Sportsman's Notebook Caltex Golf Tournament At Paraparaumu

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29900, 14 August 1962, Page 21

Sportsman's Notebook Caltex Golf Tournament At Paraparaumu

The Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club has completed arrangements for the annual Caltex golf tournament to be held on the Paraparaumu course on October 18. 19. and 20. Cash prizes, provided by the sponsor, total more than £l4OO, with £350 for the winner. £250 for the runnerup, and £2OO for third. Two special prizes will be awarded to New Zealand professionals £5O for the best gross score and £3O for the second-best gross score

Last year, R. J Charles with a gross of 289 for the four rounds, made history by winning the first prize of £350. as well as £5O for the best gross by a New Zealand professional. The Paraparaumu Club is providing trophies for the four amateurs returning the best gross scores. J. D Durry, with 300. returned the best amateur score last year and in the complete listings was fourth, one stroke behind Australian professional P. W Thomson.

The three professionals who led last year's field. Charles < 2891 K. Nagle (293 >. and Thomson i 299» have announced that they will play in this year's tournament. It is almost certain that J Nicklaus. the young American will also play. Entries will close with the Paraparaumu Beech Golf Club, on September 20 » ¥ ¥ Boys’ Golf The Governor - General (Lord Cobham) has presented a cup for annual competition in the New Zealand boys' golf championship. The cup will be at stake in the first championship to be held at the Miramar course on August 28-30 for boys under the age of 18 on August 30. » * * Billiards Title In a practice session for the New Zealand billiards championship at Invercargill next Monday. E. Simons (Post

Office) beat K. Murphy (Woolston W.M.C.) by 1000 points to MO. Murphy, however, had a break of 176. the highest of his career and also the highest made by an A grade player for a number of seasons. Murphy has been showing good form all the season, and if he maintains it he will be very hard to beat in the national tournament At the beginning of the 196? season Murphy's highest break was one of 130. This year he has improved on this with breaks of 131 and 139 Simons scored consistently throughout the session also, recording breaks of 85. 69. 6L and several breaks of more than 40. ¥ ¥ ¥ Harrier Race The Marist Harrier Club's annual Port Hills relay will be held over a five-lap. 22mile course of varying gradients on the Summit road on Saturday This winter the race is being held later in the season to provide a useful work-out for;' the TakaheAkaroa relay three weeks later. The Olympic No 1 team, which has held the trophy since 1960. is again highly fancied to win with its strong team of J. K. McDonald. R J. Stevens. G. Wilson. J. D McDonald, and C Preece. J K. McDonald and Stevens are the present holders of the first and fifth lap records Minor places are expected to be contested by Technical. Christchurch, and Methodist D Dixey. P Betts, and R Alcorn are capable runners for Methodist and could easily cause a surprise. ¥ ¥ ¥ Soccer Tourney The South Island under 16 schoolboy soccer tournament will be held in Christchurch from August 28 to August 30. The opening ceremony will be held at North Hagley Park on the first day at 9.30 a m The games will be at 10 a m and 2 p.m.