Britain Narrowly Beats N.Z. In Commonwealth Tourney

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27367, 4 June 1954, Page 5

Britain Narrowly Beats N.Z. In Commonwealth Tourney

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright)

GOLF

LONDON. June 2. 1 New Zealand lost a thrilling match J to Great Britain by a single point in i the Royal and Ancient Golf Club’s * bicentenary Commonwealth tourna- ] ment over the Old Course (6544 yards) ; at St. Andrews, Scotland, in brilliant ; weather today. The foursomes had been shared and < Great Britain led by three games to two in the singles when A. R. Gibbs : came to the 466-yard seventeenth —the. ' famous Road hole—all square with the ' English champion, Alan Thirlwell. There disaster befell New Zealand. Gibbs, for the only time in a hard match, completely topped his drive, sending the ball a mere 40 yards. Thirlwell hit a beauty down the middle, and when Gibbs pulled his second into the deep rough, the Englishman made no mistake, winning the hole with a scratch 5 to become 1 up. Gibbs won the eighteenth to square, and gained half a point, but all to no purpose—Great Britain had won. It was Britain's day in the singles. D. L. Woon, the New Zealand champion. had one of his off days, and went down 4 and 3 to David Blair, who played steadily for a score of level fours for the 15 holes. , , Tom Jeffrey was overwhelmed by Gerald Micklem, the British captain, and he did well to take the match to the sixteenth, where he lost, 3 and 2. Micklem holed a full niblick second at the 370 yards sixth, and had another two at the short eighth. He reached the turn with a brilliant 33 to lead. 3 up. Jeffery won back the tenth with a birdie 3, but Micklem, not to be suppressed, scored threes at both the eleventh and twelfth holes to go 4 up. Silk Beaten New Zealand’s last chance of winning the contest disappeared when lan Caldwell, the 24-year-old Walker Cup player.holed from 15 yards to win with a three, and beat B. M. Silk, 3 and 2. A. R. Timms holed a six yards putt for a winning four at the and went on to beat Frank Deighton by one hole and give New Zealand hopes of at least a halved match until Gibbs s disaster. . The foursomes ended all square, eacn side having one win and the top game finishing on terms. Woon and Silk lost an opportunity In this particular game, and In the end had to put in a spirited recovery to tie with Jimmy Wilson and Frank They were 1 up at the long fourteenth, only to throw away the next two holes by three-putting each time. A glorious eagle 3 at the seventeenth squared the match again, and in a desperate finish Silk played a lovely iron second from off the hard tarmac road which crosses the eighteenth fairway to enable his side to halve the hole and the match with a

New Zealand will meet Canada tomorrow and Britain will play Australia South Africa beat Canada by five fames to three with one halved. South Africa won two of the foursomes to Canada s one, and South Africa won three of the six singles with one halved. Australia today had a bye. Details: New Zealand v. Britain Foursomes. —D. L. Woon and B. v. J. Wilson and F. Deighton, halved. T. Jeffery and S. Jones beat D. Blair and G. Micklem. 3 and 2; A. R. Timms and A Gibbs lost to I. Caldwell and A. ThirlW Singles?— Woon lost to Blair, 4 and 3; Jones beat Wilson, 3 and 1; Jeffery'lost to Micklem, 3 and 2; Silk lost to Caldwell, 3 and 2; Timms beat Deighton, 1 up; Gibbs and Thirlwell halved. South Africa v. Canada Foursomes.—W. Boyd an d D. Ehitchinson lost to W. McElroy and M. Weslok, 4 and 3; E. Dalton and R. Taylor beat P. Fairlev and B. Fleming, 4 and 3; A. Jackson and R. Brews beat D. Silverberg and D s£gles 1 —Boyd beat Fairley. 4 Hutchinson lost to Fleming, 4 and 3. Dalton beat Weslock, 6 and 5; Taylor lost to McElroy. 4 and 3; Jackson and Doe halved. Brews beat Silverberg. 1 up.

