GOLF

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27400, 13 July 1954, Page 12

GOLF

23,000 PLAYERS IN NEW ZEALAND CANTERBURY LEADING DISTRICT ft New Zealand’s 306 golf clubs had B total of 23,803 members in April, 1953, according to statistics received by ths management committee of the Canter* bury Provincial Golf Association at iti meeting last evening, from the New Zealand Golf Association. Of these. 7020 were members of South Island clubs. The Canterbury district had 3395 players, and Auckland came next with The committee Appointed Mf H. M. S. Dawson and E. A. Dawson, members of a sub-committee to consider the revision of the association’s rules. '■ Permission was granted for holding the open junior tournament at the Tai Tapu golf course on August 1. At the suggestion of Mr A. R. Blank, it was decided that October 17 should be the tentative date for the assembly of players in the Woodward and Blank Cup competitions. The 170 pJayen could be accommodated at the Waith kiri course if foursomes were played. Mr Blank will report to the committal on the availability of the course oa this date. • T® I

INTER-CLUB MATCHES I An inter-club match between the Til Tapu and Kaituna Golf Qlubs for the Steve Barnett friendly cup was played A Tai Tapu. Results (Tai Tapu names first): Men’s games: G. Turrell lost te l Baylev, N. J. Mackenzie beat E. Henderson, H. C. Anderson beat D. Mason,, $ O'Donnell beat R. Mason. D. T. Ager 0811 K. Parkinson, E. Thompson beat D. Gardiner. W. J. Kortegast lost to R. Bardtt J. McKay beat W. Newton R. C. Blackmore beat A. Gray, N. R. Withell 13. Parkinson. G. Suckling beat M. Newton, G. Rawstrcn beat L. Mcßae, A, Morten beat J. Carr, F. Parkin beat T. Templeton, J. Jacobs beat N. Newton, B. Morten beat W. Furnpston. JwS' Women’s games: Mrs Philpott lust Miss B. Coop, Mrs Groom lost to Mrs £ Henderson, Mrs R. Calder beat Mrs L. JfcRae, Mrs E. Thompson lost to Mrs K. Barclay, Mrs L. Smart halved with A. Gray Miss C. Carter lost to Mjgef Bayley. Miss B. Wood beat Mrs J. Mrs A. Falcon beat Mrs K. Parkinson. Jiß R. Fiecken beat Mrs I. Bottieway. Miss r> Heinzmann lost to Mrs P. de Pass, IM G. Nutt beat Mrs R. Mason, M»G. Thompson beat Mrs N. Newton. Tai Tapu won by 19 games to 8.