Golf LARGE FIELD AT START

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29855, 22 June 1962, Page 15

Golf LARGE FIELD AT START

£3850 Match At Leeds (N.Z .P. A.-Reuter— Copyright) LEEDS, June 21 A record field of more than 200 players began a dawn-to-dusk day of golf in the first round of the £3850 “Yorkshire Evening News" 73-hole tournament today. The huge field went out in three-bailers on the 6702vd course from 8 a.m. in unbroken sequence for nine hours in search of the £lOOO top prize. For most, it is also a final tournament practise before the open championships at Troon. Ayrshire, early in July. Peter Thomson, of Australia, 5 to 2 favourite to win the event for the third successive year, and the fourth time in all, was among the late starters. Before he hit a ball he knew what some of his close rivals—his compatriot, Kel Nagle, and the British Ryder Cup men. Ken Bousfield, Harry Weetman and Dai Rees—had done.

Another round will be played tomorrow, and the 40 leaders will qualify for the final 36 holes on Saturday.

AMURI CLUB

Draw for mixed tournament on Sunday:—

Noon: C. Hosking. Mrs Hosking, L. H. Davison, Mrs Robinson. 12.6 p.m.: C. Gardner, Mrs Gardner E. Robson, Mrs Frobisher. 12.12: L Poppleweil. Mrs Popplewell, J. Stackhouse. Mrs Stackhouse. 12.18: J Gardner. Mrs Gardner, H. Earl. Mrs Earl. 12.24: J. Egan, Mrs Egan, J. McLean. Miss H. McLean. 12.30: R. Noonan, Mrs Allan, R. Gardner, Mrs Jameson. 12.36: J. Harris, Mrs Harris, J. Pettigrew, Mrs Pettigrew 12.42: L. Cunningham, Mrs Davies, G Crispin. Mrs R. Gardner, 12.48: H Davies, Mrs Roxburgh, D. Parker. Mrs Noonan 12.54: E. B. Diehl. Mrs H. Heaven B. Davison, Mrs Johnstone. 1.0. R. Treves. Mrs Fleming. M. Wilson. Mrs Wylie.

LITTLE RIVER LADIES' CLUB.—Canadian foursometwo stroke: Mrs Hough and Mrs C. Thacker. 100. 29—71; Mrs A Hutchinson and Mrs L. Craw. 108, 33—75; Mrs G. Fleming and Mrs Z Knapp, 113, 36—77; Mrs D. Mason and Mrs L. Johns. 105. 28—77.

WAIMAIRI BEACH LADIESCLUB.—Canadian foursome—A grade: Mrs P. Hendy and Mrs Griffen, 81; Mrs L. Clegg and Mrs Saroich, 81; Mrs E. Ballinger and Mrs Challis, 83; Mrs Henderson and Mrs Dunn. 84.

CHRISTCHURCH LADIES’ CLUB.— Van Asch rosebowl—-semi-final: Mrs A. C. Freeborn beat Mrs E. C Vaughan, 4 and 3; Mrs R. W. Hope beat Mrs H. M S Dawson, 7 and 6. Final: Mrs Freeborn beat Mrs Hope. 2 up. Stableford bogey matchsilver division: Miss H. R Buchanan. 31 points; Mrs L A Watson. 30; Miss M Ensor, 23; Miss B. Langley. 28: Mrs W V Fountain. 28. Bronze division—handicaps 19 to 27: Mrs S. E. T Crimp 27 points; Mrs E. Williams. 27; Mrs E. C. Vaughan, 24, Mrs Crimp won on the count-back. Handicaps 28 to 36: Mrs G L. Clark. 31 points; Mrs G. Phillips, 28; Mrs D. H. Adamson. 27.