COMMONWEALTH TOURNAMENT

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29010, 26 September 1959, Page 7

COMMONWEALTH TOURNAMENT

Discontinuation Recommended (New Zealand Pres. Association) PARAPARAUMU. Sept. 25. The New Zealand Golf Association will recommend discontinuation ot the Commonwealth tournament series, to a meeting of the countries to be held in Johannesburg during the championships this year. The meeting, held at the Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club this evening. resolved "with regret” that it was of the opinion that the tournament should be discontinued as constituted.

Thomson Not In Match Plav

(New Zealand Press Association, ■ WELLINGTON. September 25. | The Australian professional golfer. P. W. Thomson, will not contest the New Zealand professional match-play title at Paraparaumu next week. He will return to Sydney on Monday after the completion tomorrow of the open championship. 1961 TITLES AT NEW PLYMOUTH (New Zealand Press Association) PARAPARAUMU, Sept. 25. The New Plymouth Golf Club course was chosen last evening by the New Zealand Golf Association Council as the venue for the 1961 New Zealand championship meeting. The council also decided that the 1961 Freyberg rose bowl tournament would be held at the Waioheki club, Hawke's Bay. No Captain For N.Z. Team (New Zealand Press Association) PARAPARAUMU. Sept. 25. No captain will be appointed in the New Zealand golf team for the Commonwealth tournament at Johannesburg in November, the New Zealand Golf Association decided at a meeting in Paraparaumu this evening. The association’s president (Mr G. P. Roberts) will be manager-captain of the team. It was said that It was not necessary for a captain to be appointed as the tourney Will be match play and not stroke play as in last year's World Cup tourney.

RUSSLEY LADIES’ CLUB.—Championship—Silver division: Miss S. Grigg, 78, 85—163; Mrs G. P. Anderson, 86, 85—171. Bronze division: Mrs J. Rich, 88, 89—187; Mrs V. L. Jensen, 93, 95—188. Silver division, medal: Mrs D. S. Gower, 89, 16—73; Mrs M. Sinclair. 84, 10—74; Mrs M. Wornall, 88, 14—74. Mrs Sinclair was runnerup on a count-back. Bronze division medal: Mrs R. H. Clark. 97, 25—72; Mrs R. T. Cullen, 93, 20—73; Mrs J. Fox, 94, 21—73. Mrs Culleh was runner-up on a count-back. Canadian foursome Stableford: Mrs E. Ryde and Mrs L. Archer. 37 points; Mrs M. Sinclair and Miss M. Wornall, 34. Teams’ match: Mrs M. Sinclair. Miss E. Nutt. Miss C. Wood, Miss S. Grigg, 308; Mrs M. Wornall. Mrs I. Haggerty, Mrs R. Cullen. Miss M. Wornall, 308. CHRISTCHURCH LADIES’ CLUB. —Club championship qualifying rounds: Miss S. Grigg, 166; Mrs J. Andrewes, 167; Miss B. Murray, 170: Miss H. Buchanan, 171; Miss B. Langley, 172; Miss E. M. B. Nutt, 174; Mrs G. Gard'ner, 178; Miss E. White-Parsons, 179; Miss K. Rutherford, 180; Mrs W. V. Fountain. 181; Mrs E. A. Lee, 182; Mrs W. D. Wood. 183; Mrs J. H. Ensor, 183; Mrs R. G. Davey, 186: Miss L. Dalzell, 188; Mrs J. K. Atistad, 189. Shirley Plate (qualifiers): Mrs E. G. Mitchell, Miss M. Beadle, Miss M. Donaldson, Mrs W. E. Simes, Mrs N. Merewether, Mrs M. L. Page. Mrs R. D. Glackin. Mrs R. E. Alexander, Mrs M. E. Sundstrum, Mrs C. J. Ward, Mrs T. Hyde, Mrs G. Rolleston, Mrs M. W. Simes, Mrs L. J. Roy, Mrs G. H. Grigg. Rosemary Salver—Week-end division—Final: Miss E. R. Edmonds (19) beat Miss C. Polhill (30). 3 and 2. Eclectic match for Mrs A. B. Jarmey’s trophy (week - end division): Miss E.’ R. Edmonds, 85, 19—66; Miss H. Halliday, 98, 31—67; Miss J. MacFarlane, 91, 23—68.

KAIAPOI LADIES’ CLUB.— Bogey match—A: Mrs R. Oastler, 3 down; Mrs S. Midgley, 3 down; Mrs D. Thom, 3 down. Mrs Thom won on a count-back. B: Mrs N. McKendry, all square; Mrs R. Hopkins, 3 down; Mrs T. Dobson, 3 down.

WAITIKIRI LADIES’ CLUB.— Championship qualifiers—Senior: Miss L. Hillis, Mrs H. Dymond, Mrs J. Barclay, Mrs J. Royds, Mrs C. Falloon, Mrs W. G. Walker, Mrs E. Mclntyre, Mrs N. Robertson, Miss L. Bradley, Mrs B. C. Smith, Mrs C. Thompson, Mrs A. N. Stone, Mrs B. Lee, Mrs J. Forbes, Mrs J. Buchan, Mrs K. Saunders. Intermediate: Mrs C. Cheyne, Mrs T. Ware, Mrs E. R. Casbolt, Mrs M. E. Furney, Miss J. Edgar, Mrs E. McCallum, Mrs D. Williams, Mrs M. K. Boon, Mrs R. Mathieson, Mrs J. D. Lake, Mrs B. Wilkins, Mrs R. Brown, Mrs B. Walpole, Mrs W. G. Laine, Mrs J. Johnston, Mrs V. Borgfeldt. Junior: Mrs I. Cromb, Mrs V. O'Connell, Mrs M. Campbell, Mrs E. Souness, Mrs J. Beck, Mrs L. Aspell, Mrs W. D. Wood, Mrs I. Petrie, Mrs I. Wicken, Mrs C. Snell, Mrs F. Price, Mrs N. Murray, Mrs R. Lake, Mrs M. Smith. Canadian foursome: Mrs C. Thompson and Mrs N- Parry, 86, 20—66; Mrs J. Mclntyre and Mrs I. Wicken, 94, 21—73; Mrs J. Walker and Mrs F. Price, 95, 22—73. Light Breed Poultry Club Officers The annual meeting of the South Island Light Breed Poultry Club was held recently. Mr W. L. Gobbe presided. Officers were elected as follows (from Christchurch unless otherwise stated): patron, Mr M. W. Hawkins; subpatrons, Messrs R. J. Mitchell, C. O. Haase (Nelson), T. Findlay, F. S. Creba (Waimate), E. Hawkins (Waimate), T. S. Dove, E. Chambers, R. F. Smith. W. J. Martin (Rangiora); vice-presidents, Mrs A. P. Anderson, Messrs E. Tippins, R. W. Davie, A. N. Bell, J. H. Taylor, H. N. May; secretarytreasurer, Mr C. Sanderson; honorary auditor, Mr M. G. Teague.