GOLF FOURSOMES TITLES IN AUSTRALIA

Press, Volume C, Issue 29669, 13 November 1961, Page 15

GOLF FOURSOMES TITLES IN AUSTRALIA

(N.Z. Prots Association —Copyright)

MELBOURNE. Nov. 12 The Western Australians D. Bell and H. Disney, twc strokes down after the first round, won the Australiar amateur foursome golf championship at the Royal Melbourne course yesterday. The Sydney pair,. P. Billings and N. Wade, returnee an afternoon round of 69 tc take second place. The best of the visiting New Zealanders were S. G Jones and R. C. Murray, with 1481 They had rounds of 7! and 73. W. J. Godfrey and R. R Newdlck had an aggregate ol 153 from rounds of 75 and 78 while F. T. Gordon and I. D Woodbury went round in It and 76 for an aggregate 155. The New Zealanders have three days of practice ahead of them before they begir playing in the qualifying

2. rounds of the Australian s, amateur singles championship oon Thursday. From the st qualifying rounds on Thursn day and Friday, 64 players i- will go into the championship 1- at the Royal Melbourne course. I- T. Crow Victoria) and D. d Turner (New South Wales) to seemed set for an easy win in the foursomes when they ig returned a morning card of 1. 67—six under the card—to ,h equal the foursome record set 13 by D. Bachli and P. Heard. However, they went to pieces 1 this afternoon for a 76. >f Two Victorians, K. Kilburn 8, and L. O’Shea, had a 80 ). this afternoon to get up and t 0 share third place with Crow . and Turner. ’e J. Hood and I. Tithridge d had the best afternoon round n —a 68, but this followed a ig poor 76 in the morning.