. Blair beat J. G. Scott, 1 up: J. S Teehan halved with N. M. Fowke: E. G. , Legge halved with L. A. Watson; B. Bar- J clay lost to I. B. Cromb, 5 and 4; G. Day , lost to J. Rennie, 7 and 5. . _ } Christchurch won by 5 to 3. The ' match was played at Kaiajwi. { Christchurch B v. Avondale ] S. Cuthbertson lost to H. W. Lawrence, ( 5 and 3; J. Mangan beat A. E. Ison, 3 and 1; G. Chapman beat F. Roberts, 3 and 2; J J. Bull lost to W. McGavock, 4 and 3; : L. H. Marshall halved with A. H. I’Bell; ] A. Benzie beat J. Mitchell, 3 and 1; J. 1 Prendergast lost to C. C. A. Barnard, 5 ! and 3; W. Caldwell beat G. J. Cormack, ] 5 and 4. Christchurch won by 4L games to 3s. I The match was played at Rangiora. Waitikiri v. Kaiapoi . L. James beat L. Morris, 6 and 4; H. C. Hill lost to A. E. Green, 1 down; D. Ram- . say halved with G. A. Appleton; J. W. : Jackson beat R. G. Rainey. 5 and 4; W. ‘ Collins halved with J. Eathornb; A. R. , Blank beat R. D. Frizzell, 2 up; M. R. 1 Blank beat R. A. Grimshaw, 2 and 1; J. j Devine beat R. Bruce-Smith, 6 and 5. i Waitikiri won by 6 games to 2. The . match was played at Shirley. , BLANK CUP NORTHERN SECTION ] Russley v. Rawhiti < G. E. Sinclair lost to J. R. Davis, 4 and 2; W. R. Smith lost to R. G. Arnold, 1 : down; R. K. Atkinson beat A. Milesi, 6 i and 4; D. G. Silvester beat C. O’Nefil. 1 up; J. McLaughlan beat G. Anderson, 3 and 2; A. H. Stubbings lost to G. Croy. 2 and 1; W. M. Bullen beat W. McKenzie, : 4 and 3; A. T. Cartwright beat W. Brown, i 5 and 4. J Russley A won by 5 games to 3. The i match was played at Waimalri. Kaiapoi v. Hagley B J. Casserley beat H. C. Smith, 6 and 5; • A. Barnett beat D. Glue, 7 and 6; D. G. ' McAllister beat J. J. McAuliffe, 5 and 3; . N. R. Duncan beat C. D. Wilson, 8 and 7; A. Greenwood beat C. J. Fogarty, 5 ; and 3; J. Greenwood beat T. Waugh,' 1 ■ up; W. Kane lost to L. Roper, 3 and 1; ’ H. L. Oram lost to K. Lomax, 1 up. Kaiapoi won by 6 games to 2. The ‘ match was played at Avondale. Waimalri B v. Rangiora J. Campbell halved with C. H. John- : son; J. Anderson lost to D. Cochrane, 5 ; and 3; A. J. Trevean beat R. J. Hegan, 1 up: M. P. Hall lost to A. C. Fraser, 4 and 2, D. Smith beat S. T. Midgley, 2 and 1; : T. Collier lost to H. G. Fowler, 2 and 1; R. J. Williams halved with B. W. Eder; B. McGuire lost to G. N. Mehr tens, 3 and 2. Rangiora won by 5 games to 3. The match was played at Waitikiri. SOUTHERN SECTION Avondale v. Russley M. Oates lost to N. Forward, 2 and 1; G. Mclntosh lost to A. Glubb, 2 and 1; A. J. Dickey beat J. Thorpe, 7 and 8; J. Hansen beat R. Lane, 5 and 3; A. Coy lost to L. Fisher, 4 and 3; Y. Bell beat W. Ellis, 3 and 2; L. Rhodes beat D. Carter, 3 and 1; H. E. Clark; beat A. .Aldersley, 1 up. Avondale won by 5 games to 3. The match was