Rain Limits Play In N.Z. Foursomes To One Round

Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27782, 6 October 1955, Page 14

Rain Limits Play In N.Z. Foursomes To One Round

GOLF

(New Zealand Press Association)

AUCKLAND. October 5. The foursomes event, the first of the 1955 New Zealand championships, was postponed today after one round, because of rain. The remaining round will be played on Sunday morning. The Auckland Golf Club’s officials permitted the event to start, although heavy rain was falling on the Middlemore course, after a steady downpour yesterday. The rain stopped about midday, but the officials decided that play in the afternoon would cut- up the course and mar the succeeding six days of competition. The leaders are the Australian professionals. N. G. Von Nida and his protege, B. C. Crampton. In spite of the appalling conditions, they played a scratch round of 72, three strokes better than the Hamilton amateurs. D. L. Woon and R. H. Glading, and W. W. Smith, of Titirangi. and I. B. Cromb, of Christchurch. The Australian professionals, S. J. Cowling and J. Kelly, and T. J. Jeffrey, of New Plymouth, and W. B. Reilly, of Miramar, scored 76. The title holders, B. M. Silk, of Wanganui, and I. A. Ewen, of Hutt, who had record rounds of 67 and 70 in summery conditions last year, finished with a dismal 83. However, the scoring was extraordinarily bad. largely because the course had been extended to make it

80. A. E. Guy and A. Murray (unattached, Auckland). 81. K. Nagle and L. Woodward (Australia). F. X. Buckler (unattached, Hamilton) and A. B. Jolly (unattached, Auckland). 82. —R. A. Jackson (unattached, Auckland) and J. B. Tunnell (Wanganui), E. Fennell (Poverty Bay) and E. A. Southerden (Napier), S. E. Cox (Auckland) and A. W. Jensen (Maraenui). x 83. —A. H. Dyke (Taupo) and G. Hudson (Palmerston North). 86. —T. Burrell (Miramar) and J. Paterson (Tauranga). 87. —John Galloway (Hamilton) and B. J. Smith, jun. (North Shore). 88. —I. Arundel (Russley) and N. H. Fuller (Christchurch). 91.—R. Claridge (Otago) and J. M. Davidson (Chisholm Park).