KAIKOURA CLUB DEARDEN CUP TOURNAMENT Tire Kaikoura Golf Club’s annual Dearden Cup tournament will be Played on Sunday over 36 holes, A four-ball bogey will be played on Saturday afternoon, and post entries will be received for both events. , . . . The draw for play on Sunday is as fola.m.: A. O. Monk. J. L. Thornton, and D. H. Stove. 8.34: A. B. Stove, T. P. Shand, and D. W. D. Pallot. 8.38: M. Trolove, J. P. Snushall, and R. R. Laidlaw. 8.42: C. McAulliffe, F. Harmon, and J. E. Goold. 8.46: J. R. Murray, F. R. Smith, and T. M. Sullivan. 8.50: T. Davies, M. Childs, and L. H. Davison. 8.54: D. A. Barker, D. M. Parker, and J. H. Ingram. 8.58: J. Danielson, T. S. Critchley, and C- 9?2: J. F. Wade, and J. McL. Reid. 9.6: J. Rentoul. J. A. Reid, and J. S. Williams. 9.10: K. E. Pitman, K. Nicholas, and W. B. Clarkson. 9.14: Mesdames J. R. Murray, G. A. Smith, and M. Dillon. 9.18: Mrs J. McL. Reid and Miss D. H. Snushall. 9.22: Mesdames B. S. Trolove, W. B. Clarkson, and T. S. Critchley. 9.26: Mesdames T. P. Shand, W. 08. Knox, and G. D. Gordon. —Advt. RUSSLEY CLUB Draw for Queen’s Birthday tournament:— Saturday No. 1 Tee.—B a.m.: Smith, N. M.; Watson. C. K.; Wilkins, H. W. 8.5: Marshall. F. R.; Boanas. S. E.; Forward, N. J. 8.10: Heenan. W. J.; Armstrong. D.; Ramsay, D. J. 8.15: Wayland, D. S.; Greenwood,

P. G.; Atkinson, H. V. 8.20: Gibbs, C. S.; Lawson. J. D.; Carter. D. N. 8.25; Marshall. L. G.; Harper, L. G.; Green, A. F. 8.30: Topping, L.; Souter, I. J.; Dyhrberg, A. 8.35: McGavock, W. J.; Hadley, P. R.; Penlington, Ross. 8.40: Searle, P. W.; Kearns, K. C.; Evans, C. F. 8.45: Wilkin, J. C.; Earnghaw, G. G.; Carrick. 8.50: Watson, L. A.; Stanley, M. W.; Cleland. B. W. 8.55: Lamberton, D.; Penrose, D. F.; Garnett, R. C.

9 a.m.: Clark, D.; Dawson, F. F.; Corbett, J. J. 9.5; James. L. J.; Fairclough, W. L.; Rennie, J. 9.10: Campbell, I. J.; Strang, W.; Sinclair, G. E. 9.15: Bullen, W. M.; Lane, R.; Street. R. C. 9.20: Lambie, R. T.; Gossett, H. J.; Fowke, N. 9.25: MacNeilage, P. F.; McLachlan, I. J.; Ellis, W. G. 9.30: Chaney, G. T.; Booker, E. H.; Howe. M. 9.35: Morris, L.; Forrest, I. B.; Ramsay, R. 9.40: Garrett, R.; Coburn, I. C.; Souter, D. P. No. 11 Tee.—B.3o a.m.: Bruce-Smith, R.; Cliff. C. S.: Sturge. C. L. 8.35: Pitman, D. R.; Geoghagen, R. W.; Bryant, G. H. 8.40: Kearns, R. D.; Ward, C. J.; Johnson, B. W. 8.45: Glubb, A. B.; Stead, R. G.; Loper. J. H 8.50: Dolan, J. K.; Ritchie, E. McGavock, J. H. 8.55: Watson, D. C.; Johnson, C. H.: Lewis, P. 9 a.m.: Lafferty, R.; Wyatt, W. B.; Bailey, A. W. 9.5: Umbers, A.; Greenwood, H. H.; Stanley, T. 9.15: McGillivray, A. J.; Alston, —Grey, R. B. 9.20: Herbert, A.; Christie, R. F.; Elsom. C. H. 9.25: Wilby. I.; Penlington, C. G.; Blank, A. R. 9.30; Atkinson, R. K.; Graham, L. E.; Jecks, P. U. 9.35: Pankhurst, B.; Masservey, I. G.; Arthur. B. J. 9.40: Smith, C. L.; Swift, K.; Weir, J. H. The committee regrets that, owing to the large entry, some comprehensive entries have been balloted out, also all entries for Saturday only, but entries for Sunday afternoon and all Monday will standi Advt. Ladies* Golf Members of the Ashburton Ladies’ Golf Club played a medal match yesterday. Scores were:— Silver division: Mrs W. J. Heenan, 95. 18—77; Mrs C. Letford, 95, 18—77. Bronze division: Mrs L. Porter, 104. 30—74; Mrs J. Allen, 96, 21—75; Mrs J. Bathgate, 109, 33 —76; Mrs L. Lord. 106, 29—77.

Opawa Winter Tennis Tourney.— Mrs C. E. Thompson, of the Fendalton club, won a women’s winter open tournament conducted by the Opawa mid-week committee. , Mrs Murray (Heathcote Valley) was runner-up. twenty-three players took part.