played at Hagley. Waitikiri B v. Hagley A C. R. Ogier halved with D. T. Warner; R. J. Ramsay beat R. D. Johnston, 3 and 1; J. Loper beat E. H. Hill, 3 and 2; E. Wilkinson lost to C. W. Foote, 4 and 5;. E. G. Batstone beat R. B. Nichols, 5 and 4; A. Hay lost to W. A. Purdie, 4 and 2; P. F. McNeilage beat K. T. Burns, 4 and 2; K. H. McDonald lost to L. R. Stringer, 2 and 1. Waitikiri won by 4J games to 3J. The match was played at Rawhiti. 1 Christchurch v. Waimairl A K. C. Kearns beat N. Johnson, 6 and 5; C. Gresson lost to J. Hartley, 2. down; R. B. Lake lost to P. O’Malley, 1 down; G. H. Owen halved with C. A. Priest; W/ D. Wood halved with B. Clegg; G. C. P. Beadel lost to E. G. Thompson, 2 and 1; E. A. Cleland beat J. W. Simon, 4 and 2; S. E. Boanas beat G. Worsdale, 5 and 3. Christchurch halved with Waimairl A, 4 games all. - The match was played at Templeton.

SOUTHLAND LOSES TO OTAGO

(New Zealand Press Association) J DUNEDIN, May 2. s Otago beat Southland by 17 matches to J 7 at Bahnacewen today, in an inter- *3 provincial golf contest. s The leading six players in each team, i who will compete in the Freyberg Rose i Bowl tournament later this month, played I against each other. Each side won three ! of these matches. EXHIBITION MATCH AT j WAIMATE A very high standard of golf was dis- ! played in an exhibition match played on J the Waimate Golf Club’s course yesterday, when E. G. Kerr, of the Highfleld : club, Timaru (1953 South Island cham- , pion), and T. F. Healey, of Waimate, beat N. H. Fuller, of Shirley (former New , Zealand professional champion), and D. . B. Samways, of Waimate, 3 and 2, in an exhibition match. Healey and Samways have each won : the Waimate club’s senior championship on several occasions. Samways did not , strike his usual form yesterday. Fuller delighted a large gallery of spectators with some beautifully-executed shots. , Kerr played a consistent game throughout. Healey, who had to pick up at one hole because of an unplayable lie, gave a good performance. Allowing a six for that hole, the round would nave been completed in 70, which is two under par for the course. Fuller gave a demonstration and talk after the match.

CLUB MATCHES CHRISTCHURCH CLUB—J". O. Jameson Veterans’ Cup (bogey for players aged 60 and over): A. H. A. Vivian, 3 down; J. Dolph; 4 down. Bogey handicap, A grade; J. G. Scott, 2 up; J. B. Prendergast, J. G. Mangan, l .up; J. D. Bull, 1 down. B grade: A. R. Mac Gibbon. 3 up; N. E. Mathewson, 1 up; N. A. Boon, all square. C grade: L. R. Burt M. A. Johnston, all square; J. W. Ardagh, F. L. J. Sharp, 2 down. Burt won on a' count-back. RUSSLEY CLUB.