GOLF Christchurch A Wins Woodward Cup

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29271, 1 August 1960, Page 18

GOLF Christchurch A Wins Woodward Cup

The Woodward Cup for 1960 has been won by the Christchurch A team. Headed by the New Zealand representative R. J. Charles, Christchurch A yesterday beat Christchurch B to establish a clear lead of one and a half points over Russley A, Waitikiri and Kaiapoi. In the other matches played in this round Kaiapoi beat Russley B, and Russley A easily beat Templeton. There has been much interest throughout this competition in the performances of J. A. Mac Kay, the number one player for the Christchurch B team. In earler rounds Mac Kay beat R. C. Murray and I. B. Cromb and pressed R. E. Clements. Yesterday he again provided much of the day’s excitement with his brilliant bursts on and around the greens. This time his opponent was R. J. Charles. After eight holes Charles, playing by no means badly even by his standards, found himself 4 down. At the turn, after they had halved the short ninth in threes (Mac Kay just missing with another long putt), Mac Kay was still 4 up. He had required only 10 putts for the nine holes, and was two under scratch for the outward half. But Charles, who throughout the match hit the ball very well off the tees, had played a lovely 2 iron to the 205 yd ninth, and it was a sign of things to come. From the tenth to the finish Charles applied increasing pressure, finding the greens consistently, and Mac Kay gradually lost touch and seven holes in a row, and Charles won, 3 and 2. The top players in the match between Russley A and Templeton— K. D. Foxton and A. C. Browne — had a most interesting match in which there was never more than one hole between them. They halved the seventeenth and eighteenth to leave Foxton 1 up. Kaiapoi beat Russley B in a match which was in doubt until the last pair, I. B. Cromb and J. Broadhurst, had completed the last hole, to which they came all square. Broadhurst holed a very good putt for a somewhat venturesome half in bogey fours, but a half for Cromb was good enough to ensure victory for Kaiapoi. Results:— Christchurch A v. Christchurch B R. J. Charles beat J. A. Mac Kay, 3 and 2; C. W. Caldwell beat J. D. Bull, 5 and 4; A. W. Robinson beat D. F. Williamson, 1 up; J. G. Scott lost to J. B. Prendergast, 2 and 1; C. J. Ward beat A. I. Charles, 2 up; I. J. Campbell lost to R. W. Smart, 3 and 2; A. R. Bond beat P. G. Z. Harris 4 and 3; M. R. Blank halved with A. R. Mac Gibbon. Christchurch A won by 5y 2 games to22 2 - * Templeton v. Russley A A. Browne lost to K. D. Foxton, 1 down; D. Murdock lost to D. A.