TOURNAMENT FOR PROFESSIONALS N.Z. EVENT TO BE HELD AT WELLINGTON (New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND. October 4. An announcement that a New Zealand professional closed golf championship would be played in Wellington next March was made by the chairman of the New Zealand Professional Golfers’ Association (Mr R. A Jackson) at a complimentary dinner tendered by the association to the Australian professional visitors and trade interests tonight. Mr Jackson said that a cup had been given for the tournament, and the course had yet to be confirmed. Several speakers paid tributes to the quality of the Australian element in the present series of tournaments in New' Zealand. In reply, Mr K. Nagle expressed the gratitude of the Australians present for the invitation to visit New Zealand. BRITISH WOMEN’S TEAM SOUTHLAND BEATEN, 3-0 (New Zealand Press Association) INVERCARGILL, Oct. 5. The British womens junior golf team was too good for Southland’s best at the Otatara course today. Watched by a crowd of about 300, the team won all three games. Results, British pairs first, were Miss J. Robertson and Miss V. Anstey beat Mrs N. D. Cullen and Mrs J. Sievwright, 4 and 3; Miss D. Sommerville and Miss G. Jackson beat Mrs L. W. Smith and Miss M. McCallum, 5 and 4; Miss G. Atkinson and Mrs Bostock beat Mrs A. Lee and Mrs J. Cockroft, 1 up. COMBINED TEAM SELECTED MATCH WITH BRITISH JUNIOR WOMEN The Canterbury-South Canterbury team to play the touring British women golfers at Timaru on Saturday is a blend of youth and experience. The players chosen are: Miss H. R. Buchanan (Canterbury), Mrs R. G. Edward (Canterbury), Miss V. Fleming (Canterbury), Mrs J. Greenall (South Canterbury), Miss S. Grigg (Canterbury), and Miss B. Murray (Canterbury). Miss Buchanan and Miss Fleming have both been prominent in many Christchurch club and Canterbury championships, and Mrs Edward last year reached the semi-final of the New Zealand women’s championship. At the same tournament Miss Grigg, then on a nine handicap, finished fifth in the qualifying rounds and was beaten in the third round of the match play by Mrs P. R. Glanville, of Hamilton, one of the finalists. KAIKOURA CLUB.— The finals in the club’s championships, which were played over 36 holes, resulted:—Senior: T. Davies beat J. G. Hamilton, 7 and 5. Intermediate: W. J. Mills beat F. B. Sabiston, 5 and 4. Junior: W. R. Carson beat J. G. Latter at the thirty-eighth hole. KAIAPOI LADIES’ CLUB.— L.G.U. medal—Silver division: Mrs M. Curry, 85, 8—77; Mrs R. G. Rainey, 88, B—Bo. Bronze division: Mrs E. R. Stead, 112, 27—85. TEMPLETON LADIES’ CLUB.— Bisque bogey—A grade: Mrs E. M. Carpinter, all square; Mrs R. E. Colebourne, 1 down; Mrs R. T. Cullen, 2 down. B grade: Mesdames C. Skerten, A. F. Seaton, R. Garrett, and T. L. Wilson, all square; Mrs A. Smart, 1 down; Mrs F. R. Busch, 1 down. Mrs Skerten won on a countback. C grade: Mrs J. B. Carlaw, 2 down; .Mrs C. Banford, 4 down. WAITIKIRI LADIES’ CLUB.— Bisque bogey: Mrs O. Cheyne, 2 down; Mrs A. Blank, 3 down. WAIMAIRI BEACH LADIES’ CLUB.— Bisque Stableford—A grade: Mrs A. Hendy (15), 29 points; Mrs F. B. Lewis (14), 29 points; Mrs R. Ayre (17), 27. Mrs Hendy won on the count-back. B grade: Mrs F. Lambert (27), 29 points; Mrs J. Creba (25), 27; Mrs A. Palmer (20), 26; Mrs M. Gibson (20), 26. RAWHITI LADIES’ CLUB.— Four-ball, best-ball bogey: Mesdames J. Low and M. Leake, 4 up; ’tesdames J. Booth and L. Russell, 2 up; Miss N. Ryan and Mrs J. Hay, 2 up; Mesdames D. Nicholls and P. Hobson, all square. KAIAPOI CLUB The draw for the mixed open tournament, to be held on Saturday, October 8. 1955, is:— 8.15 a.m., R. Anderson and Mrs McCleary, A. J. Dickey and Mrs Hutchinson; 8.21, G. Cormack and Mrs Watt, J. A. Hansen and Mrs Dickey; 8.27, B. T. Coburn and Miss Knowles, A. B. 800 l and Mrs Bool; 8.33, L. H. Boyd and Miss O’Malley, F. Roberts and Miss Skinner; 8.3 m Y. F. Bell and Mrs Bell, R. G. Rainey and Mrs Rainey; 8.45, R. BruceSmith and Mrs R. J. Smith, W. C. Kane and Mrs Noy; 8.51, H. G. Fowler and Mrs Fowler, S. T. Midgley and Mrs Midgley; 8.57, B. S. Dudley and Mrs Dudley, J. R. Dempster and Mrs Dempster. 9.3 a.m., C. Green and Mrs Green, B. Farquhar and Miss J. Hislop; 9.9, E. H. Booker and Mrs J. Casserley, J. A. Masterton and Mrs Masterton; 9.15, A. W. Leithead and Mrs Leithead, J. Casserley and Mrs E. H. Booker; 9.21, D. Russell and Mrs Russell, W. M. Stocks and Mrs Stocks; 9.27, I. Wilby and Mrs Wilby, L. A. Sinclair and Mrs Sinclair; 9.33, Hooper and Mrs Hooper, L. G. Baker and Mrs R. Andrew; 9.39, F. G. Hammer and Mrs Miles, H. A. Barnett and Miss R. Berry; 9.45, A. G. Thomson and Mrs Thomson, R. Forscutt and partner. Bring own lunch. Tea, milk and sugar provided. Any players unable to play are requested to advise the club captain, J. C. Casserley, ’Phone 1435, Kaiapoi, immediately. Advt.

CHRISTCHURCH GOLF CLUB. MEMBERS, Please Note that the Course WILL BE CLOSED FROM NOON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, UNTIL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20. Closure includes Sunday, October 16. Advt.