—-Qualifying round for Ruddiman Cup, a Canadian foursome stroke competition: C. Harris and D. Forster, 79, 10—69; J. Lawson and R. C. Sweet, 76, 7—69; A. B; Glubb and A. Aldersley, 77, 6—71; J. P. Gilmour ana W. R. Smith; 76, 5—71; M. W. Stanley and C. K. Watson, 76, 5—71; R. A. Lynch and D. A. BaUantyne; 82, 11—71; W. A. Hadlee and W. J. McCurdy, 82, 11—71. Bogey —A grade: N. J.. Forward (5), 1 up; F. Marshall (5), G. E. Sinclair (7), 1 down; G. A. Mcßeath (3), 2 down. B grade: C. H. Elsom (10), l.up; C. F. Evans (9), all square; J. B. A. Mair (9), 3 down. C grader T. D. Glubb (13), G. C. Hill (17), 1 down; I. J. Soutter (14), D. A. Ballantyne (12), 3 down. T. D. Glubb won on a count-back. BURWOOD CLUB.—Semi-final of captain’s trophy:,J. S. Royds beat P. M. Jecks, 2 and 1. Stableford bogey: J. G. Wybef, 41 points; M. Midgley, 39; C. W. Brodie, WAITIKIRI CLUB.—Single Stableford— Senior: A. N. Bailey, 35 points; L. J. James, 34; J. Loper, 31. Junior: E. W. Brocket, 35; L. H. Silcock, 34; A. McKerrow, 33. RICHMOND HILL CLUB.—First round of Donnelly Cup: P. Murdoch beat J. Treleaven, 1 up; J. Gough, beat J. Palmer, 2 and 1; L. Dunshea beat J. Brook, 3 an<L 2; D. I. Gray beat F. Worrall, 5 and 4; J, A. Dalziel beat J. Hughes, 4 mid 2; F. J. Malley .beat J. S. Croft, 6 and 5; M. McCormick beat D. Garrick, 3 and 2; J. Souter beat B. J. Lancaster, 5 and 4; R. Milne beat XI. Guy, 6 and 5; D. F. Murray beat E. J. Thomas, 8 and 6; F. T. Harper beat G. N. Alexander, 2 up; D. Norris beat D. Barr, 1 up; R. Hamilton beat A. Fehsenfeld, 3 and 2; N. N. Gardner beat D. B. Treleaven* 3 and 2: R. K. Wood beat J. Voyce, 1 up; R. F. Fuller beat F. Gerrard, by default. Stableford: D. F. Murray, P. Murdoch, 29 points; F. 1 Harder, 27. Murray won on a count-

WAIMAIRI BEACH CLUB.—Four-ball' best-ball bogey: B. Clfegg and L. Clegg, M. P. Hall anc| I. Campbell, L. Dixey and R. Henderson, L. J. Roy and K. Rollo, 5 up. B. and L. Clegg won on the count-back. Stableford—Seniors: R. Duncan (7), 34; MJss A. Grennell (5), 31. Junior: M. Watson (12), 31; J. Macer (13), 30. n TEMPLETON CLUB.—Medal round— Jones, 77, 6—71; R. Wishart. 82, 9—-73. Intermediate: H. Drummond, 83, 14—69; S. Andrews, 82, 10—72; W. Thrower, 88,. 15—73. Junior: C. Angas, 83, 18—65; R. Newburn, 90, 24—66; O. Dwan, 85, 17— 68; G. Maindonald; 88, 20—68. AVONDALE CLUB.—Bogey handicap— Senior: G. Mclntosh, A. E. Ison, 1 down; D. Moynihan, 2 down. Intermediate: C.; Haase, 3 up; Ji. H. McGavock, 2 up; P. | Butler, R. W. Taplln, 1 down. Junior: F. Suckling, 4 up; F. T. Anaru, 1 up; F. Betty, all square. CHARTERtS BAY CLUB.—Stroke J match: C. H. McCuskey, 89, 22—67; S. G. j Lindsay, 90, 22—68; G. Riley, 81, 12—69. LINCOLN CLUB.