Stevens, 3 and 2; I. Parkinson beat E. H. Richards. 1 up; L. Boyd lost to R. K. Atkinson, 4 and 3; R. Smith lost to B. A. Colquhoun, 6 and 5; N. Mabey lost to H. W. Lawrence, 4 and 3; R. Jones lost to W. D. Armstrong, 2 down: J. Teehan lost to F. Williamson, 2 down. Russley A beat Templeton by 7 games to 1. Kaiapoi v. Russley B H. J. Gosset beat B. Ryde, 4 and 2; I. B. Cromb halved with J. Broadhurst; L. Morris beat S. C. Cliff. 1 up; A. F. Green halved with J. Rich: D. C. Watson lost to W. Holland, 6 and 5; J. Monk halved with N. J. Forward; T. Monk beat T. Schrafft, 5 and 4; R. G. Rainey lost to K. Beatson, 2 down. Kaiapoi beat Russley B by 4’,a games to 3V 2 . BLANK CUP The Blank Cup competition is in a most interesting position with one round to be played. Three teams —Avondale, Waitikiri, and Rangiora —are level with four points each, and in the final round Avondale and Waitikiri will meet and Rangiora will play Rawhiti, which has three points. Results:— Rawhiti v. Templeton M. Oates lost to J. H. McGavock, 5 and 4; L. Russell lost to I. Ross, 6 and 5; R. A. Arnold beat B. G. Gordon, 3 and 1; J. Davis beat R. Newburn, 1 up; G. Anderson beat D. Hardy, 4 and 2; R. Dunlop lost to C. H. Nevell, 2 and 1; S. Cuthbertson beat J. Bushell, 5 and 3; N. S. H. McCann beat I. Newburn, 5 and 3. Rawhiti beat Templeton by 5 games to 3. Avondale v. Kaiapoi F. W. Roberts lost to G. Baker, 1 down; D. Gaudin beat R. Grimshaw, 4 and 3; G. Burton lost to M. R. Duncan. 1 dow.n; R. Townsend beat D. McAllister, 6 and 5; C. Jenkins beat E. Booker, 3 and 2; C. C. A. Barnard beat R. BruceSmith, 3 and 1; G. Mclntosh lost to E. Legge, 5 and 4. Avondale beat Kaiapoi by 5 games to 3. Waimairi v. Rangiora J. Anderson lost to G. Appleton, 5 and 4; H. Rossi lost to H. Fowler. 5 and 4; B. Meyers beat B. Helm, 1 up; J. Hansen lost to J. Hamilton, 5 and 4; B. McGuire halved with B. Leech; A. Henderson beat D. Hegan, 2 and 1; T. Collier beat R. Strahl, 4 and 3; J. W. Simon lost to B. Cobden-Cox, 1 down. Rangiora beat Waimari by 4 J games to 3J. SIMON CUP In the Simon Cup the young Harewood team has a lead of one point from Windsor, but Harewood has the bye in the last round. Results:— Harewood v. Rangiora W. Tucker beat R. Keir, 2 up; J. Logie halved with A. Forward; P. Amos beat A. Fraser, 4 and 3; E. R. Hignett beat C. Cox, 2 up; B. Hope beat H. Moore, 2 up; J. McNish lost to I. Jory, 1 down; B. Fisse beat T. Wilson, 5 and 4; D. McNish beat T. Chinnery, 7 and 6. Harewood beat Rangiora by 6y 2 games to IJ. Rawhiti v. Avondale S. Fox beat T. Hanton, 2 and 1; C. O’Neill beat G. Cormack, 2 up; P. Jackson lost to H. Clarke, 8 and 7; R. Mitchell lost to J. McClerry, 2 down; N.< McKenzie lost to C. H. Pascoe, 1 down; J. Groom beat J. Claydon, 3 and 2? A. Melville halved with M. Stammers; B. Sturgess lost to C. Smith, 1 down. Avondale beat Rawhiti by 4J games to 3J. Waimairi v. Windsor R. Ayres beat G. O’Neill, 3 and 1; C. Le Roi lost to B. Franks, 2 and 1; R. O’Callaghan lost to R. Franks, 4 and 3; D. Robertson lost to I. A. Jordan. 2 and 1; R. Challis beat H. R. Capps, 3 and 2; M. Hodgkinson beat B. Lyon, 3 and 1; P. Meier beat D. Needham, 2 and 1; B. Simon lost to I. A. Munro, 4 and 2. Waimairi and Windsor, 4 games each. HURUNUI PLATE Hurunui Plate competition matches played yesterday resulted: Cheviot v. Kaikoura Miss K. Rutherford halved with Mrs Latter; Mrs H. Culloty beat Mrs Gardner, 4 and 3; Mrs W. A. Macfarlane lost to Mrs Fowlie, 2 down; Mrs E. R. Harrison beat Mrs Lee, 8 and 7. Cheviot beat Kaikoura by 21 games to 11. The match was played at Cheviot. Culverden v. Hanmer Mrs H. Gallagher beat Mrs E. Latham, 2 up; Mrs Cranston lost to Mrs J. Wilson, 9 and 8; Mrs Johns beat Mrs T. Harrison, 1 up; Mrs H. M. Searle lost to Mrs K. C. Ensor, 4 and 2. The match, played at Hanmer, was halved, two games each. PATTERSON CUP Results of Patterson Cup matches yesterday were: — Greendale v. Lincoln J. Blamires lost to C. Harris, 1 down; J. Duncan beat E. Tweedy, 2 and 1; P. Foley lost to J. Leonard, 3 and 2; F. Cridge beat J. Wright. 1 up; J. Shipley beat Morish, 5 and 3; R. Ridgen beat J. Barclay, 4 and 3; D. S. Gunn beat T. Evans, 1 up; C. Watson lost to T. Watson, 1 down. Greendale won by 5 games to 3. The match was played at Greendale. Burnham v. Hororata S, Tunnicliffe lost to R. Reid, 1 down; J. T. Porter lost to N. Olliver. 5 and 4; N. Clarke beat D. Reid, 5 and 3; A. F. James lost to S. Hunt 5 and 4; H. Weatherhead beat W. Judd, 3 and 2; V. G. Skilton beat M. Chadwick, 3 and 1; W. Rowling halved with I. Smith; V. G. Bonner beat D. O’Sullivan. 4 and Burnham won by 41 games to 31. The game was played at Hororata. WINDSOR GOLF CLUB. INC. OPEN TOURNAMENT. SATURDAY. AUGUST 6. Two Grades <l3-181 (19-24) SUNDAY. AUGUST 7: Two Grades <O-81 (9-16). Stroke Rounds. Teams and Pairs Matches. ENTRIES CLOSE WEDNESDAY AUGUST 3. With SECRETARY. Ph 31-922 or 46-787 Draw published August d. —Advt