—Foursomes challenge! trophy match: A. M. Crawford and Mrs I Brown. Foursomes flag match: R. Gillett! and R. Scott carried the flag to the nineteenth fairway* KAIAPOI CLUB. —Medal match;—A grade: D. G. McAllister, 76, 9—67; G. A. Appleton, 71, 3—68; L. Morris, 73, 2—71. B grade: C. J. Pearce, 80, 15—65; B. Glubb, 77, 10—67; E. J. Corcoran, 82, 11—71. C grade: R. G. Yellowlees, 84, 21—63; B. A. Henry, 92, 24—68; R. Bryan, 94, 24—70. TAI TAPU CLUB.—Stroke round: N. J. McKenzie and C. J. Seabrook, 85, 18—67; J. O'Donnell and N. R. Withell, 94, 18—76; ! G. Suckling and T. F. Carter, 101, 22—79. RAWHITI CLUB.—Raeburn Cup: W. McKenzie and Miss A. Mcßean, 83, 16—* 67; J. H. Sprostori and Mrs Sullivan, 83, 16— 67; T. Milesi and Mrs J. Booth, 84, 17— 67; A. R. N. Foubister and Mrs Foubister, 93, 25—68; R, Queree and Mrs E. W. Christiansen, 88, 20—68; J. R. Davis and Mrs J. Nicholls, 80, 11—69; T. Millard and Miss B. Hart, 94, 25—69. Mixed foursome played in conjunction: W. McKenzie and Miss A. Mcßean won on a countback. Stroke and teams match in conjunction with the first qualifying round of the Stevenson Cup—Seniors: G. Anderson. 72, 8—64; C. O'Neill, 75, 9—66; R. A. Falloon, 79, 13—66; H. Groom, 79, 12—67. Juniors: G. Horwell, 85. 23—62; I. Anderson, 85, 22—63; A. T. Burgess, 88, 24—64; I. Foubister, 89, 24—65. The winning team was R. F. Dunlop 71, C. C. Falloon 68, T. McLea 66, D. Meier 67. RANGIORA CLUB.—Canadian foursome: C. H. Johnson and Miss D. Thomson, 37 points; G. M. Mehrtens and Mrs L. J. Walker, 37; R. G. Edward and Mrs Edward, 37. Johnson and Miss Thomson won on a count-back. Four-ball bestball bogey: C. Chlsnall and Mrs Chisnall, 4 up; R. J. Hegan and Mrs Hegan, 3 up; W. W. McKechnie and Mrs McKechnie, R. G. Edward and Mrs Edward, G. N. Mehrtens ano Miss M. Trollope, 2 up. Stroke match: R. A. Milne. 89*. 17—72; T. D. Wilson, 97, 24—73.

AMBERLEY CLUB. Men’s Second round of first medal: B, Norton, 92, 19— 73; G. Stevenson, 94, 20—74; D. Russell, - 101. 22—79. Senior women’s—Second rotitid of first medal: Mrs J. Boyce, 97, 24—73; Miss A. Newton, 107, 32—75; Miss J. Hislop, 92, 15—77; Mrs L. Wightman, 113, 36—77. Junior women’s—Second . round of Parsons Trophy (nine holes): Mrs W. Stocks, 59; Mrs D. Norrish, 61; Mrs E. Hislop, 66. KAIKOURA CLUB.—Kalkoura beat Atnuri in their annual fixture by il games- to 7. Results (Kaikoura names first): T. Davies beat L. H. Davison; T. N. Sullivan lost to D. Parker; J. H. Ingram beat H. Searle; J. M. Reid beat J. Danielson, A. O. Monk beat C. S. Brown; T. R. Anderson beat K. Swift; D. H. Stove lost to W. Russell; J. A. Reid lost to R. Searle; R. R. Brown lost to J. T. Palmer; J. L. Thornton lost to R. Sutherland; J. E. Goold beat C. S. Cone; J. P. Sunckell lost to P. Davison. Four-ball: Davies and Sullivan beat Davison and Parker; Ingram and J. M. Reid beat Searle and Danielson; Stove and J. A. Reid lost to Russell and Searle; Thornton and Pollock beat Palmer and Sutherland; Goold and Sunckell beat Cone and Davidson. Women’s match (Kaikoura won by 8 games to I)—Singles: Mrs J. F. Powlie beat Mrs W. Russell; Mrs G. A. Smith lost to Mrs G. J. Reid; Mrs K. E. Pitman beat Mrs C. Gardiner; Mrs W. R. Carson beat Mrs A. McGibbon; Miss O. H. Sunckell beat Mrs J. Fowler; Mrs T. R. Anderson beat Mrs H. R. Roxburgh. WAIMAIRI BEACH LADIES* CLUB.— Open tournament-—Senior: Gross: Miss V. Fleming, 77. 4—73; Mrs G. E. Sinclair, 83, 9—74. Net: Mrs Devlin, 88, 17—71; Mrs L. A. Watson. 82, 8—74; Mrs D. Clegg, 91, 17—74. Mrs Watson won on a countback. Junior: Gross: Mrs Sigley, 96, 24 72; Mrs L. Rowe, 97, 23—74. Net: Mrs J. T. Andrews, 102, 30—72; Miss H. O'Daniels, 103, 28—75. Canadian foursome: Mrs L. A. Sinclair and Mrs S. Hampton, 88, 12—76; Mrs G. H. Grigg and Miss S. Grigg, 88, 11—77; Mrs F. Williamson and Mrs Booker, 88, 11—77; Miss S. Atkinson and Mrs J. Whitehead, 91, 14— 77. Mrs Grigg and Miss Grigg took second place on a count-back. Teams match in conjunction with morning round: Mrs G. G. Sinclair, Mrs F. H. , Muirson, Mrs C. Wood, Mrs C. Skerton, I 308. BURWOOD LADIES’ CLUB.—Monthly L.G.U. medal match—Silver division: Mrs J. S. Royds, 95, 16—79. Bronze division: Mrs D. Jauncey, 110 32—78; Mrs C. C. Rhodes, 104. 26—78. Mrs Jauncey won on a count-back. C Division: Miss S. Coe. RUSSLEY LADIES’ CLUB.—Flag match —First division: Mrs H. J. Eaton carried the flag to the seventeenth green. Second ' division: Mrs L. J. Moorhouse placed the 1 flag in the eighteenth hole. Week-end: : Miss G. Boag carried the flag to the 1 eighteenth fairway. The C grade match ’ was won by Mrs E. C.-Ellison. ; RAWHITI LADIES’ CLUB.—L.G.U. match—A grade: Miss J. Mahony, 92, 20— • 72: Mrs L. J. Wise. 91, 18—73; Mrs E. P. 1 Miller, 95, 21—74; Mrs R. Atkinson. 94, , 20—74. B grade: Mrs J. Hay, 96, 26—70; Mrs R. Hooker, 97, 24—73; Miss B. Hart, J 104, 30—74; Mrs,. A. Kneebone, 100, 25 i AVONDALE LADIES’ CLUB.—L.G.U. Coronation medal and Aotearoa • ver division: Mrs A. L. Large, 85, Ifi—7o; , Mrs P. Goulding, 91, 18—73; Mrs R. Rey- : nolds, 89. 16—73; Mrs H. S. Chetwin, 86, I 12—74. Bronze division: Miss K. O’Malley, i 89, 25—64; Miss A. Hine, 91, 26—65; Mrs C. ! Barrett, 92, 20—72; Mrs J. Claydon, 95, 23 r —72. ’ TEMPLETON LADIES’ CLUB.—Stroke round: Mrs E. Carpinter, 104, 29—75; Mrs ! H. Elliott, 107, 30—77; Mrs L. Boon, 98, 19—78; Mrs A. Falcon, 109, 30—79; Mrs R. Wishart, 97, 17—80. - CHARTERIS BAY LADIES’ CLUBz—- - Twblve-hole sealed-hole handicap: Mrs H. C. Smart, 30, 7—23; Mrs A. H. Martin, 35, 12—23; Mrs A. Manson, 37, 12—25. OTAGO FOURSOMES TITLE Y (New Zealand Press Association) I, , DUNEDIN, May 2. j. The Otago foursomes title'was won on Saturday by J. D. Durry (Otago club) and B. A. Colquhoun (St. Clair), with an t. aggregate of 149 for the 36 holes.